Even though the pop-tinged punk rockers never became household names, they had their fair share of female fans. Under the head Chris would wear a swimmer's nose clip. Hundreds of online tributes have been paid to the 24-year-old musician.. Original Title: Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story. Pepper Knew My Father, which featured other acts like Michelle Shocked, the Christians, Sonic Youth, Billy Bragg, Hue and Cry, the Fall and Wet Wet Wet. Born in Sale, a couple of miles from Timperley, to dad Victor, a raincoat salesman, and housewife Betty, he started smoking cannabis at the age of 12 and was experimenting with LSD four years later. One track from this, "Lazy Rising More Slowly, Where R.U, Oh 'Chele'", was released on the 2019 outtakes and rarities compilation Being Frank.[33]. He sent me photographs of its journey from the foundry in the Czech Republic to its final resting place outside Johnson's the dry cleaners in Timperley. Chris Sievey Sievey as Frank Sidebottom at the Bull and Gate, Kentish Town, London, in December 2006 Pseudonym Frank Sidebottom Born Christopher Mark Sievey (1955-08-25)25 August 1955 Ashton-on-Mersey, Sale, Cheshire, England[1] Died 21 June 2010(2010-06-21)(aged 54) Wythenshawe, Manchester, England Medium Comedy Music Years active 1969-2010 I had loads of cleaning jobs and cafjobs, and when I came home, hed be painting and making stuff out of cardboard and the wholehouse would be covered in glue and paint. Suddenly everyone around us was becoming famous. The appeal closed on Monday 28 June with a final balance of 21,631.55 from 1,632 donations. He had previously been a writer for the satirical comic Oink!, a milder 80s rival to Viz. In 1987 I was 20 and the student union entertainments officer for the Polytechnic of Central London. "You're Jon," he said. [2], Sievey released two cassettes under his own name in 1975 and 1976 Girl in My Blue Jeans and All Sleeps Secrets.[8]. I completely believe that Chris was born as two people." Christopher Mark Sievey (25 August 1955 21 June 2010) was an English musician, comedian and artist known for fronting the band the Freshies in the late 1970s and early 1980s and for his comic persona Frank Sidebottom from 1984 onwards. . After the "success" of "I'm in Love with the Girl on the Manchester Virgin Megastore Checkout Desk", the group released further singles, "Wrap Up the Rockets" and "I Can't Get 'Bouncing Babies' by the Teardrop Explodes", and although commercially successful in the Manchester area, they failed to make the national charts. So I quit college and moved to Manchester. Chris Sievey was an English musician and comedian known for fronting the band The Freshies in the late 1970s and early 1980s and for his comic persona Frank Sidebottom from 1984 onwards. But the man underneath the hot, uncomfortable fibreglass head was Chris Sievey, a musician, artist and comedian from Manchester. He became one of the world's most successful tour managers, looking after Woody Allen and the Spice Girls. And Chris and Frank would send each other letters and drawings.. EMI were interested and offered him an interview. "Chris wants to have a rehearsal," Mike told me one day. Nigel Carr reviews the release for Louder Than War. It was very poorly attended. Despite the minimal chart success from these EPs, Frank had developed a cult following that allowed him to attract audiences upwards of 500 in Northern England and London. His wife and children try to join him, but are separated, and the children grow up amid suffering and oppression.David Levene. His five year plan that was cut short by his death involved using the character of Frank to build up a public profile and then remove the head at his zenith like an unmasked Kendo Nagasaki to emerge as Chris Sievey, musician. But then, in the mid-2000s, he devised a five-year plan for bringing the. He inspired the 2014 film Frank, which starred Oscar-nominee Michael Fassbender, a bronze statue of the character has been erected in Chriss home town of Timperley in Greater Manchester and there is even a painting of him in the National Portrait Gallery in London. You just need wife who doesnt mind cleaning jobs she adds with a big laugh. There would be partying while I sat outside on the sofa. Sidebottom's Radio Timperley show, recorded in his shed, became a cult fixture on Manchester's Piccadilly Radio, helping launch the career of Caroline Aherne's Mrs Merton. His single Camouflage saw. "How did you lose so much weight?" Camouflage first appeared on Sievey's 1982 'Denigration Now' VHS and cassette. I found Chris in a dressing room at the back, Frank's head in a bin bag at his feet. Chris, who died aged 54 from cancer in June 2010, would keep the mask on off stage and, if someone called him Chris with the head on, he would not respond until they said Frank. Chris returned to Manchester to a court summons. Chris appeared in character as Frank,[13] and was signed to their sub-label Regal Zonophone. More than 20,000 was raised to save him from a paupers funeral, with comedians Phill Jupitus and Jason Manford putting their hands in their