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Clear out your mind
Look to your past
and see what you can find
So stole a frame
of the profit's perfect picture falls rain
Is this the life that we choose to live in?
Or is this the life that has been giving?
Now is the time to see what my life should be
What is mine
[Chorus]
We live in Shangri La now
We live in, we live in
We live in Shangri La now
We live in, we live in
I've got, I've got
You've got, You've got
We've got, We've got
It's a timeless rage
for many people, praying to be saved
Truth is so strong
it needs lights to guide it so that it can carry on
I've seen blood on my hands, am I dead?
Or is this where it begins?
I feel the shame for my friend
Who put a bullet in his brain
[Chorus]
We live in Shangri La now
We live in, we live in
We live in Shangri La now
We live in, we live in
I've got, I've got
You've got, You've got
We've got, We've got
I've got, you've got
We've got something to die for
I've got, you've got
We've got something to die for
I've got, you've got
We've got something to die for
I've got, you've got
We've got something to die for
[Chorus x2]
We live in Shangri La now
We live in, we live in
We live in Shangri La now
We live in, we live in
Let me hear you say "Kid Rocks up on the stage"
Hey slick, check it
I'm the Rock you know, i'm gonna smoke it up
So i can rock it through old school disco cuts
I'm the crisco slick, checkin sisco's shit
I'm the ultimate
Yes the K, to the I to the D-D-D, R-O-C-C-K all motherfuckin day
While i'm strong, let me steal your rhyme
Got the matches, tank, and the 4 foot bong
Uh, and i aint bullshittin
Suckin motherfuckers with the game i'm spittin
And aint a damn thing changed
Come on y'all and tell me, whats my name?
(Kid Rock, Rock)
I'm the boy fucked up with the hip and hop
And on the seven sea's they call me Daddy Rock
I had to coochie watch, back in the day
But i pawned that shit for a rock, last May
And now i'm back on track
I don't smoke the crack, don't shoot the smack
I told y'all once, i don't bang
But i lick more coochie than Katie Lang
Uh, and you don't stop
Rock the rythem that'll make your body pop
That somebody, anybody, all y'all scream
(Kid Rock, Rock)
Check it out yo
What i wanna do is break it down
And show y'all a little somthin about where i come from
Show you some skills of how i used to rock basement party's
On the wheels of steel, back in the day in the klem yo
Check it
(Kid Rock, Rock)
Some of that yo
It aint nothin but a motherfuckin party yo
Break it down on the lst like this
It aint no party like a Detroit party
Cause a Detroit party don't stop
It aint no party like a Detroit party
A million stars light
This beautiful night
This is not a night to die
Let me sing and dance
Beneath the sky
I have such love to give...to give
I want a chance to live
Live
For the one I love
Love
As no one has loved
Give
Asking nothing in return
Free free to find my way
Free to have my say
Free to see the day
Live like I used to be
Like wild but free
For the life in me
Live
For the one I love
Love
As no one has loved
Give
Asking nothing in return
This world tears us apart
We're still together in my heart
I want the world to hear my cry
Even if I have to die
Love will not die
Love will change the world
Live
For the one I love
Love
As no one has loved
Give
Asking nothing in return
And love until love wears (?) me away
I'll die and I know my love will stay
I want, I want,
I can't seem to get,
What I want,
Ought to find a peace of my mind,
That I need,
I need,
To fulfill my greed,
And I want to have it all until I succeed,
I want, I want,
It's never enough,
I dream all the big dreams,
Of all the right stuff,
That I need,
I need,
As much as I must,
'Cause when the end comes,
From dust to dust we go.
Like fading scars under the sky,
You got to get to live before you die,
Before you die.
Oh today sees a dawn of a new daylight,
I know the last chance,
Put the loud to light,
But if we've got no control of the skin that we're living in,
Then tell me why I can't have another hit of that adrenaline,
Can I have another hit of that adrenaline?
Like fading scars under the sky,
You got to get to live before you die,
Know that you just take your rest,
Look around,
Let your feet touch the ground, go!
What if we're never coming down, now?
What if we're never coming down?
No price I wouldn't pay,
To take a breath away,
No price I wouldn't pay,
To take a breath away,
One more time,
One more.
Can I have another hit,
I wanna have another,
Can I have another hit,
I wanna have another,
Why can't I have another hit,
I wanna have another!
Like fading scars under the sky,
You got to get to live before you die,
Know that you just take your rest,
Look around,
Let your feet touch the ground, go!
What if we're never coming down, now?
What if we're never coming down?
Like fading scars under the sky,
You got to get to live before you die,
Know that you just take your rest,
Look around,
Let your feet touch the ground, go!
What if we're never coming down, now?
What if we're never coming down,
What if we're never coming down,
Intro/Chorus:
Let all the live niggas in
Kick all the bitch ass niggas out
We came to rock and shock the house
Turn it out and out and out
Aiyo the words could get intricate vocab's in my temple
but I'ma do this ripper dipple it's your mentals is what I'm into
(FOR THE MONEY!!!) It's essential and I got ta have it
A verb addict without an author with the verbals we hurt em
(WHO?!?)ever try to defy these guys they (FRY!!!)
and they skillet, to all that shit you say you do (KI-KILL IT!!!)
You yappin ???????????????????????? urkin me and back slappin
You ain't no punchtop, it's you is the cappin (GUESS WHAT?!?!)
It's here and there, we're the core (THE CENTRE!!!)
And if Tommy gets live once more, we're back on his agenda
And for y'all hopeful niggas, tryin ta be contenders
(IT'S A STORM!!!) And we come down like goose coats in the winter
Chorus
Yeeeeaaaah
Ain't no slackin in my action, I put my back in
beatin tracks in, official now cold smash and jaw tappin
(YO WHAT HAPPENED?!?!) Nuttin, just niggas bustin caps when I was rappin
Cos niggas be packin pretty brand new pistols just for fashion
Cos a fraction be actin frontin, makin Jacksons off of satin
But there better be no procrastin with the axe when you're blastin
Cos when you're maxin and relaxin, that's when they start attackin
(SO!!!) Get the gats, forget the backs and like there's no compassion
Keep ya heat cos nowadays these streets is cold as the Alaskan
Plus my brain sparks and, my hat in Staten stay phattin
Chorus
Give me the shotty, let me liven up the party
I like to start trouble, cos I'ma little rowdy
And with just three MC's that like to fight
Even when we start the shit we always end it right
SO FOR ALLA Y'ALL, frontin's bad for ya health
Cos in the '9-fever, army goin for self
Kids is true for a cause and it's these fucked up conditions that
we all hate, well fuck it if it's our fate
Just listen up, to what I say
cos niggas get shot daily, everyday
Even my man got killed, now his family's mournin
but from all the dirt he did I know that, hell is callin
Went to his wake and shit got held up
by niggas with masks on their face, I couldn't escape, I was fucked
They said "Everybody in here, up against the wall
That dead nigga owe me money so I'm collectin from y'all"
The people gave him struggle, five minutes went fast
When I said "I ain't givin y'all niggas shit, I'ma just have to get
plastered"
>From the centre of my life, a full-fleshed thief and I'm the truth
That's why we always have proof
Chorus
Yeah we do it like this and we do it like that
Who's in regulation? Watch your back and pack a gat
Never fall asleep, keep ya heat in your sheet
Cos goin out is what it's all about
ONYX!!! LIVE!!!
ONYX!!! LIVE!!!
ONYX!!! LIVE!!!
Another sinking sun
And I am filled with worry
With every morning comes
Uncharted territory
Am I too young and restless
To live the way the fearless do?
I think it's time I start to...
Live
Unafraid of tomorrow
Live
Knowing You're in control
Live
This life wasn't made to waste away
I wanna live
Take my concerns and cares
Give me new revival
I may be breathin' air
But You're my soul survival
I wanna know the freedom
That can only come from You
I'm so tired of waiting
There's no more time to lose
So give me strength to move
To live
Saint Francis came to my town
And visited the cemetery.
The dead got up and everything
Became one big one big cacaphony.
They all went down the social and
They claimed their supplementary.
And all the necrophiliacs
Were walking 'round in misery.
The rotting mass of calcium
Was shopping in the Superstore,
Careering down the aisles
Like one big psychopathic carnivore,
The shelf-stackers were alert,
In ecstasy crashed to the floor,
And meanwhile the {? sane ?} was
Growing crazy at the fire-door.
Beautiful sparkling healthy spa water of Bath
And Avon.
I! hate! {? Menace! Yeah! ?}
I! hate! {? Menace! Yeah! ?}
I! hate! {? Menace! Yeah! ?}
South Bronx, New York
Is it live, live, live, live, live?
Is it live, live, live, live, live?
Is it live, live, live, live, live?
I heard your CD is wack, wasn't fucking impressed
Who's the nigga with the big mouth?
I live [Incomprehensible] and bit off with a lion's mouth
Your hype man sound like a bitch that switch
Y'all niggas need to be around when my dick itch
Yo, TNT these niggas acting wild like they homo
But they trying to see me fuck it, I'm a pull up in a Ford van
Let these niggas know I'm a give 'em a permanent suntan
Walk in your studio session
Damage your crew in the vocal booth
With a thirty-inch Smith and Wesson
Dr. Dooom on your intercom pressing your girl
All night with a fucking bomb
I'm a move the tattoos off all these MCs
Let me make a sandwich first with government cheese
Uncle Black got a new sawed-off
When them booty kids show up we gone blast their ass off
Niggas be mean mugging wide eyed smoking that dust
I'm a send Tony Lou with a bazooka
Blow smoke in a tour bus, in a yellow Caprice Classic
I got a wig on them, city boys ain't gon' recognize all four of us
Jay and John with fifty cousins from the Bolding family
We roll and amp G, what the fuck y'all talking about?
I'm moving a different route
Grab the carbines from under the couch
See you on the Ferris wheel at Coney Island
I'm not gon' be smiling
Magnum waiting for your ass
Y'all gon' see my face, fuck a mask
Is it live, live, live, live, live?
Is it live, live, live, live, live?
Is it live, live, live, live, live?
Is it live, live, live, live, live?
Smearing your mailbox with peanut butter and jelly
With pickles from the deli
Black shoe polish on your glass table
I'm ready and able
Going on the roof when the pay-per-view fight come on
Click off the cable, harass you to move
Leaving poisoned sick rat coleslaw around your toilet stool
While you scream ''fuck you''
I'm across the street eating Popeye's Cajun rice
In a station wagon with hot beans
Taking a coffee break back in the house
Giving your Chihuahuas
Ex-lax with a hot bowl of Quaker State
Leaving the front room, dropping bombs
On your fur coat with a box kaboom
Watching the Mets putting shit
On your TV sets in the shower
You won't be able to watch a program
With remote controls for seventy hours
Check out your sore ribs, the screen is gritty
Everybody's starting to look green on Rap City
Take your receipt, give your wallet with nine hundred bucks
Or your credit card to a retarded kid in a wheel-chair
Coming up the street walking by the main avenue
I'm passing you with a leather coat that looks similar to yours
Fuck you, you looking at me, I'm a start walking behind you
Act like I'm pantomiming you
Talking to police men, chewing a arm
And joined by a black and white squad car
With binoculars watching you very far
What's up motherfuckers?
Is it live, live, live, live, live?
Is it live, live, live, live, live?
Is it live, live, live, live, live?
Is it live, live, live, live, live?
Baby don’t forget what it’s all about
Focus all your strength and will
On your chosen route
To fly someday
You work until your fingers bleed
You try your best to stand in front of the rest
[You’ve got to]
Live, live, live until you have no life
Give, give, give your love until you die
Baby don’t be one of those who live to die
Even if you fail you win because you try
(E. Rhodes)Debbi
Know, you gotta know
Is that yourself or nothing at all
Oh, you think you live
Well how can you, when you're stuck in four walls
If you gotta go
You better live your life before you pass away
Don't waste a day
All your life you've been locked in you room
You've never had a chance to roam
Away from home
So, you come and go
Well good day, don't waste anytime
Oh, your life today
It's all familiar, soon you will find
If you gotta go
You better live your life before you pass away
Don't waste a day
All your life you've been locked in you room
You've never had a chance to roam
Away from home.
Live, live, live, live
Live, live, live, liveNow, do what you want
Or where you want, it's all up to you
Oh, you like the room
It's nice to do what you wanna do
If you gotta go
You better live your life before you pass away
Don't waste a day
All your life you've been locked in you room
You've never had a chance to roam
Away from home
If you know by now
What life's about, go on now and live
And if you don't know how
It's not so hard, just let go and live
If you gotta go
You better live your life before you pass away
Don't waste a day
All your life you've been locked in you room
You've never had a chance to roam
Away from home
Live, live, live, live
Live, live, live, live
A million stars light
This beautiful night
This is not a night to die
Let me sing and dance
Beneath the sky
I have such love to give
To give
I want a chance to live
Live
For the one I love
Love
As no one has loved
Give
Asking nothing in return
Free
Free to find my way
Free to have my say
Free to see the day
Like I used to be
Like a wild bird free
With all of life in me
Live
For the one I love
Love
As no one has loved
Give Asking nothing in return
Though this world tears us apart
We're still together in my heart
I want the world to hear my cry
And even if I have to die
Love will not die
Love will change the world
Live
For the one I love
Love
As no one has loved
Give Asking nothing in return
I'll love until love wears me away
I'll die and I know my love will stay
[Intro/Chorus:]
Let all the live niggas in
Kick all the bitch ass niggas out
We came to rock and shock the house
Turn it out and out and out
Aiyo, the words could get intricate, vocab's in my temple
but I'ma do this ripper dipple, it's your mentals is what I'm into
(FOR THE MONEY!!!) It's essential, and I got ta have it
A verb addict without an author, with the verbals, we hurt em
(WHO?!?)ever try to defy these guys they (FRY!!!)
and they skillet, to all that shit you say you do (KI-KILL IT!!!)
