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Howard Donald thinks One Direction need to find "time for themselves".
The Take That singer feels it is important for the quartet to discuss what the future holds following Zayn Malik's departure because he and his bandmates never got chance to examine themselves when Robbie WIlliams quit in 1995.
He said: "I think they need time for themselves. I think they're moving that fast and they're doing so much.
"They do need to sit in a room together, the four of them, discuss what's gone on and why it could have been.
"I think what happened with us is we were going so fast from one thing to another, we never even got round to discussing the whole thing [when Robbie left].
"Don't wait 10 years, boys. Don't wait 10 years."
While Gary Barlow recently agreed to sing at a number of fans' weddings, Howard and Mark Owen joked they would offer more practical services to reward their supporters.
Mark said: "I quite like gardening. I could do a bit of that."
Howard added to heat magazine: "I could go around and do a tidying service of their bedrooms. Throw out the stuff they don't need. 'Nah they don't need that.' 'Throw those shoes away.' "
Howard Donald’s advice for One Direction
Howard Donald thinks One Direction need to find "time for themselves".
The Take That singer feels it is important for the quartet to discuss what the future holds following Zayn Malik's departure because he and his bandmates never got chance to examine themselves when Robbie WIlliams quit in 1995.
He said: "I think they need time for themselves. I think they're moving that fast and they're doing so much.
"They do need to sit in a room together, the four of them, discuss what's gone on and why it could have been.
"I think what happened with us is we were going so fast from one thing to another, we never even got round to discussing the whole thing [when Robbie left].
"Don't wait 10 years, boys. Don't wait 10 years."
While Gary Barlow recently agreed to sing at a number of fans' weddings, Howard and Mark Owen joked they would offer more practical services to reward their supporters.
Mark said: "I quite like gardening. I could do a bit of that."
Howard added to heat magazine: "I could go around and do a tidying service of their bedrooms. Throw out the stuff they don't need. 'Nah they don't need that.' 'Throw those shoes away.' "
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Ronnie Wood "always knew" he'd be in the Rolling Stones.
The 67-year-old rocker joined the group in 1975 after stints performing with The Birds, The Faces and the Jeff Beck Group and sees the fulfilment of his ambition as proof anyone can achieve their dreams if they work hard.
He said: "I always knew, even when I was in The Birds, that I was going to be in the Rolling Stones.
"I was going to be in that band one way or another and I would broadcast the fact.
"I thought it looked like a good job and it turned out that it is.
"It goes to show you can set your sights on something and get it, if you think big and put in the work."
Ronnie "feels sorry" for modern musicians who aspire to instant success because he feels the "grind" of performing hundreds of small shows is a great experience.
He told NME magazine: "There's a lot to be said for the grind - going up and down the country in a van, playing gig after gig after gig.
"I feel sorry for bands now that aren't exposed to that way of life.
"For so many, they think it's either straight on in front of millions of people or they're destined to be forgotten but there is another way; it involves cutting your teeth the hard way and it can be a slog, but it can be done.
"Rehearsing in a garage, getting in the gig wagon and playing hundreds of shows, that's what it's all about. More young bands should try it."
Ronnie Wood had Stones ambition
Ronnie Wood "always knew" he'd be in the Rolling Stones.
The 67-year-old rocker joined the group in 1975 after stints performing with The Birds, The Faces and the Jeff Beck Group and sees the fulfilment of his ambition as proof anyone can achieve their dreams if they work hard.
He said: "I always knew, even when I was in The Birds, that I was going to be in the Rolling Stones.
"I was going to be in that band one way or another and I would broadcast the fact.
"I thought it looked like a good job and it turned out that it is.
"It goes to show you can set your sights on something and get it, if you think big and put in the work."
Ronnie "feels sorry" for modern musicians who aspire to instant success because he feels the "grind" of performing hundreds of small shows is a great experience.
He told NME magazine: "There's a lot to be said for the grind - going up and down the country in a van, playing gig after gig after gig.
"I feel sorry for bands now that aren't exposed to that way of life.
"For so many, they think it's either straight on in front of millions of people or they're destined to be forgotten but there is another way; it involves cutting your teeth the hard way and it can be a slog, but it can be done.
"Rehearsing in a garage, getting in the gig wagon and playing hundreds of shows, that's what it's all about. More young bands should try it."
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S Club 7 have admitted their reunion has been "emotional".
The 'Reach' hitmakers - comprised of Tina Barrett, Rachel Stevens, Bradley McIntosh, Paul Cattermole, Hannah Spearritt, Jon Lee and Jo O'Meara - have reunited for a UK tour for the first time since their split in 2003, and confessed getting back together has led to some teary moments.
