Fact #78869
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Short story:
As a result of his recent trouser-splitting antics onstage in Croydon, P.J.Proby is banned from performing in all ABC Theatres in the UK.
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P. J. Proby : They tried to kill me off by banning me from everywhere. It was Lord Longford and Mary Whitehouse and people like that who carried out the vendetta against me.
I got shafted by the authorities, railroaded. I think they were just jealous of what I was about.
It damaged my career badly. It's not much good if you are a performer but no-one will allow you to perform anywhere.
(Source : interview in 2003)
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I got shafted by the authorities, railroaded. I think they were just jealous of what I was about.
It damaged my career badly. It's not much good if you are a performer but no-one will allow you to perform anywhere.
(Source : interview in 2003)