pockets. but, apparently, they were up to everything.. Now documentary Being Frank talks to those who knew Chris best to shed light on his troubled life. Side One Camouflage (4:24) Off Key Siren (2:45) Warning To Women (3:56) I Am The Walrus (3:53) Side Two Amoco Cadiz (2:03) Hey (2:15) Return To Thunder City (2:02) On A Bender (3:43) Under Water (3:57) I'd like to say that during the years since Richard the bass player took an instant dislike to me a dislike that only intensified during the months that followed before the band imploded, and climaxed in him yelling that he'd like to break my "keyboard-playing fingers" he went on to have a disappointing life. Photograph: ITV/REX Jon Ronson Sun 12 Jan 2014 12.00 EST 253 In 1987 I was 20 and the student union entertainments officer for the Polytechnic of. Camouflage is an single / programme by Chris Sievey released in 1983. I cleared my throat. Her Off "Neighbours"), Split 7-inch FlexiDisc with the Hitchcocks, This page was last edited on 18 February 2023, at 11:00. The show was produced by Dave Behrens[44] for Yorkshire Television and was shown on ITV. Chris Sievey English musician and comedian (1955-2010) . It became difficult when hestarted to drink and disappear for days on end. The premise was simple but hilariously effective an aspiring suburban pop star who still lived at home with his mum, and whose chirpy ambition only served to magnify an innate lack of talent. I scrutinised their faces. I had to be the sensible one. His greatest creation, the mysterious Frank Sidebottom, became a star - a manic, insane . [citation needed] Frank appeared briefly as a Manchester United fan in an advert for the FIFA 10 video game in 2009. I set off for America to research other great musicians who'd ended up on the margins Daniel Johnston, Captain Beefheart, the Shaggs. With Frank I can pinpoint that moment exactly. In February of 1982, Sievey abandoned the quartet lineup of the Freshies, and reformed it as a duo with Barbara O'Donovan. By the end of the day it was 1,632 donors raising a total of 21,631.55. Immediately after creating the character, Sievey would record an in-character cover 'Material Boy', and send it to several major labels with the note ''I'm thinking of getting into showbiz. "Have you been in showbusiness for long?" Paula couldnt take anymore, and decided to leave her husband. The following year he released a solo release, "Camouflage", with the A-side a song, and the B-side being computer programming. Later, he presented Frank Sidebottom's Proper Telly Show in B/W for the Manchester-based television station Channel M. Throughout his career, Sidebottom made appearances on radio stations such as Manchester's Piccadilly Radio and on BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 5, alongside Mark and Lard. Within an hour 554 people had donated 6,950.03. His character was cheerfully optimistic, enthusiastic, and seemingly oblivious to his own failings. The real mystery of the man beneath the mask - the restlessly innovative, incessantly creative writer, musician and performer Chris Sievey - is finally revealed in this painstaking, fascinating, years-in-the-making documentary from filmmaker Steve Sullivan, Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story. Frank had faded into obscurity in the late 1990s, rarely appearing either on TV or making live appearances, but, a one-off performance at Manchester's Club Indigo Vs Manic Street Mania in December 2005 seemed to be the catalyst for a comeback. In this spirit he had asked his brother-in-law's friend Caroline Aherne to voice the part of Frank's neighbour, Mrs Merton. On the day of his court appearance the judge told him it was a very serious matter and had he considered a payment plan? Which of these men might be Frank? Ashers youngest son Freddie is eight, and he pops in and out of his grandmas living room as we alltalk. Another of the men came bounding over to me. In 2006, Frank reappeared in Greater Manchester on local television channel Channel M. His new show, Frank Sidebottom's Proper Telly Show in B/W, featured celebrity guests and animation. Chris remained a crew member until the show's sixth season, but continued to work on the series' specials until 2005. Frank Sidebottom creator Chris Sievey was "a genius". Frontman of new wave band The Freshies, he restlessly experimented with new ideas, including self-produced videos. We walked across Kentish Town Road so Chris could buy some cigarettes. Paula remembers him playing the London comedy circuit and moving in the samecircles as Jack Dee, Frank Skinner, Jo Brand and Steve Coogan. Chris wanted to give the band a more professional sound, and booked a 30 date tour, the longest the band had ever undertook. I can barely believe it, Frank: watch Michael Fassbender in the world exclusive trailer for the comedy inspired by Frank Sidebottom - video, SXSW 2014 review: Frank into the head of a pop comedy maverick, Panic on the streets of Timperley! I think heleft a very clear message that its not about the money; moneys not important and you dont need itto make you happy. Frank's character was of a child in a northern town remaining assiduously immature in the face of adulthood. 