NEWTON FAULKNER - FAULKNER TOLD TO CUT HIS HAIR

FAULKNER TOLD TO CUT HIS HAIR

British singer NEWTON FAULKNER was told by record bosses he'd fail unless he cut off his red dreadlocks. The 22-year-old refused and triumphed in the face of adversity on Sunday (26Aug07) when his album Hand Built By Robots topped the U.K. album chart. The star - real name Sam Newton Battenberg Faulkner - reveals, "When I signed my publishing deal about three or four years ago there were concerns about my image. "I was told I should cut my hair, but it was more of a warning really. "There was no way I was going to cut off my hair. Fortunately nowadays individuality is celebrated - look at Lily Allen and Amy Winehouse."