Mr Edwards took a shine to my ex and used to write her notes with quotes from various bits of literature and poetry etc, should have kept them and released them as a lost Manics album. He also used to walk round with a half empty bottle of vodka which nobody ever saw him drink from, he was never required for soundchecks. The drummer is a miserable short arse and the singer is a nice bloke who took it well when I told him to fuck off when he asked if I was a West Ham fan. That's my Manics 'gossip'.