You yappin ?? urkin me and back slappin
You ain't no punchtop, it's you is the cappin (GUESS WHAT?!?!)
It's here and there, we're the core (THE CENTRE!!!)
And if Tommy gets live once more, we're back on his agenda
And for y'all hopeful niggas, tryin ta be contenders
(IT'S A STORM!!!) And we come down like goose coats in the winter
[Chorus]
Yeeeeaaaah
Ain't no slackin in my action, I put my back in
beatin tracks in, official now cold smash and jaw tappin
(YO WHAT HAPPENED?!?!) Nuttin, just niggas bustin caps when I was rappin
Cos niggas be packin pretty brand new pistols just for fashion
Cos a fraction be actin frontin, makin Jacksons off of satin
But there better be no procrastin with the axe when you're blastin
Cos when you're maxin and relaxin, that's when they start attackin
(SO!!!) Get the gats, forget the backs and like there's no compassion
Keep ya heat cos nowadays these streets is cold as the Alaskan
Plus my brain sparks and, my hat in Staten stay phattin
[Chorus]
Give me the shotty, let me liven up the party
I like to start trouble, cos I'ma little rowdy
And with just three MC's that like to fight
Even when we start the shit we always end it right
SO FOR ALLA Y'ALL, frontin's bad for ya health
Cos in the '9-fever, army goin for self
Kids is true for a cause and it's these fucked up conditions that
we all hate, well fuck it if it's our fate
Just listen up, to what I say
cos niggas get shot daily, everyday
Even my man got killed, now his family's mournin
but from all the dirt he did I know that, hell is callin
Went to his wake and shit got held up
by niggas with masks on their face, I couldn't escape, I was fucked
They said "Everybody in here, up against the wall
That dead nigga owe me money so I'm collectin from y'all"
The people gave him struggle, five minutes went fast
When I said "I ain't givin y'all niggas shit, I'ma just have to get
plastered"
From the centre of my life, a full-fleshed thief and I'm the truth
That's why we always have proof
[Chorus]
Yeah we do it like this and we do it like that
Who's in regulation? Watch your back and pack a gat
Never fall asleep, keep ya heat in your sheet
Cos goin out is what it's all about
ONYX!!! LIVE!!!
ONYX!!! LIVE!!!
ONYX!!! LIVE!!!
Live life day by day
never knowin' whats going to happen
Live life Never Knowin'
live life day by day
oohh
so live life
I'm stuck in dreams still thinkin'
you're alive
But still reality punches me in the face
you are gone
it is still so unfair
live, live
why can't you just live
in my dreams i see flashes of you dying
in my dreams i see you fading away
but still i live
im stuck in reality soo
why cant i die
unfinished
People say I'm crazy
I'm starting to believe them
I'll throw it all away
For something I don't know
I haven't lived my life yet
Start to live my life right now
And I need a way of achieving
And I got a way of achieving now
I don't wanna fight
I don't wanna behave
I just wanna live
Who gave you the right
To come down on me
I just wanna live
People wanna know all the stories
And I wish I could help them
So I'll break the chain
Of rumors that ruin all
And I don't know what love is
How about I know what love is now
And I need something to believe in
I got something to believe in now
I don't wanna fight
I don't wanna behave
I just wanna live
Who gave you the right
To come down on me
I just wanna live
And I don't know what love is
How about I know what love is now
And I need something to believe in
I got something to believe in now
And I don't know what love is
How about I know what love is now
I don't wanna fight
I don't wanna behave
I just wanna live
Who gave you the right
To come down on me
Got my feet on the ground
Ain't it funny that you're not around
Got my head in the clouds
I can feel it, I'm coming down
I remembered every word
I remember every word
When I think about what might've been
I can see what I'm livin' in
Would it be alright if I could live again
Would you even care if I said it's over
Would it be alright if I could live again
Live again
Out every night
Never see the light
Were you hanging in
Were you giving in
I remember the way you cry
I remember every lie
When I think about what might've been
I can see what I'm livin' in
Would it be alright if I could live again
Would you even care if I said it's over
Would it be alright if I could live again
Live again
I remember the way we were
I remember every word
When I think about what might've been
I can see what I'm livin' in
I remember the way you cry
I remember all your lies
When I think about what might've been
I can see what I'm livin' in
Would it be alright if I could live again
Would you even care if I said it's over
Would it be alright if I could live again
Live again
Would it be alright if I could live again
Would you even care if I said it's over
Would it be alright if I could live again
You know, you got it now
Is that yourself or nothing at all
Oh, you think you live
Well, how can you, you're stuck in four walls.
If you gotta go
You better live your life before you pass away
Don't waste a day
All your life
You've been locked in you room you've never had a chance to roam
Away from home.
So, you come and go
Well good day, don't waste anytime
Oh, your life today
It's all familiar, soon you will find.
If you gotta go
You better live your life before you pass away
Don't waste a day
All your life
You've been locked in you room you've never had a chance to roam
Away from home.
Live, live, live, live
Live, live, live, live.
Now, do what you want
Or where you want, it's all up to you
Ooh, you like the room
It's nice to do what you wanna do.
If you gotta go
You better live your life before you pass away
Don't waste a day
All your life
You've been locked in you room you've never had a chance to roam
Away from home.
If you know by now
What life's about, go on now and live
And if you don't know how
It's not so hard, just let go and live.
If you gotta go
You better live your life before you pass away
Don't waste a day
All your life
You've been locked in you room you've never had a chance to roam
Away from home.
Live, live, live, live
I used to be a dreamer
Who couldn't fall asleep
Trying to find an answer
A reason to believe
Living in between worlds
This one and the next
Trying to make my mind up
Which one of them is best
And every time I think I've got it right
It just slips away from me
But my conscience always catches up eventually
I've gotta learn to live
In a different way
A little for tomorrow
A little for today
Crossed seven different oceans
Coz I'm looking for escape
Tired of emotions
Getting in the way
Trying to make my mind up
If it's better just to
Dream on
Running with my eyes shut
Somewhere in between
But every time I think I've got it right
It just slips away again
Maybe I'll just shut my eyes and count to ten
I've gotta learn to live
In a different way
A little for tomorrow
A little for today
I used to be a dreamer
Who couldn't fall asleep
Trying to find the answer
A reason to believe..
I've gotta learn to live
In a different way
A little for tomorrow
A little for today
Gettin' it straight in 98 y'all
Tired of all the talk they're talkin' all over this town
I'm tired of all the negativity that's going 'round
We focus all our energy on things that bring us down
Let's put our voices all together and make a joyful sound
Do just what you wanna do
Oh let the sun come shining through
Everybody
Live, live
Everybody live
Everybody live
You got to do it ...
Life is the most precious gift I thank the Lord for mine
I hope you feel the same my friend I hope you're feeling fine
The choice is yours your destiny is waiting on the line
You better get busy with living or you're busy dying
Do just what you wanna do
Oh let the sun come shining through
Everybody
Live, yeah yeah yeah yeah, live
Everybody live
Come on and sing ...
Live
You got to do it ...
Dance just to dance
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
Come on
Hey !
Do just what you wanna do
Oh let the sun come shining through
Everybody
Live, hmm, come on live
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
Everybody live
Sing with the ... yeah yeah yeah yeah
Live
Come on and do what you want now
Everybody live
Live come on yeah
Live
Everybody live
Come on
You got to do it
Did You come that we might just survive?
Did You come so we could just get by?
And did You walk among us
So we might merely limp along beside?
I was bound, I have been set free
But I have settled for apathy
And did You come to make me new
And know I'd crawl right back
Into the skin You found me in?
It's where I am, not where I've been
And You make me wanna live
You make me wanna live
You came to shake us
And to wake us up to something more
Than we'd always settled for
And You make me wanna live
We've all been up on the mountain top
A golden glow that's bound to soon wear off
Then it's back to the mundane, telling tales of glory days
When we were hopeful that this change was here to stay
And You make me wanna live
You make me wanna live
You came to shake us
And to wake us up to something more
Than we'd always settled for
And You make me wanna live
So why would a young man live in a waste land?
When the castle of his dreams is standing by?
And why would a princess put on an old dress
To dance with her beloved and a chance to catch his eye
And You make me wanna live
You make me wanna live
You came to shake us
And to wake us up to something more
Than we'd ever felt before
Wake us up to something more
Than we'd always settled for
And You make me wanna live
"And their memory is like a train.
You can see it getting smaller as it pulls away.
How do you move in a world of fog"
Turned to shit?
Turned to things they would never want.
It's a world of fog.
I'm so nostalgic for the moments I have never lived.
Fast forward and it's fucking over.
I'm reminiscent of the times I have never seen.
Woke up this morning on the wrong side of the bed
I should've stayed and dreamed
And let warm and fuzzy thoughts fill my head
My breakfast of champions is a cold pizza
And a cold cup of coffee
And an even colder shower
I'm late for work, yeah, my boss is a jerk
You know he drives me crazy but it won't change me
I'm gonna live like I can fly
I'm gonna laugh until I cry
I'm gonna live like I've got money falling from the sky
I'm gonna live with no regret
I'm gonna give all that I get
I'm gonna live as if the best is gonna happen
Reality check: my rent is overdue
Yeah, I thought we had a good thing
But now you say, "Sorry, baby. We're through."
Hello, to now
Why don't you stay for a while?
Kick off your shoes cause I'm not gonna sing the blues
Yeah
I'm gonna live like I can fly
I'm gonna laugh until I cry
I'm gonna live like I've got money falling from the sky
I'm gonna live with no regret
I'm gonna give all that I get
I'm gonna live as if the best is gonna happen
No, I'm gonna keep on laughin'
No, the best is gonna happen
The best, the best is yet to come
Yeah, yeah; yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah; yeah, yeah
I'm gonna live like I can fly
I'm gonna laugh until I cry
I'm gonna live like I've got money falling from the sky
I'm gonna live with no regret
I'm gonna give all that I get
I'm gonna live as if the best is gonna happen
I'm gonna live like I can fly
I'm gonna laugh until I cry
I'm gonna live like I've got money falling from the sky
I'm gonna live with no regret
I'm gonna give all that I get
I'm gonna live as if the best is gonna happen
Yeah, yeah; yeah, yeah
Live, this is live
Captured, not manufactured
This is captured, not manufactured
This is captured music, not manufactured music
RELEASE
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- The Beauty of Gray
- Pillar of Davidson
- Shit Towne
- I Alone
- Lakini's Juice
- The Distance
- The Dolphin's Cry
- Nobody Knows
- Sweet Release
- Overcome
- Beautiful Invisible
- Radiant Sea
- The River
- Mystery
- Get Ready
- Show
- Wings
- Sofia
- Love Shines (A Song for My Daughters About God)
- Where Do We Go From Here?
- Home
- All I Need
- You Are Not Alone
- Night of Nights
- Operation Spirit (The Tyranny of Tradition)
- Pain Lies on the Riverside
- The Beauty of Gray
- Selling the Drama
- I Alone
- Lightning Crashes
- All Over You
- Pillar of Davidson
- We Deal in Dreams
- Lakini's Juice
- Turn My Head
- The Dolphin's Cry
- Run to the Water
- Dance With You
- Overcome
- Nobody Knows
- Heaven
- Run Away (feat. Shelby Lynne)
- I Walk the Line
- Heaven
- She
- The Sanctity of Dreams
- Run Away
- Life Marches On
- Like I Do
- Sweet Release
- Everytime I See Your Face
- Lighthouse
- River Town
- Out to Dry
- Bring the People Together
- What Are We Fighting For?
- Intro
- Simple Creed
- Like a Soldier
- All Over You
- The Distance
- Selling the Drama
- They Stood Up for Love
- Voodoo Lady
- Call Me a Fool
- Nobody Knows
- Lakini's Juice
- Deep Enough
- Lightning Crashes
- The Dolphin's Cry
- White, Discussion
- Shit Towne
- Run to the Water
- I Alone
- Overcome
- Pain Lies on the Riverside
- Operation Spirit (The Tyranny of Tradition)
- The Beauty of Gray
- Brothers Unaware
- Tired of "Me"
- Mirror Song
- Waterboy
- Take My Anthem
- You Are the World
- Good Pain
- Mother Earth Is a Vicious Crowd
- 10,000 Years (Peace Is Now)
- Rattlesnake
- Lakini's Juice
- Graze
- Century
- Ghost
- Unsheathed
- Insomnia and the Hole in the Universe
- Turn My Head
- Heropsychodreamer
- Freaks
- Merica
- Gas Hed Goes West
- Selling the Drama
- All Over You
- The Beauty of Gray
- Shit Towne
- Top
- Pillar of Davidson
- Supernatural
- Pain Lies on the Riverside
- Stage
- Iris
- Waitress
- Lightning Crashes
- I Alone
- 10,000 Years (Peace Is Now)
- Friend (unreleased)
- White, Discussion
- Operation Spirit
- Selling the Drama
- All Over You
- Beauty of Gray
- T.B.D.
