I've had very few fights with artists. I've had a few with club managers over, say, an out-of-tune piano. That ignorance, and lack of concern for the patrons of the club and the act would make me angry. I've had a few right old punch-ups. But the run-ins I've had with artists were always with groups, the pack instinct. They didn't like the fact that I'd had a bit more applause, and they would be disparaging. Together they had that courage but if one of them passed me in the corridor he'd look down, embarrassed.
Dusty Springfield
