The audition process, which Shields described as "disastrous and excruciating", was unsuccessful due to Shields "mentioning The Smiths, because [he] liked their melodies", which attracted a number of vocalists he referred to as "fruitballs".^[8]

sometimes i get upset because i really wish i was a song and the sad fact is i am not one. at this point of my life..i'd long to be this one: