"How did you lose so much weight?" Chris (given name) 1955 births; 2010 deaths; Births in Sale, Greater Manchester; Male comedians from England; Male vocalists from England; Non-topical/index: Uses of Wikidata Infobox; Uses of Wikidata Infobox with no family name; Men of the United Kingdom by name; Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story, 2018. Performances were often varied from straightforward stand-up comedy and featured novelty components such as tombola, and crowd interaction. His last public appearance was on the opening day of the 2010 World Cup, when he commandeered a Manchester pub to launch his World Cup single, Three Shirts On My Line. Producer and Director Steve Sullivan took on the . Other songs included I Can't Get Bouncing Babies By the Teardrop Explodes and If You Really Love Me, Buy Me a Shirt. 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. Frank sauntered over to him and said, "I'm thinking of putting on a gig at the Timperley Labour Club. He used to tell me that it was just fans. Chris had always said we could do what we wanted with the story. He loved the work but missed Frank and wanted to bring him back from retirement. 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 closest his band The Freshies got to chart success was reaching number 54 in 1981 with track Im In Love With The Girl On the Manchester Virgin Megastore Checkout Desk. If I looked closely would there be some kind of facial clue? Play over 320 million tracks for free on SoundCloud. In the photographs, Frank looked like he'd been kidnapped but was fine with it. Obsessed with The Beatles, aged 15 he hitched to the headquarters of the bands Apple record label, where he held a sit-in protest in a bid to see his heroes. He was chaotic. . One of them produced a ball, the audience split into teams and, ignoring us, played a game. Aherne continued to use the character as a comic persona, leading to her own TV show, launching the comedians TV career. Frank Sidebottom made Sievey a star, but did that weighty head stifle the talents of the real Chrisunderneath? He had previously been a writer for the satirical comic Oink!, a milder 80s rival to Viz. Chris had written his first LP by this stage, "The Johnny Radar Story", which, for various legal and contractual complications, was never released on vinyl. [56], Sievey's funeral was held on 2 July 2010 at Altrincham Crematorium. He was wondering if I'd write something about my time in the band to help him with the comeback. The arrival of a decent pay cheque allowed him to indulge his worst habits. tyler . Chris Sievey, better known as his paper-mache, later fiberglass headed character Frank Sidebottom (born as Christopher Mark Sievey in Ashton-on-Mersey, Cheshire, England, UK, August 25th, 1955) 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 Chris didnt care about money, she says. The audacious beginnings of a pop career got under way in 1971, when the 15-year-old Chris and his brother Martin hitchhiked to London to stage a sit-in at the Beatles' Apple HQ. He gave me a sheepish smile, as if to say he was sorry that I had to endure all the weirdness of the past few minutes but it was out of his hands. [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. As I prepare to go to it, I remember something Chris once said to me. "Frank Sidebottom was possibly the strangest pop star in history. Chris would be Frank for such long periods the clip had deformed him slightly, flattened his nose out of shape. Life went back to normal. So I clicked another link: Stars lead tributes as Frank Sidebottom comic dies at 54Chris Sievey, famous as his alter ego Frank Sidebottom, was found collapsed at his home in Hale early yesterday. [18], At the same time as touring, Frank would become a semi-regular cast member on the two final seasons of the ITV children's programme No. He came back to the phone. Did he never take it off? Photograph: Linda Nylind, Frank Sidebottom: the true story of the man behind the mask, Frank Sidebottom creator Chris Sievey dies aged 54, Frank Sidebottom's gone. This new lineup was a source of tension between the members, with Richard Jones and Jon Ronson taking a near instant disliking for each other. 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. Sidebottom, complete with papier-mch head and a curious line in daft Bontempi songs, became a huge hit on the 1980s indie circuit, shoring up his fame through a series of television and radio shows. 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. I had to be the sensible one. 