Re: The Music Producers Series: Phil Spector
good post pj
i just heard an interview w/ Ronnie Bennett now Ronnie Spector on Fresh Air. Phil and her are now divorced, and I'd really like to hear more about their marriage and what Phil was like. Ronnie sort of insinuated some things when she was talking to Terry Grosse of Fresh Air, but she didn't really describe their marriage directly and why they broke up.
Ronnie did say, flat out, that Phil would get mad at her when she sang rock and roll. Ronnie said that only classical music was allowed in the house.... this seemed strange to me, considering all the rock albums Phil produced.
What really interested me is that Ronnie seemed to insinuate that it was somehow because of Phil that she stopped singing when they got married. That she had planned on singing, but that somehow the marriage... well Phil, I guess, prevented it. Does anyone know anything else about this?
Anyway.... the interview's on NPR's podcasts of Fresh Air. It's the 3/2/2007 one, which is also good since it's got interviews w/ Melle Mel ("it's a jungle out there" - the message) and Grand Master Flash
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