Fiona Ma 馬世雲
Speaker Pro Tempore of the California State Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office March 27, 2010[1]
Speaker	John Pérez
Preceded by	Lori Saldaña
Member of the California State Assembly from the 12th district
Incumbent
Assumed office December 4, 2006
Preceded by	Leland Yee
Member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors from District 4
In office December 2, 2002 – December 4, 2006
Preceded by	Leland Yee
Succeeded by	Ed Jew
Personal details
Born	(1966-03-04) March 4, 1966 (age 46)
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Jason Hodge[2]
Residence	San Francisco, California, U.S.
Alma mater	Rochester Institute of Technology Golden Gate University Pepperdine University
Profession	Accountant
Website	Official website

Fiona Ma (simplified Chinese: 马世云; traditional Chinese: 馬世雲; pinyin: Mǎ Shìyún; born March 4, 1966) is the Speaker pro Tempore California State Assembly and a San Francisco politician, and a former member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.

Personal life[link]

Ma is the oldest of three children born to William and Sophia Ma, both Chinese immigrants. Her grandfather, Lieutenant General Ma Zhen, was the first mayor of Kunming, Republic of China.^[3]

She has a younger brother and sister. Born and raised in New York, she attended Baker Elementary School before graduating from Great Neck North Middle and High School. Her father, Dr. William Ma was a civil engineer who later specialized in construction claims and litigation before he retired. Her mother, Sophia (née Doo), was a high school art teacher for 20 years before moving to San Francisco to be closer to her parents. Dr. William Ma was posted as a minister at the San Francisco Swatow Christian Church in San Francisco's Sunset District.^[4]

She received a bachelor's degree in accounting at Rochester Institute of Technology, a master’s degree in taxation from Golden Gate University, and an MBA from Pepperdine University. She is currently a CPA.^[4] and a Member of the Aspen Institute's 2009 Class of Aspen-Rodel Fellows

Political career[link]

Ma was on the staff of former state Senate President John Burton as a part-time district representative from 1995 until her election to the Board of Supervisors in 2002. She was an elected delegate to the White House Conference on Small Business under President Bill Clinton, which produced a report to Congress on the 60 top policy recommendations to help small businesses grow and prosper in the 21st century.

San Francisco Board of Supervisors[link]

Ma was later elected to the San Francisco County Board of Supervisors from 2002 to 2006 representing District 4, the Sunset District. While serving on that board, her major legislative push was to shut down massage parlors who illegally trafficked persons into the country and used them to run illegal prostitution rings.^[5] She also led the effort to create the city's Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program following the passage of Prop 209 to enable small businesses to more easily participate in public works projects.

12th District Assemblywoman[link]

Ma won the Democratic nomination to represent California's 12th Assembly District against fellow Democrat Janet Reilly in the state primary election of June 6, 2006. The campaign was one of the most expensive legislative primary races in the state of California.^[6]

On November 7, 2006 Ma received 70 percent of the votes and defeated her two opponents for California Assembly Republican Howard Epstein and Green Barry Hermanson. She replaced Leland Yee as 12th District Assemblywoman.^[7]

Ma was appointed Assembly Majority Whip by the speaker of the Assembly, Fabian Núñez A position which she held for 3 years . In 2010, Speaker of the Assembly John A. Pérez appointed Assemblywoman Fiona Ma to the leadership position of Speaker pro Tempore. As presiding officer and member of the leadership team, Assemblywoman Ma guides Assembly Members through the daily business of the house, responds to parliamentary inquiries, issue rulings on points of order when necessary, and is responsible for guiding legislative priorities. Recently Ma presided over the record-breaking 18 hours session to pass California's budget.

As an Assemblywoman, Ma authored ground breaking legislation on banning toxic chemicals in products for babies and small children. Ma's legislation was later incorporated into Senator Dianne Feinstein's ^[8] federal Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 signed by Pres George W Bush on Aug 15, 2008 . She also worked on the creation of a state-wide high-speed rail, giving equal rights to men and women to change their last names when they are married or become domestic partners and is a co-author of SB 840, a bill that creates a single payer universal health care system throughout California.

