MAGNUM Frontman Bob Catley - "Don Arden Got Us To America And OZZY And Sharon Looked After Us Really Good"
January 25, 2011, 13 years ago
Metal Shrine has issued a new interview with MAGNUM frontman Bob Catley. The following is an excerpt:
Q: You were on JET Records for five years and I gather David Arden is Don Arden's son... so did you ever come across Don Arden? I mean, you hear all these crazy stories about Don hanging people out the window and so on.
A: "Yeah, yeah! We've all heard those stories and they're probably all true, I don't know. It's not for me to say. We got on fine with Don Arden. He was alright! It was good that we had the deal with JET and it started up our road to success, as they say. We couldn't have done it without Don Arden and JET Records. So thank you Don! Cheers mate! But I wouldn't know anything about all the goings on. He got us the OZZY OSBOURNE tour in America in 1982. That was Don Arden doing that for us and his son David Arden started out being our manager, but the less said about that the better, really. He was never around! (laughs) What manager? But Don got us to America and Ozzy and Sharon looked after us really good. We were in nice buses and hotels and we had a great time! Groupies galore and police escorts! Fantastic! Rock and roll! Those were the days!"
Read the full interview at this location.
