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After a day of great drama in the Irish cabaret music world that saw Johnny Logan and Dickie Rock in a war of words, peace has broken out between the singers.
A fight broke out between the artists after Logan (65) told the Irish Times over the weekend that Rock was living in “a fantasy world,” adding, “What would Dickie Rock know about being a musician? Dickie’s idea from an international tour was to have a concert in England. He bought a pub in Spain so he could play there.
“I love Dickie, but he’s a legend in his own head. He lives in a fantasy world.”
In a follow-up interview Monday with the Irish Sun, Rock, 82, responded to Logan’s comments in colorful language and said he would give the two-time Eurovision winner a “shit box.”
However, the dispute appears to have ended after Logan, who also wrote Ireland’s 1992 Eurovision-winning song, publicly apologized to Rock in a statement, which was read by Joe Duffy on Liveline on RTÉ Radio 1 on Monday.
“Last weekend I did an interview with the Irish Times where they asked me to comment on a statement that Dickie had made,” said Logan.
“I told the reporter that it was not his business, but I made a few comments about Dickie, which I jokingly wanted to say at the time. I regret those comments now and publicly apologize to Dickie.”
“Dickie and I have been friends for many years and I hope there has been no lasting damage to our friendship. Dickie is an Irish icon and has my respect.”
Later on Liveline, the 82-year-old Rock responded in kind to Logan, saying, “Johnny Logan was and still is a gentleman and a great artist. We were all friends in this crazy business and we will move on.”
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