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Article: I was rubbed out by The Sopranos ... and missed out on a fortune; LOST OUT ON DEALS: Jake Black;MAFIA MOBSTER: James Gandolfini as gang boss Tony Soprano.
- Article from:
- The Mail on Sunday (London, England)
- Article date:
- September 30, 2007
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Byline: JANE SIMPSON
IT'S one of thebest-known cult TV theme tunes of modern times, enjoyed by legions of fansaround the world.
Just as the Friends theme brought its creators fame, the opening song to theSopranos should have made its singers global icons.
But the Scots frontman of Alabama 3 has revealed they were denied potentialmultimillion-pound spin-off deals by the US company behind the show.
Glaswegian Jake Black claimed US giant HBO refused to allow the rock group anonscreen credit in the show, which ends for good in this country next month.
He said the move would have brought the band international exposure as the ...