Jas-Mann, I know it's unlikely that you're reading this or that you will even hear these words but I feel as though I need to make amends. Hopefully one of your friends will see this and let you know.
As long ago as 1996 when I was still at school my then girlfriend, Dee, was a massive fan of your band. She was a Goth and found your dark, glam-rock spacey rhythms very appealing- as did the millions of people who bought your first album.
While everyone derided your success because your song featured on a Levi's commercial Dee was one of the few people in the world who stuck by you. She was like that.
Even when you gave interviews proclaiming that you were a genius and that Babylon Zoo were one of the most important bands in the world Dee and many more of your fans supported you.
I feel ashamed to admit that I was one of your detractors. In fact I thought you were rotten.
I hated the wide-eyed, toothy performance you gave on Top Of The Pops when it was revealed that your first hit, "Space-Man", wasn't a trippy techno anthem as the intro implied but a chugging, dirge-like slab of guitars. And this is coming from a boy who usually loves that sort of thing.
It transpired that your entire first album was an independent, effects-ridden swirl of guitar noise and it was actually pretty good. But, you see, at the time I didn't want to admit it.
Dee lent me the album (she bought it on cassette on the day of release) and lent it to me in exchange for a Jesus Jones CD.
The reasons that I agreed to this exchange were two-fold:
1. I wanted to convince Dee that Jesus Jones were the best band in the world.
2. I wanted to take the piss out of your music.
There was actually a time when me and my mate Matt (you remember him?) went into the local Virgin Megastore and moved all of your albums from the "B" section into the Country and Western section to effectively destroy your sales. Sadly, it seems to have worked.
I understand from Wikipedia that you may or may not be living in India or New York. Where ever you are I must let you know that your first album, "The Boy With The X-Ray Eyes", was actually quite good.
But the arrogance that you displayed in your interviews at the time made you a laughing stock with both myself and Matt and the rest of the world. It was impossible to take you seriously no matter how good the album was.
But you have moved on now as have I.
I hope that we can put all of this behind us.
I read a You Tube comment on one of your videos from a guy that says he is currently in a relationship with your ex-wife and is raising your child. I hope that this is not true.
Incidentally, I haven't seen Dee now for over 5 years but I have a feeling that where ever she is she stills listens to your music. In fact the only reason I searched for your songs on You Tube was to remind me of those times.
This was the moment your career evaporated:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=m3XgouVH 9-Y
But forget all that. This is how I expect you want to be remembered:
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I'm sorry Jas-Mann, if it was indeed all my fault.
FrozenFire
Lol.
sorbitol
This is no laughing matter. I am deep with regret :(