Jon, 33, told BANG Showbiz: "There have been emotional days. When people are tired, and there are some days when you take in the information really well and there are some days when we all forget it, and everyone's crying. Literally, it's like, we're on stage in two weeks in front of 12,000 people, we don't know what we're doing."
As well as getting emotional as a result of their exhaustion and fears about being ready to perform, they revealed looking back at old clips of themselves in the band - which are used as background clips during their live show - brought back lots of memories.
Jo said: "It's been absolutely brilliant. Yesterday in our dress runs, we hadn't seen the video wall behind us and we had a bit of a moment. I looked at Hannah and she'd gone, and then I looked at Rach, she'd gone, and I thought, sod you! Then I've gone."
But Bradley insisted they cried out of happiness, because they have such fond memories of their time in the band, during which they released four studio albums.
He added: "When we saw the video featuring old footage, you can't help but just look at yourself back in the day and think, 'Aww! We were so young and innocent.'"
S Club 7’s reunion has been ’emotional’
S Club 7 have admitted their reunion has been "emotional".
The 'Reach' hitmakers - comprised of Tina Barrett, Rachel Stevens, Bradley McIntosh, Paul Cattermole, Hannah Spearritt, Jon Lee and Jo O'Meara - have reunited for a UK tour for the first time since their split in 2003, and confessed getting back together has led to some teary moments.
Jon, 33, told BANG Showbiz: "There have been emotional days. When people are tired, and there are some days when you take in the information really well and there are some days when we all forget it, and everyone's crying. Literally, it's like, we're on stage in two weeks in front of 12,000 people, we don't know what we're doing."
As well as getting emotional as a result of their exhaustion and fears about being ready to perform, they revealed looking back at old clips of themselves in the band - which are used as background clips during their live show - brought back lots of memories.
Jo said: "It's been absolutely brilliant. Yesterday in our dress runs, we hadn't seen the video wall behind us and we had a bit of a moment. I looked at Hannah and she'd gone, and then I looked at Rach, she'd gone, and I thought, sod you! Then I've gone."
But Bradley insisted they cried out of happiness, because they have such fond memories of their time in the band, during which they released four studio albums.
He added: "When we saw the video featuring old footage, you can't help but just look at yourself back in the day and think, 'Aww! We were so young and innocent.'"
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Slash thinks rejoining Guns N' Roses would be "fun".
The 49-year-old rocker quit the classic band in 1996 due to tension with frontman Axl Rose, but he has now revealed the pair have settled their differences and admitted he thinks a reunion of the group's classic line-up would be something "fans would love".
When asked if he would want a reunion, he said: "I got to be careful what I say there, I mean, if everybody wanted to do it and do it for the right reasons, I think the fans would love it. I think it might be fun at some point to try and do that. Never say never."
However, the guitarist - who released his third studio album 'World on Fire' last year - said restoring the band's most popular line-up is not something he has spoken about with his former bandmates.
He continued: "It's been one of those things that's been talked about by everybody but us for over the last 18, 19 years."
The musician - whose real name is Saul Hudson - continued to say he began thinking about the idea because there is no longer bad blood with Axl.
Speaking to CBS News, he added: "Well, we haven't really talked in a long time, but a lot of the tension that you were talking about has dissipated. We don't have all those issues anymore. It's not a lot of controversy. It's something that is more perpetuated by the media, more than anything."
Slash on rejoining Guns N’ Roses: ‘It might be fun’
Slash thinks rejoining Guns N' Roses would be "fun".
The 49-year-old rocker quit the classic band in 1996 due to tension with frontman Axl Rose, but he has now revealed the pair have settled their differences and admitted he thinks a reunion of the group's classic line-up would be something "fans would love".
When asked if he would want a reunion, he said: "I got to be careful what I say there, I mean, if everybody wanted to do it and do it for the right reasons, I think the fans would love it. I think it might be fun at some point to try and do that. Never say never."
However, the guitarist - who released his third studio album 'World on Fire' last year - said restoring the band's most popular line-up is not something he has spoken about with his former bandmates.
He continued: "It's been one of those things that's been talked about by everybody but us for over the last 18, 19 years."
The musician - whose real name is Saul Hudson - continued to say he began thinking about the idea because there is no longer bad blood with Axl.
Speaking to CBS News, he added: "Well, we haven't really talked in a long time, but a lot of the tension that you were talking about has dissipated. We don't have all those issues anymore. It's not a lot of controversy. It's something that is more perpetuated by the media, more than anything."
