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Hello, welcome to ITV News Central on [A#] the programme tonight.
Hello, I'm [C] Geoff Lynne.
Join me later [A] in the programme for a talk about [D] stars.
[C]
[D]
Now, I'm very jealous because we've had one of the Midlands' biggest music stars in the studio today and I missed it.
He did.
Matt [N] wasn't around.
You were stuck on the M6, I think, weren't you?
Yes, I was.
But he didn't meet Geoff Lynne of Electric Light Orchestra fame, ELO, however I did.
And Geoff was honoured today with a star on Birmingham's Walk of Stars, joining Ozzy Osbourne, David Harewood and Jasper Carrott.
Well, he popped in before the ceremony.
We talked about the star, the Beatles and what it's like to be a Brummie living in America.
Well, I feel thrilled really because it's a wonderful thing.
I never dreamed that would ever happen, growing up in Shardend in Birmingham, playing my plastic guitar and then my brown plywood guitar.
I never knew that it would lead to all that.
Well, it's not only here though, is it?
You're also getting a star in Hollywood as well.
Well, you've been given that, but you're going to attend the ceremony for that as well at some point this year.
I am.
The ceremony is sometime in the summer and they actually put that one in the ground for the ceremony.
Everybody stands around on bleachers and stuff and watches and shouts and hoots and hollers.
So this will be a much more
Not like one I've ever seen before.
Today will be great because I've never seen the Birmingham version, which will be super.
What's it like coming back after all these years?
Because you still haven't lost your accent, have you?
You're still a Brummie.
Oh, I'm still a Brummie.
But you don't really lose your accent ever, I don't think.
I don't know anybody who ever
I've no reason to lose it because in California they think I'm posh.
Do they really?
They think, oh, that's a nice accent.
Where do you come from?
And I tell them and they still don't know how people talk in Birmingham, so they think it's posh.
It's a great thing, I think, having a Birmingham accent in California.
OK, let's talk about ELO because I've got here, and I'm going to quote this to you because you might be surprised.
After the success of ELO between 1972 and 1986, you wrote and [A] produced 26 Top 40 hits in the United [E] Kingdom and 20 Top 40 [A] hits in the United States.
[F#m] That's [Dm] huge.
That's amazing, yeah.
[E] I don't know where all the money is, but it's a good thing.
[Am] But you've also produced some of the huge names, haven't you?
I mean, we're talking about Roy Orbison, Del Shannon, The Beatles.
What was that like?
Unbelievable.
I mean, to produce The Beatles was just like
Never, ever dreamed that would ever happen.
And it's because I knew George very well because I'd worked with [N] him on his album called Cloud Nine.
I didn't know Paul that well at the time, but I do now, and Ringo I knew.
I'd produced him already as well.
And so when we got in the room, they hadn't been in the same room for like 20 years or so, the three of them, actual three of them together at once.
And so we sat and listened to these tales of like The Beatles and all the things you ever wanted to know.
So I was just thrilled to be pitted with that.
I can't imagine what it's like.
It must be fantastic to be a fly on the wall really when you've got people of that stature doing your stuff.
Well, I was in their club seat.
It was just them three and me and that was it.
So there's going to be quite a big ceremony, isn't there?
Have you any idea what's planned?
Have you been told what to expect?
Not really.
I've got a question and answer with Jasper Carrot, where he gets to take the mickey, I suppose.
That's the idea, I think.
Well, Geoff, we wish you all the best.
And congratulations again on getting the star.
Thank you very much.
And have fun in California too when you get the one in Hollywood.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Very nice.
Thank you very much.
And he was very nice.
That was great.
I really enjoyed that.
Yeah, and he seemed so chuffed about it as well.
He was genuinely chuffed.
And Geoff also mentioned Jasper Carrot there.
Well, apart from being an old mate of Geoff's, Jasper is now chair of the Broad Street Walk of Stars.
