Howard Werth
Max Bell, NME, 27 September 1975
"SEE, THE 'THE' is actually a joke, an abbreviation of the first word. It's not really 'King Brilliant' it's '...King Brilliant' that we ever got it out. You have to say it quick." No response from a bemused DJ.
Total word count of piece: 1400
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