It's very similar to Rick's story of his LIVER!! I think he regrets
that too! :-)
Cheeze #997
--- In Mellotronists@y..., "Chris Dale" <chris.dale@s...> wrote:
>
> Sir Rick sold his double mellotron and a surviving birotron. The
other
> mellotrons he burned (see translated excerpt of interview below):
>
>
>
> RW: The Mellotron... I used to have two single Mellotrons, and a
double
> special Mellotron. And the two single ones I had, I was so
frustrated,
> because of tuning problems, and the tapes... And full of anger, I
took the
> two Mellotrons into a field, a put petrol over them, and I fired
them.
>
>
> YM: You really did that?. I can't believe it!.
>
>
> RW: Yeah. And all of them, all the wood, burnt and all the metal
just...
>
>
> YM: Did you enjoy that?.
>
>
> RW: At the time, at the time I enjoyed it, because they had ruined
so many
> sessions through going wrong and breaking, but afterwards I regret
it. Oh,
> of course I regret it!.
>
>
> YM: And they were two 400 Mellotron, isn't it, the white ones?.
>
>
> RW: Yes, so however how many 400 Mellotrons were built, I can tell
you there
> are two less
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: pete <marabus@g...>
> To: <Mellotronists@y...>
> Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 6:27 AM
> Subject: [Mellotronists] Rick Wakeman
>
>
> > Does anyone know if Sir Rick ever sold his mellotron(s)?
> > Pete
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