Stock Aiken Waterman have revealed that they turned down the chance to work with Take That.
The song writing and record production firm who comprise of Mike Stock, Matt Aiken and Pete Waterman, revealed this, claiming that they “didn’t really see that for what it was”. They shared this news in a new interview with the Daily Star's Wired Column, saying that they walked away from the offer to work with the band in the 1990s.
At the time, Take That comprised of Robbie Williams, Gary Barlow, Jason Orange, Mark Owen, and Howard Donald, who went on to sell more than 45 million worldwide, securing 12 No1 UK hits.
“We did turn down Take That. We didn’t really see that for what it was,” Mike Stock said, and Waterman agreed: “We turned it down because of the management. The terms they were offering were derogatory".
“I think that you have to have a value for your talent, otherwise there’s no point you doing it,” Waterman added, “We were as hot as pistols at the time, so we just said no. That wasn’t against Gary and the boys. It was just that it didn’t work".
In their time, Stock Aiken Waterman have achieved several UK Number Ones, including Kylie Minogue, Bananarama, Rick Astley, Jason Donovan and Dead Or Alive.
Back in January, the trio celebrated the 40th anniversary of their first number one track, which was Dead or Alive's, 'You Spin Me Round 'Like A Record)'. More on this here.
