Take That were turned down by record producers Stock Aitken Waterman.
Take That were rejected by Stock Aitken Waterman
The legendary 1990s boy band – once formed of Robbie Williams, 51, Gary Barlow, 54, Mark Owen, 53, Jason Orange, 55, and Howard Donald, 57 – sold over 45 million records worldwide, as well as 17 top five singles on the UK Singles Chart, with 12 having reached number one.
However, record-producing powerhouses Mike Stock, 73, Matt Aitken, 68, and Pete Waterman, 78 – who achieved 13 number ones in the UK with their artists, including Kylie Minogue, 57, Rick Astley, 59, and Jason Donovan, 57 – had no interest in signing the fivesome because the terms offered by their then-management were “derogatory”.
Stock told the Daily Star newspaper’s Wired column: “We did turn down Take That. We didn’t really see that for what it was.”
Agreeing, Waterman explained: “We turned it down because of the management. The terms they were offering were derogatory.
“I think that you have to have a value for your talent, otherwise there’s no point you doing it.
“We were as hot as pistols at the time, so, we just said no. That wasn’t against Gary and the boys. It was just, that it didn’t work.”
Pete thinks a collaboration between Stock Aitken Waterman and The Pet Shop Boys – Neil Tennant, 71, and Chris Lowe, 65 – would have been something special.
He added: “I still think Stock Aitken Waterman and The Pet Shop Boys would have been quite amazing.”
…
Click Here to Read the Full Original Article at Music from Female First…