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Sunday, 27 March 2016

Everything Must Go 20th Anniversary Fanzine

I did a fanzine about the 20th anniversary of The Holy Bible in 2014 and I'd like to do another for the 20th anniversary of Everything Must Go.

I really enjoyed reading your contributions last time, they were honest, sincere and heartfelt in some cases and I want to get your passion for the Manics and EMG recorded somehow.

If you'd like to contribute, you can either send me any essays or thoughts via email (see below) or take this simple survey that addresses some of the things I'd like to record (https://eSurv.org?u=emg20).

So please enter your thoughts/feelings/opinions about Everything Must Go via the survey or by email. The answers you give will be compiled into a fanzine that I will get to the Manics somehow!

I would also love any artwork you might have done or copies of newspaper/magazine clippings from 1996/EMG era for incorporation. Full credit will be given.

This survey will close on the 23rd April 2016 to give me enough time to compile it.

If you have any questions or would like to contact me with longer essays, pictures, clippings, stories or anything else, please email fymsp@gmx.com. You can tweet me at @FYMSP.

From Tom Martin's photo blog, the story of this photo:

This is one of my favourite 'out-take' images ever so I thought I'd share it and the story behind it. It was a few years ago at the XFM studios in Manchester. The Manic Street Preachers were doing a live session and chat on Clint Boon's show. I don't really do getting starstruck but I was kind of nervous about meeting the Manics, they were my hero's when I was younger, stuff like The Holy Bible and Generation Terrorists had a massive influence on me growing up. Anyway they were polite and reserved and very business like about doing what must be the millionth photoshoot. I always enjoyed doing stuff for Clints show, he's a nice friendly chap, so he came in to have a chat and a picture too. As we were finishing his wife arrived with the baby, so excitedly Clint said 'Wanna have a photo with my baby Boon?' The band kind of mumbled and politely said 'no it's alright thanks' but before they knew it baby Boon was hurled (in a safe, loving way! This wasn't a Michael Jackson type incident) into their arms and they all burst out laughing. It was a really nice moment and I'm glad I got chance to capture it.