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Macy Gray (born Natalie Renée McIntyre; September 6, 1967) is an American R&B, jazz and soul singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, and actress, known for her distinctive raspy voice, and a singing style heavily influenced by Billie Holiday.
Gray has released six studio albums, and received five Grammy Award nominations, winning one. She has appeared in a number of films, including Training Day, Spider-Man, Scary Movie 3, Lackawanna Blues, Idlewild and For Colored Girls. Gray is best known for her international hit single "I Try", taken from her multi-platinum debut album On How Life Is.
Macy Gray was born in Canton, Ohio, to Laura McIntyre, a math teacher, and Otis Jones. While studying scriptwriting at the University of Southern California, she agreed to write songs for a friend, and a demo session was scheduled for the songs to be recorded by another singer. When the vocalist failed to turn up, Gray recorded them herself. She then met writer/producer Joe Solo while working as a cashier in Beverly Hills. Together, they wrote a large collection of songs and recorded them in Solo's studio. The demo tape landed Gray the opportunity to sing at jazz cafés in Los Angeles. Despite Gray's dislike of her own voice,Atlantic Records signed her. She began recording her debut record but was dropped from the label upon the departure of her A&R man Tom Carolan, who signed her to the label. Macy returned to Ohio but in 1997 Los Angeles based Zomba Publishing Sr. VP A&R man Jeff Blue, convinced her to return to music and signed her to a development deal, recording new songs based on her life experiences, with a new sound, and began shopping her to record labels. In 1998, she landed a record deal with Epic Records. She was on one of the songs from the Black Eyed Peas' debut album, "Love Won't Wait".
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American R&B; and soul singer Macy Gray joins Piers Morgan Uncensored to discuss issues on racial inequality, transgender identity and even the advice successful artist and singer Prince gave her. Piers asks the 'I Try' singer what her definition of a woman is and Macy gives her response before telling us the methods of identity have become very confusing. She also believes that getting gender reassignment surgey "doesn't make you a woman". Although she is happy to use whichever pronouns someone identifies with, she explains that she feels women go through such a unique experience growing up that trans women cannot truly be called women. Subscribe to stay up-to-date on all Uncensored content. Follow Piers Morgan Uncensored on: Twitter: https://twitter.com/PiersUncensored Instagram: https...
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Macy Gray (born Natalie Renée McIntyre; September 6, 1967) is an American R&B, jazz and soul singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, and actress, known for her distinctive raspy voice, and a singing style heavily influenced by Billie Holiday.
Gray has released six studio albums, and received five Grammy Award nominations, winning one. She has appeared in a number of films, including Training Day, Spider-Man, Scary Movie 3, Lackawanna Blues, Idlewild and For Colored Girls. Gray is best known for her international hit single "I Try", taken from her multi-platinum debut album On How Life Is.
Macy Gray was born in Canton, Ohio, to Laura McIntyre, a math teacher, and Otis Jones. While studying scriptwriting at the University of Southern California, she agreed to write songs for a friend, and a demo session was scheduled for the songs to be recorded by another singer. When the vocalist failed to turn up, Gray recorded them herself. She then met writer/producer Joe Solo while working as a cashier in Beverly Hills. Together, they wrote a large collection of songs and recorded them in Solo's studio. The demo tape landed Gray the opportunity to sing at jazz cafés in Los Angeles. Despite Gray's dislike of her own voice,Atlantic Records signed her. She began recording her debut record but was dropped from the label upon the departure of her A&R man Tom Carolan, who signed her to the label. Macy returned to Ohio but in 1997 Los Angeles based Zomba Publishing Sr. VP A&R man Jeff Blue, convinced her to return to music and signed her to a development deal, recording new songs based on her life experiences, with a new sound, and began shopping her to record labels. In 1998, she landed a record deal with Epic Records. She was on one of the songs from the Black Eyed Peas' debut album, "Love Won't Wait".
(Verse 1)
As I look back over past times,
I begin to replay through my mind.
My struggles(yeah)
Bad decisions(yeah)
Tried to bind me with blurry vision.
Now that I'm free from all misery,
and the sin that so easily beset me.
(I can see now) I can see now
got my feet on the ground.
And it's all because of you.
That I know that this is true.
(Chorus)
There's not a day that I live,
You ever failed to come through.
I know I can live this life
as long as I have you.
I remember when I started
to let go and veer off this road.
Then you called me (called me) and defined me (defined me)
by your standard, now I am complete.
Never before have I felt so much joy.
And this feeling I have is unspeakable.
Everyday there's a smile on my face that can never be erased,
You're the reason I'm this way
(Chorus x2)
There's not a day that I live,
You ever failed to come through.
I know I can live this life
as long as I have you.
When I cried you were right there by my side (You dried my tears) When I worried 'bout how I'd make it by (Erased my fears)When I'm hurt Lord, you come and take my (Pain away). Lord you never cease to (Amaze)...Lord, hear me when I say...
(Chorus)
There's not a day that I live,
You ever failed to come through.
I know I can live this life
as long as I have you.
There's not a day that I live,
You ever failed to come through.
I know I can live this life as long as i know that you're near. Know these words are sincere.
It's your love that made me this way. I just have to say, It's your love