Yes, the committee decides who should be awarded the prestigious pavement plaques and Geoff brings the total so far to 32.
Well, after his chat with us, Geoff dashed over the road to the Library of Birmingham where he saw his star for the very first time.
So who else is on Jasper's wish list and is there enough room to fit them all in?
There's loads of space.
Hey, we've got the M6.
You know, you give us the names and we can get stars for them.
Anne Jones, you know, she won Wimbledon and born and bred in Birmingham, still lives here.
There's Ian Lavender from Dad's Army.
He was born in Northfield.
Martin Shaw was born in Irdington.
[F#] Trevor Francis hasn't got a star.
[D] And I've got some really good ideas, hopefully, providing we can get the money.
Some great ideas there as well.
Yes, but you have to think, don't you?
Bob, woman.
Has he not got one already?
Not yet.
Just putting it out there.
Bob, woman.
That's got to be addressed, hasn't it?
We'll get on it.
I did first on this programme.
[N]
Hello, welcome to ITV News Central on [A#] the programme tonight.
Hello, I'm [C] Geoff Lynne.
Join me later [A] in the programme for a talk about [D] stars.
[C]
[D]
Now, I'm very jealous because we've had one of the Midlands' biggest music stars in the studio today and I missed it.
He did.
Matt [N] wasn't around.
You were stuck on the M6, I think, weren't you?
Yes, I was.
But he didn't meet Geoff Lynne of Electric Light Orchestra fame, ELO, however I did.
And Geoff was honoured today with a star on Birmingham's Walk of Stars, joining Ozzy Osbourne, David Harewood and Jasper Carrott.
Well, he popped in before the ceremony.
We talked about the star, the Beatles and what it's like to be a Brummie living in America.
Well, I feel thrilled really because it's a wonderful thing.
I never dreamed that would ever happen, growing up in Shardend in Birmingham, playing my plastic guitar and then my brown plywood guitar.
I never knew that it would lead to all that.
Well, it's not only here though, is it?
You're also getting a star in Hollywood as well.
Well, you've been given that, but you're going to attend the ceremony for that as well at some point this year.
I am.
The ceremony is sometime in the summer and they actually put that one in the ground for the ceremony.
Everybody stands around on bleachers and stuff and watches and shouts and hoots and hollers.
So this will be a much more
Not like one I've ever seen before.
Today will be great because I've never seen the Birmingham version, which will be super.
What's it like coming back after all these years?
Because you still haven't lost your accent, have you?
You're still a Brummie.
Oh, I'm still a Brummie.
But you don't really lose your accent ever, I don't think.
I don't know anybody who ever
I've no reason to lose it because in California they think I'm posh.
Do they really?
They think, oh, that's a nice accent.
Where do you come from?
And I tell them and they still don't know how people talk in Birmingham, so they think it's posh.
It's a great thing, I think, having a Birmingham accent in California.
OK, let's talk about ELO because I've got here, and I'm going to quote this to you because you might be surprised.
After the success of ELO between 1972 and 1986, you wrote and [A] produced 26 Top 40 hits in the United [E] Kingdom and 20 Top 40 [A] hits in the United States.
[F#m] That's [Dm] huge.
That's amazing, yeah.
[E] I don't know where all the money is, but it's a good thing.
[Am] But you've also produced some of the huge names, haven't you?
I mean, we're talking about Roy Orbison, Del Shannon, The Beatles.
What was that like?
Unbelievable.
I mean, to produce The Beatles was just like
Never, ever dreamed that would ever happen.
And it's because I knew George very well because I'd worked with [N] him on his album called Cloud Nine.
I didn't know Paul that well at the time, but I do now, and Ringo I knew.
I'd produced him already as well.
And so when we got in the room, they hadn't been in the same room for like 20 years or so, the three of them, actual three of them together at once.
And so we sat and listened to these tales of like The Beatles and all the things you ever wanted to know.
So I was just thrilled to be pitted with that.
I can't imagine what it's like.