Issues and Legislative History[link]

High Speed Rail[link]

At the start of her first term, Assemblywoman Ma convened the bi-cameral and bi-partisan high speed rail caucus. The caucus worked to protect and restore budget funding for the High Speed Rail Authority and fought to keep the High Speed Rail bond on the November 2008 ballot. Assemblywoman Ma joint-authored AB 3034, the Safe Reliable, High-Speed Train Bond Act for the 21st Century—Prop 1-A on the November 2008 ballot. Assemblywoman Ma was a leader in the campaign to pass Prop 1-A, which was approved with 53% of the vote. She continues to work on the effort to capture federal funding the High Speed Rail Authority.

Ban on toxic chemicals in children's toys[link]

Also known as the Rubber Duck bill, Ma authored AB 1108,^[9] a bill that prohibited the manufacture, sale, and distribution of toys and child care products intended for use by children under the age of three that contain toxic chemicals known as phthalates. These substances are used in soft plastic toys and other baby products such as bath books, rubber ducks, and baby teethers. Scientific research shows that these chemicals can have a negative effect on human health and may increase the risk of premature birth, early onset of puberty, lower sperm count, increased reproductive defects, and even cancer. These chemicals are already banned in 14 countries and the European Union, which has made the United States a toxic toy dumping ground. Four of the six phthalates banned in the bill have already been placed on California’s Proposition 65 list as reproductive toxins.

Fighting to eliminate hepatitis[link]

At the age of 22, Ma learned she had hepatitis B (HBV), a virus that causes 80% of all liver cancer if left untreated and one that shows no symptoms until it's almost too late. Approximately 1.4 million Americans are infected with HBV, and more than half of them are Asian/Pacific Islander (API) Americans. It is estimated that 1 in 10 APIs are chronically infected with HBV. Like most APIs, Ma contracted HBV from her mother at birth via perinatal exposure. San Francisco has the highest rate of liver cancer in the nation because of its high API population, and HBV-related liver cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among API men living in California.

Ma works to remove the stigma of the disease in the Asian community by actively speaking out about the importance of testing and vaccination.^[10] In 2008, Ma introduced Assembly Bill 158 which requires the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) to apply for a federal waiver to expand Medi-Cal eligibility for individuals with chronic hepatitis B. AB 158 did not make it through the legislative process due to costs associated with the bill. In 2009, Ma introduced a resolution declaring May 2009 as Hepatitis B Awareness Month in California. The resolution supports collaborating with all interested parties to raise public awareness about HBV. It also supports the development of a comprehensive, statewide HBV prevention and treatment plan. Ma serves as unofficial chairperson for San Francisco Hep B Free - the largest, most intensive health care campaign for APIs in the U.S. and one that is looked upon as a model for the nation in eliminating HBV.^[11] In May 2010, San Francisco Hep B Free launched its controversial "Which One Deserves to Die" ad campaign which received national coverage that featured Ma in the NY Times ^[12] and on CBS, ABC, PBS, NPR, Sirius Radio, and more.

Domestic Violence[link]

Assemblywoman Ma has a long history protecting victims of assault and violence as the Chairwoman of the Select Committee on Domestic Violence. She sponsored Assembly Concurrent Resolution 6 which raised awareness about teen dating violence. She authored (and got signed into law) AB 1771 making it easier for judges to issue restraining orders and AB 258 which replaces “primary aggressor” with “dominant aggressor” in the Penal Code. She also co-authored SB 13, which re-allocated $16.3 million to prevent the closure of domestic violence shelters throughout the state. She has hosted several hearings on Teen Dating Violence, Violence in the LGBT Community, shelters and Domestic Violence Effects on Children.

