<sod>In the early 1990s, Emerson formed the short-lived group Aliens of Extraordinary Ability with [[Stuart Smith (musician)|Stuart Smith]], Richie Onori, Marvin Sperling and Robbie Wyckoff. The group's name came from the application process for a U.S. [[visa (document)|work visa]], and the members included several British musicians who, like Emerson, had come to [[Los Angeles]] to further their careers.<ref>{{cite news |last=Rogers |first=John |date=1 February 2008 |title=Star Power Helps With Green Card: Hollywood Loves Its Foreign-Born Actors, But They Still Have Immigration Hurdles.|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2008/feb/01/entertainment/et-expatriate1 |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |location=[[Los Angeles, California]] |access-date=18 March 2016  |agency=[[Associated Press]]|deadurl=no |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111105231547/http://articles.latimes.com/2008/feb/01/entertainment/et-expatriate1 |archive-date=5 November 2011}}</ref> The group turned down a record deal with [[Samsung]] because of Emerson's commitment to an ELP reunion and Smith's involvement with a possible reformation of [[The Sweet]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rockmusicstar.com/heavenearth/2013/3/24/heaven-earth-stuart-smith.html |title=Heaven & Earth - Stuart Smith |last1=Orwat |first1=Thomas S., Jr. |date=24 March 2013 |website=rockmusicstar.com |publisher=Rock Music Star (Thomas S. Orwat, Jr.)  |access-date=18 March 2016 |deadurl=no |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313033021/http://www.rockmusicstar.com/heavenearth/2013/3/24/heaven-earth-stuart-smith.html |archive-date=13 March 2016 |quote=...I was playing in a band called, Aliens of Extraordinary Ability, with Keith Emerson. We were offered a record deal with Samsung, but Keith decided to go back to Emerson, Lake and Palmer. I then got involved in the reformation of the band Sweet, which ended up not happening.}}</ref><eod>
<sod>In the early 1990s, Emerson formed the short-lived group Aliens of Extraordinary Ability with [[Stuart Smith (musician)|Stuart Smith]], Richie Onori, Marvin Sperling and Robbie Wyckoff. The group's name came from the application process for a US [[visa (document)|work visa]], and the members included several British musicians who, like Emerson, had come to [[Los Angeles]] to further their careers.<ref>{{cite news |last=Rogers |first=John |date=1 February 2008 |title=Star Power Helps With Green Card: Hollywood Loves Its Foreign-Born Actors, But They Still Have Immigration Hurdles.|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2008/feb/01/entertainment/et-expatriate1 |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |location=[[Los Angeles, California]] |access-date=18 March 2016  |agency=[[Associated Press]]|deadurl=no |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111105231547/http://articles.latimes.com/2008/feb/01/entertainment/et-expatriate1 |archive-date=5 November 2011}}</ref> The group turned down a record deal with [[Samsung]] because of Emerson's commitment to an ELP reunion and Smith's involvement with a possible reformation of [[The Sweet]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rockmusicstar.com/heavenearth/2013/3/24/heaven-earth-stuart-smith.html |title=Heaven & Earth - Stuart Smith |last1=Orwat |first1=Thomas S., Jr. |date=24 March 2013 |website=rockmusicstar.com |publisher=Rock Music Star (Thomas S. Orwat, Jr.)  |access-date=18 March 2016 |deadurl=no |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313033021/http://www.rockmusicstar.com/heavenearth/2013/3/24/heaven-earth-stuart-smith.html |archive-date=13 March 2016 |quote=...I was playing in a band called, Aliens of Extraordinary Ability, with Keith Emerson. We were offered a record deal with Samsung, but Keith decided to go back to Emerson, Lake and Palmer. I then got involved in the reformation of the band Sweet, which ended up not happening.}}</ref><eod>