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Welsh rockers run into trouble on North American tour

Stereophonics were involved in a police chase on Sunday (September 21), after the driver of their tour bus refused orders by Canadian border patrolmen to pull over.

After a two-mile chase, guards finally managed to get the bus to pull over at 4am local time.

The band were then forced off the vehicle while it was searched.

Ironically, the band later discovered they were only chased in the first place because their driver had been parked illegally.

"What a day. We got chased by the cops for two miles - for illegal parking," Singer Kelly Jones told The Sun.

Jones added that he almost made matters worse by saying he was friends with notorious Welsh drugs smuggler Howard Marks.

"It was aggressive border control," he explained. "One of the guards started talking about a guy who used to smuggle drugs through bands’ equipment.

"I said: 'Are you talking about Howard Marks? He's my friend.' You can imagine the rest."


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Comments (8)

hness 

Sep 23, 2008

Well im sure that theres more to it than that...the authorities probably just didn't want the stereophonics entering their country...not because they are bad ass....just because they are ass

rubbersoul7 

Sep 23, 2008

what a really funny comment hness.

Soundedd 

Sep 23, 2008

hness you comedy genious - now where you going, off to listen to the Elbow album. Stereophonics proper music for proper people, so do one.

hness 

Sep 23, 2008

meat and potatoes music....adequate, stock, average, no frills, music for people who dont like change....who dont like excitement...innovation...passion...music for people who only buy cd's from sainsburys, along with the frozen chicken....but better than coldplay

chrispaz 

Sep 24, 2008

I bet Howard Marks thinks he's a total twat. Which he is.

interpolluter28 

Sep 24, 2008

Wow. A high-speed police chase. That's something you thought only happens in movies.

binhawk 

Sep 24, 2008

"I said: 'Are you talking about Howard Marks? He's my friend.' You can imagine the rest." You know what Kelly (girls name) I cant...Its like when I got pulled over by the cops. I said, do you no that Robert Mugabe? He is my friend...You can imagine the rest.

rockgeek 

Sep 29, 2008

Soundedd yet again appears with more crap.Stereophonics.. proper music? bah ha ha!!!

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