9: A Tribute to The Beatles in Aid of Cambodia", "What's up doc? And towards the end of the crowd-funded film, which was a hit at last years South By Southwest Festival in Texas, we see Frank singing: I hope when Im dead Ill be fantastically famous.. While an obvious reference to the character, it also is a joking reference to Led Zeppelin guitarist/founder Jimmy Page, who produced all of their albums. 66. [37] In late 2009 and early 2010 he supported John Cooper Clarke on a UK tour. 9.[28]. Chris and Paula married at a registry office during their lunch hour and went back to workafterwards. He resurrected Frank in 2006, with a five-yearplan which was supposed to culminate with Chris publically removing Franks head and revealinghimself as the power behind Sidebottom. Like when Frank was asked to support the boy band Bros at Wembley. This album introduced the character Mrs Merton, portrayed by Caroline Aherne. The exhibition covered both Frank Sidebottom as well as Sievey's other creative endeavours. Chris Sievey was a hugely talented musician and artist whose pop band The Freshies made terrificpop music but barely troubled the charts in the Eighties. Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story. For other inquiries, Contact Us. [48] A publicly funded statue of Frank by Colin Spofforth was unveiled on 20 October 2013 at 11:37 in Timperley village,[47] the timing a reference to one of the character's catchphrases. Life went back to normal. He began to turn. Denigration Now is a mini-album by Chris Sievey, released immediately following the demise of The Freshies, sent to members of Sievey's mail-order club 'The Whispering Campaign'. The Freshies produced the first multimedia single by including The Biz, a Sinclair ZX Spectrum game written by Sievey, on the vinyl version of one of their releases in June 1983. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. Christopher Mark Sievey (25 August 1955 - 21 June 2010) was an English musician, comedian and artist known for fronting the band the Freshies in the late 1970s and early 1980s and for his comic persona Frank Sidebottom from 1984 onwards. The single is unique in that its B-Side is audio code which, when input into a ZX-81 computer, will play a music video and game titled Flying Plane. In his huge papier-mch mask, Chris Sievey was an unlikely star, enjoying cocaine and booze but without it, he ended up bitter and bankrupt. It was lo-tech genius from a hi-spec mind. As the title suggests, Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story is no straightforward bio-doc. inquired the A&R chief. This family friendly nature lead to Frank getting his own comic strip in the children's weekly comic Oink!, which launched 1986. The private service was attended by more than 200 members of his family, friends and former colleagues. Although drawing from Ronson's memoir, the story is set in contemporary Ireland and America, and the Frank character combines elements of Sievey with Daniel Johnston and Captain Beefheart. The tour and its new sound were panned by audience members and critics alike, leading to Sievey abandoning the new line-up in 1990, instead choosing to perform solo from then on.[29]. Being Frank is also a very human tale of the lives he touched: interviews with Chris's former wife, children, friends, fans and bandmates including journalist Jon Ronson and broadcaster Mark. 5 out of 5 stars (151) Manchester punk group The Freshies, 7th January 1979. A poignant reminder of one of Chris Sievey's (AKA Frank Sidebottom) finest moments. But he did leave a league of fans, whoclubbed together to crowdfund a send-off, with enough money left for a memorial concert. We crisscrossed Leeds and Bury and Sheffield and Liverpool playing the same venues over and over again. Specifically, Chris wondered, would Chris be in it? In the van I'd listen to Chris's stories, trying to understand him. Never the committed romantic, their wedding reception had been a bag of fish and chips in a shop doorway during his lunch hour. After Motormouth's cancellation, Frank was given his own show, titled Frank Sidebottom's Fantastic Shed Show, a television programme shown in 1992 featuring Chris Sievey as fictional character Frank Sidebottom. Sievey was a creative powerhouse, yet as with so many artists, he had extreme Peter Pan qualities. Release Date: 27 Mar 2019. Chris Sievey as Frank Sidebottom in 1992. [2], In 1969, when he was 14, Sievey began writing and recording his own music,[5] and by the age of 15 was playing in local bands. . This year marks the 10 th anniversary of the death of the talented Chris Sievey (the man behind the papier mch head of Frank Sidebottom).. Chris, who was only aged 54 when he died of cancer on June 21, 2010, created Frank - who became a cult figure in Manchester and beyond and turned Timperley into a magical town - that some people didn't think truly existed. Detailsatwww.beingfrank.film, The exhibition Bobbins: Frank Sidebottom & Chris Sievey, containing some of Chriss huge personalarchive, is at Manchester Central Library until