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Going under the knife is not compulsory but being sculpted as the perfect lookalike sure helps in Britain's burgeoning tribute band business.
Get an Elvis nose job, have a Michael Jackson facelift or fit Freddie Mercury false teeth and Psycho Management will lap you up.
Patrick Haveron, inspired to hunt pop chameleons after watching Bjorn Again doing their Abba act at a university gig, now has 237 tribute bands on his books at the management company.
"Number 238 is set to be Razorlike," said Haveron, a leading light in the alternative music universe that boasts its own stars, devoted fans and "Glastonbudget" festival - a surreal three-day gig in a field in central England.
"If you are a fantastic lookalike, you will get a lot of work," he told Reuters in an interview.
"We have got a guy who has been under the knife four times to keep up with Michael Jackson's visual changes. That is dedication.
"We have got a British Elvis who was promised a contract in Vegas if he had a nose job. He got the nose job but still hasn't got the job. The guy from Killer Queen has got his own set of Freddie Mercury teeth," he said - though at least those falsies can be removed after the show.
The tribute band business is as fickle and fashion-conscious as the real thing. Chameleons abound.
Gavin Munn, a former actor with a passion for karaoke, switched from being British star Robbie Williams to playing Billie Joe Armstrong in the tribute band Green Dayz.
"You have to stay ahead of the game," Haveron said. "We had a Geri Halliwell lookalike whose career didn't last very long. Then she became Shakira. Now she plays Pink."
He has 15 Abba bands on his books and 10 Queen tribute groups. "Everyone knows the songs. It says what it does on the tin. You will get the greatest hits," he said of the acts who charge anything from 1,000 ($2,000) to 10,000 pounds a night.
Half the fun is making up the name. "Fake That says it all. Pink Fraud is another classic," Haveron said.
Many acts are failed pop stars who never made it on their own.
"The easiest way to play a nice gig with a responsive audience screaming and throwing their knickers at you is to be in a tribute band," Haveron said.
He is spared the outrageous egos of the real stars. Irony works wonders. Fans lap up tribute bands and singers who do not take themselves too seriously.
"We had a George Michael who played in a toilet. MTV hired him as the cloakroom attendant who was dressed in a police outfit for one of their functions. People loved it," Haveron said.
Michael Jackson’s belongings are going on show in London.
A display of memorabilia and items owned by the late pop singer is being shipped from America to The O2 arena, where the 'Thriller’ star was scheduled to perform his 50-date 'This Is It’ residency, after his family gave their blessing to the exhibition.
A source said: 'Negotiations have been going on for a long time. Everyone was keen to ensure disappointed fans who had tickets for his 'This Is It’ conc read more
Michael Jackson's children have had their monthly allowance increased.
In a hearing on Monday (11.01.10), lawyers for the late singer's estate appealed to raise the sum paid to the late 'Thriller’ star’s mother Katherine - who was awarded guardianship of his children in July last year, a month after the King of Pop's death from acute Propofol intoxication – because the $60,000 she was getting to take care of Prince Michael, 12, Paris, 11, and seven-year-old Prince Michae read more
Michael Jackson has demanded all the children in his choir know sign language.
The 'Thriller’ singer is due to kick-off his 50-date residency at London’s O2 arena next month and has sent an email telling promoters AEG the requirements he wants for his team of young singers.
A source said: 'Normally when we cast choirs for acts, it’s quite a laborious task. But in this case, it’s proving a near impossibility. Jackson is a perfectionist and wan read more
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