It must be fantastic to be a fly on the wall really when you've got people of that stature doing your stuff.
Well, I was in their club seat.
It was just them three and me and that was it.
So there's going to be quite a big ceremony, isn't there?
Have you any idea what's planned?
Have you been told what to expect?
Not really.
I've got a question and answer with Jasper Carrot, where he gets to take the mickey, I suppose.
That's the idea, I think.
Well, Geoff, we wish you all the best.
And congratulations again on getting the star.
Thank you very much.
And have fun in California too when you get the one in Hollywood.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Very nice.
Thank you very much.
And he was very nice.
That was great.
I really enjoyed that.
Yeah, and he seemed so chuffed about it as well.
He was genuinely chuffed.
And Geoff also mentioned Jasper Carrot there.
Well, apart from being an old mate of Geoff's, Jasper is now chair of the Broad Street Walk of Stars.
Yes, the committee decides who should be awarded the prestigious pavement plaques and Geoff brings the total so far to 32.
Well, after his chat with us, Geoff dashed over the road to the Library of Birmingham where he saw his star for the very first time.
So who else is on Jasper's wish list and is there enough room to fit them all in?
There's loads of space.
Hey, we've got the M6.
You know, you give us the names and we can get stars for them.
Anne Jones, you know, she won Wimbledon and born and bred in Birmingham, still lives here.
There's Ian Lavender from Dad's Army.
He was born in Northfield.
Martin Shaw was born in Irdington.
[F#] Trevor Francis hasn't got a star.
[D] And I've got some really good ideas, hopefully, providing we can get the money.
Some great ideas there as well.
Yes, but you have to think, don't you?
Bob, woman.
Has he not got one already?
Not yet.
Just putting it out there.
Bob, woman.
That's got to be addressed, hasn't it?
We'll get on it.
I did first on this programme.
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_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ Hello, welcome to ITV News Central on [A#] the programme tonight.
_ Hello, I'm [C] Geoff Lynne.
Join me later [A] in the programme for a talk about [D] stars.
_ [C] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Now, I'm very jealous because we've had one of the Midlands' biggest music stars in the studio today and I missed it.
He did.
Matt [N] wasn't around.
You were stuck on the M6, I think, weren't you?
Yes, I was.
But he didn't meet Geoff Lynne of Electric Light Orchestra fame, ELO, however I did.
And Geoff was honoured today with a star on Birmingham's Walk of Stars, joining Ozzy Osbourne, David Harewood and Jasper Carrott.
Well, he popped in before the ceremony.
We talked about the star, the Beatles and what it's like to be a Brummie living in America.
Well, I feel thrilled really because it's a wonderful thing.
I never dreamed that would ever happen, _ growing up in Shardend in Birmingham, playing my plastic guitar and then my brown plywood guitar.
_ I never knew that it would lead to all that.
_ Well, it's not only here though, is it?
You're also getting a star in Hollywood as well.
Well, you've been given that, but you're going to attend the ceremony for that as well at some point this year.
I am.
The ceremony is sometime in the summer and they actually put that one in the ground for the ceremony.
Everybody stands around on bleachers and stuff and watches and shouts and hoots and hollers.
So this will be a much more_
Not like one I've ever seen before.
Today will be great because I've never seen the Birmingham version, which will be super.
What's it like coming back after all these years?
Because you still haven't lost your accent, have you?
You're still a Brummie.
Oh, I'm still a Brummie.
But you _ don't really lose your accent ever, I don't think.
I don't know anybody who ever_
I've no reason to lose it because in California they think I'm posh.
_ Do they really?
_ They think, oh, that's a nice accent.
Where do you come from? _
And I tell them and they still don't know how people talk in Birmingham, so they think it's posh.
It's a great thing, I think, having a Birmingham accent in California.
OK, let's talk about ELO because I've got here, and I'm going to quote this to you because you might be surprised.