Safety Regulations at raves on State property[link]

In response to substance abuse-related deaths, injuries and arrests involving electronic-music shows at San Franciscos Cow Palace and the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The Assembly voted 72-0 to support AB 74, a bill to regulate raves at publicly owned facilities. The bill establishes safety guidelines for electronic-music concerts when they are held on publicly owned properties such as the Cow Palace, which is located in Ma's 12th Assembly District."California needs to better monitor and control events occurring on state properties," Ma said in a news release. "AB 74 is intended to prevent the loss of life and make safety a top priority at events on state property." The law requires the state agency intending to host any rave expected to draw 10,000 people or more to assess potential problems, the need for law enforcement and medical personnel, and other related issues. If the agency concludes there's a strong possibility for loss of life or harm to participants, the show's promoter would be required to prepare a plan to provide an adequate law-enforcement presence, control drug use and potentially prohibit minors.^[13]

Curry Without Worry[link]

Ma serves as the Treasurer for Curry Without Worry, a non-profit based in San Francisco. Since 2006, this organization has fed over 45,000 people.^[14]

Assembly Committee Membership[link]

Standing Committees:

• Committee on Agriculture
• Committee on Higher Education
• Committee on Housing and Community Development
• Committee on Labor and Employment
• Committee on Public Safety
• Committee on Revenue and Taxation

Select Committees:

• Select Committee on Domestic Violence
• Select Committee on Foster Care
• Select Committee on Rail Transportation
• Select Committee on Preservation of California’s Entertainment Industry

References[link]

External links[link]

San Francisco Bay Area portal

• Official Assembly web site
• Campaign web site

v t e Members of the California State Assembly Speaker of the Assembly: John Pérez (D) Speaker Pro Tempore: Fiona Ma (D) Majority Leader: Charles Calderon (D) Minority Leader: Connie Conway (R)        Wesley Chesbro (D)    Jim Nielsen (R)    Dan Logue (R)    Beth Gaines (R)    Richard Pan (D)    Jared Huffman (D)    Michael Allen (D)    Mariko Yamada (D)    Roger Dickinson (D)    Alyson Huber (D)    Susan Bonilla (D)    Fiona Ma (D)    Tom Ammiano (D)    Nancy Skinner (D)    Joan Buchanan (D)    Sandré Swanson (D)    Cathleen Galgiani (D)    Mary Hayashi (D)    Jerry Hill (D)    Bob Wieckowski (D)    Rich Gordon (D)    Paul Fong (D)    Nora Campos (D)    Jim Beall (D)    Kristin Olsen (R)    Bill Berryhill (R)    Bill Monning (D)    Luis Alejo (D)    Linda Halderman (R)    David Valadao (R)    Henry Perea (D)    Shannon Grove (R)    Katcho Achadjian (R)    Connie Conway (R)    Das Williams (D)    Steve Knight (R)    Jeff Gorell (R)    Cameron Smyth (R)    Felipe Fuentes (D)    Bob Blumenfield (D)    Julia Brownley (D)    Mike Feuer (D)    Mike Gatto (D)    Anthony Portantino (D)    Gil Cedillo (D)    John Pérez (D)    Holly Mitchell (D)    Mike Davis (D)    Mike Eng (D)    Ricardo Lara (D)    Steven Bradford (D)    Isadore Hall (D)    Betsy Butler (D)    Bonnie Lowenthal (D)    Warren Furutani (D)    Tony Mendoza (D)    Roger Hernandez (D)    Charles Calderon (D)    Tim Donnelly (R)    Curt Hagman (R)    Norma Torres (D)    Wilmer Carter (D)    Mike Morrell (R)    Brian Nestande (R)    Paul Cook (R)    Kevin Jeffries (R)    Jim Silva (R)    Allan Mansoor (R)    Jose Solorio (D)    Don Wagner (R)    Jeff Miller (R)    Chris Norby (R)    Diane Harkey (R)    Martin Garrick (R)    Nathan Fletcher (I)    Toni Atkins (D)    Brian Jones (R)    Marty Block (D)    Ben Hueso (D)    V. Manuel Perez (D)    Democratic (52)    Republican (27)    Independent (1) California State Legislature California State Assembly California State Senate