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One Direction will attend their first awards show as a four-piece later this month.
The chart-topping band - featuring Niall Horan, Harry Styles, Liam Payne and Louis Tomlinson - have been confirmed as presenters for an award at the 2015 Billboard Music Awards on 17 May, which will be their first red carpet event since Zayn Malik left the band in March.
The 'Night Changes' singers - who are nominated for four awards including Top Artist and Top Duo/Group - will join other famous faces at the event including Laverne Cox, Celine Dion and Rita Ora, as well as hosts Ludacris and Chrissy Teigen.
The awards show, broadcast live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, will also include performances from Ed Sheeran, Nick Jonas and Kelly Clarkson, with Britney Spears and Iggy Azalea performing their new single 'Pretty Girls' for the first time.
However, following Louis' recent online spat with Zayn, Harry's relationship with Louis has reportedly become "strained".
A source told The Sun newspaper: "Harry is very aware of 1D's reputation and doesn't like getting into any public scrapes, especially with other members of the band.
"It's fair to say his relationship with Louis has been strained for some time and the last couple of weeks hasn't helped matters."
One Direction to make four-piece awards show debut
One Direction will attend their first awards show as a four-piece later this month.
The chart-topping band - featuring Niall Horan, Harry Styles, Liam Payne and Louis Tomlinson - have been confirmed as presenters for an award at the 2015 Billboard Music Awards on 17 May, which will be their first red carpet event since Zayn Malik left the band in March.
The 'Night Changes' singers - who are nominated for four awards including Top Artist and Top Duo/Group - will join other famous faces at the event including Laverne Cox, Celine Dion and Rita Ora, as well as hosts Ludacris and Chrissy Teigen.
The awards show, broadcast live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, will also include performances from Ed Sheeran, Nick Jonas and Kelly Clarkson, with Britney Spears and Iggy Azalea performing their new single 'Pretty Girls' for the first time.
However, following Louis' recent online spat with Zayn, Harry's relationship with Louis has reportedly become "strained".
A source told The Sun newspaper: "Harry is very aware of 1D's reputation and doesn't like getting into any public scrapes, especially with other members of the band.
"It's fair to say his relationship with Louis has been strained for some time and the last couple of weeks hasn't helped matters."
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Paul Weller still has "so much to say and do".
The 'You Do Something to Me' singer has insisted he has no plans to retire any time soon as he feels like he wants to carry on making music until he dies.
When asked what keeps him pressing forward, he told Shortlist magazine: "In my mind that's what writers and artists should be doing: just keep on doing it. The thing is, listening through that last greatest hits collection when I was putting it together, I liked the recent stuff most. And there's also now an element for me - without in any way being morbid - of 'I've got to do as much as I can in the time I've got left.' Which will hopefully be plentiful, but who knows? Regardless of that body of work I've got - 40 years or whatever it is - I still feel like I've got so much to say and do in the next ... well, however long I can do it."
The 56-year-old rocker - who will release his new album 'Saturns Pattern' on 18 May ahead of his north American tour next month - is also set to play an Amazon secret show at new music festival The Great Escape on 16 May, which is a performance he admitted he is excited for due to its intimate nature.
Speaking ahead of the gig - which will be filmed and made exclusively available to Amazon Prime members on Prime Instant Video - Paul added: "I like the fact that The Great Escape showcases new and fresh music across all venues in Brighton as a festival.
"It's always good to perform in smaller venues and I'm looking forward to playing some new tracks."
Paul Weller still has ‘so much to say and do’
Paul Weller still has "so much to say and do".
The 'You Do Something to Me' singer has insisted he has no plans to retire any time soon as he feels like he wants to carry on making music until he dies.
When asked what keeps him pressing forward, he told Shortlist magazine: "In my mind that's what writers and artists should be doing: just keep on doing it. The thing is, listening through that last greatest hits collection when I was putting it together, I liked the recent stuff most. And there's also now an element for me - without in any way being morbid - of 'I've got to do as much as I can in the time I've got left.' Which will hopefully be plentiful, but who knows? Regardless of that body of work I've got - 40 years or whatever it is - I still feel like I've got so much to say and do in the next ... well, however long I can do it."
The 56-year-old rocker - who will release his new album 'Saturns Pattern' on 18 May ahead of his north American tour next month - is also set to play an Amazon secret show at new music festival The Great Escape on 16 May, which is a performance he admitted he is excited for due to its intimate nature.