the end of April, The Telegraph values your comments but kindly requests all posts are on topic, constructive and respectful. The archive is now preserved forever in the Archives+ vault in Manchester, held under temperature-controlled conditions. Billy recently recalled: What I remember about Chris was he was a really fun guy. The music journalist Mick Middles recently sent me his not-yet-published biography Frank Sidebottom: Out of His Head. I asked. [22][23], Jon Ronson first played with Frank's Oh Blimey Band in 1987, when their original keyboardist (Mark Radcliffe) was unable to make it to a gig at The Cricketers pub at Kennington Oval, London SE11. TV Appearance, debut of Frank Sidebottom. Chris was the unreasonable man, except the world never did adapt to him and he never made any progress. Jon Ronson, who worked with Sievey, published Frank: The True Story that Inspired the Movie in 2014, a memoir of his time in the Frank Sidebottom Oh Blimey Big Band. I think he was a bit gutted that he didnt get the credit forcreating that character someone else had played Mrs Merton before on one of the shows, saysStirling. While a total dearth of anxiety was a fantastically enviable character trait in real life, how could we write a film about a man who just didn't care when everything went wrong and in fact found disaster funny? At home there was a loving family atmosphere with Paula and their three children Stirling, now 40, Asher, 39, and Harry, who died in a crash in 2017 at the age of 24 until Chris really went off the rails. Chris hung up Frank'shead in the late 1990s, by which time he was drinking too much, dealing witha large unpaid tax bill and struggling to find direction. The men turned. The show's promoter, Harvey Goldsmith, was glaring at him from the wings. Chris Sievey, who has died aged 54 after suffering from cancer, achieved the kind of success as Frank Sidebottom that often eluded him under his own name. Afterwards he migrated to What's Up Doc?,[30] where Sievey would not only portray Sidebottom, but also create the recurring segment Life with the Amoebas. Young Sievey, born in 1955, grew up in the Greater Manchester area of England, loved the Beatles (nothing surprising there), was . Was he bitter? An article in The Guardian by Jon Ronson, a former member of Frank's band, tells his story and mentions the book. I thought he was crazy, not my type at all. Featuring stars including comedians Johnny Vegas and Ross Noble, it tells how singer, comic and artist Chris descended into a world of cocaine and booze as he allowed his alter-ego Frank to take over his life. His first musical album, entitled '5:9:88', was released on vinyl by In Tape a year later. Liz Whitaker, Brian Little, Nick Herbert & Sarah Ball, Frank Sidebottom's Proper Telly Show (Season 1), Frank Sidebottom's Proper Telly Show (Season 2), The Most Annoying Pop Songs. We Hate to Love: Episode 3, Gareth Cornick, Nick Cory Wright, Richard Dean, Chris Hill, Kevin Hylands, Lindsay Jex, Kate Morey & Lyn Rowett, Side A is a song, Side B is a computer program, Demo mini-album, sent to fan club members, With the Freshies; promotional EP meant to promote, Collection of unreleased recordings sold through, Collection of telephone calls answered by Frank. Sievey's funeral was held on 2 July 2010 at Altrincham Crematorium. In memory of Chris Sievey, 1955-2010. Sidebottom was fully inhabited by Sievey. As we played I watched it all the band assiduously emulating the tinny pre-programmed sounds of a cheap, children's keyboard, the enraptured audience, and Frank, the eerie cartoon-character frontman, his facial expression immobile, his singing voice a high-pitched nasal twang. FilmFour wanted to fund its development. His book captures perfectly that "rarest of journeys" when an onlooker got to see the man born Chris Sievey turn into Frank. Frank, usually dressed in a 1950s-style sharp suit, was portrayed as an aspiring pop star from the small village of Timperley, near Altrincham. Afterwards, Caroline decided to keep Mrs Merton going. Like all of his demos, the songs failed to land a record deal so Chris set up his own label called Razz in 1974. Frank Sidebottom statue moves closer, Michael Fassbender and Domhnall Gleeson team up for music comedy Frank. . During this time, Sievey began working on a solo album entitled Life in 74 Minutes, which he later abandoned. The Biz also introduced the character that Sievey would become famous for, initially devised as a one-off promotional gimmick. Being Frank takes us on a roller-coaster ride from Chris's early days as a struggling musician, through his glory days when Frank Sidebottom fronted his own TV show, through his gradual decline and to his untimely death in 2010 at just 54. the real frankie murdoch biography Stretch Film Division. Mick Middles, who wrote Chriss authorised biography, said: Famously, Frank and Chris had two separate phones. [49][50], Sievey was diagnosed with cancer in May 2010,[51] and died at Wythenshawe Hospital on 21 June 2010 at the age of 54 after collapsing at his home in Hale, Greater Manchester. Sievey's life was a fantastical, subversive piece of performance art. [52][53] Sievey left a daughter, Asher, and two sons: Stirling and Harry (19922017). Despite this, one year later, he was offered a full time place in the band, which he accepted. georgetown child psychiatry; the sardine can morro bay. Fictionalising his years in Sidebottom's Oh Blimey Big Band for 2014's beguiling non-biopic Frank, Jon Ronson chose to make his hero an outsider musician in the vein of Daniel Johnson and the Shaggs.Those artists are, in many ways, more abrasive than Frank Sidebottom, whose chintzy Casio keyboard beats would never have passed muster on a Captain . I tried to make rules but hejust broke them. Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story. My friend, the screenwriter Peter Straughan, asked me if I thought the story could be adapted into a film. He also appeared at "Late" at Tate Britain on 3 August 2007. [57], On 8 July 2010, over 5,000 fans of Frank Sidebottom gathered for a party at the Castlefield Arena in Manchester to celebrate Sievey's life. The first showing of each show was in black and white ("so you don't have to turn the colour down"), whilst subsequent repeats were shown in full colour. Chris Sievey, who played Frank Sidebottom, is to feature in a biopic in 2014. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. [16] It was likely the failure of his third Zonophone EP, Sci-Fi, that caused him to be dropped by the label. Chris Sievey was a 'live in the moment' man, his friends said More than 200 people gathered to pay their respects to Chris Sievey - the creator of comedian Frank Sidebottom - at his. Tomatometer 26 Reviews. We hear from older brother Martin; ex-wife Paula; children Stirling, Asher and Harry; and many more. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. In the late 1990s he hung up the papier-mch head and soon found himself jobless and bankrupt. [43] Guests included Caroline Aherne, Phil Cornwell, Midge Ure, Gerry Anderson, the Farm, Pop Will Eat Itself, Oceanic and Keith Chegwin. Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story tells the twisted tale of a split personality, exploring the extraordinary secret life of a songwriter, artist, comedian and wayward genius. Everybody said theydgive it six months, Paula laughs. "Would a pound a week suffice, m'lud?" Things became so bad that Paula took their three kids to live in a hostel following their eviction for not paying the rent. Throughout the rest of the 1990s, Frank's television appearances would lessen, not attaching himself as a regular cast of anything, but making occasional appearances. Frank starred in his own exhibition of drawings, animation and cardboard at London's Chelsea Space Gallery next to Tate Britain between 4 July and 4 August 2007. Frank sauntered over to him and said, "I'm thinking of putting on a gig at the Timperley Labour Club. He just started doing loads of drugs, cocaine, drink. Vithal Visavadiya, 63, denies causing the death of Harrison. He died on June 21, 2010 in Wythenshawe, Manchester, England. Christopher Mark Sievey ( 25 de agosto de 1955 - 21 de junho 2010) foi um msico e comediante ingls conhecido por estar a frente da banda The Freshies entre o final de 1970 e incio de 1980 e por seu persona cmica, Frank Sidebottom, a partir de 1984. There are master copies on cassette in circulation though (albeit, very few). 2018year 105min 7.6IMDB. Paula met Chris when they were both working in a factory. [1] Family Harry's parents are Chris Sievey (musician who created comic persona Frank Sidebottom) and Paula Dean. Sievey subsequently cut various demos, mailing them to record companies and receiving bushels of rejection slips. The old band members had a certain avant-garde loucheness. "Frank," I said. "Oh I'm very well actually, Mr Ronson," Frank said. Not long after that, Frank was playing at a pub near my flat. The 63-year-old, from Clunton Avenue, Daubhill, was with his wife on the way home from an evening out when the collision occurred. "I'm Richard," he said. Sometimes the show also included lectures. [25], This same year Frank was included on the charity album Sgt. He became a comedycult hero, especially around his home town of Manchester, being daft and singing out-of-tune songsin a nasal voice provided by the use of a swimmers nose clip. It was his chance to break through to the mainstream. And, just six months later, Chris was dead. About Chris Sievey is a member of the following lists: 1990s British television series, English male singers and English comedians. Frank took one look at his watch: "Ten seconds.". I think itwas easy for him to be behind the head, as it wasnt something that he really wanted to do. Chriss ex-wife Paula who he wooed by pushing into a canal said in Micks book: I was so naive because girls would often ring up and ask for him. Chris and Heidi Powell. One day I was sitting in the office when the telephone rang. [2], Sievey, under the guise of Sidebottom, made regular appearances on North West television throughout the late 1980s and early 1990s, even becoming a reporter for Granada Reports. 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