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. I tried to make rules but hejust broke them. ?". [54] After it was reported that Sievey had died virtually penniless and was facing a pauper's funeral provided by state grants,[55] a grassroots movement on various social networking websites raised 6,500 in a matter of hours. It is understood that his girlfriend called an ambulance and he was taken to Wythenshawe Hospital, where his death was confirmed.Manchester Evening News, 22 June 2010. The following year he released a solo release, "Camouflage", with the A-side a song, and the B-side being computer programming. Explore Chris Sievey Wiki Age, Height, Biography as Wikipedia, Wife, Family relation. Home / Uncategorized / the real frankie murdoch biography. Recorded 1989 - 1991. [9], The character was instantly recognizable by his large spheroidal head, styled like an early Max Fleischer cartoon. But the man underneath the hot, uncomfortable fibreglass head was Chris Sievey, a musician, artist and comedian from Manchester. Chris Sievey Paula Sievey, nee Dean Stirling John Sievey (born 1980) is the second child of Chris Sievey, creator of Frank Sidebottom, and his wife, Paula. 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. I couldnt do it any more., Chris and Paula had a brief reconciliation, but eventually divorced. Chris formed the Frank Sidebottom Oh Blimey Big Band in 1983. We began to sound like an excellent 1980s wedding band. Harrison Sievey's loved ones now say they will try and 'piece their lives. Chris and the band, whilst disgruntled by the success of a character created for Frank now detached from Frank, did not resent it, with drummer Mike Doherty saying that while she had taken the characters name, she had crafted her own thing out of it.[21]. . 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. Sievey was a creative powerhouse, yet as with so many artists, he had extreme Peter Pan qualities. He wasnt the kind of man whocould do a proper nine-to-five job. His character was cheerfully optimistic, enthusiastic, and seemingly oblivious to his own failings. We soundchecked. However, the TV was repossessed, and the family ended up cooking burgers over aBunsen burner after the electricity was turned off when the bill wasnt paid. Christopher Mark Sievey (Frank Sidebottom), comedian, singer, songwriter, illustrator, animator: born Ashton-on-Mersey 25 August 1955; married (marriage dissolved; three children); died. A MAN has been cleared of causing the death of Harrison Sievey, the son of Frank Sidebottom creator Chris Sievey. 100 0 _ a Chris Sievey c English musician and comedian (1955-2010) 100 1 _ a Sievey, Chris 100 1 _ a Sievey, Chris As the title suggests, Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story is no straightforward bio-doc. series 1 episode 1 STV for TVS 1992 (edited) - YouTube", "Frank Sidebottom memorial song: Christmas Is Really Fantastic", "Tribute to Frank Sidebottom, the comic who broke the mould", "Victoria Wood honoured at Chortle Awards", "Frank Sidebottom statue unveiling at precisely 11.37am", "Frank Sidebottom dies after collapsing at home", "Frank Sidebottom comic faces pauper's funeral", "Frank Sidebottom's creator saved from pauper's funeral", "Frank Sidebottom's creator Chris Sievey's funeral held", "Frank Sidebottom farewell party packs Manchester arena", "BBC In pics: Frank's Fantastic Farewell", "Things to do in Manchester this weekend: March 1 to 3", "Frank Sidebottom exhibition opens today in Manchester Central Library - and a new film next week", "GCHQ cracks Frank Sidebottom's secret codes", "Frank Sidebottom: the true story of the man behind the mask", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chris_Sievey&oldid=1140092399. A man has been cleared of causing the death of the son of Frank Sidebottom creator Chris Sievey by careless driving. It was lo-tech genius from a hi-spec mind. 5 out of 5 stars (151) By the end of the day it was 1,632 donors raising a total of 21,631.55. Two old ladies they got in from the street were the witnesses. What the hell was Frank Sidebottom, anyway? It could be a fable instead of a biopic a tribute to people like Frank who were just too fantastically strange to make it in the mainstream. [3][4], Sievey grew up in Ashton-on-Mersey, Sale, Cheshire (2.5 miles from Timperley). Chris Sievey was a musician from the north west, who was the frontman for a band called The . She was best known for performing as the acerbic chat show host Mrs Merton, in various roles in The Fast Show, and as Denise in The Royle Family (1998-2012), a series which she co-wrote. Chris wanted to give the band a more professional sound, and booked a 30 date tour, the longest the band had ever undertook. His second Zonophone EP, 'Oh Blimey, It's Christmas' charted slightly higher than the first, at number 87, before dropping off again. [8] The Freshies biggest