In this excerpt from his new memoir, the soul superstar recalls a true pop-culture moment, before things got dark: when he and his girlfriend Kathy Silva were married onstage at the world’s m…
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In 1974, during what he calls “big years, star years,” Stone had a true pop-culture moment when he and his girlfriend Kathy Silva were married — not in a church but at Madison Square Garden. The two had recently given birth to a child, Sylvester Stewart Jr. Although it wasn’t televised, the wedding, which was followed by a full concert by his band, paved the way for reality TV in the way that it merged public and personal lives.
People held meetings. Meetings were held by people. I was unable to attend due to concert commitments . Much of those meetings, I was told, involved ironing out details for the reception. What kind of food would be served? What kind of champagne would be poured? What kind of cake would be cut? Japanese and soul food, to pay off the Hawaiian bride and black groom. New York champagne, to pay off the city. A round cake with a gold record on top, to pay off the business I was in.
Steve and Joe and the others made decisions. In some cases, decisions were made for them. The ASPCA wouldn’t allow the doves. The wedding party couldn’t march down the aisle without extra security, and extra security carried an extra cost. Improvisations followed. Steve found an artist to make projections that would take the place of the doves. The march down the aisle got scrapped.
“Let’s go,” Steve said, tapping a watch. Time for Halston. But I couldn’t just go over there in the first clothes of the day. I changed into a beige cowboy suit studded with red stones. It was a Nudie original. Nudie was a Russian Jewish designer who had a shop in North Hollywood, big with musicians . He loved cars almost as much as I did.
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