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Cee Lo Green: 'I appreciate Gary Glitter's music'
By Tom Eames
Friday, Jan 3 2014, 15:01 GMT

Cee Lo Green has credited Gary Glitter as an influence on his music.

The 'Forget You' star explained that he "appreciates" the glam rock singer's musical legacy, despite his criminal history.

Glitter was one of the most popular artists of the 1970s, but fell from grace after he was arrested for possessing child pornography back in 1997. He was later jailed for child sex offences in Vietnam in 2006.

Speaking to Q magazine, Green also named Gary Numan and Duran Duran among his influences on his latest LP Girl Power.

He said: "English pop like Gary Numan, The Human League and Duran Duran. It's applying that to urban music and making it sound current again."

He continued: "I'm probably not supposed to say this, but for a while earlier in this project I had really got into Gary Glitter... It was singalong and raunchy rock 'n' roll.

"I'm very aware of the crimes [Glitter] committed so I would not like to have this misconstrued. But I appreciate the musical contribution and (what he did) sonically."

Girl Power is expected to be released by autumn 2014, and will be the follow-up to 2012's Cee Lo's Magic Moment.

Good for him.

Some absolutely superb smashes which ought to be regularly played on radio but due, I always thought, much more to Mike Leander than to Paul Gadd.

Played "Rock n roll Christmas" during a festive family gathering recently and I'm ashamed to say that I turned it off. I could feel the tension in the room. What has become of me?

No Angel, it happens to all of us. Brain washing is by definition subtle and effective. That's why I'm not mentioned much in traditional media these days; the drip drip drip of socially controlled media has its effect. But, in the overall scheme of things, who gives a shit? Makes you wonder about the accuracy of history, though.

It's only music. I heard in the 80's and 90's Gary Glitter and Glitter Band did not sing or play they mimed at gigs and of course on TV. Not sure it's true but very plausible.

I received an advertising email offering a range of Gary Glitter compilations from Amazon.co.uk recently. I have never searched Amazon for Gary Glitter or bought any of his CDs - so I assume it was a blanket advertising campaign.
A lot of people must like his music for Amazon to promote him so heavily

Couple of years ago the latest compilation was number 1 on Amazon rankings for weeks.

It's music at the end of the day. I bought GG live at the Rainbow in a second hand record about 9 years ago, got a little look for the dealer, he put in a paper back said £5 please. Played it non stop.

When I worked in Tesco (Yes work ITK.) I got talking to another co-worker about Glam Rock, of course GG was mentioned she mentioned she stills has her GG signed posters, books, ticket stubs and laser-disks, even demo tapes she said 'It's only music she said it's a personal taste'.

In at 49 on Amazon.
www.amazon.co.uk/Gary-Glitter-20-Greates...eywords=gary+glitter

Sorry I did not Live at Rainbow. I had live in Glasgow.