(This is the final installment of a five part series on Elvis Presley.) As we were wrapping up our visit with air personality, Argo, of the Elvis Channel, he asked […]
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“And even on the first recordings, it said ‘New Yardbirds’ on the box because I didn’t want anybody to know what the name of the band was until we really officially unveiled it. And [the first album] was it.”
Some fans have suggested it was actually John Entwistle who came up with the name, while others have credited Chris who encouraged the new name to stop the use of The New Yardbirds.
However, the spelling, or misspelling as the case may be, came from the band’s manager, Peter Grant.
Legend has it he thought the ‘a’ in ‘lead’ would be unfamiliar for many and would make them mispronounce the name of the band.
Despite this ending their romantic relationship, it did not end their friendship.
She said in an unearthed interview: “It took a long while for me to really fall in love with this man but once there, I could never turn away from him.
“His pain became my pain, his joy became my joy.
“I was able to look inside almost another human being and what I saw was a treasure trove of beauty.
Freddie Mercury - what happened after his death (Image: Getty/Express)
“And I think he also did that to a few million people outside too.
“That’s why, I think, the fans continue to feel the way they feel.