- I Alone
- Supernatural
- Lightning Crashes
- White, Discussion
- All Over You
- Stage
- Shit Towne
- Selling the Drama
- Supernatural
- I Alone
- Waitress
- Iris
- All Over You
- Selling The Drama
- Lightning Crashes
- I Alone
- All Over You
- Stage
- Shit Towne
- Selling The Drama
- Supernatural
- I Alone
- Operation Spirit
- Selling The Drama
- All Over You
- Beauty of Gray
- T.B.D.
- I Alone
- Lightning Crashes
- White, Discussion
- Simple Creed
- All Over You
- The River
- The Dolphin's Cry
- I Walk the Line
- Selling the Drama
- Lightning Crashes
- Turn My Head
- I Alone
- Heaven
- Lakini's Juice
- Overcome
- Operation Spirit (The Tyranny of Tradition)
- Dance With You
- Forever
- Purifier
- They Stood Up for Love
- Shit Town
- They Stood Up for Love
- Lightning Crashes
- Heropsychodreamer
- The Dolphin's Cry
- Lakini's Juice
- Imagine
- I Alone
- Nobody Knows
- Dance With You
- Run to the Water
- Love My Way (1997: North American Tour)
- Turn My Head (1997: Melbourne, Australia)
- Rattlesnake (1997: Melbourne, Australia)
- Pain Lies On The River Side
- Negation
- Mirror Song
- Brothers Unaware
- Tired Of Me
- Heaven Wore A Shirt
- Operation Spirit (The Tyranny Of Tradition)
- Beauty Of Gray
- Where Fishes Go
- Operation Spirit
- All Over You
- Selling the Drama
- Pain Lies on the Riverside
- The Dolphins Cry
- Turn My Head
- Shit Town
- Lakini's Juice
- I Alone
- Lightning Crashes
- Intro
- Rattlesnake
- Freaks
- Turn My Head
- Heropsychodreamer / Interview
- Operation Spirit
- Iris
- Graze / Interview
- Lakini's Juice
- Lightning Crashes
- I Alone
- Ghost
- Waitress / Outro
- I Alone
- The Dolphin's Cry
- The Distance
- They Stood Up for Love
- Run to the Water
- Lightning Crashes
- Dance With You
- Introduction
- Where Fishes Go
- All Over You
- The Beauty of Gray
- They Stood Up for Love
- Lightning Crashes
- The Dolphin's Cry (feat. Adam Duritz)
- Lakini's Juice
- Run to the Water
- I Alone (With "Bittersweet Symphony" Medley)
- Good Pain
- The Beauty of Gray
- Pain Lies on the Riverside
- Waterboy
- Mirror Song
- Take My Anthem
- Operation Spirit
- 10,000 Years (Peace Is Now)
- Intro
- Selling The Drama
- All Over You
- The Beauty Of Gray
- Shit Town
- Take My Anthem
- Lighting Crashes
- Supernatural
- Mother Earth Is A Vicious Crowd
- The Dam At Otter Creek
- You Are Not The One
- Iris
- I Alone
- Freaks
- Waitress
- 10,000 Years (Peace Is Now)
- Operation Spirit
- Selling the Drama
- All Over You
- Beauty of Gray
- T.b.d.
- I Alone
- Supernatural
- Lightning Crashes
- White Dicussion
- The Dam of Otter Creek
- All Over You
- Shit Towne
- Selling the Drama
- Pillar of Davidson
- Lightning Crashes
- Rattlesnake
- Selling the Drama
- Century
- Unsheathed
- Turn My Head
- Ghosts
- Freaks
- Operation Spirit
- Lakini's Juice
- Heropsychodreamer
- I Alone
- Pain Lies on the Riverside
- Iris
- Lightning Crashes
- White, Discussion
- Operation Spirit
- Selling the Drama
- All Over You
- Beauty of Grey
- T.B.D.
- I Alone
- Supernatural
- Lightning Crashes
- White Discussion
- Operation Spirit
- Selling the Drama
- All Over You
- Beauty of Grey
- T.B.D.
- I Alone
- Supernatural
- Lightning Crashes
- White Discussion
- The Dam at Otter Creek
- Lightning Crashes
- Iris
- Pain Lies on the Riverside
- Selling the Drama
- Intro
- Simple Creed
- Deep Enough
- Like a Soldier
- People Like You
- Transmit Your Love
- Forever May Not Be Long Enough
- Call Me a Fool
- Flow
- The Ride
- Nobody Knows
- OK
- Overcome
- Hero of Love
- The Dam at Otter Creek
- Awake
- Iris
- Hold Me Up
- Susquehanna
- Shit Towne
- Waitress
- Pillar of Davidson
- Top
- Stage
- All Over You (Incomplete)
- Sun
- The Dolphin's Cry
- Run to the Water
- Sparkle
- Feel the Quiet River Rage
- Happy Hour (Voodoo Lady)
- Amphibious (Where Fishes Go)
- They Stood Up for Love
- The Distance
- Fijian Seas (Dance With You)
- Face and Ghost
- We Walk in the Dream
- Don't Wait
- Meltdown
- Vine Street
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Superstorm Sandy Coverage - Oct 28-31 - The Weather Channel
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- Duration: 0:00
- Updated: 02 Nov 2012
Get the latest breaking news and information on Hurricane Sandy as it impacts the east coast. Subscribe to The Weather Channel for top weather and outdoor videos: www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=TheWeatherChannel Comments have been disabled at this time due to a large volume of inappropriate postings. We will re-enable once we are able to insure that the discussion remains respectful towards those impacted by the storm. Thank you.
http://wn.com/Superstorm_Sandy_Coverage_Oct_28-31_The_Weather_Channel
Live - Lightning Crashes
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- Duration: 5:24
- Updated: 03 Nov 2012
Music video by Live performing Lightning Crashes. (C) 2004 Radioactive Records JV
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The Who Live
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- Duration: 141:13
- Updated: 30 Oct 2012
One of the Best Performances of all time Albert Hall Check out John's solo on 5'15 at 1:40:35 on video 0:00:00 - I Can't Explain 0:02:34 - Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere 0:07:14 - Pinball Wizard 0:11:13 - Relay 0:19:30 - My Wife 0:26:55 - The Kids Are Alright 0:34:36 - Bargain 0:41:30 - Magic Bus 0:51:32 - Who Are You 0:58:39 - Baba O'Riley 1:05:29 - Drowned 1:11:54 - Heart To Hang Onto 1:16:53 - So Sad About Us 1:21:14 - I'm One 1:24:31 - Behind Blue Eyes 1:28:20 - You Better Bet 1:34:12 - The Real Me 1:40:34 - 5'15 1:52:43 - Won't Get Fooled Again 2:02:24 - Substitute 2:05:48 - Let's See Action 2:11:10 - My Generation 2:16:39 - See Me Feel Me
http://wn.com/The_Who_Live
One Direction - Live While We're Young
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- Duration: 3:18
- Updated: 02 Nov 2012
Order the new single 'Live While We're Young' now smarturl.it Pre-order TAKE ME HOME Now: iTunes: smarturl.it Amazon: amzn.to Official Store: myplay.me The new single 'Live While We're Young' released 30th September in the UK / 1St October US & Canada The new album 'Take Me Home' released 12th November in the UK / 13th November US & Canada Music video by One Direction performing Live While We're Young. (C) 2012 Simco Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
http://wn.com/One_Direction_Live_While_We're_Young
Live - I Alone
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- Duration: 3:55
- Updated: 02 Nov 2012
Music video by Live performing I Alone. (C) 1994 Radioactive Records JV
http://wn.com/Live_I_Alone
The WHO live at the Isle of Wight 1970 - Full concert (High quality).
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- Duration: 85:11
- Updated: 03 Nov 2012
The Isle of Wight Festival is a music festival which takes place every year on the Isle of Wight in England. It was originally held from 1968 to 1970. These original events were promoted and organised by the Foulk brothers (Ron, Ray and Bill Foulk) under the banner of their company Fiery Creations Limited. The venues were Ford Farm (near Godshill), Wootton and Afton Down (near Freshwater) respectively. The 1969 event was notable for the appearance of Bob Dylan and the Band. This was Dylan's first paid performance since his motor cycle accident some three years earlier, and was held at a time when many still wondered if he would ever perform again. Followers from across the world trecked to the Isle of Wight for what seemed like a 'second coming'. Estimates of 150000--250000 attended. The 1969 festival opened on Friday 29 August—eleven days after the close of Woodstock. Dylan was living in Woodstock, New York, at the time and it was widely believed that he would perform there, after the event had been "put in his own backyard". As it happened, Dylan left for the Isle of Wight on 15 August—the day the Woodstock festival began. The 1970 event was by far the largest and most famous of these early festivals; indeed it was said at the time to be one of the largest human gatherings in the world, with estimates of over 600000, surpassing the attendance at Woodstock. Included in the line-up of over fifty performers were The Who, Jimi Hendrix, Miles Davis, The Doors, Ten Years ...
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Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn - Part 4 (Live-Action Halo Series)
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- Duration: 15:59
- Updated: 03 Nov 2012
While Corbulo Academy is being destroyed by the Covenant invasion, the surviving cadets fight bravely alongside their only hope: The Master Chief. To learn more about Halo 4 and how to pre-order your copy today, please visit www.halo4.com http Subscribe to Machinima Prime for the best of Machinima's new shows! Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn - Part 4 (Live-Action Halo Series) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To see the full list of credits for Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn, please visit www.microsoft.com - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - FOR MACHINIMA'S BEST HIGH QUALITY SERIES, GO TO: www.youtube.com FOR MORE MACHINIMA, GO TO: www.youtube.com FOR MORE GAMEPLAY, GO TO: www.youtube.com FOR MORE SPORTS GAMEPLAY, GO TO: www.youtube.com FOR MORE MMO & RPG GAMEPLAY, GO TO: www.youtube.com FOR MORE COMPETITIVE GAMING, GO TO: www.youtube.com FOR MORE ANIMATIONS & SHORTS, GO TO: www.youtube.com FOR MORE TRAILERS, GO TO: www.youtube.com
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The Who - Live at the Super Bowl (full)
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- Duration: 12:35
- Updated: 02 Nov 2012
The Who performing at the Super Bowl XLIV Halftime Show - 2010 (Full Performance)
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PSY - GANGNAM STYLE @ Summer Stand Live Concert
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- Duration: 4:04
- Updated: 03 Nov 2012
6TH STUDIO ALBUM [PSY 6甲] ▶ NOW available on iTunes: smarturl.it ▶ Official PSY Online Store US & International : psy.shop.bravadousa.com ▶ About PSY from YG Ent.: smarturl.it ▶ eBay: stores.ebay.com ▶ YG-eShop: www.ygeshop.com For More Information @ http twitter.com twitter.com me2day.net www.psypark.com App Store goo.gl Google Play: goo.gl
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Tulisa ft. Tyga - Live It Up (Official Video / Out Now)
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- Duration: 3:37
- Updated: 03 Nov 2012
Exclusive signed copies of Tulisa's debut album 'The Female Boss' are available to pre-order on Play.com now: bit.ly Out Now! - 'Live It Up' on iTunes: bit.ly Released on All Around The World Sign up to Tulisa's Mailing List here: bit.ly www.facebook.com www.twitter.com www.youtube.com tulisaofficial.com
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Pink- Dear Mr President - Live
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- Duration: 4:59
- Updated: 02 Nov 2012
Pink performs Dear Mr President Live in NYC. It's a controversial song from her new album that all people should hear.
http://wn.com/Pink_Dear_Mr_President_Live
In the Air tonight LIVE- phil collins
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- Duration: 5:27
- Updated: 02 Nov 2012
this is a video of phil collins in his farewell tour. song- In the Air Tonight
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"Surprise" - Official Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 Live-Action Trailer
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- Duration: 1:09
- Updated: 03 Nov 2012
The official Call of Duty®: Black Ops 2 live action trailer, directed by Guy Ritchie, takes you into the high-speed world of near-future weaponry. Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 arrives globally on 11.13.12. Pre-order now and receive the bonus Nuketown 2025 multiplayer map and access to the Double XPLaunch Weekend! www.callofduty.com Stay updated to all of the latest Black Ops 2 news by following us on Facebook (www.facebook.com and Twitter (@CallofDuty and @Treyarch).
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The Who - Baba O'riley (live Keith Moon)
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- Duration: 5:07
- Updated: 02 Nov 2012
I had to up-load this clip! in my opinion is the best clip from them of this song!
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Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven Live (HD)
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- Duration: 10:52
- Updated: 31 Oct 2012
The footage is from the concert film "The Song Remains the Same". The concert took place in Madison Square Garden, New York City. © Warner Brothers
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Foo Fighters. Wasting Light Live from 606.
