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John Lennon and Yoko Ono officially announce that they are recording a comeback album at the Hit Factory in New York City, USA. On the same day, Cheap Trick drummer, Bun E. Carlos, and guitarist, Rick Nielsen, are fired from the album sessions by Ono.Full article:
Rick Nielsen (Cheap Trick) : When I got to the studio, and when Lennon came in, he said, "Oh, it's you." He'd heard from Jack Douglas who got us involved with that. He thought I was from Ozzie and Harriet, that's what I think it was. He didn't think I was from The Bowery Boys. He knew who we were then. You know he'd say, "I've got Bun E. Carlos." He probably thought he was Carlos Alomar for all I know. After that he knew who I was and we got along real well. I got to play on a couple of songs ("I'm Losing You"/"I'm Movin' On") and we came back a second time after we got back from Japan, 'cause that was August 12, 1980. It was cool. I gave him my string-bender, a Fender electric guitar. I got it back three years later from Jack Douglas who got it back from them. Also I had Hamer make me a guitar that I gave to John and I think Sean or Julian has it.
They gave us chord charts so we knew the lengths and the widths of the songs. Basically I played what I did. Earl Slick copied my licks. Maybe someday the original version will come out. Andy Newmark copied Bun E.'s stuff. And when I was there Lennon said, "Gee, I wish I had had you on Cold Turkey 'cause Clapton choked." You get stuck doing that one riff over and over, although I always thought that sounded cool. Lennon wanted it more like what I was doing in the studio there.
Lennon was a real good rhythm player. When he played leads, they were sloppy but that was cool, that attitude. He had it. He was songwriter. I think of myself as a songwriter, not an ace virtuoso guitar guy. I happen to play guitar. He was cool to work with. He was great.
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They gave us chord charts so we knew the lengths and the widths of the songs. Basically I played what I did. Earl Slick copied my licks. Maybe someday the original version will come out. Andy Newmark copied Bun E.'s stuff. And when I was there Lennon said, "Gee, I wish I had had you on Cold Turkey 'cause Clapton choked." You get stuck doing that one riff over and over, although I always thought that sounded cool. Lennon wanted it more like what I was doing in the studio there.
Lennon was a real good rhythm player. When he played leads, they were sloppy but that was cool, that attitude. He had it. He was songwriter. I think of myself as a songwriter, not an ace virtuoso guitar guy. I happen to play guitar. He was cool to work with. He was great.
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