After the success of ELO between 1972 and 1986, you wrote and [A] produced 26 Top 40 hits in the United [E] Kingdom and 20 Top 40 [A] hits in the United States.
[F#m] That's [Dm] huge.
That's amazing, yeah.
[E] I don't know where all the money is, but it's a good thing. _
[Am] But you've also produced some of the huge names, haven't you?
I mean, we're talking about Roy Orbison, Del Shannon, The Beatles.
What was that like?
Unbelievable.
I mean, to produce The Beatles was just like_
Never, ever dreamed that would ever happen.
_ And it's because I knew George very well because I'd worked with [N] him on his album called Cloud Nine.
I didn't know Paul that well at the time, but I do now, and Ringo I knew.
I'd produced him already as well.
And so when we got in the room, they hadn't been in the same room for like _ 20 years or so, the three of them, actual three of them together at once.
And so we sat and listened to these tales of _ like The Beatles and all the things you ever wanted to know.
So I was just thrilled to be pitted with that.
I can't imagine what it's like.
It must be fantastic to be a fly on the wall really when you've got people of that stature doing your stuff.
Well, I was in their club seat.
It was just them three and me and that was it.
So there's going to be quite a big ceremony, isn't there?
Have you any idea what's planned?
Have you been told what to expect?
Not really.
I've got a question and answer with _ _ Jasper Carrot, _ where he gets to take the mickey, I suppose.
That's the idea, I think.
_ Well, Geoff, we wish you all the best.
And congratulations again on getting the star.
Thank you very much.
And have fun in California too when you get the one in Hollywood.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Very nice.
Thank you very much.
_ _ And he was very nice.
That was great.
I really enjoyed that.
Yeah, and he seemed so chuffed about it as well.
He was genuinely chuffed.
And Geoff also mentioned Jasper Carrot there.
Well, apart from being an old mate of Geoff's, Jasper is now chair of the Broad Street Walk of Stars.
Yes, the committee decides who should be awarded the prestigious pavement plaques and Geoff brings the total so far to 32.
_ Well, after his chat with us, Geoff dashed over the road to the Library of Birmingham where he saw his star for the very first time.
So who else is on Jasper's wish list and is there enough room to fit them all in? _ _
There's loads of space.
Hey, we've got the M6.
You know, you _ give us the names and we can get stars for them.
Anne Jones, you know, she won Wimbledon and born and bred in Birmingham, still lives here.
There's Ian Lavender from Dad's Army.
He was born in Northfield.
Martin Shaw was born in Irdington.
[F#] Trevor Francis hasn't got a star.
[D] And I've got some really good ideas, hopefully, providing we can get the money.
_ _ Some great ideas there as well.
Yes, but you have to think, don't you?
Bob, woman.
Has he not got one already?
Not yet.
Just putting it out there.
Bob, woman.
That's got to be addressed, hasn't it?
_ We'll get on it.
I did first on this programme. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ Hello, welcome to ITV News Central on [A#] the programme tonight.
_ Hello, I'm [C] Geoff Lynne.
Join me later [A] in the programme for a talk about [D] stars.
_ [C] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Now, I'm very jealous because we've had one of the Midlands' biggest music stars in the studio today and I missed it.
He did.
Matt [N] wasn't around.
You were stuck on the M6, I think, weren't you?
Yes, I was.
But he didn't meet Geoff Lynne of Electric Light Orchestra fame, ELO, however I did.
And Geoff was honoured today with a star on Birmingham's Walk of Stars, joining Ozzy Osbourne, David Harewood and Jasper Carrott.
Well, he popped in before the ceremony.
We talked about the star, the Beatles and what it's like to be a Brummie living in America.
Well, I feel thrilled really because it's a wonderful thing.
I never dreamed that would ever happen, _ growing up in Shardend in Birmingham, playing my plastic guitar and then my brown plywood guitar.
_ I never knew that it would lead to all that.
_ Well, it's not only here though, is it?
