Tarocco t'arrocco
Tom Waits si incazza e ha ragione.
Se non li avete i soldi, o se un artista vi
rimbalza, stateci. Non fatevi i ''tarocchi''. Son brutti e si sente che lo sono.
Anche se alcuni sono piu' cool degli originali come certe borsette
tarocche.
Di seguito il comunicato di Tom
Waits sull'uso di imitatori della sua voce in pubblicita'.
Tom Waits & Opel cars: a
statement
Tom Waits is taking legal advice about a
television commercial for Opel cars, currently screened in Scandinavia. The
advertisement’s music soundtrack so closely resembles Waits’ style
and singing voice that he has also issued the following statement this
week:
"In answer to the many queries I
have received: No, I did not do the Opel car commercial currently running on TV
in Scandinavia. I have a long-standing policy against my voice or music being
used in commercials and I have lawyers over there investigating my options.
But I got to tell you, it doesn't look good. This is the third car ad,
after Audi in Spain and Lancia in
Italy.
"If I stole an Opel, Lancia, or
Audi , put my name on it and resold it, I'd go to jail. But over there they ask,
you say no, and they hire impersonators. They profit from the association and I
lose -- time, money, and credibility. What's that
about?
"Commercials are an unnatural use
of my work ... it's like having a cow's udder sewn to the side of my face.
Painful and humiliating."
Tom Waits first
learned about the commercial from Scandinavian fans contacting his record
company. Many believed it was Waits singing his own song on the commercial, even
despite the fact he has always been adamant that his music will never be used
for advertising purposes.
Over the past
two decades Waits has taken a line of successful legal actions to prevent his
music and image from being associated with commercial products.
Pubblicato: Gio - Aprile 21, 2005 ;
