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A MUSICIAN who was trying to sort out his taxes spent so long waiting from an answer from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) that he transcribed their hold jingle. Alan Drever-Smith, 26, was in the middle of what ended up being a 40-minute phone call on October 30, when the "jarring" tune sparked creative mischief in the session musician. Alan, from Hull, East Yorkshire, labelled his decision to transcribe the jingle as "boredom therapy". After hearing the same minute-long segment repeated over 20 times, he decided use his laptop to transcribe. He said: "As a musician, I was giggling because it was such rubbish - the tune is jarring and it's just horrible to listen to, it's almost comical. "Five minutes had passed, and I had my laptop in front of me, so I just had a spark of mischief after hearing that same tune repeated 20 times." "It's quite mundane but it's jazzy - which is kind of hilarious because it's so out of place, it's like they just slammed two completely different songs … [Read more...] about Musician on hold to HMRC so long he transcribes jingle as musical score

KANYE West fled gunfire at a £60m Beverly Hills mansion where he was set to shoot a music video with Tekashi 6ix9ine and Nicki Minaj. Police received a call about shots being fired within the vicinity of the exclusive Alpine Drive yesterday at 10.25pm. TMZ reports that Tekashi and Kanye were both inside the home when the shooting started. Nicki Minaj had not yet arrived at the shoot. Kanye is said to have left the estate immediately. Crews on the scene reported hearing at least eight shots. Tekashi 6ix9ine was also in the mansion at the timeNo one was injured but one bullet is reported to have gone through a bedroom window. Tekashi had rented the estate as a backdrop to his new music video that features Kanye and Nicki Minaj. Authorities are set to examine the home's surveillance cameras. It comes after Tekashi was affiliated with a separate shooting in New York. ‘I WAS JUST NAPPING’ Family shocked as 95-year-old WAKES UP during his own funeral ‘I FELT LIKE I HAD … [Read more...] about Kanye West flees gunfire at £60m Beverly Hills mansion where the rapper, Tekashi 6ix9ine and Nicki Minaj were filming music video