Originally Posted by
Andrew Corcoran:
“I think the main reason it came up was because Edward Reid and Frisky & Mannish were on the same bill at a comedy festival nearly two years ago, at which they performed their nursery rhyme number which Ed complemented them on. Surely you can see the similarities between the two acts! Had he not been personally known to them I don't think there would have been much of a fuss.
And yes F&M have on several occasions been invited to audition for Britain's Got Talent. 
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I agree.
But why lie? I really don't understand why he lied about getting a few song choice idea's from F&M, there's no denying the vast number of coincidences there. Where's the shame in saying he was inspired by them anyway, taking their initial idea and expanding on it by taking it to the next step? I mean every act is inspired by someone, so after already admitting it wasn't an original concept, why then lie about his inspiration? Its crazy to me that he's then gone and come up with this elaborate alternative scenario, involving two sick children. It actually says a lot about his character, going down the heart wrenching sob story route instead of the obvious truth.
I think what is likely to have happened is a selection of F&M fans noticed it straight away, and once a trend emerged Ed was contacted by the media about it and panicked. You can imagine the way a reporter would have phrased it "Is it true you stole your idea from F&M?" I guess under those circumstance it would be natural to be defensive about it, but that lie?
His differing scenario is what has made a story here, especially since F&M are rather famous for it anyway.
The sad thing is Ed has a great voice and gave a great performance, they sound nothing a like. He should give credit where credit was due, and let that be the end of it. F&M even stated they weren't the first to do this sort of style, but he knows they have a right to be a little miffed because of his song choices.
