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Matthew Bellamy bought a paramotor during the Showbiz tour, | [[Matthew Bellamy]] bought a paramotor during the [[Showbiz (album) | Showbiz]] tour,{{cite/none}} apparently by impulse purchase and costing £6,000,<ref name="mub20051116"> | ||
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desc= | desc=Forum post | date=2005-11-16 | fetch=2008-04-07 | auth=Laura '~screenager~'' | pub=Muse forum | url=http://board.muse.mu/showpost.php?p=1483548&postcount=19 | dom=board.muse.mu | type=ext | ||
}}</ref> though he recalled in 2008 that it cost around £10,000.<ref name="tin20080404">{{cite/The Irish News 2008-04-04}}</ref> He was inspired to buy it from an opponent flying into a boxing match with Mike Tyson.<ref name="tin20080404"/> The paramotor was one of | }}</ref> though he recalled in 2008 that it cost around £10,000.<ref name="tin20080404">{{cite/The Irish News 2008-04-04}}</ref> He was inspired to buy it from an opponent flying into a boxing match with Mike Tyson.<ref name="tin20080404"/> The paramotor was one of Bellamy's first high-priced purchases using the band's royalty payments.<ref name="s200005">{{cite/select200005}}</ref> The engine apparently is 50cc.<ref name="tin20080404"/> | ||
Though he claimed to be learning how to use it<ref name="j20006"> | Though he claimed to be learning how to use it<ref name="j20006"> | ||
{{cite | | {{cite/web | | ||
desc=Interview with Matthew Bellamy | date=2000-06 | pub=Juice Magazine | doc=Interview (200006 Juice Magazine article) | type=int | desc=Interview with Matthew Bellamy | date=2000-06 | pub=Juice Magazine | doc=Interview (200006 Juice Magazine article) | type=int | ||
}}</ref> and that he'd nearly obtained his licence in the former half of 2000<ref name="s200005"/> in his 2008 recollection he said he had used it only once, but keeps meaning to learn.<ref name="tin20080404"/> It seems that he did arrange some lessons,<ref name="q200609">{{cite/Q 2006-09}}</ref> so the time he did fly it was | }}</ref> and that he'd nearly obtained his licence in the former half of 2000<ref name="s200005"/> in his 2008 recollection he said he had used it only once, but keeps meaning to learn.<ref name="tin20080404"/> It seems that he did arrange some lessons,<ref name="q200609">{{cite/Q 2006-09}}</ref> so the time he did fly it probably was one of those. | ||
Before it was apparent Muse were going to have commercial success as a band, Bellamy planned to use the paramotor to fly over sports matches with advertisement banners. He was | Before it was apparent Muse were going to have commercial success as a band, Bellamy planned to use the paramotor to fly over sports matches with advertisement banners. He apparently was approached with an offer of £500 for filming aerial shots of a football match, but by that time Muse were doing well enough financially and so he didn't accept the offer.<ref name="cm20061005"> | ||
{{cite | | {{cite/web | | ||
desc=Interview | date=2006-10-05 | auth=Colin Murray | pub=BBC Radio 1 | doc=Interview (20061005 Colin Murray session) | type=int | desc=Interview | date=2006-10-05 | auth=Colin Murray | pub=BBC Radio 1 | doc=Interview (20061005 Colin Murray session) | type=int | ||
}}</ref> | }}</ref> | ||
Although the device is a powered paraglider, it was dubbed a jet pack.<!--who dubbed it, the press or fans?--> This is a source of confusion, some people are lead to believe it is a jet or rocket propelled backpack. | Although the device is a powered paraglider, it was dubbed a jet pack.<!-- who dubbed it, the press or fans? --> This is a source of confusion, as some people are lead to believe it is a jet or rocket propelled backpack. | ||
==References== | == References == | ||
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{{Backto | Matthew Bellamy}} | {{Backto | Matthew Bellamy}} | ||
[[Category:Matthew Bellamy]] | [[Category:Matthew Bellamy]] | ||
Revision as of 19:51, 5 May 2011
Matthew Bellamy bought a paramotor during the Showbiz tour,[source?] apparently by impulse purchase and costing £6,000,[1] though he recalled in 2008 that it cost around £10,000.[2] He was inspired to buy it from an opponent flying into a boxing match with Mike Tyson.[2] The paramotor was one of Bellamy's first high-priced purchases using the band's royalty payments.[3] The engine apparently is 50cc.[2]
Though he claimed to be learning how to use it[4] and that he'd nearly obtained his licence in the former half of 2000[3] in his 2008 recollection he said he had used it only once, but keeps meaning to learn.[2] It seems that he did arrange some lessons,[5] so the time he did fly it probably was one of those.
Before it was apparent Muse were going to have commercial success as a band, Bellamy planned to use the paramotor to fly over sports matches with advertisement banners. He apparently was approached with an offer of £500 for filming aerial shots of a football match, but by that time Muse were doing well enough financially and so he didn't accept the offer.[6]
Although the device is a powered paraglider, it was dubbed a jet pack. This is a source of confusion, as some people are lead to believe it is a jet or rocket propelled backpack.
References
- ↑ Laura '~screenager~. (2005-11-16). [Forum post]. Muse forum. Retrieved 2008-04-07 from board.muse.mu.
- ↑ a b c d David Roy. (2008-04-04). Live Inspiration. The Irish News. Retrieved 2008-04-06. [verify]
- ↑ a b In a Chickenshit World, A Band You Can Trust (2000-05). Select. [verify]
- ↑ (2000-06). [Interview with Matthew Bellamy]. Juice Magazine. [verify]
- ↑ Ben Mitchell. (2006-09). 'Maybe I'm Borderline Schizophrenic.'. Q, 242, 56–60. Retrieved 2006-08-03. [verify]
- ↑ Colin Murray. (2006-10-05). [Interview]. BBC Radio 1. [verify]