Ted, who described himself at one point as "the minor Milton", is a poet. Some of his work ends up in books, some in songs.
Parts of 'Stalins' are short poems, or extracts from poems; parts are also found lines, form ads or the radio.
"A great dog deserve a great dog food" intones Ted. "go through doors when they open". "I can see lots of opportunities that I've failed to take,doors have opened and I've not gone through them - maybe that's a good thing that I've not gone through; and there was a radio ad, which said a great dog deserved a great dog food. And I thought the two ... a great dog deserves a great dog food, so fuck you! It's like, so that is success."
Ted Milton says he's not averse to wads of money. He says he used to shout his lyrics for fear of being mistaken for a singer. And he makes very odd, very interesting records. Why not treat yourself to one right now?
David Quantick/New Musical Express