Alvin Stardust break-up of the Fentones, working in music management and performing at small venues with his wife Iris Caldwell, the sister of Rory Storm. During the early 1970s, however, he acquired a new persona, Alvin Stardust, cashing in on the glam rock bandwagon. Alvin Stardust was clearly a reference to Ziggy Stardust, a David Bowie character based on the "C-list" rocker Vince Taylor. The Alvin Stardust character looked remarkably like Taylor with sideburns and black leather outfit. His new name was given to him by Peter Shelley, the co-founder (with Michael Levy) of Magnet Records. Shelley originated the persona of Alvin
Stardust Memories quoted as saying: "shortly after "Stardust Memories" opened, John Lennon was shot by the very guy who had asked him for his autograph earlier in the day... This is what happens with celebrities: one day people love you; the next day they want to kill you." Aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports 69% approval of "Stardust Memories", with an average rating of 6.6/10. Janet Maslin wrote the work "is [Allen's] most provocative film thus far and perhaps his most revealing", and certainly "the one that will inspire the most heated debate". Roger Ebert gave the film two stars out of four and