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- Duration: 49:00
- Updated: 03 Nov 2012
Buy Wasting Light here: www.smarturl.it
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Led Zeppelin - Live at the Royal Albert Hall 1970 (Full Concert)
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- Duration: 102:21
- Updated: 03 Nov 2012
Led Zeppelin - Live at the Royal Albert Hall 1970 (Full Concert) 00:27 We're Gonna Groove (James A. Bethea, Ben E. King) 03:40 I Can't Quit You Baby (Willie Dixon) 10:36 Dazed and Confused (Jimmy Page) 26:09 White Summer (Page) 38:32 What Is and What Should Never Be (Page, Robert Plant) 43:11 How Many More Times (John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Page) 1:03:28 Moby Dick (Bonham, Jones, Page) 1:18:49 Whole Lotta Love (Bonham, Dixon, Jones, Page, Plant) 1:25:13 Communication Breakdown (Bonham, Jones, Page) 1:29:29 C'mon Everybody (Jerry Capehart, Eddie Cochran) 1:32:00 Somethin' Else (Bob Cochran, Sharon Sheeley) 1:34:10 Bring It On Home (Bonham, Dixon, Jones, Page, Plant)
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![To Live (1994) - [CinemaScene] - 01of20](http://web.archive.org./web/20121103095250im_/http://i.ytimg.com/vi/Fg1TxdevcXg/default.jpg "To Live (1994) - [CinemaScene] - 01of20")
To Live (1994) - [CinemaScene] - 01of20
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- Duration: 7:25
- Updated: 01 Nov 2012
To Live or Lifetimes (Chinese: 活着; pinyin: huó zhe) is a Chinese film directed by Zhang Yimou in 1994, starring Ge You and Gong Li and produced by the Shanghai Film Studio and ERA International. It is based on the novel of the same name by Yu Hua. To Live was screened at the 1994 New York Film Festival before eventually receiving a limited release in the United States on November 18, 1994. The story begins some time in the 1940s. Xu Fugui (Ge You) is a local rich man's son and compulsive gambler, who loses his family property to a man named Long'er. His behaviour also causes his long-suffering wife Jiazhen (Gong Li) to leave him, along with their daughter, Fengxia and their unborn son, Youqing.
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Live - Dolphin's Cry
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- Duration: 4:36
- Updated: 03 Nov 2012
Music video by Live performing Dolphin's Cry. (C) 1999 Radioactive Records JV
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How Do I Live
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- Duration: 3:54
- Updated: 02 Nov 2012
Trisha Yearwood
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![Tenacious D - Live @ Rock am Ring 2012 [FULL CONCERT]](http://web.archive.org./web/20121103095250im_/http://i.ytimg.com/vi/s4Ajtk743fY/default.jpg "Tenacious D - Live @ Rock am Ring 2012 [FULL CONCERT]")
Tenacious D - Live @ Rock am Ring 2012 [FULL CONCERT]
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- Duration: 68:02
- Updated: 02 Nov 2012
Setlist: 00:00 Rize of the Fenix 06:00 Low Hangin' Fruit 09:25 Senorita 13:00 Deth Starr 17:30 Roadie 21:30 Throw Down 25:00 Saxaboom 26:40 Kielbasa 30:10 Kickapoo 34:40 The Metal 38:35 Beelzeboss (The Final Showdown) 44:50 The Who Medley 47:55 Fuck Her Gently 50:30 Tribute 56:00 Double Team
http://wn.com/Tenacious_D_Live_@_Rock_am_Ring_2012_FULL_CONCERT_
Live - Turn My Head
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- Duration: 3:54
- Updated: 02 Nov 2012
Music video by Live performing Turn My Head. (C) 2005 Radioactive Records JV
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LeAnn's 4th video. LeAnn is the original singer of this song not Trisha Yearwood. (read history below). Albums: You Light Up My Life: Inspirational Songs & Greatest Hits Writer: Diane Warren © 1997 Curb Records, Inc. History of How Do I Live: "How Do I Live" is a 1997 song, written by Diane Warren, that was released originally by LeAnn Rimes, and shortly afterward by Trisha Yearwood. The song was originally intended for release as a single for the 1997 action blockbuster Con Air soundtrack. Warren wrote the song for Rimes to sing. The producers felt that Rimes's version had too much of a pop feeling to it, and requested that she re-record it to fit their standards. She refused, and the producers chose Trisha Yearwood to record the song. Her more country-style version was released on May 27, 1997 and appeared in the film. When Rimes heard of the release, she quickly released her version. Despite only peaking as high as number seven in the UK Singles Chart, LeAnn Rimes' version of How Do I Live spent thirty-four weeks in the chart. It set a record for staying on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for sixty-nine weeks. The song entered the Top 25 US Country singles chart on June 21, 1997 and was still there in February 2003, a record 291 weeks (five and half years) later. How Do I Live was covered by FIR (Faye and Real featuring LeAnn Rimes). FIR invited Rimes to record a portion of the song for their third album Flight Tribe in 2006. The song has also been performed on the hit ...
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Live may refer to:
Arts[link]
- Live Art (art form)
- Live coding
- Live music (concert)
- Live album
- List of albums titled Live
- Live (band), an alternative rock band
- "Live", a song written by Emitt Rhodes, that was a hit for his band The Merry-Go-Round, and was later covered by The Bangles.
- Live Aid, a multi-venue rock music concert held on July 13, 1985
- Live 8, a series of benefit concerts that took place in July 2005, in the G8 nations and South Africa
- Live Earth
- Live (Corneille album)
- Live (Eurythmics video)
- Live (Shania Twain DVD)
- Live (Alison Krauss & Union Station album)
- Live! (2007 film) a movie by Bill Guttentag
- Live (an album by Peatbog Faeries)
- Recorded live track
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- Live television
- Live radio
- Live action, cinematography not produced using animation
- Live with Regis and Kelly, a syndicated American television talk show
- BBC Radio 5 Live, the BBC's radio service providing live BBC News, phone-ins, and sports commentaries
- CILV-FM, branded LiVE 88.5, a radio station in Ottawa, Canada
Information and Communication Technologies[link]
- Windows Live, the collective brand name for a group of Microsoft services currently under development
- Microsoft Office Live, an Internet-based software service
- Live Search, The search engine previously known as MSN from Microsoft
- Xbox Live, online gaming service for Microsoft's Xbox and Xbox 360 video game consoles
- YouTube Live, online annual live streaming event broadcasted by YouTube
- Ableton Live, a software music sequencer
- Live CD, also known as a Live Distro, Live DVD, Live OS or Live System: an operating system that can boot and run from a read-only medium (such as a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM) instead of a hard disk drive
- Live USB, a live operating system that runs off a USB flash drive
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- Live fire exercise, an exercise (often military in nature) conducted under realistic conditions, or using real ammunition
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 Phil Collins performing in Perugia, Italy, 1996 |
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| Birth name | Philip David Charles Collins |
| Born | (1951-01-30) 30 January 1951 (age 61) Chiswick, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom |
| Genres | Progressive rock, rock, pop, pop rock, soft rock, jazz fusion, R&B, big band |
| Occupations | Singer-songwriter, musician, actor |
| Instruments | Vocals, drums, percussion, guitar, piano, keyboards |
| Years active | 1968–2011 |
| Labels | Virgin, Atlantic |
| Associated acts | Genesis, Brand X, Flaming Youth, Philip Bailey, Eric Clapton, the Phil Collins Big Band, Frida Lyngstad, Brian Eno |
| Website | philcollins.co.uk |
Philip David Charles "Phil" Collins, LVO (born 30 January 1951)[1] is an English singer-songwriter, drummer, pianist and actor best known as a drummer and vocalist for British progressive rock group Genesis and as a solo artist.
Collins sang the lead vocals on several chart hits in the United Kingdom and the United States between 1975 and 2010, either as a solo artist or with Genesis. His singles, sometimes dealing with lost love, ranged from the drum-heavy "In the Air Tonight", dance pop of "Sussudio", piano-driven "Against All Odds", to the political statements of "Another Day in Paradise".
Collins's professional music career began as a drummer, originally in a band called The Real Thing with Andrea Bertorelli, who later became his first wife. Collins played drums and shared lead vocals (with Brian Chatton) in Flaming Youth which recorded one album, (Ark II). In 1970, he took over drums for Genesis, which had already recorded two albums. In Genesis, Collins originally supplied backing vocals for front man Peter Gabriel, singing lead on only two songs: "For Absent Friends" from 1971's Nursery Cryme album and "More Fool Me" from Selling England by the Pound, which was released in 1973. Following Gabriel's departure in 1975, Collins became the group's lead singer.
His solo career, heavily influenced by his personal life, brought both himself and Genesis commercial success. According to Atlantic Records, Collins's total worldwide sales as a solo artist, as of 2000, were 150 million.[2] Collins has won numerous music awards throughout his career, including seven Grammy Awards, five Brit Awards—winning Best British Male three times, an Academy Award, and two Golden Globes for his solo work.[3][4] He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Genesis in 2010.
Collins is one of only three recording artists (along with Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson) who have sold over 100 million albums worldwide both as solo artists and (separately) as principal members of a band.[5] When his work with Genesis, his work with other artists, as well as his solo career is totalled, Collins had more top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 chart during the 1980s than any other artist.[6] In 2008, Collins was ranked the 22nd most successful artist on the "The Billboard Hot 100 Top All-Time Artists".[7]
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Early life[link]
Collins was born in Chiswick, London, the son of Winifred M. "June" (née Strange), a theatrical agent, and Greville Philip Austin Collins, an insurance agent.[8][9] He was given a toy drum kit for Christmas when he was five. Later, his uncle made him a makeshift one that he used regularly. As Collins grew older these were followed by more complete sets bought by his parents.[10] He practiced by playing alongside the television and radio, and never learned to read and write conventional musical notation; instead, he uses a system he devised himself.[11]
Early career[link]
His professional training began at 14 when he entered Barbara Speake Stage School.[12] He began a career as a child actor and model, and won his first major role as the Artful Dodger in the London production of Oliver!. He was an extra in the Beatles' A Hard Day's Night, one of hundreds of screaming teenagers during the TV concert sequence and seen fleetingly in a close-up. He was also in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang as one of the children who storms the castle at the end of the film, but it was cut.[13] He also auditioned for the role of Romeo in Romeo and Juliet (1968),[14] a role won by fellow Artful Dodger actor Leonard Whiting.[15] Collins was among the last three finalists for the role of I.Q. on the American children's television show The Bugaloos (he lost out to English actor/musician John McIndoe).[16]
Despite the beginnings of an acting career, Collins continued to gravitate towards music. While attending Chiswick Community School he formed a band called the Real Thing and later joined the Freehold. With the latter group, he wrote his first song titled "Lying Crying Dying".[17]
Collins's first record deal came as drummer for Hickory, who changed their name to Flaming Youth by the time of their sole album, Ark 2 (1969).[18] A concept album inspired by the recent media attention surrounding the moon landing, Ark 2 (with Ronnie Caryl, Brian Chatton and Gordon (Flash) Smith), failed to make much commercial success despite positive critical reviews. Melody Maker featured the album as "Pop Album of the Month", describing it as "adult music beautifully played with nice tight harmonies".[19] The album's main single, "From Now On", failed on the radio. After a year of touring, band tensions and the lack of commercial success dissolved the group. In 1970, the 19-year old Collins played percussion on the George Harrison song "The Art of Dying". Harrison credited him in the liner notes to the remastered CD version of the album released in 2000.[20]
Genesis era[link]
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In 1970, Collins answered a Melody Maker classified ad for "...a drummer sensitive to acoustic music, and acoustic twelve-string guitarist".[21] Genesis placed the ad after having already lost three drummers over two albums.[22] The audition occurred at the home of Peter Gabriel's parents. Prospective candidates performed tracks from the group's second album, Trespass (1970). Collins arrived early, listened to the other auditions while swimming in Gabriel's parents' pool, and memorised the pieces before his turn.[23]
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The music video for "Land of Confusion" featured the members of Genesis in puppet form, with the single cover (parodying the With the Beatles album and using puppets from the satirical TV show Spitting Image).
Collins won the audition. Nursery Cryme was released a year later. Although his role remained primarily that of drummer and backing vocalist for the next five years, he twice sang lead vocals: once on "For Absent Friends" (from Nursery Cryme) and once on "More Fool Me" (from Selling England by the Pound).
In 1974, while Genesis were recording the concept album The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway, Brian Eno (who is credited with "Enossification" for electronic vocal effects on the track "Grand Parade of Lifeless Packaging") needed a drummer for his album Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy).[24] Collins was sent to fill the gap, and played drums in lieu of payment for Eno's work with the band. Collins later contributed drums to the Brian Eno 1975, and 1977 art rock releases Another Green World and Before and After Science.
In 1975, following the final tour supporting the album The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway, Gabriel left the group to pursue a solo career. Collins became lead vocalist after a lengthy but ultimately fruitless search for Gabriel's replacement (where he sang back-up with the over 400 hopefuls that reportedly auditioned).[25] In the short term, the group recruited former Yes and King Crimson drummer Bill Bruford to play drums during live shows, although Collins continued to play during longer instrumental sections. Bruford's drumming can be heard on the track "The Cinema Show" on the live album Seconds Out. He was soon replaced by ex-Frank Zappa band member Chester Thompson, who became a mainstay of the band's live line-up. Collins, however, continued to play drums on all of the group's studio recordings.
The first album with Collins as lead vocalist, 1976's A Trick of the Tail, reached the American Top 40, and peaked high as No.3 on the UK charts. Said Rolling Stone, "Genesis has managed to turn the possible catastrophe of Gabriel's departure into their first broad-based American success."[26] Following the recording of Genesis's next album Wind and Wuthering guitarist Steve Hackett left the group to pursue his own solo career. The group decided to continue as a trio for recording with Mike Rutherford playing guitar and bass in the studio, although the lineup was regularly augmented by Chester Thompson and American guitarist Daryl Stuermer for concert tours.
