Frank Sidebottom ... 'He'd have died to be in the charts'

Chris Sievey, creator of Frank Sidebottom, was heading for a pauper's funeral until a campaign by fans raised £20,000 for his send-off. And now there's talk of a cartoon, a film and a No 1 hitThe story emerged the day after he died. On Tuesday the Manchester Evening News reported that Chris Sievey, aka Frank Sidebottom, had died penniless and was to suffer the indignity of a pauper's funeral. The cult comedian/cod pop star, ignored by the mainstream all his life, was finally headline news. Frie...

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