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Bevan Dufty
Dufty acting as SF District 8 supervisor in 2010
In office 2002–2011
Preceded by	Mark Leno
Succeeded by	Scott Wiener
Personal details
Born	(1955-02-27) February 27, 1955 (age 57)
Nationality	United States
Political party	Democratic
Children	Sidney Maely Goldfader-Dufty
Residence	San Francisco, California
Alma mater	University of California, Berkeley
Occupation	Politician
Profession	San Francisco's Director of Housing Opportunity, Partnerships and Engagement (HOPE)
Religion	Jewish [1]
Website	Supervisor Bevan Dufty

Bevan Dufty (born February 27, 1955) is an American politician and former Member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors (2002-2011). As supervisor he represented San Francisco's 8th District, encompassing The Castro, Ashbury Heights, Buena Vista, Diamond Heights, Dolores Park, Duboce Triangle, Glen Park, Noe Valley, Sunnyside and Twin Peaks. Dufty currently serves as San Francisco's Director of Housing Opportunity, Partnerships and Engagement (HOPE).

Early life[link]

Dufty is the son of writer William Dufty and Maely Bartholomew, who had lost most of her family in the Holocaust. Dufty was raised in Harlem, NYC where his mother befriended jazz musician Billie Holiday, who would later become his godmother. His voice can be heard on a recording made in the Dufty household where Holiday makes jokes about his red underpants.^[2]

After moving from Harlem to California at age 16, Dufty finished high school at Menlo-Atherton High School in Atherton, CA, just south of San Francisco. Dufty graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, where he was a student body co-president and earned a degree in Political Science.

Political career[link]

After graduation, he served as Senior Legislative Assistant for Education in the office of New York Rep. Shirley Chisholm. Later, he served as Chief Legislative Assistant to Rep. Julian Dixon, a post in which he helped craft legislation that created the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. In San Francisco, he worked for former Supervisor Susan Leal, served as an aide under Mayor Willie Brown, and coordinated the Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Services.

A Democrat, Dufty was elected a supervisor from the city's eighth district in 2002 before being re-elected in 2006. He served as Chair of the San Francisco County Transportation Authority, Chair of the City Operations & Neighborhood Services Committee as well as a Representative on the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District Board. As Supervisor, Dufty was known for being highly accessible and maintaining strong constituent relations.^{[citation needed]}

Dufty is openly gay and his election campaigns have often won the backing of the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund. In 2006, Dufty and lesbian friend Rebecca Goldfader had a daughter, Sidney.^[3]

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Bevan Dufty

• Campaign website
• Unsolicited Yelp review (of Golden Gate Transit) incorporating a letter from Bevan Dufty

Fiona Apple
Apple performing in Seattle in 2006
Background information
Birth name	Fiona Apple McAfee Maggart
Born	(1977-09-13) September 13, 1977 (age 34) Manhattan, New York, United States
Origin	New York City, New York
Genres	Piano rock, baroque pop, alternative rock, experimental rock, jazz
Occupations	Singer-songwriter, musician
Instruments	Vocals, piano, optigan
Years active	1996–present
Labels	Epic
Website	Fiona-Apple.com

Fiona Apple McAfee Maggart (born September 13, 1977) is an American singer-songwriter and pianist. Apple met international acclaim for her 1996 debut album, Tidal, which was a critical and commercial success. At the age of nineteen she received a Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance for the single "Criminal" from that album in 1998.

After Tidal, Apple released the critically acclaimed, though less commercially successful albums, When the Pawn... (1999) and Extraordinary Machine (2005). A perceived shelving of Extraordinary Machine was met with vocal protests from her fans, who campaigned against her record label in 2005. Apple's musical style contains elements of jazz and alternative rock.

