The Miracle Scissors

After this initial success their following grew immensely. At one point it was even rumoured that they had more fans than band members, altough many found that hard to believe. They eventually decided that they had outgrown the back bedroom and searched for an alternative jamming location. After a brief spell playing in an old farm shed, with the threat of equipment theft and complaints from neighbours every night, Chris West personally supervised the construction of the purpose built studio complex 'Far Out Studios', which would be their home and source of much inspiration for many years to come. 'Far Out Studios' were nothing short of pure luxury, with every conceivable extra, even a toaster at one point, although this caused arguments as to plug it in meant unplugging the bass guitar amplifier, which would annoy George greatly. It had deep pile carpets which gradually became deeper over the years as the fag-ends built up, and was heavily insulated and soundproofed altough this was not particularly effective when the band decided to perform the traditional 'outdoor groove', with the amplifier turned up to the full. The band agreed that the songs all sounded better when they were played back in a different room, so to this end, after recording them, they would go outside and listen to them there.

Sex and drugs and rock and roll took over all the band members lives, although when asked about it now, none of them actually recall any of that, they have just all forgotten it, but that's not to say it never happened, it did, honest, they just had too many drugs to remember. Probably.

One of the first major blows to the band happened when Chris moved away taking all the equipment with him and effectively closing down Far Out Studios for 99% of the year. On the odd occasions when Chris did return, the amplifiers were dusted down and the sweet sounds of the Scissors flowed again. Chris returned from his reclusive life in Cornwall unexpectedly about 6 months later and the New Scissors were born. With a vow not to play any old material but concentrate on writing new songs instead, and now with the injection of the energetic, enigmatic, automatic, in-the-attic new lead guitarist Nick Kay there was no stopping them. I'm sure the names of their hit songs from this period will flow from your tongue as easily as they do from mine, Things Change, Flying Carpet, Love and Sex, Out of the Frying Pan, etc. etc...

The wonder years couldn't last forever though and nowadays The Scissors are rarely seen. They do still perform the occasional live set to audiences lucky enough to hear about the shows on the grapevine, and the old magic is still there. Who knows, maybe in a few years time Scissormania will start all over again and the lads will be tempeted back into the limelight. We can only hope...

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A list of Scissors songs
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The Miracle Scissors Monopoly Board Tour
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