Speaking ahead of the gig - which will be filmed and made exclusively available to Amazon Prime members on Prime Instant Video - Paul added: "I like the fact that The Great Escape showcases new and fresh music across all venues in Brighton as a festival.
"It's always good to perform in smaller venues and I'm looking forward to playing some new tracks."
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S Club 7's Hannah Spearritt wants the band to release new music.
The 34-year-old singer - who reunited with her former band mates Rachel Stevens, Jo O'Meara, Tina Barrett, Jon Lee, Bradley McIntosh and Paul Cattermole for the opening night of their 'Bring It All Back' tour in Birmingham last night (07.05.15) - has admitted she's loved being back with her pals and hopes they will get the opportunity to make a new track together.
She exclusively told BANG Showbiz: "My dream after the tour - I think it would be pretty epic to release another song, as a band."
And fellow S Club star Paul Cattermole insisted he is also up for doing more with the group now they are back together, and is eager to make a movie as he had left the band by the time they released their feature-length film 'Seeing Double' in 2003.
He said: "I missed out last time when they did a movie, I missed out on that. I would really, really like it if we could do something like that again."
Meanwhile, the seven-piece group wowed with their set, which lasted for more than 90 minutes and featured their greatest hits and a cover of Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars' chart-topping single 'Uptown Funk'.
The much-anticipated performance also featured high-energy dance routines and several costume changes, much to the delight of the audience who haven't had the chance to see the group live since they split up in 2003.
As well as their tracks as a group, Rachel revisited her solo career by singing her hits 'Some Girls' and 'Sweet Dreams My LA Ex', while Paul opted to reinvent the group's classic single 'Reach' with a toned down acoustic performance.
Concluding their spectacular set, all seven members returned to the stage for an encore featuring their number one singles 'Never Had a Dream Come True' and 'Don't Stop Movin'.
S Club 7 will continue their tour of UK arenas throughout May before ending in Sheffield on 21 May.
S Club 7's 'Bring It All Back' tour set list is as follows:
'Bring the House Down'
'S Club Party'
'You're My Number One'
'Love Ain't Gonna Wait for You'
'Two in a Million'
'Alive'
'Stronger'
'Reach' (Acoustic)
'Straight Up'
'Hello Friend'
'Natural'
'Have You Ever'
'You'
'Some Girls'
'Sweet Dreams My LA Ex'
'Viva La Fiesta'
'Bring It All Back'
'Uptown Funk'
'Say Goodbye'
'Reach'
'Never Had a Dream Come True'
'Don't Stop Movin'
S Club 7 ‘dream’ of releasing new music
S Club 7's Hannah Spearritt wants the band to release new music.
The 34-year-old singer - who reunited with her former band mates Rachel Stevens, Jo O'Meara, Tina Barrett, Jon Lee, Bradley McIntosh and Paul Cattermole for the opening night of their 'Bring It All Back' tour in Birmingham last night (07.05.15) - has admitted she's loved being back with her pals and hopes they will get the opportunity to make a new track together.
She exclusively told BANG Showbiz: "My dream after the tour - I think it would be pretty epic to release another song, as a band."
And fellow S Club star Paul Cattermole insisted he is also up for doing more with the group now they are back together, and is eager to make a movie as he had left the band by the time they released their feature-length film 'Seeing Double' in 2003.
He said: "I missed out last time when they did a movie, I missed out on that. I would really, really like it if we could do something like that again."
Meanwhile, the seven-piece group wowed with their set, which lasted for more than 90 minutes and featured their greatest hits and a cover of Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars' chart-topping single 'Uptown Funk'.
The much-anticipated performance also featured high-energy dance routines and several costume changes, much to the delight of the audience who haven't had the chance to see the group live since they split up in 2003.
As well as their tracks as a group, Rachel revisited her solo career by singing her hits 'Some Girls' and 'Sweet Dreams My LA Ex', while Paul opted to reinvent the group's classic single 'Reach' with a toned down acoustic performance.
Concluding their spectacular set, all seven members returned to the stage for an encore featuring their number one singles 'Never Had a Dream Come True' and 'Don't Stop Movin'.
S Club 7 will continue their tour of UK arenas throughout May before ending in Sheffield on 21 May.
S Club 7's 'Bring It All Back' tour set list is as follows:
'Bring the House Down'
'S Club Party'
'You're My Number One'
'Love Ain't Gonna Wait for You'
'Two in a Million'
'Alive'
'Stronger'
'Reach' (Acoustic)
'Straight Up'
'Hello Friend'
'Natural'
'Have You Ever'
'You'
'Some Girls'
'Sweet Dreams My LA Ex'
'Viva La Fiesta'
'Bring It All Back'
'Uptown Funk'
'Say Goodbye'
'Reach'
'Never Had a Dream Come True'
'Don't Stop Movin'
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Ben E.King received has been laid to rest.
