Non-Stop Singer in Birthday Row

Travelling minstrel Neil Williams has revealed the harsh truth about his initiation into the world of entertainment and the wicked manager who used to beat him with a stick. Williams, who celebrates his fortieth birthday today, has provided world famous blogspot Papasgotabrandnewblog with photographic proof to back up claims that his former manager forced him to play gruellingly long live concerts under threat of a sound beating. Williams, bills himself as “the Bruce Springsteen of the Cheltenham folk circuit” for his ability to play live sets of 4 or 5 hours without a break.

Williams, who is famed for his ability to segue a large number of songs together seamlessly has been accused of using this as a way of keeping his audience captive rather than captivated. However, the singer claims that this practice harks back to the days when his evil manager would “beat him black and blue” every time he stopped playing. According to an unnamed source, the photograph actually shows Williams being threatened with a beating because he wouldn’t stop singing. The singer vehemently denies this claim and has retorted by saying that this is a rumour being spread by lesser artists who are just jealous of his musical talent.