UK hit was "I'm in Love with the Girl on the Manchester Virgin Megastore Checkout Desk", released initially on his own Razz label (RAZZ 10), it was reissued by the US giant MCA Records with a slightly different title ("I'm in Love with the Girl on a Certain Manchester Megastore Checkout Desk") as there were objections about using the Virgin brand name. 94%. [citation needed] Frank appeared briefly as a Manchester United fan in an advert for the FIFA 10 video game in 2009. The only complaint he ever had was that he had so many ideas that hed talk to people about,and a couple of months down the line somebody else would have done it, and hed go: That was myidea.. [26][27] He later recorded "Flying" for another Beatles tribute album, Revolution No. In early 1985 he recorded a hopelessly upbeat, Casio-driven version of the Sex Pistols' Anarchy in the UK and posted it to all the major record labels. Among the singles and extended EPs were Frank's Firm Favourites and The Magic of Freddie Mercury & Queen, for which Frank struck a cover pose in white vest and thick black moustache. The music journalist Mick Middles recently sent me his not-yet-published biography Frank Sidebottom: Out of His Head. The archive is now preserved forever in the Archives+ vault in Manchester, held under temperature-controlled conditions. Creator of Frank Sidebottom. Never, reply his family in unison, with Paula continuing: He never got bitter about anything likethat. The film was written by Jon Ronson and Peter Straughan, and was based on Ronson's experiences playing in Sievey's Oh Blimey Big Band. But as a talented artist, he got work on kids programme Bob The Builder at the start of the millennium. 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. I thought I saw a flash of something under there, some contraption attached to his face. He liked the idea of the head, not the boobs.. "Guess Who's Been on Match of the Day" entered the charts at No. Chris never actually said to me: "You're fired." Although he never knew his granddad, you can see a glimpse of his playfulness in his cherubicface as he shows us all the fantastic colouring in-hes done of Chriss artwork in a Frank Sidebottomcolouring book (he hasnt gone over the edges once). The donations never stopped. 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 TV Appearance, debut of Frank Sidebottom. He had first spotted the future Royle Family star working in a bar. Contrasting with the alternative comedians of the time, Frank Sidebottom's comedy was family-friendly, if a little bizarre for some. Do you have any pamphlets?" He is known for What's Up Doc? A man was standing there, maroon shirt tucked smartly into neat black jeans. An example of this was Caroline Ahernes Mrs Merton character, who made her debut on one ofSieveys radio shows in Manchester. 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. Suddenly everyone around us was becoming famous. [42] Reg is one of the few examples of Chris playing a character on television not related to Frank Sidebottom. 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. Sievey himself grew up in Ashton-on-Mersey, five miles from Timperley. 9.[28]. Sievey's life was a fantastical, subversive piece of performance art. He was a paean to ordinariness. An article in The Guardian by Jon Ronson, a former member of Frank's band, tells his story and mentions the book. I think itwas easy for him to be behind the head, as it wasnt something that he really wanted to do. What if we fictionalised the whole thing? [43] Guests included Caroline Aherne, Phil Cornwell, Midge Ure, Gerry Anderson, the Farm, Pop Will Eat Itself, Oceanic and Keith Chegwin. And then I walked out into the spotlight. In the van I'd listen to Chris's stories, trying to understand him. His first musical album, entitled '5:9:88', was released on vinyl by In Tape a year later. Specifically, Chris wondered, would Chris be in it? "Well, whatever you're doing," I said, "you look great.". 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. Frank premieres at the Sundance Film Festival on Friday, and opens in cinemas nationwide in May 2014. [8] In 1981, Sievey played on "Some Boys" by Going Red?, the band formed by former Jilted John star Graham Fellows. But this new band: I felt like I was in a college sports team. 