Lindsay and Paris star in Dave Stewart Mockumentary
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In 1974, Dave Stewart formed a band called Platinum Weird in North
London with his female songwriting partner, muse and soul mate, Erin
Grace. The pair originally met a few months earlier and formed a
creative and spiritual bond. Their debut gig was at Mick Jagger's
birthday party where they quickly enjoyed a cult-like status
performing at intimate gigs in London's rock club circuit. Elton
John's Rocket label signed the band, putting down an advance to send
them into studio and lay down tracks.
Erin's behavior during the making of the album was unpredictable and
eccentric. Prone to mood swings and emotional insecurity, she would
often disappear for days, and then reappear as if nothing was
unusual with a smile and couple of new songs. Perhaps because of her
unconventional persona, men desired her and women emulated her. 'She
was wispy and elusive,' Fleetwood Mac's Stevie Nicks, once said. 'I
wasn't quite sure what she was about, but I kind of copied her
look.'
With art work finalized and a release date penciled in, Erin
vanished again, leaving Dave nothing but a demo of a song
called 'Will You Be Around' and a closet of metal hangers where she
used to keep her clothes. As suddenly as she had appeared in Dave's
life, she was gone. 'In a strange way,' reflects Mick Jagger, 'I
think Dave was the least surprised by what happened. Knowing her
nature, I think he found it kind of appropriate.'
The highly anticipated eponymous album of Platinum Weird was never
released and its name disappeared from public consciousness as
quickly as the elusive songstress herself. Dave went into a deep
depression, a period he later referred to as his 'lost years.'
Click below to see what Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan, Christina
Aguilera, and Kelly Clarkson have to say about Platinum Weird :
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