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John said Rose also told him early on in his career, \"We're gonna put you in smaller venues and create a ticket craziness, so you sell out straightaway and no one can get a ticket. That means the next time you come round, you're gonna sell out a bigger venue.\"

That way, Rose told the singer, \"when you do play big venues, you will really relish it and you will be ready for it.\"

John says now, 50 years later, he can vouch for the fact that \"playing somewhere...[when] you're not ready is a disaster waiting to happen.\"

\"Just take it easy, know what you can do and then build up to play something special,\" he cautioned. \"But don't do it straightaway.\"

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