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Wales Online
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Wales Online
Arnold Schwarzenegger reveals what ended Sylvester Stallone feud
Arnold Schwarzenegger reveals what ended Sylvester Stallone feud The action stars had animosity towards one another at the height of their success in the 1980s and 90s (Image: Getty Images ) Arnold Schwarzenegger "hated" Sylvester Stallone until they went into business together. The action stars had animosity towards one another at the height of their success in the 1980s and 90s but when the Fubar actor was launching his Planet Hollywood restaurant chain, he was approached and asked if his rival could be part of the venture, and he realised it was time to end the "craziness" between them. Speaking to Andy Cohen on SiriusXM's Radio Andy, Arnold, 77, admitted: "We hated each other. "We were kind of attacking each other and doing nasty things and saying nasty things about each other and all these stupid things. "All of a sudden, I started working with Robert Earl and Keith Parish to create the Planet Hollywood franchise, those restaurants. "The next thing I know is I get a phone call from my lawyer, who was also Sly's lawyer, he said, 'Arnold, is there any kind of room for Sly in Planet Hollywood?' " Article continues below The Terminator actor recalled thinking: "That's actually a good idea, because it could bring us together. And I wanted that. At that point I had grown out of my craziness." The restaurant chain launched in 1991 in New York City with the backing of the future Expendables co-stars and other famous faces, and Arnold is proud of how they "made it work". He added: "Sure enough, we made it work. "And Bruce Willis became part of Planet Hollywood, Whoopi Goldberg became part of Planet Hollywood, Chuck Norris... It really was kind of an international cast." Arnold and Sylvester, 77, are now friends and recently reflected on how their rivalry was "very helpful" to both their careers. In a joint interview for 'TMZ Presents: Arnold + Sly: Rivals, Friends, Icons', the former Governor of California said: "There's no two ways about that: He was very helpful in my career because I had something that I could chase. Article continues below "[I was] the one who started this whole thing ... by opening up my mouth, saying stupid things, being competitive." Sylvester added: "[When Arnie] came along I was like finally, something to motivate me. Because he is, dare I say it, competition, a threat, whatever word you wanna use. "As soon as I saw him it was like bang, two alphas hitting. If we walked into a party we'd be staring at each other for a few seconds and then 'I gotta get that guy. He didn't do anything wrong but he will.' "
The Advertiser
a day ago
- Entertainment
- The Advertiser
Schwarzenegger reveals what ended feud with Stallone
Arnold Schwarzenegger "hated" Sylvester Stallone until they went into business together. The action stars had animosity towards one another at the height of their success in the 1980s and '90s. But when the Fubar actor was launching his Planet Hollywood restaurant chain, he was approached and asked if his rival could be part of the venture, and he realised it was time to end the "craziness" between them. Speaking to Andy Cohen on SiriusXM's Radio Andy, Schwarzenegger, 77, admitted: "We hated each other. "We were kind of attacking each other and doing nasty things and saying nasty things about each other and all these stupid things. "All of a sudden, I started working with Robert Earl and Keith Parish to create the Planet Hollywood franchise, those restaurants. "The next thing I know is I get a phone call from my lawyer, who was also Sly's lawyer, he said, 'Schwarzenegger, is there any kind of room for Sly in Planet Hollywood?'" The Terminator star recalled thinking: "That's actually a good idea, because it could bring us together. And I wanted that. At that point I had grown out of my craziness." The restaurant chain launched in 1991 in New York City with the backing of the future Expendables co-stars and other famous faces, and Schwarzenegger is proud of how they "made it work". "Sure enough, we made it work," he said. "And Bruce Willis became part of Planet Hollywood, Whoopi Goldberg became part of Planet Hollywood, Chuck Norris ... It really was kind of an international cast." Schwarzenegger and Stallone, 77, are now friends and recently reflected on how their rivalry was "very helpful" to both their careers. In a joint interview for TMZ Presents: Arnold + Sly: Rivals, Friends, Icons, the former governor of California said: "There's no two ways about that: He was very helpful in my career because I had something that I could chase. "(I was) the one who started this whole thing ... by opening up my mouth, saying