Collins simultaneously performed in a jazz fusion group called Brand X. The band recorded their first album, Unorthodox Behaviour, with Collins as drummer, but because Genesis was Collins's priority, there were several Brand X tours and albums without him. Collins credits Brand X as his first use of a drum machine as well as his first use of a home 8-track tape machine.[27]
Collins also performed on Steve Hackett's first solo album, Voyage of the Acolyte, on which he sang lead vocals and played drums. As the decade closed, Genesis began a shift from their progressive rock roots and toward more accessible, radio-friendly pop-rock music. The album ...And Then There Were Three... featured their first UK Top 10 and US Top 40 single, "Follow You Follow Me".[28][29]
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The first track from Genesis's A Trick of the Tail was Collins's début as the group's full-time lead singer. A progressive rock track, it contrasts with the style of his later work.
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In the 1980s, while Collins developed as a songwriter and established a parallel career as a solo artist, Genesis recorded a series of highly successful albums including Duke, Abacab, Genesis, and Invisible Touch. The latter album's title track reached No.1 on the American Billboard singles chart, the only Genesis song to do so. The group received an MTV "Video of the Year" nomination in 1987 for the single "Land of Confusion" (which featured puppet caricatures created by the British satirical team Spitting Image) but lost out to Peter Gabriel's solo hit, "Sledgehammer".[30] Reviews were generally positive, with Rolling Stone's J. D. Considine stating, "every tune is carefully pruned so that each flourish delivers not an instrumental epiphany but a solid hook."[31]
Collins left Genesis in 1996 to focus on his solo career.[17] The last studio album with him as the lead singer was 1991's We Can't Dance. He and Gabriel reunited with other Genesis members in 1999 to re-record "The Carpet Crawlers" for Genesis's Turn It on Again: The Hits. When in the mid-2000s discussions of a possible Genesis reunion arose, Collins stated that he would prefer to return as the drummer, with Gabriel handling the vocals.[32] Eventually Turn It On Again: The Tour was announced for 2007, with the Collins/Rutherford/Banks line-up.
In March 2010, Phish guitarist Trey Anastasio was asked to pay tribute to Genesis, one of his favourite bands, upon being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. In addition to Anastasio's speech, Phish appeared and performed two Genesis songs, "Watcher of the Skies" and "No Reply At All". Collins and his Genesis band-mates (minus Peter Gabriel) attended the ceremony but they did not perform.
Solo career[link]
Early solo recordings (1981–1983)[link]
The dominant theme running through Collins's early solo recordings (although never specifically mentioned in his songs) was the acrimonious breakdown of his first marriage and then-recent divorce. Two songs he wrote on the Genesis album Duke, "Please Don't Ask", and the Top 20 hit "Misunderstanding", dealt with failed relationships. One year earlier, he had played drums and sung backing vocals on John Martyn's Grace and Danger, an album whose main theme is also marriage break-up. With the recording of his first solo album, Face Value, Collins attributed his divorce as his main influence,[33] as can be inferred from songs such as "If Leaving Me Is Easy".
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"In the Air Tonight" from Face Value (1981), was the first single of Collins' solo career.
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Collins made his live debut as a solo performer, appearing at the invitation of producer Martin Lewis at the Amnesty International benefit show, The Policeman's Other Ball at the Theatre Royal in London in September 1981, performing two songs from Face Value including "In the Air Tonight" and "The Roof is Leaking" accompanying himself on piano. Face Value became a surprise international success topping the charts in at least seven countries and hitting the top ten of the Billboard 200 eventually going triple-platinum in the US. Hits from the album included "In the Air Tonight", "I Missed Again" and "If Leaving Me Is Easy". In 1982, he produced ABBA member Frida's solo album, Something's Going On, which helped to spawn the title track, "I Know There's Something Going On", which became a hit.
Much like Face Value, many of the songs from Collins's 1982 follow-up album, Hello, I Must Be Going!, came from Collins's marital problems with his first wife such as "I Don't Care Anymore" and "Do You Know and Do You Care". Collins’s early albums had a dark presence, usually heavy on the drums. Regarding Face Value, he says, "I had a wife, two children, two dogs, and the next day I didn't have anything. So a lot of these songs were written because I was going through these emotional changes."[34] There were occasional poppier influences–Face Value's "Behind the Lines", for example, was a jazzy remake of a Genesis song he co-wrote. Face Value was a critical and multi-platinum success, and saw Collins’s profile increase further. Hello, I Must Be Going! gave him a UK No.1 for his cover of the Supremes' "You Can't Hurry Love". The album went triple-platinum in the United States, like its predecessor. The Supremes' cover was his first Top 10 US hit (it also hit the Top 10 of Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart). The album also reached No.2 on the UK album chart, spending well over a year there.[28]
Two years before, Collins had played drums on Peter Gabriel's third self-titled record (often referred to as Melt), the first record to feature the "gated reverb" sound, which was used on the song "Intruder". Gabriel reportedly "didn't want any metal on the record" and asked Collins to leave his cymbals at home, to concentrate on the sound of his kit more heavily than usual. Studio engineer Hugh Padgham augmented the drum sound by using a microphone normally intended for studio communication rather than recording and feeding it through a signal processor called a noise gate. This allowed the reverberation added to the drums to be suddenly cut off before it naturally decayed. The result was the arresting "gated reverb" which became Collins signature sound. This was the same 'big drum sound' used on such songs as "In The Air Tonight", "Mama" by Genesis, and Frida's "There's Something Going On".
Mid-career (1984–1992)[link]
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"Against All Odds" from the soundtrack of the same name (1984), is a piano-driven ballad.
A sample of "Another Day in Paradise" from ...But Seriously (1989). The ballad was written to bring attention to the problem of homelessness
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Collins changed his musical style with the release of the ballad, "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)", which was the theme song to the movie of the same name in 1984. The more pop-friendly and radio-accessible single became Collins's first solo single to reach number-one on the Billboard Hot 100.[29] Later that year, Collins contributed to production on Earth, Wind & Fire singer Phillip Bailey's debut album, Chinese Wall, collaborating with Bailey on the hit duet, "Easy Lover". Collins featured on Band Aid's "Do They Know It's Christmas", he played drums and sang on the song. Collins released his most successful album, No Jacket Required, in early 1985. It contained the hits "Sussudio", "One More Night", "Don't Lose My Number", and "Take Me Home", as well as the less known yet equally robust "Who Said I Would", and "Only You Know and I Know". The album featured Sting, Helen Terry and ex-bandmate Peter Gabriel as backing vocalists. He also recorded the successful song "Separate Lives", a duet with Marilyn Martin, and a US number one, for the movie White Nights.[29] Collins had three US number one songs in 1985, the most by any artist that year.[29] No Jacket Required went on to win several Grammy awards including Album of the Year.
No Jacket Required received criticism that the album was too safe, despite its upbeat reviews and commercial success. A positive review by David Fricke of Rolling Stone ended, "After years on the art-rock fringe, Collins has established himself firmly in the middle of the road. Perhaps he should consider testing himself and his new fans' expectations next time around."[35] "Sussudio" also drew criticism for sounding too similar to Prince's "1999", a charge that Collins did not deny.[36] Nevertheless, the album went straight to #1 in the US and UK. In 1985, Collins was invited by Bob Geldof to perform at the Live Aid charity event. Collins had the distinction of being the only performer to appear at both the UK concert at Wembley Stadium and the US concert at JFK Stadium in Philadelphia. He accomplished this by performing early in the day at Wembley as both a solo artist and alongside Sting, then transferring to a Concorde flight to the US enabling him to perform his solo material, and drum for Led Zeppelin and Eric Clapton in Philadelphia. While being a guest on major artists' hit recordings, Collins continued to enjoy solo success even while on tour with Genesis, besides from his number-one duet with Marilyn Martin in 1986, Collins would score two more hits from movies with the singles, "Two Hearts" (No.1 US, No.6 UK), and "Groovy Kind of Love" (No.1 UK, No.1 US), the latter two from the soundtrack of his feature film, Buster.[28][29]
In 1989, Collins produced another successful album, ...But Seriously, featuring the anti-homelessness anthem "Another Day in Paradise", with David Crosby on backing vocals. (Collins later went on to co-write, sing and play on the song "Hero" on Crosby's 1993 album Thousand Roads.) "Another Day in Paradise" went to Number 1 on the Billboard Charts at the end of 1989 and won Collins Best British Single at the 1990 Brit Awards, and the 1991 Grammy Award for Record of the Year.[37][38] In the process, it became the last No.1 US pop hit of the 1980s. The album ...But Seriously became the first No.1 US album of the 1990s and the best-selling album of 1990 in the UK. Other songs included "Something Happened on the Way to Heaven" (No.4 US, No.15 UK), "Do You Remember?" (not released in the UK, but a No.4 hit in the US), and "I Wish It Would Rain Down" (the latter featuring Eric Clapton on guitar) (No.3 US, No.7 UK).[28][29] Songs about apartheid and homelessness demonstrated Collins’s turn to politically-driven material. This theme recurred on his later albums. A live album, Serious Hits... Live!, followed. In September 1990, Collins performed "Sussudio" at the 1990 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles.[39]
Later solo work and Genesis reunion (1993–2008)[link]
Collins's record sales began to drop with the 1993 release of Both Sides, a largely experimental album that, according to Collins, included songs that "were becoming so personal, so private, I didn't want anyone else's input".[40] Featuring a less polished sound and fewer up-tempo songs than his previous albums, Both Sides was a significant departure. Collins used no backing musicians, performed all the vocal and instrumental parts at his home studio, and used rough vocal takes for the final product. The album was not well received by radio. Its two biggest hits were "Both Sides of the Story" and "Everyday". Collins worked on the album completely independently of his record company, and took them by surprise when he delivered them a completed album that they were unaware he was making.
Collins officially parted ways with Genesis in 1996 to focus on his solo career (Genesis would produce one album without Collins—...Calling All Stations...—before going on hiatus). Collins attempted a return to pop music with Dance into the Light, which Entertainment Weekly reviewed by saying that "(e)ven Phil Collins must know that we all grew weary of Phil Collins".[41] It included minor hits such as the title track and the Beatles-inspired "It's in Your Eyes". Although the album went Gold in the US, it sold considerably less than his previous albums. Despite this, the subsequent tour regularly sold out arenas.
In 1996, Collins formed the Phil Collins Big Band. With Collins as drummer, the band performed jazz renditions of various Collins and Genesis hits. The Phil Collins Big Band did a world tour in 1998 that included a performance at the Montreux Jazz Festival. In 1999, the group released the CD A Hot Night in Paris including big band versions of "Invisible Touch", "Sussudio", and the more obscure "The Los Endos Suite" from A Trick of the Tail.
A compilation album ...Hits was released in 1998 and sold very well, returning Collins to multi-platinum status in America. The album's sole new track, a cover of the Cyndi Lauper hit "True Colors", received considerable play on US Adult Contemporary stations while peaking at No.2.[42] Some of Collins's earlier hits (e.g. "I Missed Again", "If Leaving Me Is Easy", etc.) and other successes were not included in this compilation.
Collins's next single, "You'll Be in My Heart", from the Disney animated movie Tarzan, spent 19 weeks at No.1 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart – the longest time ever up to that point. The song won Collins an Academy Award for Best Song. It was his third nomination in the songwriters' category, after being nominated in 1985 and 1989. Collins was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, on 16 June 1999.[43]
In 2002 Collins released Testify. Metacritic's roundup of album reviews found this record to be the worst-reviewed album at the time of its release, though it has since been "surpassed" by three more recent releases.[44] The album's "Can't Stop Loving You" (a Leo Sayer cover) was yet another #1 Adult Contemporary smash hit for Collins. Testify sold 140,000 copies in the United States by year's end, although a successful worldwide tour followed.[45]
That same year Collins accepted an invitation to drum for the "house band" at a concert celebrating Queen Elizabeth II's Golden Jubilee. In 2003 announced his last solo tour[46] – the "First Final Farewell Tour", a tongue-in-cheek reference to the multiple farewell tours of other popular artists. In 2006 he worked with Disney on a Broadway production of Tarzan, a musical which received generally mixed reviews. In 2007 Collins reunited with his Genesis bandmates Tony Banks and Mike Rutherford for Turn It On Again: The Tour, a tour of Europe and North America. During the tour Genesis performed at the Live Earth concert at Wembley Stadium. Following the band's performance, presenter Jonathan Ross had to apologise to viewers watching the televised version as Collins had used a swear word while singing "Invisible Touch".
[edit] Going Back and retirement (2009–2011)
In October 2009, it was reported that Collins was to record a Motown covers album. He told a German newspaper, "I want the songs to sound exactly like the originals", and that the album would feature up to 30 songs.[47] In January 2010, Chester Thompson said that the album had been completed and would be released some time soon. He also revealed that Collins managed to play the drums on the album despite the adverse effects of his recent spinal operation.[48] It was the first solo album Collins had recorded which consisted entirely of songs written by other people.
Going Back was released on 13 September 2010, entering the UK charts at number 4, rising to number one the following week.[49] In early summer 2010, Collins played six concerts entirely dedicated to the music from Going Back. These included a special programme, Phil Collins: One Night Only, which was broadcast on ITV1 on 18 September 2010. Collins also promoted Going Back with his first and only appearance on the BBC's foremost music series Later... with Jools Holland, broadcast on 17 September 2010.
