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One night, Frank Farian called me up
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Milli Vanilli

One night,Frank Farian called me up. He said, "John, I've gota project I'm working on." "I...

One night,
Frank Farian called me up. He said, "John, I've got
a project I'm working on." "I had a rapper, Charles Shaw,
who tried the situation and he was not good so
can you come to the studio?" So that's what I did. He said,
"You got 10,000 D-marks," and I said, "Wow." He said, "You're gonna do
the whole album with me." Frank said, "We're gonna be
doing more songs." We always asked,
"Where is Rob and Fab? When are they gonna
start singing?" Frank said, "They're gonna
record in the evening when you guys are done."

Full Transcript

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One night, Frank Farian called me up.
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He said, "John, I've got a project I'm working on."
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"I had a rapper, Charles Shaw, who tried the situation
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and he was not good so can you come to the studio?"
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So that's what I did.
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He said, "You got 10,000 D-marks,"
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and I said, "Wow."
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He said, "You're gonna do the whole album with me."
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Frank said, "We're gonna be doing more songs."
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We always asked, "Where is Rob and Fab?
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When are they gonna start singing?"
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Frank said, "They're gonna record in the evening
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when you guys are done."
Duration
42 seconds
Views
42
Timestamp in Movie
00:31:37
Uploaded
Apr 13, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography, music
Production
Keep On Running Pictures,MRC,MTV Documentary Films,MRC Non-Fiction

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Movie Summary

The bizarre untold truth behind the greatest con in music history - Milli Vanilli.
I used to have to go through the back door - Milli Vanilli 00:11
I used to have to go through the back door
It was smoke and mirrors. - Milli Vanilli 00:12
It was smoke and mirrors.
Clive is a-- is a gift-seeker. - Milli Vanilli 00:06
Clive is a-- is a gift-seeker.
He is like the Yoda of talent. - Milli Vanilli 00:10
He is like the Yoda of talent.
With Milli Vanilli, Clive saw dollar signs. - Milli Vanilli 00:07
With Milli Vanilli, Clive saw dollar signs.
How can we cash in on the immediate moment? - Milli Vanilli 00:08
How can we cash in on the immediate moment?
Clive would say every week that we're missing, - Milli Vanilli 00:10
Clive would say every week that we're missing,
But the album that's out in Europe, "All or Nothing," - Milli Vanilli 00:09
But the album that's out in Europe, "All or Nothin...
Clive called up Diane Warren. - Milli Vanilli 00:08
Clive called up Diane Warren.
I had written "Blame It On The Rain" - Milli Vanilli 00:15
I had written "Blame It On The Rain"
"Girl You Know It's True," "Blame It On The Rain." - Milli Vanilli 00:06
"Girl You Know It's True," "Blame It On ...
Normally, when you've given the producer - Milli Vanilli 00:11
Normally, when you've given the producer
In the case of Frank, though, - Milli Vanilli 00:07
In the case of Frank, though,
It was very weird for us to find the songs, - Milli Vanilli 00:14
It was very weird for us to find the songs,
But the speculation that we were somehow aware of - Milli Vanilli 00:13
But the speculation that we were somehow aware of
If an outside producer sends in all the album credits, - Milli Vanilli 00:12
If an outside producer sends in all the album credits,
So this is the European version of the album "All or Nothing." - Milli Vanilli 00:08
So this is the European version of the album "All or No...
There they are on the back, - Milli Vanilli 00:06
There they are on the back,
And let's see who's credited on this album. - Milli Vanilli 00:07
And let's see who's credited on this album.
So it says musicians here, - Milli Vanilli 00:09
So it says musicians here,