Johnny Borrell Doubles Razorlight's Fee

For Reading and Leeds festival...

July 08, 2007 by Chris Taylor

Johnny Borrell is a man who knows his own worth – he’s secured a 100-per-cent pay rise for Razorlight’s festival appearances.

Borrell – who helped save the world again by playing Live Earth yesterday – demanded double the money to headline the Reading and Leeds festival this summer after discovering Razorlight were the only natives topping the bill.

He boasts, “We're the only British band headlining. I said, 'How much money are they going to pay us? Whatever it is, double it.’

“I think that's ****ing great because you can't fluke that. I'm no idiot, I was ****ing thrilled."

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I knew he was a twat before, but now I really want him to die.
~ by Dave 7/8/2007 Report
why didnt leeds/reading take the golden chance to just drop ’em?
~ by niksccc 7/8/2007 Report
If you read the original article that this story is taken from in this week’s NME then you’ll realise that Borrell actually adds that this as a joke. Therefore this is not news, but just you trying to make a story out of nothing!
~ by Bob 7/8/2007 Report
what an absolute twat, nobody wanted them headlining. why cant mean fiddler use the money to get a decent band??
~ by Adam 7/8/2007 Report
what a twat, mean fiddler shud refuse, and give rage against the machine their slot on saturday...and also, tell jew to only play lockup or mainstage instead of having 2 sets, and give nofx one of the sets which they totally deserve
~ by razorshite 7/8/2007 Report