Early life and family[link]

Born in New York City, Apple is the daughter of singer Diane McAfee and actor Brandon Maggart. Her older sister, Amber, sings cabaret under the stage name Maude Maggart. Her half brother Spencer is a director and directed the video for her single "Parting Gift." Her half brother Garett Maggart starred in the TV series The Sentinel. In addition, her maternal grandparents were Millicent Green, a dancer with the George White's Scandals, a series of 1920s musical revues similar to the Ziegfeld Follies, and Johnny McAfee, a multireedist and vocalist of the big band era; her grandparents met while touring with Johnny Hamp and his orchestra. Apple was raped at the age of twelve, a trauma she would later allude to in songs such as "Sullen Girl."^[1][2]

Career[link]

[edit] 1994–1998: Career beginnings and Tidal

Apple was introduced to the music industry in 1994, when she gave a demo tape containing the songs "Never Is a Promise," "Not One of Those Times," and "He Takes a Taxi" to her friend who was the babysitter of music publicist Kathryn Schenker.^[1] Schenker then passed the tape along to Sony Music executive Andy Slater.^[3] Apple's contralto voice, piano skills and lyrics captured his attention, and Slater signed her to a record deal.^[4][5]

In 1996, Apple's debut album, Tidal, was released by Work. The album sold 2.7 million copies and was certified three times platinum in the U.S.^[6][7] "Criminal," the third single, became a hit and the song reached the top forty on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. The song's controversial Mark Romanek-directed music video — in which a scantily clad Apple appeared in a 1970s-era tract house — played on MTV. Apple later said: "I decided if I was going to be exploited, then I would do the exploiting myself."^[8] Other singles from Tidal included "Shadowboxer," "Sleep to Dream," and "Never Is a Promise." In 1997, while accepting MTV Video Music Award for "Best New Artist" for her song Sleep to Dream, Apple said: "This world is bullshit, and you shouldn't model your life on what we think is cool, and what we're wearing and what we're saying."^[9] The New Yorker and NYRock characterized her MTV award show speech as ungrateful and "ridiculous."^[1][4] Apple was unapologetic. "I just had something on my mind and I just said it. And that's really the foreshadowing of my entire career and my entire life. When I have something to say, I'll say it," she said, responding to these criticisms in an article in Rolling Stone in January, 1998.^[10]

During this period, Apple also made recordings of The Beatles' "Across the Universe" and Percy Mayfield's "Please Send Me Someone to Love" for the soundtrack of the film Pleasantville. She later canceled the last twenty-one dates on a tour in support of her album due to "personal family problems."^[11]

[edit] 1999–2002: When the Pawn... and hiatus

Apple's second album, When the Pawn..., was released in 1999. Its full title is a poem Apple wrote after reading letters that appeared in Spin regarding an article that had cast her in a negative light in an earlier issue.^[12] The title's length earned it a spot in the Guinness Book of Records for 2001. However, as of October, 2007, it is no longer the longest album title, as Soulwax released Most of the Remixes, a remix album whose title surpasses When the Pawn’s length by 100 characters.^[13] When the Pawn was cultivated during Apple's relationship with film director Paul Thomas Anderson. When the Pawn, which was produced by Jon Brion, used more expressive lyrics, experimented more with drum loops, and incorporated both the Chamberlin and drummer Matt Chamberlain.^[14] The album received a positive reception from publications such as The New York Times and Rolling Stone. It did not fare as well commercially as her debut, though it was an RIAA-certified platinum album^[6] and sold one million copies in the U.S.^[7] The album's lead single, "Fast as You Can," reached the top twenty on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart and became Apple's first Top 40 hit in the UK. The videos for two follow-up singles, "Paper Bag" and "Limp" (directed by then-boyfriend Anderson), received very little play.

After performing for forty minutes in a set hampered by equipment issues to 3,000 fans at the New York City Roseland Ballroom, a frustrated Apple left the stage without returning. Her performance saw Apple appearing distraught at the sound quality, apologizing numerous times for the sound and crying.^[15] The incident was described by AOL as "music's most infamous on-stage meltdown."^[16] After completing a concert tour in support of her second album in 2000, Apple relocated to Los Angeles. During her hiatus, Apple contemplated retiring from her recording career. Apple sang with Johnny Cash on a cover of Simon & Garfunkel's "Bridge over Troubled Water" that ended up on his album American IV: The Man Comes Around and was nominated for a Grammy Award for "Best Country Collaboration with Vocals." She also collaborated with Cash on Cat Stevens's "Father and Son," which was included in his 2003 collection Unearthed.