As of January 2011, Collins has spent 1,730 weeks in German music charts – 766 weeks of them with Genesis albums and singles and 964 weeks with solo releases.[50]
Citing health problems and other concerns, Collins announced on 4 March 2011 that he was taking time off from his career, prompting widespread reports of his retirement.[51] Days later, on 7 March, his UK representative told the press, "He is not, has no intention of, retiring."[52] However, later that day, Collins posted a message to his fans on his own website, confirming his intention to retire in order to focus on his family life.[53][54]
Drums and other equipment[link]
Phil Collins uses Gretsch drums and Sabian cymbals. Drums (all single headed concert toms except for the snare): 20" Bass Drum, 18" Floor Tom, 16" Floor Tom, 15" Mounted Tom, 12" Tom, 10" Tom, 8" Tom, 14"x4" Snare, 14" Phil Collins Special.
Cymbals: HH Medium Crash 20" – HH Extra Thin Crash 17" – Hi-Hats 15" – HH China 20" – HH Medium-Thin Crash 16" -HH China 22" – HH Raw Bell Dry Ride 21".[55]
Until 1986, Collins played Paiste and Zildjian cymbals. Other drums he's used over the years are Premier, Noble & Cooley, Pearl, Simmons and Ludwig drums. He uses a Ludwig Speed King pedal and Pro Mark sticks.
Other instruments which have become synonymous with Collins's sound (particularly in his post-1978 Genesis and subsequent solo career) include the Roland CR-78 and Roland TR-808 drum machines, Sequential Circuits Prophet-5 synthesizer,[56] and the Yamaha CP-70 electric grand piano.
Career as producer[link]
For his solo career and his career with Genesis, Collins produced or co-produced virtually all of his singles and albums, the notable exceptions being "Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now)" (produced by Arif Mardin), and his cover of "True Colors" (produced by Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds.)
Collins also maintained a career as a producer for other artists throughout the 1980s, usually working on outside projects at the rate of one artist per year. His first outside work as a producer was the 1981 album Glorious Fool for John Martyn; he followed that up by producing Frida's 1982 album Something's Going On, which contained the international hit "I Know There's Something Going On".
1983 found Collins producing two tracks for Adam Ant, both of which hit the UK charts: "Puss 'N' Boots" and "Strip". ("Strip" was a minor US hit as well.) In 1984, he produced Phillip Bailey's album Chinese Wall, from which the hit Bailey/Collins duet "Easy Lover" was drawn. This album also contained the Bailey hit "Walking On The Chinese Wall".
In 1985, Collins produced several tracks on the Eric Clapton album Behind The Sun. The following year, he produced (in collaboration with Hugh Padgham) one track for Howard Jones, the international hit "No One Is to Blame".
Returning to work with Clapton, Collins was one of the producers on his 1987 album August. The UK top 20 single "Behind The Mask" was drawn from this album, and this particular track credited production to "Phil Collins in association with Tom Dowd."
In 1988, Collins and Lamont Dozier collaborated as writers and producers of the Four Tops top 10 UK hit "Loco In Acapulco", which was taken from the soundtrack of the film Buster, in which Collins starred. Finally, in 1989, Collins was one of the producers of the Stephen Bishop album Bowling in Paris, which included the US Adult Contemporary hit "Walking on Air", produced by Collins and Padgham.
Films, theatre and television[link]
The majority of Collins's film work has been through music. Four of his seven American number one songs came from film soundtracks, and his work on Disney's Tarzan earned him an Oscar. Collins even sang German, Italian, Spanish and French versions of the Tarzan soundtrack for the respective film versions. Collins's acting career has been brief. As a child, he appeared in three films, although two of the films were for brief moments as an extra. Besides the aforementioned A Hard Day's Night (1964), Collins's first lead role was in a children's film Calamity the Cow (1967).
Collins wrote and performed the title song to Against All Odds in 1984. The song became the first of his seven American number one songs and received an Academy Award nomination for Best Song. Collins was not invited to perform the song at that year's presentation, although he was in the audience as the song's composer. Collins had arranged his US tour to accommodate the possibility of appearing on the telecast in the event his song was nominated for an Oscar. It is believed that the producers of that year's Academy Awards show were not aware of his prominence as a musical performer. A note to Collins's label from telecast co-producer Larry Gelbart explaining the lack of invitation stated, "Thank you for your note regarding Phil Cooper [sic]. I'm afraid the spots have already been filled". Collins instead watched Ann Reinking perform his song.[57] For a long time afterwards, he would introduce his performance of "Against All Odds" at his concerts by saying: "Miss Ann Reinking's not here tonight, so I guess I'll have to sing my own song".
As a vocalist, Collins sang Stephen Bishop's composition "Separate Lives" for the film White Nights (1985) as a duet with Marilyn Martin. The single of the recording became another number one hit for Collins. The song itself was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Song (a category that honours the composer, not the vocalists). Bishop's song had parallels to some of the songs on Collins's first two albums. Writer Stephen Bishop noted that he was inspired by a failed relationship and called "Separate Lives" "a song about anger".[58] When the song was being nominated for an Academy Award, in interviews about the original snub by the Academy for "Against All Odds", Collins would jokingly say "the hell with him – I'm going up too," referring to if Bishop's song were to win the award.[59]
Collins's first film role since becoming a musician came in 1988 with Buster about the Great Train Robbery, which took place in England in August, 1963. The film received good reviews and Collins contributed four songs to the film's soundtrack. His rendition of "Groovy Kind of Love", originally a 1966 single by the Mindbenders, with lyrics by Toni Wine and music by Carole Bayer Sager, but with the melody of the Rondo section of Muzio Clementi's "Sonatina in G major", op. 36 no. 5 reached number one. The film also spawned the hit single "Two Hearts", which he wrote in collaboration with legendary Motown songwriter Lamont Dozier; the two artists would go on to win a Golden Globe for Best Original Song and receive an Oscar nomination in the same category, the second such honour for Collins; "Big Noise", written by Phil Collins and Lamont Dozier, which included Collins on vocals (although the song was not released as a single, an instrumental version of this song appeared as the B-side to the single version of "A Groovy Kind Of Love".) The final song, "Loco In Acapulco", was another collaboration between him and Dozier, with the vocals performed by the legendary Motown group the Four Tops. Film critic Roger Ebert said the role of Buster was "played with surprising effectiveness" by Collins, although the film's soundtrack proved more successful than the film did.[60]
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Collins provided the voices to both Muk and Luk in the 1995 animated feature Balto.
Collins had cameo appearances in Steven Spielberg's Hook (1991) and the AIDS docudrama And the Band Played On (1993). He starred in 1993's Frauds, which competed for the Palme d'Or at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival.[61] He supplied voices to two animated features: Amblin's Balto (1995) and Disney's The Jungle Book 2 (2003). A long-discussed but never completed project was a film titled The Three Bears; originally meant to star him alongside Danny DeVito and Bob Hoskins, he often mentioned the film, though an appropriate script never materialised.[62]
Collins performed the soundtrack to the animated film Tarzan (1999) for the Walt Disney Company. Collins won an Academy Award for "You'll Be in My Heart", which he performed at that year's telecast as well as during a Disney-themed Super Bowl halftime show. The song, which he also recorded in Spanish among other languages, became his only appearance on Billboard's Hot Latin Tracks.[42] Disney hired him, along with Tina Turner, in 2003 for the soundtrack to another animated feature film, Brother Bear, and had some airplay with the song "Look Through My Eyes".
On television, he twice hosted the Billboard Music Awards. He also appeared in an episode of the series Miami Vice, entitled "Phil the Shill", in which he plays a cheating con-man. He also guest starred in several sketches with The Two Ronnies. Most recently, he had a cameo appearance on the television series Whoopi.
In 2001, Collins was sought out by the satirist Chris Morris, and appeared in the Brass Eye 'Paedophile Special' endorsing a spoof charity called 'Nonce Sense'. At one point Collins, dressed in a matching baseball cap and t-shirt emblazoned with the name of this fictitious charity, stares into the camera and declares: "I'm talking Nonce-sense."
In 2005, Collins's work on Brother Bear was expanded as Disney used the song "Welcome" as the theme for Walt Disney's Parade of Dreams, the main parade celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Disneyland.
In 2006 Disney's Tarzan was adapted for Broadway. Collins contributed 11 new songs and instrumental pieces, and was deeply involved in the production. Unlike the film, where Collins sang all the material, the characters sang on stage.
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Phil Collins as he appears in the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
Collins made an appearance as himself in the 2006 PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 2 video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, set in 1984. He appears in three missions in which the main character must save him from a gang that is trying to kill him, the final mission occurring during his concert, where the player must defend the scaffolding against saboteurs while Phil is simultaneously performing "In the Air Tonight." After this, the player is given the opportunity to watch this performance of 'In the Air Tonight.' "In the Air Tonight" was also featured in the soundtrack of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories and it was also featured in the film Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film For Theaters, the 2009 movie The Hangover and the 2007 Gorilla commercial for Cadbury's Dairy Milk chocolate. The advertisement also helped the song re-enter the New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart at number three in July 2008, the following week reaching number one, beating its original 1981 No.6 peak. Phil Collins had several ties to the hit show Miami Vice with 5 songs used in the course of the series as well as having starred in the episode "Phil The Shill."
Phil Collins was portrayed in the hit cartoon South Park in the episode "Timmy 2000" holding his Oscar throughout, referring to his 1999 win for "You'll Be In My Heart", which defeated "Blame Canada" from South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut. He was seen again in the episode "Cartman's Silly Hate Crime".
Phil Collins appears briefly in the Finnish animated sitcom Pasila in the episode "Phil Collins Hangover". The music of this episode is a pastiche of Phil Collins' "Another Day In Paradise".
Personal life[link]
Family[link]
Collins has been married three times. He married Canadian Andrea Bertorelli in 1975. They met as students in a drama class in London.[63][64] They had a son, Simon Collins, and Collins adopted Bertorelli's daughter Joely Collins, a Canadian actress. They divorced in 1980, after she started an affair with their painter and decorator. Collins later appeared on the BBC's Top of the Pops singing his 1981 solo hit "In The Air Tonight" with a pot of paint and brush positioned near his piano.[65] Collins has since claimed that the presence of the paint and brush was coincidental.
Collins met his second wife, Jill Tavelman, in 1980. They were married from 1984[66] to 1996. They had one daughter, Lily Collins, born in 1989.[67] Collins openly admits that some of their divorce-related correspondence was by fax (one, about access to their daughter, was reproduced in the Sun), but denies that this took her by surprise.[64] Collins paid Jill £17M as final settlement.[65]
Collins married his third wife, Orianne Cevey, in 1999 after a five year romance.[65] They have two sons, Nicholas and Matthew. They bought Sir Jackie Stewart's former house located in Begnins, Switzerland, overlooking Lake Geneva. Announcing their separation on 16 March 2006, they were divorced on 17 August 2008. Collins reportedly paid Cevey £25M in settlement.[65] Collins has said he will continue to live in Switzerland to be near the children. He is currently residing in Féchy, while also maintaining homes in New York and Dersingham, Norfolk, England.[65][68] In 2008, Collins was quoted in People Magazine: "Marriage is a difficult proposition. But I haven't given up on it, either."[69] Collins, however, stated in 2010 that he had no intention of marrying again.[70]
Fortune[link]
Collins was estimated to have a fortune of £115 million in the Sunday Times Rich List of 2011, making him one of the 20 richest people in the British music industry.[71]
Court case[link]
Main article: Phillip Collins Ltd v Davis
On 29 March 2000, Phil Collins launched a case against two former musicians from his band to recoup £500,000 ($780,000) in royalties that were overpaid. Louis Satterfield, 62, and Rahmlee Davis, 51, claimed their contract entitled them to 0.5 per cent of the royalties from Serious Hits... Live!, a live album recorded during Collins's Seriously, Live! World Tour tour in 1990. Their claim was they were an integral part of the whole album, but Collins responded the two should only receive royalties from the five tracks in which they were involved.[72] Instead of asking for a return of what Collins considered overpayment, he sought to recoup the funds by withholding future royalties to Satterfield and Davis, which amounted to less than an annual sum of £12,500 ($20,000) each.
