WHO’S THIS COOL CAT?: One of the...
WHO’S THIS COOL CAT?: One of the pop (and show-biz) world’s elder statesman recently ran down his list of fave ‘80s rock hepsters. We’ll give you his quotes--and you guess who’s the source. Here’s a hint--it’s not Paul Shaffer (answer below):
On Huey Lewis & the News: “Those cats just kill me, they put me away. . . . Huey, he just cooks!”
On David Lee Roth and Van Halen: “I’m stuck in their groove. Man, I love that groove!”
On Prince: “He’s got such an eye for staging and theatrics--the whole flamboyance thing like Liberace--is just the best. To be honest, I can’t do 20 minutes on his voice, but the look is hot!”
On Billy Idol: “We need a cat like that, who’s totally bodacious and off the wall. He’s cool!”
WHO’S THAT COOL CAT?: Sammy Davis Jr. (from an interview in Hits magazine).
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