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. Former girlfriend Michelle, 56, told The Sun: I think he would just laugh about him being more famous now. Even though the pop-tinged punk rockers never became household names, they had their fair share of female fans. Frank Sidebottom statue moves closer, Michael Fassbender and Domhnall Gleeson team up for music comedy Frank. His children were playing outside. [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. The man on the phone said I should meet them at the soundcheck at 5pm. How are you?" Frank was perhaps most popular in the North West of England, where his success was caught up in that of the Madchester scene, and for a time was a regular on regional ITV station Granada, even featuring as a reporter on its regional news programme, Granada Reports. If you rang and Frank answered you would have to ask him to go and get Chris. I had to be the sensible one, but it was still a very difficultdecision to leave Chris. 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. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 2019 Vinyl release of "Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story" on Discogs. 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. Then I became aware of another figure kneeling in the shadows, his back to me. Published on May 23, 2020 12:00 PM. They became The Stone Roses. [40] In December 2010, Frank Sidebottom's 1986 song "Christmas Is Really Fantastic" was re-released in an attempt to become the Christmas number one.[41]. Biography Stirling was born in Manchester in 1980 as Stirling John Sievey. It was consequently baffling for me to become aware of a growing sense of discontent in the van. Then Mike phoned and asked if I wanted to be in Frank's band full time. 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. In the three hours since the phone call I'd learned a little about Frank Sidebottom how he wore a big, fake head and there was much speculation about his real identity. 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. Release Date: 27 Mar 2019. Paula met Chris when they were both working in a factory. But and Chris and I shuffled awkwardly around the question what would the film actually be about? Former Extreme Weight Loss trainers and hosts Chris Powell and wife Heidi have . 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. I clicked on the link and it said "Frank Sidebottom dead". Mick Middles, who wrote Chriss authorised biography, said: Famously, Frank and Chris had two separate phones. In 1987 I was 20 and the student union entertainments officer for the Polytechnic of Central London. That's OK for a while but it tended to piss people off because they never knew where they stood.". A Timperley village councillor, Neil Taylor, started his own fund-raising campaign for a memorial statue Frank cast in bronze. We crisscrossed Leeds and Bury and Sheffield and Liverpool playing the same venues over and over again. I am writing this 26 years later. He began to turn. I sent out a tweet. View our online Press Pack. About Chris Sievey is a member of the following lists: 1990s British television series, English male singers and English comedians. With a swimmers clip over his nose, Franks songs included Timperley 969 1909 (which was Chriss home telephone number), Born In Timperley (to the tune of Born In The USA) and his own version of Kylie Minogues I Should Be So Lucky, where he rhymed Tizer with synthesiser. Comedy character Mrs Merton started out as Frank's sidekick on his radio show Radio Timperley, and the similarity of the characters is evident, exuding a sense of great ambition which belies a domestic lifestyle in the North of England. "But I don't know any of your songs," I said. 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. 2018, Documentary/Music, 1h 40m. And there I was, in the passenger seat of a Transit van flying down the M6 in the middle of the night, squeezed between the door and Frank Sidebottom. 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. The mood was pumped. The private service was attended by more than 200 members of his family, friends and former colleagues. It was fantastic.. Some thought he might be the alter ego of a celebrity, possibly Midge Ure, the lead singer of Ultravox, who was known to be a big Frank Sidebottom fan. Frank Sidebottom Talk To Frank Drug Parody Comedian Chris Sievey Unofficial Unisex 3/4 Sleeve Baseball Tee Available In 7 Colour Choices ad vertisement by CustardGB. In 2003, Chris began working on a new album, entitled Scilly Automatic. But there was a solution. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke, Vincent D'Onofrio, Adam Baldwin. [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. 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. Chris Sievey as Frank Sidebottom in 1992. Audience Score Fewer than 50 Ratings. There is always a moment failure begins. And stopped. The NME savaged us. But Chris wasn't ordinary. Starring Chris Sievey, Martin Sievey, Paula Sievey, Jon Ronson, Ross Noble, Johnny Vegas and Bernard Kelly. In this spirit he had asked his brother-in-law's friend Caroline Aherne to voice the part of Frank's neighbour, Mrs Merton. Another of the men came bounding over to me. By Ian Wolf 29 April 2019. But someone Chris could not truly divorce himself from was Frank. This guywith long hair, red knee-length boots and a mad suede jacket walked in, and everyone was goingWho is this?," she remembers. 66. Chris and Paula married at a registry office during their lunch hour and went back to workafterwards. Ronson was social secretary at the Polytechnic of Central London and knew Mike Doherty as an agent. "Can you play C, F and G?" Among his bandmates were Martin Jackson, later of Magazine, and the future Cult guitarist Billy Duffy. The Frank Sidebottom character first appeared on an untitled 1984 EP by Chris Sievey & the Freshies, in a spoken-word track wherein Frank talks to Chris. Sometimes, on the way back from some gig, I'd become aware that we were taking a detour to some house somewhere with some women we somehow met along the way. The roadie for Franks Oh Blimey BigBand was a young man called Chris Evans, who Paula remembers inviting them to a barbecue in agraveyard next to his house, where the catering was one big steak and some tomatoes between theentire party. His greatest creation, the mysterious Frank Sidebottom, became a star - a manic, insane, mercurial star who obscured his own creator. He also appeared alongside the Factory Records boss Anthony Wilson on Channel 4's Remote Control. The following year, Sievey guest starred on the sixth season of British television series No 73, after which he, portraying Frank, would become a regular cast member for its final two seasons. Product details Package Dimensions : 6.81 x 5.31 x 0.63 inches; 2.47 Ounces Media Format : Blu-ray Actors : Frank Sidebottom Subtitles: : English My story was published in the Guardian. I didnt think in a million years that he was up to anything. But he was worried that however the film might depict Chris, any reality would surely damage Frank. Sievey's funeral was held on 2 July 2010 at Altrincham Crematorium. As the careers of his former bandmates and co-stars grew, his began to decline. Sievey fell into an alcoholic spiral, losing his wife and family and piling up tax debt, and he gave up on Frank, too. He was really proud of all the rejection letters he had from all the record companies hed sent his demo to.. In 2006, Sievey revived the character of Frank Sidebottom with the short lived television series, Frank Sidebottom's Proper Telly Show. but, apparently, they were up to everything.. Do you have any pamphlets?" [6] In 1971, he hitch-hiked to London with his brother, staging a sit-in at the Apple Records HQ, demanding to see one of The Beatles. 96%. "I'm Mike Doherty. In the 1990s after Mrs Merton became famous, Chris was after some kind of payout, but it never happened. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. On the show, as well playing Frank, Sievey would also portray Mr. Fantastico, removed after the first season, and Life with the Amoebas. Featuring Frank Sidebottom, Ross Noble, Johnny Vegas, Mike Joyce, John Cooper Clarke, Mark Radcliffe, and John Thomson . Three years following the end of 7T3, Frank became a regular cast member on the fourth, and final, season of the children's TV series Motormouth. 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! 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. Under the head Chris would wear a swimmer's nose clip. We hired a people-carrier instead of a Transit van and set off to our first venue. The record peaked at No 54. Sidebottom was fully inhabited by Sievey. 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. Time passed and the audiences grew to 750 and sometimes even 1,000. I completely believe that Chris was born as two people." The show was produced by Dave Behrens[44] for Yorkshire Television and was shown on ITV. There were 50,000 people in the crowd. SYNOPSIS: The story of musician and entertainer. Whereas, say, Caroline Aherne had a single vision and could just pursue that, Chris might have a fantastic idea, and then, just as the point where it might actually get somewhere, he would spin off onto something completely different. 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. A motorist has gone on trial accused of causing the death of Frank Sidebottom creator Chris Sievey's son by careless driving. This album introduced the character Mrs Merton, portrayed by Caroline Aherne. It became difficult when hestarted to drink and disappear for days on end. Chris was totally out of control. Harry Sievey was one of two cyclists involved in a collision with a Vauxhall Corsa in Mauldeth Road, Withington, on Sunday. 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