On 19 April 2000, the High Court ruled that the two musicians would receive no more royalty money from Phil Collins. The amount that Collins was seeking was halved, and Satterfield and Davis (who originally brought the suit forward in California) would not have to repay any of it. The judge agreed with Collins's argument that Satterfield and Davis should have been paid for only the five tracks on which they performed, including the hit "Sussudio".[73]
Health problems[link]
Collins reported losing his hearing in his right ear in 2000 due to a viral infection. In September 2009, it was reported that Collins could no longer play drums, due to a recent operation to repair dislocated vertebrae in his neck.[74] A statement from Collins on the Genesis band website said, "There isn't any drama regarding my 'disability' and playing drums. Somehow during the last Genesis tour I dislocated some vertebrae in my upper neck and that affected my hands. After a successful operation on my neck, my hands still can't function normally. Maybe in a year or so it will change, but for now it is impossible for me to play drums or piano. I am not in any 'distressed' state; stuff happens in life."[75]
Honorary Degrees[link]
Collins has received several honorary doctorates in recognition of his work in music and also for his personal interests. In 1987, he received an honorary doctorate of fine arts at Fairleigh Dickinson University.[76] . In 1991, he received an honorary doctorate of music at the Berklee College of Music.[77] Then on 12 May 2012, he received an honorary doctorate of history at McMurry University in Abilene, Texas for his research and collection of Texas Revolution artefacts and documents, which has led him to own one of the world's largest private collection of Alamo related artefacts.[78] His passion for the Battle at the Alamo has also led him to write the book The Alamo and Beyond: A Collector's Journey, published in 2012.[79]
Activism[link]
Collins was appointed a Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order in 1994 in recognition of his work on behalf of the Prince's Trust.[80]
Collins has stated he is a supporter of animal rights and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). In 2005, he donated an autographed drumstick in support of PETA's campaign against Kentucky Fried Chicken.[81]
Collins also has a long-standing interest in the Alamo. He has collected hundreds of artefacts related to the famous 1836 battle in San Antonio, Texas, narrated a light and sound show about the Alamo, and spoken at related events.[82] He has completed a book entitled "The Alamo and Beyond: A Collector's Journey" published by Statehouse Press, based in Buffalo Gap, Texas.[83]
Collins has often been mentioned erroneously in the British media as being a supporter of the Conservative Party and an opponent of the Labour Party. This derives from the famous article in the Sun, printed on the day of the 1992 UK general election, titled "If Kinnock wins today will the last person to leave Britain please turn out the lights", which claimed that Collins was among several celebrities who were planning to leave Britain in the event of a Labour victory.[citation needed] Shortly before the 2005 election (when Collins was living in Switzerland), Noel Gallagher is reported as saying: "Vote Labour. If you don't and the Tories get in, Phil is threatening to come back."[84] However, Collins has since stated that although he did once claim many years earlier that he might leave Britain if most of his income was taken in tax, which was Labour Party policy at that time for top earners, he has never been a Conservative Party supporter and he left Britain for Switzerland in 1994 purely because he met a woman who lived there. He said of Gallagher: “I don’t care if he likes my music or not. I do care if he starts telling people I’m a wanker because of my politics. It’s an opinion based on an old misunderstood quote.”[85] Despite his claim that he did not leave Britain for tax purposes, he was one of several super-rich figures living in tax havens who were singled out for criticism in a report by the charity Christian Aid in 2008.[86] Questioned about his politics by Mark Lawson in an interview broadcast in 2009, Collins said: "My father was Conservative but it wasn't quite the same, I don't think, when he was alive. Politics never loomed large in our family anyway. I think the politics of the country were very different then."[87]
Collins founded the Little Dreams Foundation in February 2000, which aims to "realise the dreams of children in the fields of sports and art" by providing future prodigies aged 4 to 16 years with financial, material, and mentoring support with the help of experts in various fields.[88]
Collins supports the South African charity the Topsy Foundation, which provides relief services to some of South Africa's most under-resourced rural communities through a multi-faceted approach to the consequences of HIV and AIDS and extreme poverty. He donates all royalties earned in South Africa to the organization.[89][90]
Collins is a patron of the charity Children in Hunger, a small UK based charity working to combat child poverty in Brazil.[91]
Discography[link]
Genesis[link]
Main article: Genesis discography
Studio albums[link]
The following list includes all Phil Collins's studio albums. For a complete album list, see Phil Collins discography.
| Release date | Title |
|---|---|
| 1981 | Face Value |
| 1982 | Hello, I Must Be Going! |
| 1985 | No Jacket Required |
| 1989 | ...But Seriously |
| 1993 | Both Sides |
| 1996 | Dance into the Light |
| 2002 | Testify |
| 2010 | Going Back |
Number one singles[link]
The following singles reached number one in the United Kingdom or United States. For a full singles discography, see Phil Collins discography.
| Year | Single | Peak positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | US | ||||
| 1982 | "You Can't Hurry Love" | 1 | 10 | ||
| 1984 | "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" | 2 | 1 | ||
| 1985 | "Easy Lover" (With Philip Bailey) | 1 | 2 | ||
| "One More Night" | 4 | 1 | |||
| "Sussudio" | 12 | 1 | |||
| "Separate Lives" (With Marilyn Martin) | 4 | 1 | |||
| 1988 | "A Groovy Kind of Love" | 1 | 1 | ||
| "Two Hearts" | 6 | 1 | |||
| 1989 | "Another Day in Paradise" | 2 | 1 | ||
"In the Air Tonight" re-entered the New Zealand charts in 2008 at No.3 and then peaked at No.1, after featuring in a Cadbury Gorilla advertisement.
See also[link]
- List of awards and nominations received by Phil Collins
- Touring and studio musicians of Phil Collins
Notes[link]
- ^ GRO Register of Births MAR 1951 5e 137 EALING – Philip D. C. Collins, mmn = Strange
- ^ "Phil Collins Celebrates TESTIFY with Weekend Today Performance and NYC In-Store", Atlantic Records press release. 15 November 2002.
- ^ Brit Awards: Phil Collins Brits.co.uk. Retrieved 24 November 2011
- ^ Past Winners: Phil Collins Grammy.com. Retrieved 24 November 2011
- ^ See List of best-selling music artists for information and references of sales figures.
- ^ Anderson, John (7 January 1990). "Pop Notes". Newsday.
- ^ "Billboard Hot 100 Chart 50th Anniversary". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/specials/hot100/charts/top100-artists-20.shtml. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
- ^ "Phil Collins Biography (1951-)". Filmreference.com. http://www.filmreference.com/film/49/Phil-Collins.html. Retrieved 2011-07-09.
- ^ GRO Register of Marriages SEP 1934 3a 706 BRENTFORD – Grevelle Collins to Winifred M. Strange
- ^ Coleman, Ray. Phil Collins: The Definitive Biography, Simon & Schuster. London. 1997. pp.29–30. ISBN 0-684-81784-5
- ^ Classic Albums: Face Value DVD, Eagle Home Entertainment, 2001.
- ^ Face Value at the Official Genesis Biography. Retrieved 10 January 2006.
- ^ Film details at chittybangbang.com. Retrieved 21 July 2009.
- ^ Coleman, p.51.
- ^ "The Guide to Musical Theatre". The Guide to Musical Theatre. http://www.guidetomusicaltheatre.com/shows_o/oliver.htm. Retrieved 26 March 2010.
- ^ John McIndoe at the Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 17 October 2007.
- ^ a b Hewitt, Alan. Biography at Collins' official website (UK). Retrieved 9 January 2006.
- ^ Joynson, Vernon (1995). The Tapestry of Delights. London: Borderline Books. See entry on "Flaming Youth".
- ^ Coleman, p.55.
- ^ The Official George Harrison website[dead link]
- ^ Coleman, p.61.
- ^ "Genesis" Biography, Billboard.com. Accessed 16 January 2006. ]
- ^ Coleman, p.63.
- ^ Thompson, 2004. p.117
- ^ "Phil Collins | Music Videos, News, Photos, Tour Dates, Ringtones, and Lyrics". MTV. http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/collins_phil/artist.jhtml. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
- ^ Nicholson, Kris. A Trick of the Tail review. Rolling Stone. 20 May 1976. Retrieved 10 February 2006.
- ^ Official Brand X biography from the Phil Collins website. Retrieved 14 January 2006.
- ^ a b c d Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums. London: Guinness World Records Limited
- ^ a b c d e f Whitburn, John. The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits. Billboard Books, New York. 2000. pp.143–144. ISBN 0-8230-7690-3
- ^ MTV.com. MTV Video Awards, Past Winners. Retrieved 16 January 2006.
- ^ Considine, J. D. Invisible Touch review. Rolling Stone. 14 August 1986. Retrieved 8 February 2006.
- ^ Heller, Corinne. "Phil Collins Said Open to Genesis Reunion". 6 November 2005. Retrieved 14 January 2006.[dead link]
- ^ Bronson, F. The Billboard Book of Number One Hits. Billboard Books, New York. 2003. p.604. ISBN 0-8230-7641-5
- ^ Thompson, D. Turn It On Again: Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins and Genesis, Back Beat Books. San Francisco. 2004. p.181. ISBN 0-87930-810-9
- ^ Fricke, D. No Jacket Required review. Rolling Stone. 9 May 1985. Retrieved 8 February 2006.
- ^ Bronson, p.611.
- ^ 1990 Brit Awards Brits.co.uk. Retrieved 5 December 2011
- ^ Phil Collins Rock On The Net. Retrieved 5 December 2011
- ^ 1990 MTV Video Music Awards MTV.com. Retrieved 5 December 2011
- ^ Coleman, p.181.
- ^ Browne, David. Dance into the Light review. Entertainment Weekly. 1 November 1996. Retrieved 10 February 2006.
- ^ a b Billboard magazine, Phil Collins Chart History. Retrieved 13 January 2006.
- ^ Phil Collins: The Hollywood Walk of Fame Retrieved 2010-11-21
- ^ Metacritic, All-Time High and Low Scores. Retrieved 17 November 2006.
- ^ Thompson, p.260.
- ^ Hear-it.org. Retrieved 13 January 2006.
- ^ "Phil Collins To Record Motown Covers Album | undercover.com.au, Music, News, Entertainment". Undercover.com.au. 24 October 2009. http://www.undercover.com.au/News-Story.aspx?id=9314_Phil_Collins_To_Record_Motown_Covers_Album. Retrieved 26 March 2010.
- ^ "Broadcast Yourself". YouTube. 17 November 2009. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FC_gwdMTgM. Retrieved 26 March 2010.
- ^ "BBC Entertainment News". BBC News. 27 September 2010. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11416660.
- ^ "Phil Collins: 1.730 Wochen in den Charts - media control". Media-control.de. 2011-01-24. http://www.media-control.de/phil-collins-1730-wochen-in-den-charts.html. Retrieved 2011-07-09.
- ^ Wardrop, Murray (3 March 2011). "Phil Collins calls time on music career". The Daily Telegraph (London). http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopmusic/8360584/Phil-Collins-calls-time-on-music-career.html. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
- ^ Bartolomeo, Joey. "Phil Collins Is Not Retiring", People, 7 March 2011.
- ^ Collins, Phil."BREAKING NEWS – A Message From Phil...", Phil Collins official website, 7 March 2011.
- ^ "Phil Collins confirms retirement". BBC News. 9 March 2011. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-12686726. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- ^ "Phil Collins of Genesis Drum Charts, Videos, and Tips". Gigging-drum-charts.com. 30 January 1951. http://www.gigging-drum-charts.com/phil-collins.html. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
- ^ Flans, Robyn (1 May 2005). "Classic Tracks: Phil Collins' "In the Air Tonight"". Mix. http://mixonline.com/mag/audio_phil_collins_air/.
- ^ Bronson, p.586.
- ^ Bronson, p.624.
- ^ Williams, Stephen (4 October 1985). "A Phil Collins Special And `Miami Vice' on Record". Newsday.
- ^ Ebert, R. Buster review. 25 November 1988. Retrieved 10 February 2006.
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Frauds". festival-cannes.com. http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/2570/year/1993.html. Retrieved 18 August 2009.
- ^ Baker, G. A. Penthouse interview, 1993. Retrieved 13 January 2006.
- ^ GRO Register of Marriages: SEP 1975 17 0245 SURREY MID E. – Philip D. C. Collins = Andrea Bertorelli
- ^ a b "I'm Not So Ambitious As I Was", Radio Times, 27 November 2002. reprinted at Collins' website in 2009; archived copy at archive.org.
- ^ a b c d e "Phil Collins pays third wife a record £25million in divorce settlement". Sunday Mirror. 16 August 2008. http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2008/08/16/phil-collins-pays-third-wife-a-record-25million-in-divorce-settlement-115875-20699955/. Retrieved 16 August 2008.
- ^ GRO Register of Marriages: AUG 1984 17 1515 SURREY SW -Philip D. C. Collins = Jill Tavelman
- ^ GRO Register of Births: APR 1989 17 1579 SURREY SW, Lily Jane Collins, mmn = Tavelman
- ^ Khan, Urmee (17 August 2008). "Phil Collins pays £25 million in divorce settlement". Telegraph (London). http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/celebritynews/2573702/Phil-Collins-pays-25-million-in-divorce-settlement.html.
- ^ His three ex-wives have cost him £42m – no wonder there's no fool like an old Phil London Evening Standard
- ^ McLean, Craig (4 September 2010). "Rock's outsider: Phil Collins interview". The Telegraph (London: Telegraph Media Group Ltd). http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopmusic/7975594/Rocks-outsider-Phil-Collins-interview.html. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
- ^ "The top 50 richest people in music". http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/celebrity/article.html?in_article_id=532417&in_page_id=181.