A memorial service for the 'Stand By Me' singer - who died of natural causes aged 76 last Thursday (30.04.15) - was held on Thursday (07.05.15) at Englewood's Community Baptist Church in New Jersey with over 600 mourners in attendance.
Many former colleagues, friends and family members grieved for King and paid tribute to him as a man and to his incredible music career.
'I Need Your Lovin' vocalist Don Gardner spoke on the day about his friend, saying: "He was a sweetheart. He was a star, but he wasn't a star. Some stars are ****, but he wasn't one of them."
Famous names who went to the church to pay their respects included former Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash, Darlene Love, Paul Shaffer, Gary Bonds, The Drifters star Charlie Thomas and Mike Stoller - the surviving half of the songwriting team of Leiber and Stoller who co-wrote 'Stand by Me' and many other tracks for King.
After his passing, King's publicist released a statement that said: "As amazing an artist as he was, multiply that by a million and that's how nice a guy he was."
Ben E. King laid to rest
Ben E.King received has been laid to rest.
A memorial service for the 'Stand By Me' singer - who died of natural causes aged 76 last Thursday (30.04.15) - was held on Thursday (07.05.15) at Englewood's Community Baptist Church in New Jersey with over 600 mourners in attendance.
Many former colleagues, friends and family members grieved for King and paid tribute to him as a man and to his incredible music career.
'I Need Your Lovin' vocalist Don Gardner spoke on the day about his friend, saying: "He was a sweetheart. He was a star, but he wasn't a star. Some stars are ****, but he wasn't one of them."
Famous names who went to the church to pay their respects included former Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash, Darlene Love, Paul Shaffer, Gary Bonds, The Drifters star Charlie Thomas and Mike Stoller - the surviving half of the songwriting team of Leiber and Stoller who co-wrote 'Stand by Me' and many other tracks for King.
After his passing, King's publicist released a statement that said: "As amazing an artist as he was, multiply that by a million and that's how nice a guy he was."
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Pete Townshend doesn't find The Who concerts "fulfilling".
The 'My Generation' hitmaker finds performing shows with the iconic band "too easy" and claims he doesn't get much satisfaction out of playing live any more.
Townshend - who will headline Glastonbury and the Barclaycard British Summer Time Hyde Park festival this summer - said: "The shows? I don't like them ... I don't find them fulfilling. But I'm brilliant at it. I find it incredibly easy. I drift through it."
Townshend compared the experience of playing live with The Who - which is fronted by Roger Daltrey - to making a pair of shoes.
He told Uncut magazine: "It's like being able to make a pair of shoes and knowing that you've got to a point that whenever you make a pair of shoes for somebody they're going to last them for life. I don't get particularly excited about it, but I do find it easy."
Even getting praise from fans and gig goers is not enough to make the 'Pinball Wizard' player get exciting about performing.
He revealed: "I get out the other end and the next day, somebody comes up to me and says, 'You were f***ing amazing yesterday!"
This week The Who were confirmed as the final headline act for Glastonbury. They join Foo Fighters and Kanye West on the bill at Michael Eavis' world famous event in Somerset, South West England.
Pete Townshend: The Who is not fulfilling to me
Pete Townshend doesn't find The Who concerts "fulfilling".
The 'My Generation' hitmaker finds performing shows with the iconic band "too easy" and claims he doesn't get much satisfaction out of playing live any more.
Townshend - who will headline Glastonbury and the Barclaycard British Summer Time Hyde Park festival this summer - said: "The shows? I don't like them ... I don't find them fulfilling. But I'm brilliant at it. I find it incredibly easy. I drift through it."
Townshend compared the experience of playing live with The Who - which is fronted by Roger Daltrey - to making a pair of shoes.
He told Uncut magazine: "It's like being able to make a pair of shoes and knowing that you've got to a point that whenever you make a pair of shoes for somebody they're going to last them for life. I don't get particularly excited about it, but I do find it easy."
Even getting praise from fans and gig goers is not enough to make the 'Pinball Wizard' player get exciting about performing.
He revealed: "I get out the other end and the next day, somebody comes up to me and says, 'You were f***ing amazing yesterday!"
This week The Who were confirmed as the final headline act for Glastonbury. They join Foo Fighters and Kanye West on the bill at Michael Eavis' world famous event in Somerset, South West England.