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DJ Walks Out Refusing To Play Eminem
14 April 2001 | 0:00:00 GMT/UTC

A DJ on Birmingam's BRMB radio station walked out of a live show on Friday (13 April) refusing to play Eminem's Stan.

Graham Mack had a row, live on the station, with the programme controller Adam Bridge. Graham Mack said, "I decided not to play Eminem. The guy has been convicted of carrying a concealed weapon." Adam Bridge replied saying, "I don't pay you for opinions, I pay you to play what I tell you to play. Just play the bloody song." But Graham Mack refused saying, "If you want Eminem played this morning you better come down here and play it yourself."

A spokesman for the Birmingham radio station said that the programme would soon be back on air but admitted that Graham Mack's criticism of BRMB was embarrassing.