[edit] 2002–2010: Extraordinary Machine and second hiatus

Fans in support of Fiona Apple demonstrating outside the NYC headquarters of Sony BMG Music Entertainment in January 2005.

Apple's third album, Extraordinary Machine, was originally produced by Jon Brion. In spring 2002, Apple and Jon Brion, her longtime friend and producer on When the Pawn, met for their weekly lunch meeting. Brion reportedly "begged" Apple to make another album. Apple agreed, and Brion went to Apple's label, Epic Records, with strict stipulations (including no deadline), which the label eventually agreed to. Recording sessions began in 2002, at Ocean Way studios in Nashville, Tennessee, but later moved to the Paramour Mansion in Los Angeles. Work on the album continued until 2003, and in May of that year it was submitted to Sony executives. In 2004 and 2005, tracks were leaked on the Internet in MP3 format and played on U.S. and international radio. Subsequently, MP3s of the entire album went online. Although a Web site distributing the album was quickly taken offline, it soon reached P2P networks and was downloaded by fans.^[17][18] A fan-led campaign supported the album's official release.

Mike Elizondo, who had previously played bass on Pawn, was brought back as co-producer to complete the tracks he had begun with Brion and Apple. Spin later reported the following: "Fans erroneously thought that Apple's record label, Epic, had rejected the first version of Extraordinary Machine... in reality, according to Elizondo, Apple was unhappy with the results, and it was her decision to redo the record, not her label's."^[19] In August, 2005, the album was given an October release date.^[18] Production had been largely redone "from scratch" by Elizondo and was co-produced by Brian Kehew. Two of the eleven previous leaked tracks were relatively unchanged, and one new song was also included.^[20] Despite suggestions that the album had caused a rift between Brion and Apple, they regularly perform together at Largo, a club in Los Angeles, including a joint appearance with Elizondo on bass just before the news broke of an official release.^[21] Extraordinary Machine debuted at number seven and was nominated for a Grammy Award for "Best Pop Vocal Album". It was eventually certified gold^[6] and sold 462,000 copies in the U.S., though its singles ("Parting Gift," "O' Sailor," "Not About Love" and "Get Him Back") failed to enter any Billboard charts.^[22] Apple went on a live tour to promote the album in late 2005.

Apple on tour with Nickel Creek in 2007

In June, 2006, Apple appeared on the joke track "Come Over and Get It (Up in 'Dem Guts)" by comedian Zach Galifianakis. Galifianakis previously appeared in the music video for Apple's "Not About Love."^[23] Apple recorded a cover of "Sally's Song" for the 2006 special edition release of the soundtrack for the Tim Burton film The Nightmare Before Christmas. In May, 2006, Apple paid tribute to Elvis Costello on VH1's concert series Decades Rock Live, by performing Costello's hit "I Want You." Her version was subsequently released as a digital single.^{[24][dead link]} Apple toured the East Coast during August, 2007, with Nickel Creek.^[25][26] In 2008, Apple recorded a duet titled "Still I" with Christophe Deluy. In 2009, Apple covered "Why Try to Change Me Now" and "I Walk A Little Faster" for The Best Is Yet to Come - The Songs of Cy Coleman. In January, 2010, Fiona Apple and Jon Brion performed together at "Love and Haiti, Too: A Music Benefit," a charity concert for the people hurt by the Haiti earthquake. Fiona sang a cover of "(S)he's Funny That Way," composed by Neil Moret, lyrics by Richard Whiting, which is often associated with the singer Billie Holiday. In June, 2010, Fiona released a song titled "So Sleepy," produced by Jon Brion and written by children involved with the non-profit organization 826LA. The song will be included on a compilation album released by the organization titled Chickens in Love. Apple collaborated with Margaret Cho on her album Cho Dependent, which was released on August 24, 2010.^[27]

[edit] 2011-present: The Idler Wheel...

