This article is from 2014 but there are some interesting things said in here http://www.centrictv.com/entertainme...on-looney.html
This article is from 2014 but there are some interesting things said in here http://www.centrictv.com/entertainme...on-looney.html
These old groups need to just give it a rest [[that includes Supreme fans). They need to thank God that they are still hear and some even remember them. It they a re blessed to still be able to perform, the more humble I would hope they'd be!
It's difficult for musical bands and groups to hold it together when they've known each other for years, so I can only imagine how hard it is when you're put together by producers and have no relationship. The Supremes and Sister Sledge are typical of what happens to best friends, sisters, and brothers when they are suddenly working in a pressure cooker and egos come out that nobody saw or knew anything about.
Foster & McElroy put these women together with the intent of owning a concept, not producing a group and it worked out really well. Of course, there would have been jealousy and problems. They had no relationship to build anything on. Maurice Starr did the same thing with New Edition but they lasted longer than they probably should have. The 1980s rock outfit Men At Work met while jamming at an Aussie bar and the lack of a relational foundation blew them up by their third album, which is a shame because they were getting progressively better.
When I read articles like this one [[or the interviews with Sister Sledge), I take none of it to heart because it's too personal and the feelings are too intense for the artist to tell an unbiased truth. How sad. For every one of these groups that breaks up in hurt feelings and bitterness, there are thousands who would gladly take their place.
You're right Splanky & Marv. This is an old article and from all indications I believe Maxine has moved on. Good luck to them all with working all the emotional issues out.
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