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Charles Manson Seeks Career Guidance From Phil Spector

Incarcerated music producer Phil Spector -- who is currently serving a 19-year sentence for the murder of actress Lana Clarkson -- is being courted by fellow killer Charles Manson to reportedly help reignite his long-stalled singing career. It appears that the 74-year-old wannabe rocker and murder mastermind is soliciting career guidance from Spector, a fellow inmate at California 's Corcoran state prison.

"A guard brought Philip a note from Manson, who said he wanted him to come over to his [cell]. He said he considers Phillip the greatest producer who ever lived," Spector's wife, Rachelle, told the New York Post. "It was creepy. Phillip didn't respond."

Spector's publicist Hal Lifson added, "I think Manson wants to glean some musical advice from Phil, who was a '60s music god with his Wall of Sound. But Phil's like, 'I used to pick up the phone and it was John Lennon or Celine Dion or Tina Turner, and now Charles Manson is trying to get a hold of me."

Former cult leader Manson was a failed musician in the 1960s, notably spending time and recording with Dennis Wilson of the Beach Boys and actress Doris Day's son record producer son Terry Melcher. When Melcher dismissed him, Manson sent members of his "family" to kill the occupants of Melcher's former home, which led to the murder of pregnant actress Sharon Tate, the wife of director Roman Polanski, and four other dinner guests.

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Joe Guttridge

Manson already was already sentenced to death, but his sentence got commuted when California briefly abolished the death penalty.

December 29 2009 at 2:21 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
chuckgemonah

The way I see it is..."Lennon/McCartney"..."Jagger/Richards".."Strummer/Jones".."Furrow/Pierce" ...and "Manson/Spector"

July 27 2009 at 2:13 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
mjmis

JUST WHEN YOU THOUGHT YOU HEARD IT ALL....!!!!!!!!!!!

July 27 2009 at 1:34 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Dave

Maybe if Spector went to see Manson, and Manson then felt compelled to kill him, Manson might then get the death penalty he deserves. Two killers then are out of the spotlight and justice prevails.

July 27 2009 at 11:58 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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BlackSunshine

Sounds like a plan. Hehe!

July 27 2009 at 9:18 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
daneil

ok well thiers more then one thing wrong here hes trying to act better then manson which is funny because if any one actually studies they would find out that manson never killed anyone which in turn would make him not a murderer but spector did murder someone one...and lastly if anyone actually listened to mansons music its actually good go find and listen hes a really good folk singer not as good as say gordon lightfoot but still good...listen to look at your game girl which was later re done by guns n roses so obvioulsy they thought it to be good also marilyn manson and several other big artists have sang his songs and played his music..

August 22 2009 at 3:55 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply