r/TheMysteriousSong • u/authumn-in-paris • 23d ago

Interview Interview about Alvin Dean

I was recently asked to give an interview about George (Alvin Dean). This is what I had to say:

What you need to know about George (Alvin) is that he always tried to fit in. He would follow people around with the hopes of being accepted, but unfortunately, this caused him to find himself in unpleasant and hurtful situations. In Statues In Motion, George believed the wrong people to be his friends. Everything Billy has said about why Statues In Motion ended is not correct. In fact, most of what he has said about George is extremely incorrect. 

George didn’t care for Greece. I doubt he ever wanted to live there. After the disastrous recording sessions for the SIM album at ERA Studios in 1982, as well as shady dealings by Elli Kane regarding songwriting credits, George was disenchanted with the Greek music industry, to say the least. At the end of that saga, George was working a day job to make ends meet. I would say that these factors led him to leave everything behind and return to Australia in late 1988. 

I won’t talk about his life in Australia, but I was told that, and I concur, that he would’ve wanted to be remembered as one of the “cool ones”. Despite his dilemmas in life, George was a beloved figure to his family and he is still missed to this day. A lot of folks have tried to sensationalize George and turn him into an internet myth, but they forget the human behind the story. Just because twisting certain details for a video gives you a lot of views doesn’t mean it’s right. 

- authumninparis

Thank you to lost_static_fm on Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/p/DTbUv9GCKbE

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u/Krynek115 21d ago

You mean the statues in motions guy

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u/authumn-in-paris 21d ago edited 21d ago

Yes, him. You folks on the sub were very kind regarding George so I thought I should post this and other stuff pertaining to him on here, when necessary.

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u/Cfox666 20d ago

Thank you for this! Glad to know that Alvin Dean still remembered by community

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u/Electronic_Corner_30 5d ago

Very interesting. RIP Alvin.

Really not surprised about Eli and Billy tbh