You're also getting a star in Hollywood as well.
Well, you've been given that, but you're going to attend the ceremony for that as well at some point this year.
I am.
The ceremony is sometime in the summer and they actually put that one in the ground for the ceremony.
Everybody stands around on bleachers and stuff and watches and shouts and hoots and hollers.
So this will be a much more_
Not like one I've ever seen before.
Today will be great because I've never seen the Birmingham version, which will be super.
What's it like coming back after all these years?
Because you still haven't lost your accent, have you?
You're still a Brummie.
Oh, I'm still a Brummie.
But you _ don't really lose your accent ever, I don't think.
I don't know anybody who ever_
I've no reason to lose it because in California they think I'm posh.
_ Do they really?
_ They think, oh, that's a nice accent.
Where do you come from? _
And I tell them and they still don't know how people talk in Birmingham, so they think it's posh.
It's a great thing, I think, having a Birmingham accent in California.
OK, let's talk about ELO because I've got here, and I'm going to quote this to you because you might be surprised.
After the success of ELO between 1972 and 1986, you wrote and [A] produced 26 Top 40 hits in the United [E] Kingdom and 20 Top 40 [A] hits in the United States.
[F#m] That's [Dm] huge.
That's amazing, yeah.
[E] I don't know where all the money is, but it's a good thing. _
[Am] But you've also produced some of the huge names, haven't you?
I mean, we're talking about Roy Orbison, Del Shannon, The Beatles.
What was that like?
Unbelievable.
I mean, to produce The Beatles was just like_
Never, ever dreamed that would ever happen.
_ And it's because I knew George very well because I'd worked with [N] him on his album called Cloud Nine.
I didn't know Paul that well at the time, but I do now, and Ringo I knew.
I'd produced him already as well.
And so when we got in the room, they hadn't been in the same room for like _ 20 years or so, the three of them, actual three of them together at once.
And so we sat and listened to these tales of _ like The Beatles and all the things you ever wanted to know.
So I was just thrilled to be pitted with that.
I can't imagine what it's like.
It must be fantastic to be a fly on the wall really when you've got people of that stature doing your stuff.
Well, I was in their club seat.
It was just them three and me and that was it.
So there's going to be quite a big ceremony, isn't there?
Have you any idea what's planned?
Have you been told what to expect?
Not really.
I've got a question and answer with _ _ Jasper Carrot, _ where he gets to take the mickey, I suppose.
That's the idea, I think.
_ Well, Geoff, we wish you all the best.
And congratulations again on getting the star.
Thank you very much.
And have fun in California too when you get the one in Hollywood.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Very nice.
Thank you very much.
_ _ And he was very nice.
That was great.
I really enjoyed that.
Yeah, and he seemed so chuffed about it as well.
He was genuinely chuffed.
And Geoff also mentioned Jasper Carrot there.
Well, apart from being an old mate of Geoff's, Jasper is now chair of the Broad Street Walk of Stars.
Yes, the committee decides who should be awarded the prestigious pavement plaques and Geoff brings the total so far to 32.
_ Well, after his chat with us, Geoff dashed over the road to the Library of Birmingham where he saw his star for the very first time.
So who else is on Jasper's wish list and is there enough room to fit them all in? _ _
There's loads of space.
Hey, we've got the M6.
You know, you _ give us the names and we can get stars for them.
Anne Jones, you know, she won Wimbledon and born and bred in Birmingham, still lives here.
There's Ian Lavender from Dad's Army.
He was born in Northfield.
Martin Shaw was born in Irdington.
[F#] Trevor Francis hasn't got a star.
[D] And I've got some really good ideas, hopefully, providing we can get the money.
_ _ Some great ideas there as well.
Yes, but you have to think, don't you?
Bob, woman.
Has he not got one already?
Not yet.
Just putting it out there.
Bob, woman.
That's got to be addressed, hasn't it?
_ We'll get on it.
I did first on this programme. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _