Former Supreme Mary Wilson on signing away the band nameThe Supremes were 16 years old when we signed our first contract with Motown in 1961. We were so excited, we didn't read the small print – we just thought we were going to be recording. Subsequently, we ended up signing away our rights to our band name. I've spent many years trying to take care of it, but it's no use once you've signed a contract. It said any name we used belonged to the record company.Now, none of us owns the name the Su...
Guardian Music — Former Supreme Mary Wilson on signing away the band nameThe Supremes were 16 years old when we signed our first contract with Motown in 1961. We were so excited, we didn'... more info