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Guitar World
Guitar World
Entertainment
Janelle Borg

“He fired a shotgun out of a window. We said to our tour manager, ‘You need to take that gun off him! If we go in there, he might shoot us’”: The moment glam-rock icons The Sweet knew they had to part ways with their singer

Andy Scott and Brian Connolly of Sweet perform on stage at Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, on February 24th, 1978.

The Sweet may be known as the satin jumpsuit-clad outfit behind iconic ’70s tracks such as The Ballroom Blitz and Fox on the Run. However, as guitarist Andy Scott – the lone survivor of the original powerhouse lineup – tells Guitar World, beyond the glitz, glamour, and the hits, the band eventually felt “it was more important to make music we wanted to hear without compromise.”

Unfortunately, The Sweet’s trajectory was marred by vocalist Brian Connolly’s drinking problems.

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