stupid things, being competitive." Stallone added: "(When Schwarzenegger) came along I was like finally, something to motivate me. Because he is, dare I say it, competition, a threat, whatever word you want to use. "As soon as I saw him it was like bang, two alphas hitting. If we walked into a party we'd be staring at each other for a few seconds and then 'I gotta get that guy. He didn't do anything wrong but he will.'" Arnold Schwarzenegger "hated" Sylvester Stallone until they went into business together. The action stars had animosity towards one another at the height of their success in the 1980s and '90s. But when the Fubar actor was launching his Planet Hollywood restaurant chain, he was approached and asked if his rival could be part of the venture, and he realised it was time to end the "craziness" between them. Speaking to Andy Cohen on SiriusXM's Radio Andy, Schwarzenegger, 77, admitted: "We hated each other. "We were kind of attacking each other and doing nasty things and saying nasty things about each other and all these stupid things. "All of a sudden, I started working with Robert Earl and Keith Parish to create the Planet Hollywood franchise, those restaurants. "The next thing I know is I get a phone call from my lawyer, who was also Sly's lawyer, he said, 'Schwarzenegger, is there any kind of room for Sly in Planet Hollywood?'" The Terminator star recalled thinking: "That's actually a good idea, because it could bring us together. And I wanted that. At that point I had grown out of my craziness." The restaurant chain launched in 1991 in New York City with the backing of the future Expendables co-stars and other famous faces, and Schwarzenegger is proud of how they "made it work". "Sure enough, we made it work," he said. "And Bruce Willis became part of Planet Hollywood, Whoopi Goldberg became part of Planet Hollywood, Chuck Norris ... It really was kind of an international cast." Schwarzenegger and Stallone, 77, are now friends and recently reflected on how their rivalry was "very helpful" to both their careers. In a joint interview for TMZ Presents: Arnold + Sly: Rivals, Friends, Icons, the former governor of California said: "There's no two ways about that: He was very helpful in my career because I had something that I could chase. "(I was) the one who started this whole thing ... by opening up my mouth, saying stupid things, being competitive." Stallone added: "(When Schwarzenegger) came along I was like finally, something to motivate me. Because he is, dare I say it, competition, a threat, whatever word you want to use. "As soon as I saw him it was like bang, two alphas hitting. If we walked into a party we'd be staring at each other for a few seconds and then 'I gotta get that guy. He didn't do anything wrong but he will.'" Arnold Schwarzenegger "hated" Sylvester Stallone until they went into business together. The action stars had animosity towards one another at the height of their success in the 1980s and '90s. But when the Fubar actor was launching his Planet Hollywood restaurant chain, he was approached and asked if his rival could be part of the venture, and he realised it was time to end the "craziness" between them. Speaking to Andy Cohen on SiriusXM's Radio Andy, Schwarzenegger, 77, admitted: "We hated each other. "We were kind of attacking each other and doing nasty things and saying nasty things about each other and all these stupid things. "All of a sudden, I started working with Robert Earl and Keith Parish to create the Planet Hollywood franchise, those restaurants. "The next thing I know is I get a phone call from my lawyer, who was also Sly's lawyer, he said, 'Schwarzenegger, is there any kind of room for Sly in Planet Hollywood?'" The Terminator star recalled thinking: "That's actually a good idea, because it could bring us together. And I wanted that. At that point I had grown out of my craziness." The restaurant chain launched in 1991 in New York City with the backing of the future Expendables co-stars and other famous faces, and Schwarzenegger is proud of how they "made it work". "Sure enough, we made it work," he said. "And Bruce Willis became part of Planet Hollywood, Whoopi Goldberg became part of Planet Hollywood, Chuck Norris ... It really was kind of an international cast." Schwarzenegger and Stallone, 77, are now friends and recently reflected on how their rivalry was "very helpful" to both their careers. In a joint interview for TMZ Presents: Arnold + Sly: Rivals, Friends, Icons, the former governor of California said: "There's no two ways about that: He was very helpful in my career because I had something that I could chase. "(I was) the one who started this whole thing ... by opening up my mouth, saying stupid things, being competitive." Stallone added: "(When Schwarzenegger) came along I was like finally, something to motivate me. Because he is, dare I say it, competition, a threat, whatever word you want to use. "As soon as I saw him it was like bang, two alphas hitting. If we walked into a party we'd be staring at each other for a few seconds and then 'I gotta get that guy. He didn't do anything wrong but he will.'" Arnold Schwarzenegger "hated" Sylvester Stallone until they went into business together. The action stars had animosity towards one another at the height of their success in the 1980s and '90s. But when the Fubar actor was launching his Planet Hollywood restaurant chain, he was approached and asked if his rival could be part of the venture, and he realised it was time to end the "craziness" between them. Speaking to Andy Cohen on SiriusXM's Radio Andy, Schwarzenegger, 77, admitted: "We hated each other. "We were kind of attacking each other and doing nasty things and saying nasty things about each other and all these stupid things. "All of a sudden, I started working with Robert Earl and Keith Parish to create the Planet Hollywood franchise, those restaurants. "The next thing I know is I get a phone call from my lawyer, who was also Sly's lawyer, he said, 'Schwarzenegger, is there any kind of room for Sly in Planet Hollywood?'" The Terminator star recalled thinking: "That's actually a good idea, because it could bring us together. And I wanted that. At that point I had grown out of my craziness." The restaurant chain launched in 1991 in New York City with the backing of the future Expendables co-stars and other famous faces, and Schwarzenegger is proud of how they "made it work". "Sure enough, we made it work," he said. "And Bruce Willis became part of Planet Hollywood, Whoopi Goldberg became part of Planet Hollywood, Chuck Norris ... It really was kind of an international cast." Schwarzenegger and Stallone, 77, are now friends and recently reflected on how their rivalry was "very helpful" to both their careers. In a joint interview for TMZ Presents: Arnold + Sly: Rivals, Friends, Icons, the former governor of California said: "There's no two ways about that: He was very helpful in my career because I had something that I could chase. "(I was) the one who started this whole thing ... by opening up my mouth, saying stupid things, being competitive." Stallone added: "(When Schwarzenegger) came along I was like finally, something to motivate me. Because he is, dare I say it, competition, a threat, whatever word you want to use. "As soon as I saw him it was like bang, two alphas hitting. If we walked into a party we'd be staring at each other for a few seconds and then 'I gotta get that guy. He didn't do anything wrong but he will.'"
Perth Now
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Arnold Schwarzenegger reveals what ended Sylvester Stallone feud
Arnold Schwarzenegger "hated" Sylvester Stallone until they went into business together. The action stars had animosity towards one another at the height of their success in the 1980s and 90s but when the Fubar actor was launching his Planet Hollywood restaurant chain, he was approached and asked if his rival could be part of the venture, and he realised it was time to end the "craziness" between them. Speaking to Andy Cohen on SiriusXM's Radio Andy, Arnold, 77, admitted: 'We hated each other. 'We were kind of attacking each other and doing nasty things and saying nasty things about each other and all these stupid things. 'All of a sudden, I started working with Robert Earl and Keith Parish to create the Planet Hollywood franchise, those restaurants. 'The next thing I know is I get a phone call from my lawyer, who was also Sly's lawyer, he said, 'Arnold, is there any kind of room for Sly in Planet Hollywood?' ' The Terminator actor recalled thinking: 'That's actually a good idea, because it could bring us together. And I wanted that. At that point I had grown out of my craziness.' The restaurant chain launched in 1991 in New York City with the backing of the future Expendables co-stars and other famous faces, and Arnold is proud of how they "made it work". He added: 'Sure enough, we made it work. 'And Bruce Willis became part of Planet Hollywood, Whoopi Goldberg became part of Planet Hollywood, Chuck Norris… It really was kind of an international cast.' Arnold and Sylvester, 77, are now friends and recently reflected on how their rivalry was "very helpful" to both their careers. In a joint interview for 'TMZ Presents: Arnold + Sly: Rivals, Friends, Icons', the former Governor of California said: "There's no two ways about that: He was very helpful in my career because I had something that I could chase. "[I was] the one who started this whole thing ... by opening up my mouth, saying stupid things, being competitive." Sylvester added: "[When Arnie] came along I was like finally, something to motivate me. Because he is, dare I say it, competition, a threat, whatever word you wanna use. "As soon as I saw him it was like bang, two alphas hitting. If we walked into a party we'd be staring at each other for a few seconds and then 'I gotta get that guy. He didn't do anything wrong but he will.' "
UPI
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- UPI
Sly Stone's isolation shaped a generation of sound
Sly Stone turned isolation into inspiration, forging a path for a generation of music-makers The charismatic front man of Sly and the Family Stone died on June 9, 2025, at the age of 82. File Photo/David Silpa/UPI | License Photo June 13 (UPI) -- In the fall of 1971, Sly and the Family Stone's "There's a Riot Goin' On" landed like a quiet revolution. After two years of silence following the band's mainstream success, fans expected more feel-good funk from the ensemble. What they got instead was something murkier and more fractured, yet deeply intimate and experimental. This was not just an album; it was the sound of a restless mind rebuilding music from the inside out. At the center of it all was front man Sly Stone. Long before the home studio became an industry norm, Stone, who died on June 9, 2025, turned the studio into both a sanctuary and an instrument. And long before sampling defined the sound of hip-hop, he was using tape and machine rhythms to deconstruct existing songs to cobble together new ones. As someone who spends much of their time working on remote recording and audio production -- from building full arrangements solo to collaborating digitally across continents - I'm deeply indebted to Sly Stone's approach to making music. He was among the first major artists to fully embrace the recording environment as a space to compose rather than perform. Every reverb bounce, every drum machine tick, every overdubbed breath became part of the writing process. From studio rat to bedroom producer Sly and the Family Stone's early albums -- including "Dance to the Music" and "Stand!" - were recorded at top-tier facilities like CBS Studios in Los Angeles under the technical guidance of engineers such as Don Puluse and with oversight from producer David Rubinson. These sessions yielded bright, radio-friendly tracks that emphasized tight horn sections, group vocals and a polished sound. Producers also prized the energy of live performance, so the full band would record together in real time. But by the early 1970s, Stone was burnt out. The dual pressures of fame and industry demands were becoming too much. Struggling with cocaine and PCP addiction, he'd grown increasingly distrustful of bandmates, label executives and even his friends. So he decided to retreat to his hillside mansion in Bel Air, California, transforming his home into a musical bunker. Inside, he could work on his own terms: isolated and erratic, but free. Without a full band present, Stone became a one-man ensemble. He leaned heavily into overdubbing -- recording one instrument at a time and building his songs from fragments. Using multiple tape machines, he'd layer each part onto previous takes. The resulting album, "There's a Riot Goin' On," was like nothing he'd previously recorded. It sounds murky, jagged and disjointed. But it's also deeply intentional, as if every imperfection was part of the design. In "The Poetics of Rock," musicologist Albin Zak describes this "composerly" approach to production, where recording itself becomes a form of writing, not just documentation. Stone's process for "There's a Riot Goin' On" reflects this mindset: Each overdub, rhythm loop and sonic imperfection functions more like a brushstroke than a performance. Automating the groove A key part of Stone's tool kit was the Maestro Rhythm King, a preset drum machine he used extensively. It wasn't the first rhythm box on the market. But Stone's use of it was arguably the first time such a machine shaped the entire aesthetic of a mainstream album. The drum parts on his track "Family Affair," for example, don't swing - they tick. What might have been viewed as soulless became its own kind of soul. This early embrace of mechanical rhythm prefigured what would later become a foundation of hip-hop and electronic music. In his book "Dawn of the DAW," music technology scholar Adam Patrick Bell calls this shift "a redefinition of groove," noting how drum machines like the Rhythm King encouraged musicians to rethink their songwriting process, building tracks in shorter, repeatable sections while emphasizing steady, looped rhythms rather than free-flowing performances. Though samplers wouldn't emerge until years later, Stone's work already contained that repetition, layering and loop-based construction that would become characteristic of the practice. He recorded his own parts the way future DJs would splice records - isolated, reshuffled, rhythmically obsessed. His overdubbed bass lines, keyboard vamps and vocal murmurs often sounded like puzzle pieces from other songs. Music scholar Will Fulton, in his study of Black studio innovation, notes how producers like Stone helped pioneer a fragment-based approach to music-making that would become central to hip-hop's DNA. Stone's process anticipated the mentality that a song isn't necessarily something written top to bottom, but something assembled, brick by brick, from what's available. Perhaps not surprisingly, Stone's tracks have been sampled relentlessly. In "Bring That Beat Back," music critic Nate Patrin identifies Stone as one of the most sample-friendly artists of the 1970s - not because of his commercial hits, but because of how much sonic space he left in his tracks: the open-ended grooves, unusual textures and slippery emotional tone. You can hear his sounds in famous tracks such as 2Pac's "If My Homie Calls," which samples "Sing a Simple Song"; A Tribe Called Quest's "The Jam," which draws from "Family Affair"; and De La Soul's "Plug Tunin'," which flips "You Can Make It If You Try." The studio as instrument While Sly's approach was groundbreaking, he wasn't entirely alone. Around the same time, artists such as Brian Wilson and The Rolling Stones were experimenting with home and nontraditional recording environments - Wilson famously retreating to his home studio during "Pet Sounds," and the Stones tracking "Exile on Main St." in a French villa. Yet in the world of Black music, production remained largely centralized in institutionally controlled studio systems such as Motown in Detroit and Stax in Memphis, where sound was tightly managed by in-house producers and engineers. In that context, Stone's decision to isolate, self-produce and dismantle the standard workflow was more than a technical choice: It was a radical act of autonomy. The rise of home recording didn't just change who could make music. It changed what music felt like. It made music more internal, iterative and intimate. Sly Stone helped invent that feeling. It's easy to hear "There's a Riot Goin' On" as murky or uneven. The mix is dense with tape hiss, drum machines drift in and out of sync, and vocals often feel buried or half-whispered. But it's also, in a way, prophetic. It anticipated the aesthetics of bedroom pop, the cut-and-paste style of modern music software, the shuffle of playlists and the recycling of sounds that defines sample culture. It showed that a groove didn't need to be spontaneous to be soulful, and that solitude could be a powerful creative tool, not a limitation. In my own practice, I often record alone, passing files back and forth, building from templates and mapping rhythm to grid - as do millions of musical artists who compose tracks from their bedrooms, closets and garages. Half a century ago, a funk pioneer led the way. I think it's safe to say that Sly Stone quietly changed the process of making music forever - and in the funkiest way possible. Jose Valentino Ruiz is an associate professor of music business and entrepreneurship at the University of Florida. This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. The views and opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author.
The Spinoff
13-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Spinoff
Fury of the Small: Buy, sell and swap secrets at the Goblin Market
In episode five, our hero goblins gather with their kinfolk and try to piece together why their home was razed to the ground. Fury of the Small blends radio drama, improv comedy and tabletop roleplaying into a unique audio experience. In our story, four stalwart heroes delve into a goblin den seeking fame and fortune. Months later, four avenging goblins step into the human world seeking retribution. All that follows is decided by the roll of the dice! In episode five the goblins are surrounded by distant kith and kin at the Goblin Market. Amid the hustle and bustle, our four protagonists are lost in thought. Why is it they came to lose their home? Who were the monsters responsible? And how might the goblins of Jaggedjaw take their revenge? This episode dives deep into each goblin's psyche. We learn more of their secrets, their pasts and hints of what their futures might hold. Smiggly loses himself in the bottle, Sly looks to the skies and Scritches seeks a means to continue the hunt for the heroes. The littlest goblin Skree nurses the greatest secret of all… Fury of the Small is a limited series Dungeons & Dragons podcast produced by The Wild Magic Tavern, in partnership with The Spinoff. It stars Brynley Stent, Arlo Gibson, Ella Hope-Higginson, Tom Eason and Paddy Carroll with sound design by Te Aihe Butler.
