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There's one thing about Herman and his "little boy" image - he can turn it on and off at will. And there was no better example than a few days ago when he suddenly dropped his sweet kid role and began sounding off with some comments that scroched the hair on quite a few people's necks. The very first thing which Herman wanted to scream about was the condition of the British pop scene. "All our good groups are leaving the country because it's such a sick scene. In England to earn 300 pounds a night you have to travel miles around. But in America I have earned 8,000 pounds in one night. So why not go to America for a few weeks. Nothing's happening in England. "Look at the Kinks - they started fantastically well but they are just another group now with a 100-yard sprint to catch up with the Big Two, the Stones and the Beatles. "We're just a group, so why shouldn't we go to America where we are an English group? |
 "In America I really work on the 'little-boy-lost' image. But it's true - I really am thick!'That was a mouthful and Herman began to feel just a little bit better but he wasn't quite through yet - he still had some more to say. In fact, he had a solution for Britlain's "sick scene." "We need something new, something as big as the Beatles or the Stones. They are the kings of the theatres and Georgie Fame is king of the clubs. "As for the Byrds - we've got five million groups as good as the Byrds. They're just a second-hand Rolling Stones. |