Beyonce Knowles' rider

[handsome Barbarian]

Of course I don't know Morrissey's motives for his backstage rider requests, but I suspect the "no spice" thing may be related to his singing.

My best friend was an opera singer, and if you've ever spent any time around people whose voices are the center of their being, you know that they are hyper-aware of anything that could adversely effect their vocal performance. Spicy foods are just no good for someone who is about to sing.

I wonder if Morrissey is as nonchalant as he pretends to be about his voice.

Having this in mind while browsing Beyonce Knowles' rider may draw a chuckle.
Note the various "HEAVILY SEASONED!!" annotations. http://www.thesmokinggun.com/backstagetour/beyonce/beyonce1.html

Or Celine Dion requiring potato chips. Wouldn't make a scratchy throat would it?

My first post btw. Hello Forum!

[Not Right in the Head]

It's a shame that your very first post here had to be excised & turned into its own thread. That's the way things go around here. :o

But hey, now you can add 5 tags to the thread, not just 2!

[handsome Barbarian]

Oh that's just exquisite. What about the other previous off-topic posts in the thread? Guess i passed the initiation now? :)

[Spicer]

Maybe Morrissey just doesn't like the aftersmell of spicy food. From what I can gather he is quite into how the venue smells - remember the story of the roadie who had to spritz the front of stage with cologne?

And perhaps Beyonce wants heavily seasoned food as spices are supposed to speed up metabolism. I recall that she publicly said she was on some weird maple syrup & cayenne pepper diet that helped her lose a lot of weight quickly.

[Spicer]

(double post)

[CrystalGeezer]

Get on it, spicer!

[Spicer]

Pardon?

[Dave]

Considering that she is Beyonce, her requirements seem really simple.

[CrystalGeezer]

Pardon?

Make her chicken spicy.