Moorcock Answered my question...

[Joseph Brooks]

A follow up from M. Moorcock:

-=-snip-=-

Question - This question was asked by JB on 2000-08-30 11:00:56.
In regards to the question I asked yesterday, (about the Fireclown, Eric
Bloom coincidence) I got off my lazy butt and looked that the copy rights on
the novels and saw that they are in 1965, obviously well before you met Mr.
Bloom. However, I would still love to read your comments on this somewhat
large coincidence. Thanks! JB


Answer - Mr. Moorcock answered this question on 2000-09-06 22:48:43
Eric contacted me in, I think, the early 70s to ask for lyrics. I obliged.
It's as
simple as that. I was already doing regular lyrics for Hawkwind and my own
band
Deep Fix and essentially I sent Eric material that didn't really fit with
what we
were playing. I was delighted by all his versions. Pink Floyd's Set The
Controls
For The Heart of the Sun is apparently based on The Fireclown! Mr Bloom is
Mr
Bloom's other brother. All best, MM

-=-snip-=-

JB

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joseph Brooks [mailto:Joseph.Brooks at GCCCD.NET]
> Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2000 7:51 AM
> To: BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU
> Subject: Moorcock Answered my question...
>
>
> Thought some of you might find this of interest.
>
> Not quite sure what he means by, "Otherwise" but there you go..
>
> -=-snip-=-
>
> Question - This question was asked by JB on 2000-08-29 15:57:46.
>
> Mr. Moorcock, I am a BOC fan as well as a fan of your writing and have
> wondered for years the answer to this question. You co-wrote
> the BOC song
> "The Great Sun Jester" with Eric Bloom (at least, thats the
> way its credited
> on the album). In at least one of the Fire Clown stories, his
> name is given
> as Emmanual Bloom or, E. Bloom... (Bloome?). Is this
> coinicidence? Did the
> Fire Clown stories pre-date your association with Blue Oyster
> Cult? I once
> had the occasion to meet Mr. Bloom (the singer, not the Fire
> Clown heh) and
> asked him this same question. He was unwilling or unable to answer me.
> Another coincidence (if it is one) is that I am told by
> various sources that
> Mr. Bloom was sometimes nick named "Manny". I will look
> forward to your
> answer. This has been nagging at me for 15 years or more. JB
>
>
> Answer - Mr. Moorcock answered this question on 2000-09-06 22:49:53
> ...Otherwise it was coincidental -- as are certain JC names!
>
> -=-snip-=-
>
> ref. http://www.multiverse.org/sport/qa.jsp
>
> JB
>