The Idler Wheel is wiser than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords will serve you more than Ropes will ever do,^[28][29] Apple's fourth studio album will be released on June 19, 2012 in the US. The international release date has yet to be finalized.^[30] In late 2010, Billboard published an article stating that Apple was planning on releasing a new album in spring 2011, with musician Michelle Branch claiming to have heard some of the new tracks.^[31] Drummer Charley Drayton also told Modern Drummer magazine that he was co-producing the record.^[32] However, the album was not released in the spring and Billboard reported later that year that there was no record.^[33] On November 23, 2011, a music blog quoted an exchange between Apple and a member of the audience at the Largo Coronet in Los Angeles who requested she perform new material. She reportedly replied "I can't remember [how to play] any of my new songs because they've been done for a fucking year."^[34] In January 2012, after its new record label head, LA Reid hinted at new music from Apple, Epic Records announced that the album would be released later in the year.^[35] Apple announced performances at the South by Southwest Festival and a spring 2012 tour soon after.^[36]

Personal life[link]

Fiona has been dating writer and actor Jonathan Ames since 2007.^[37] As of March 2012, they remained together.^[38] In the mid-1990s, Apple dated magician David Blaine.^[39] Afterward, Apple was romantically linked to director Paul Thomas Anderson.^[40] Anderson directed several music videos for Apple's second album.^[41]

Public speculation about Apple having an eating disorder arose in 1997, upon the release of the music video for "Criminal," in which Apple appeared to be extremely thin. The New Yorker wrote that she "looked like an underfed Calvin Klein model."^[42] During the 1998 Rolling Stone interview, Apple admitted that she "had an eating disorder," and speculated that it stemmed from her rape as an adolescent. "I definitely did have an eating disorder . . . What was really frustrating for me was that everyone thought I was anorexic, and I wasn't. I was just really depressed and self-loathing . . . . For me it wasn't about getting thin, it was about getting rid of the bait attached to my body."

Apple is a vegan. "I'm not really up in the activist world right now [though] . . . I'm not really thinking about it. I'm a vegan, but I don't care if you're eating turkey in front of me. I'm not a preaching vegan."^[43]

Discography[link]

Albums[link]

Extended plays[link]

Singles[link]

Other contributions[link]

• "Across the Universe" (Lennon–McCartney) - Soundtrack to the Motion Picture Pleasantville (1998, Sony), lead vocalist
• "Please Send Me Someone to Love" (Percy Mayfield) - Soundtrack to the Motion Picture Pleasantville (1998, Sony), lead vocalist
• Magnolia (1999, New Line Cinema) - "additional instruments and odd pieces of musical business by jon brion and fiona apple" as stated in the film's credits
• "Bridge over Troubled Water" (Paul Simon) - duet with Johnny Cash from American IV: The Man Comes Around (2002)
• "Father and Son" (Cat Stevens) - duet with Johnny Cash from Unearthed (2003)
• "Frosty the Snowman" - from Christmas Calling (2003)
• "It's Only A Paper Moon" with Maude Maggart - available as a bonus track on some editions of Maggart's 2005 album With Sweet Despair
• "I Want You" (Elvis Costello) - live version from VH1's Live for Decades Rock Live!, released as an iTunes single (2006)
• "Sally's Song" (Catherine O'Hara) - from Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas Special Edition Soundtrack (2006)
• "Why Try to Change Me Now" (Cy Coleman) - recorded for the Then Was Then and Now Is Now: A Tribute to Cy Coleman CD/LP / "The Best Is Yet To Come: The Songs Of Cy Coleman" CD/LP
• "Angel Eyes" - a snippet of the song is available at Largo Film
• "Still I" - a duet with Christophe Deluy, hear a snippet of the song available on Christophe Deluy's blog
• "I Walk a Little Faster" (Cy Coleman) - recorded for The Best Is Yet to Come CD/LP
• "Loveless" (David Garza) - track available from Garza's Dream Delay
• "So Sleepy" included on a compilation album released by the organization 826LA, titled Chickens in Love
• "Hey Big Dog" (Margaret Cho) from Cho Dependent (2010)
• "Everyday" (Buddy Holly) with Jon Brion from Rave On Buddy Holly (June 2011)
• "Paper Bag" featured in 2011 film "Bridesmaids"

Music videos[link]

Awards and nominations[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

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