Vince Cosmos: Difference between revisions

Vince was born on Glam, ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Vince Cosmos: Glam Rock Detective (audio story)}}) but was believed on Earth to be born in [[London|South London]] in [[1948]], to [[Albert Thomas Smedley]] and [[Gladys Irene Smedley]]. At that time, he was known as "'''Vincent Albert Smedley'''". He was raised in [[Hammersmith]] ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Biography (short story)}}) and then in [[Dulwich|East Dulwich]] ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Biography (short story)}}, [[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Vince Cosmos: Glam Rock Detective (audio story)}}) after the [[death]] of his father. He was, as a child, known to be a dreamer who didn't have much going for him academically. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Biography (short story)}})

Later, going by the name "'''Vincent Elven Wishbone'''", he tried to make songs that used the "[[hippie]] sound", and he released an [[Mr Parley-Chin|album]] based on the works of [[J. R. R. Tolkien]], but when Tolkien denied Vince the rights to his works, Vince had to rework many of the songs. During the late [[1960s]], Vince took refuge in many [[pub]] bands. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Biography (short story)}})

In [[1971]], Vince signed up with [[Hell for Leather Promotions]], and the "notorious" [[Arthur Korns]] became his manager. At this time, he was now known as "Vince Cosmos", and soon he had a series of powerful dreams in which the [[Galactic Godhead]] spoke and dictated the lyrics of Vince's songs. He then released an album of space themed songs ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Biography (short story)}}) in [[1972]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Hang onto Yourself (short story)}})

This gave way to the "invention" of [[Glam Rock]], and Vince let go of his previous band, [[The Extraneous Organs]], and replaced them with a new band, [[The Sky Rockets in Flight]], and together, they released an album called [[Those Crazy Martian Cats]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Biography (short story)}})  

Vince quickly became a household name, in part for his outrageous [[outfit]]s and persona, but his popularity also lead several [[assassination]] attempts. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Biography (short story)}})

It was believed that one such attempt was when he suffered from a near-fatal [[shooting]] at the [[Hammersmith Odeon]], ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Biography (short story)}}) in either 1972 ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Timothy Bold Interviews Vince Cosmos (short story)}}) or [[July]] [[1973]]. The truth of the assassination actually involved a pair of [[Martian Time Agents]] who were sent to assassinate Vince by [[Anthony Marvelle]], but this was foiled when [[Simon (Enter Wildthyme)|Simon]] and [[Panda]] warned Vince of the imminent attack, and Panda scared off the Martians due to there being an ancient [[legend]] of a panda who arrived in a [[Celestial Omnibus|scarlet chariot]] on [[Mars]]. Later, Vince invited Simon and Panda to an after party in gratitude. However, according to this account, these events were in an [[Alternate timeline (Enter Wildthyme)|alternate reality]], and that in [[N-Space|Simon's universe]], this was the final retirement performance of Vince Cosmos. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Enter Wildthyme (novel)}}) Another assassination attempt on Vince's life was supposed to happen while Vince was performing in front of [[Princess Margaret]], ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Biography (short story)}}) in the [[Royal Variety]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Timothy Bold Interviews Vince Cosmos (short story)}}) However, the explosives only went off after everybody left. Vince began making public statements about the existence of [[Meercock|Martians]] and the dangers they presented, but these were dismissed as everybody believed that Vince was becoming [[paranoia|paranoid]] and was failing to distinguish fact from fiction. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Biography (short story)}})

On [[August bank holiday]] [[Monday]], Vince went on to have a television interview with [[Bryan Only]] on ''[[The Bryan Only Show]]'', and Bryan played a old [[black and white]] clip of Vince's first appearance on the show, where he performed the song "[[Pixies All Around Me]]", one of Vince's reworked J. R. R. Tolkien inspired songs. Taken aback, Vince denied the rumours that the song would be released, as he had felt he had put that chapter of his life behind him; ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The B.O Bank Holiday Special! (short story)}}) despite this, it was re-released without his consent, exploiting the artist's increase in popularity. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Biography (short story)}})

After a "series of weird [[accident]]s, [[finance|financial]] [[disaster]]s, sackings and behind-the-scenes [[drama]]s", and the steady decline of Glam Rock as a genre, Vince and his band moved to the [[USA]] to perform, but this also ended in disaster. Shortly, Vince funded an entire [[The Diachronic Messiah|movie]], but it flopped and was ill-received. Vince returned to [[England]], where he tried to reclaim his fame, and he released an album entitled [[Gourd (album)|Gourd]], which was performed with edible [[instrument]]s. This album was recorded in [[Belgium]], and during his stay there, he attempted to cure his [[addiction]] to [[Night Nurse]] and [[Silk Cut]], and he also became fascinated by the works of [[novelist]] [[E. T. Horriblismus]]. This influenced him to release another album called [[A Sort of Morbid Panache]], but his time in the limelight had unfortunately ended. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Biography (short story)}})

By [[1978]], Vince was [[depression|depressed]] over the fact he wasn't in mainstream media any longer, ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Mother, Maiden, Crone (novel)}}) but he decided to surprise everybody by performing one last time at [[Wembly]], where he performed his greatest hits. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Biography (short story)}})

In [[January]] [[1979]], it seemed for all intents and purposes that Vince had simply disappeared off the face of the planet. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Biography (short story)}})

After Vince's disappearance, his assistant Mr [[Glister (The Delightful Bag)|"Chuckles" Glister]] only gave one statement about the incident, saying that Vince had "returned to the [[star]]s". It was known that the only person who actually knew where Vince had went was [[Poppy Munday]], Vince's [[Personal assistant|PA]] and founder of the [[Vince Cosmos fan club, South Shields chapter|Vince Cosmos fan club]], who resided in a [[canal boat]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Biography (short story)}})

Vince once told [[Daily Mirror]] reporter [[Sally Taylforth]] about his strange series of dreams. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Biography (short story)}})

While Vince's film ''[[The Diachronic Messiah]]'' wasn't a success when it first premiered in the [[1970s]], by the [[1990s]], it was regarded by some as a "camp classic", and by others, a "cornerstone of a new age religion". ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Biography (short story)}})