- ^ Watson-Smyth, Kate (30 March 2000). "Phil Collins sues backing band to reclaim 'overpaid' royalties'". The Independent (London). http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/phil-collins-sues-backing-band-to-reclaim-overpaid-royalties-723775.html. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
- ^ Watson-Smyth, Kate (20 April 2000). "Phil Collins wins claim he overpaid musicians'". The Independent (London). http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/phil-collins-wins-claim-he-overpaid-musicians-721046.html. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
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- ^ "Statement from Phil Collins". Genesis-music.com. 10 September 2009. Archived from the original on 26 October 2009. http://web.archive.org/web/20091026045746/http://www.genesis-music.com/news/news.php?uid=466. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
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| Keith Moon | |
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 Keith Moon in 1975 |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Keith John Moon |
| Born | (1946-08-23)23 August 1946 Wembley, Middlesex, England |
| Died | 7 September 1978(1978-09-07) (aged 32) Westminster, London |
| Genres | Rock, art rock, hard rock, power pop |
| Occupations | Musician, songwriter, producer, actor |
| Instruments | Drums, percussion, vocals, bugle, trumpet, tuba |
| Years active | 1964–1978 |
| Associated acts | The Who, Plastic Ono Band, Jeff Beck Group |
Keith John Moon (23 August 1946[1] – 7 September 1978) was an English musician, best known for being the drummer of the English rock group The Who. He gained acclaim for his exuberant and innovative drumming style, and notoriety for his eccentric and often self-destructive behaviour, earning him the nickname "Moon the Loon". Moon joined The Who in 1964. He played on all albums and singles from their debut, 1964's "Zoot Suit", to 1978's Who Are You, which was released three weeks before his death.
Moon was known for dramatic, suspenseful drumming—often eschewing basic back beats for a fluid, busy technique focused on fast, cascading rolls across the toms, ambidextrous double bass drum work and wild cymbal crashes and washes. He is mentioned in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as one of the greatest of all rock and roll drummers,[2] and was posthumously inducted into the Rock Hall as a member of The Who in 1990.
Moon's legacy, as a member of The Who, as a solo artist, and as an eccentric personality, continues to garner awards and praise, including a Rolling Stone readers' pick placing him in second place of the magazine's "best drummers of all time" in 2011,[3] nearly 35 years after his death.
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Early life[link]
Keith John Moon lived in Wembley, Middlesex. As a boy he was hyperactive and had a restless imagination. As a youth, the one thing that could hold his attention was music. Moon failed his eleven plus exam, and thus went to a secondary modern school, where in a report his art teacher commented: 'Retarded artistically. Idiotic in other respects'.[4] Teacher Aaron Sofocleous praised his music skills and encouraged his chaotic style, even if one school report noted "He has great ability, but must guard against a tendency to show off". Often on his way home from school Keith would go to Macari's Music Studio in Ealing Road and would take instruction and practice on the drums there, where he learned his basic drumming skills. He left school in 1961.
On 17 March 1966, Moon married his pregnant girlfriend Kim Kerrigan in secrecy. Their daughter Amanda was born on 12 July 1966. Kerrigan left him in 1973. She took Mandy with her to live in the house of Faces keyboard player Ian McLagan, with whom she was having an affair, and divorced Moon in 1975. (Kerrigan and McLagan married in October 1978, one month after Moon's death. She was killed in a car crash in Texas in 2006). Before his divorce Moon dated Georgiana Steele, a British-born former fashion model who worked in their quadrophonic recording studio, Ramport, in Battersea, and in 1974 Moon began a relationship with Swedish model Annette Walter-Lax.
Early musical career[link]
At age twelve, Moon joined his local Sea Cadet Corps band as a bugle player but traded his position to be a drummer.[5] He started to play the drums at age fourteen after his father bought him a kit. He received lessons from one of the loudest drummers at the time, Carlo Little, paying him ten shillings a lesson.[6] During this time he joined his first serious band The Escorts.[4] He later spent 18 months as the drummer for The Beachcombers, a London cover band notable for renditions of songs by Cliff Richard.[7]
Moon initially played in the drumming style of American surf rock and jazz, with a mix of R&B, utilising grooves and fills of those genres, particularly Hal Blaine of Wrecking Crew. However, he played faster and louder, with more persistence and authority. Moon's favourite musicians were jazz artists Gene Krupa and Sonny Rollins.
Moon also enjoyed singing, particularly giving backing vocals that involved a light-sounding falsetto, and he adored the vocal styling of Motown soul music.[8]
The Who[link]
At age 17, Moon joined The Who, replacing Doug Sandom after the band received the news that they could not expect a recording contract without a better drummer. Early in The Who's career, as they gained a following, they sought to set themselves apart from other bands of the time. When their live sets culminated in what they later described as "auto-destructive art", with Pete Townshend (and Moon delightedly following suit) destroying their equipment in elaborate fashion, they made a name for themselves in the press and gained the attention they had lacked. It was an act that was imitated by other bands and artists including Jimi Hendrix (who had just signed with the same label) in his break-out performance at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival. Moon showed a zeal for this, kicking and smashing his drums. During the end of their 1967 appearance performing on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, Moon had explosives loaded into one of his kit's two bass drums. During the finale of "My Generation", he kicked the other drum off the riser and then set off the charge, with the intensity of the explosion surprising even himself. He singed Townshend's hair and embedded a piece of cymbal in his own arm. The blast has been speculated as starting Townshend's tinnitus,[citation needed] though Townshend himself attributes his hearing loss to years of headphone use in the recording studio.[9] During one of his few drum solo performances on television, Moon filled clear acrylic drums with water and goldfish, and dressed as a cat, playing them for the audience. Antics like these earned him the nicknames "Moon the Loon" and "Mad Moon". Cultivating publicity for his behaviour, he became one of the most well-known drummers in his generation, and the other members of the Who benefited from the exposure as well.
His propensity for making his bandmates laugh around the vocal microphone whilst recording led them to banish him from the studio when vocals were being recorded. This led to a game, Moon sneaking in to join the singing. He can be heard singing lead on several tracks, including "Bell Boy" (Quadrophenia, 1973), "Bucket T" and "Barbara Ann" (Ready Steady Who EP, 1966), and the high backing vocals on other songs, such as "Pictures Of Lily".
Moon was credited as composer of "I Need You", which he also sang, and the instrumental "Cobwebs and Strange" (from A Quick One, 1966), the single B-sides "In The City" (co-written by Moon and Entwistle), "Dogs Part Two" (1969) (sharing credits with Townshend's and Entwistle's dogs, Towser and Jason), "Tommy's Holiday Camp" (1969), "Waspman" (1972), and "Girl's Eyes" (from The Who Sell Out sessions; featured on Thirty Years of Maximum R&B and a 1995 re-release of The Who Sell Out). He also co-composed the instrumental "The Ox" (from the debut album My Generation) with Townshend, Entwistle and keyboardist Nicky Hopkins. "Tommy's Holiday Camp" (from Tommy) was credited to Moon, who suggested the action should take place in a holiday camp. The song was written by Townshend, and although there is a misconception that Moon sings on the track, the version on the album is Townshend's demo. However Moon did sing it in live concerts, and on the film version of Tommy. He also produced "Baba O'Riley"'s violin solo (which he had suggested), performed by Dave Arbus, a friend.
Daltrey said Moon's drumming style held the band together; that Entwistle and Townshend "were like knitting needles... and Keith was the ball of wool."
Many rock drummers have cited Moon as an influence, including Neil Peart[10] and Dave Grohl[11] The Jam paid tribute to Moon on the second single from their third album, "Down in the Tube Station at Midnight", in which the B-side of the single is a cover song from The Who: "So Sad About Us", and the back cover of the record is a photo of Moon's face; the Jam's record was released about a month after Moon's death.
Behaviour[link]
Moon led a very destructive lifestyle. He laid waste to hotel rooms, the homes of friends and even his own home, throwing furniture out of high windows and setting fire to buildings. In one case, the band were due to perform at The Valley (home of Charlton Athletic F.C.), and were waiting in the dressing room for Moon to arrive. A witness described the drummer's sudden entry: "Suddenly, there was a great crash and Keith Moon dropped through the ceiling, having smashed his way through the corrugated iron roof."[12] Moon even crashed a milk float he had purchased into his own property.[13]
Along with his drum sets, Moon's infamous (and favourite) calling card was to flush powerful explosives down toilets.[7][14] It has been estimated that his destruction of toilets and plumbing ran as high as UK£300,000 (US$500,000).[15][16] His levels of destruction forced The Who to stay outside of New York City when the band performed there, and his repeated practice of blowing up toilets with explosives led to Moon being banned for life from lodging at several hotel chains around the world, including all Holiday Inn, all Sheraton, and all Hilton Hotels,[17] as well as the Waldorf Astoria.[18] Moon became so notorious for this practice that when Nick Harper was asked about his childhood memories spent around The Who, his first recollection was, "I remember Keith blowing up the toilets."[19]
“One day I was in Keith’s room and I said, ‘Could I use your bog?’ and he smiled and said, ‘Sure.’ I went in there and there was no toilet, just sort of an S bend, and I thought ‘Christ, what happened?’ He said, ‘Well this cherry bomb was about to go off in me hand and I threw it down the toilet to stop it going off.’ So I said, ‘Are they that powerful?’ and he said, ‘Yeah, it’s incredible!’ So I said, ‘How many of ‘em have you got?’ with fear in me eyes. He laughed and said, ‘Five hundred,’ and opened up a case full to the top with cherry bombs. And of course from that moment on we got thrown out of every hotel we ever stayed in.”
Pete Townshend, from the book Amazing Journey: The Life of Pete Townshend by Mark Wilkerson[20]
According to Tony Fletcher's biography, Moon's toilet pyrotechnics began in 1965, when he purchased 500 cherry bombs.[7][21] In time, Moon would graduate from just cherry bombs to taking out toilets with M-80s. Eventually, Moon began using sticks of dynamite, his explosive of choice, to destroy toilets.[22] "All that porcelain flying through the air was quite unforgettable," Moon recalled. "I never realised dynamite was so powerful. I'd been used to penny bangers before."[7] In a very short period of time, Moon developed a reputation of "leaving holes" in bathroom floors, completely annihilating the toilets, mesmerising Moon and enhancing his reputation as rock and roll's premier hellraiser.[7] Fletcher goes on to state that, "no toilet in a hotel or changing room was safe," until Moon had detonated his supply of explosives.[7]
Unknown to many people at the time, Moon was often able to cajole John Entwistle into helping him blow up toilets. In a 1981 interview with the Los Angeles Times, Entwistle confessed, "A lot of times when Keith was blowing up toilets I was standing behind him with the matches."[23] Incidents between Moon and hotel management included an occasion in which Moon was asked to turn down his cassette player because The Who were making "too much noise." In response, Moon asked the manager up to his room, lit a stick of dynamite in the toilet, and shut the bathroom door. Following the explosion, Moon informed the startled manager, "That, dear boy, was noise." Moon then turned the cassette player back on and proclaimed, "This is The Who."[24][25] On another occasion in Alabama, Moon and Entwistle loaded a toilet with cherry bombs when they were told that they could not receive room service. According to Entwistle, "That toilet was just dust all over the walls by the time we checked out. The management brought our suitcases down to the gig and said: 'Don't come back...'"[26]
The acts, though often fuelled by drugs and alcohol, were his way of expressing his eccentricity, as well as the joy he got from shocking the public.[7] In Moon's biography, Full Moon, longtime friend and personal assistant Dougal Butler, observed: "He would do anything if he knew that there were enough people around who didn't want him to do it."
According to Townshend, Moon's reputation for erratic behaviour was something he cultivated. Once, on the way to an airport, Moon insisted they return to their hotel, saying, "I forgot something. We've got to go back!" When the limo returned, Moon ran to his room, grabbed the television while it was plugged in, threw it out the window and into the pool. He then jumped back into the limousine, sighing "I nearly forgot".
In 1967, Moon set in motion events which would become one of rock's most famous legends. According to the book Local DJ, a Rock & Roll History, after The Who opened for Herman's Hermits, Moon celebrated his 21st birthday party at the Holiday Inn in Flint, Michigan. Already intoxicated, he began the celebration by lighting a stick of dynamite in the toilet of his room. When the dynamite did not flush, Moon leapt out of the bathroom at the last possible moment to avoid porcelain toilet shards from the blast.[27] He then allegedly drove a Cadillac (according to Moon's own account, it was a Lincoln Continental) into the hotel pool. While Holiday Inn management had begrudgingly tolerated Moon's notorious history of blowing up toilets at other locations as long as the damage was paid for, they decided after the car incident that they had had enough; Moon and The Who were subsequently banned from all Holiday Inns for life, as well as from Flint. Author Peter C. Cavanaugh, who was there and witnessed the event firsthand, recalled the events for a documentary on the 1960s rock scene.[28] According to the book, The Who In Their Own Words, Moon said the Holiday Inn incident was how he broke his front tooth. Other people who attended the event, including Entwistle, cast doubt on the veracity of the car-in-the-swimming-pool story, but confirm some other parts of the tale. Another version of the night was recounted by Moon biographer Tony Fletcher in the book Moon: The Life and Death of a Rock Legend; "It was (after a cake fight) that the cry came to 'debag' the birthday boy... Various members of (Herman's Hermits and The Who) launched themselves on Keith, pinned him to the floor and successfully pulled his trousers down... As the teenage girls began gasping and giggling and the cops started grunting their disapproval, Keith, naked from the waist down, made a good-natured dash for it out of the room...and smashed one of his front teeth out".(p210) It was after Moon went to the dentist and the party was disbanded that the 30 to 40 guests filed out, a few taking fire extinguishers to cars and dirtying the swimming pool. According to VH1's Behind the Music, the broken tooth came from Moon diving into the pool at the Flint Holiday Inn when there was no water in it.
Passing out on stage[link]
Moon's penchant for the wild life was not only outwardly detrimental; it began to take a toll on his health while he was still in his twenties, as well as on his drumming and his reliability as a band member. On the 1973 Quadrophenia tour, at the Cow Palace in San Francisco, California, Moon took a large mixture of horse tranquillisers and brandy. He passed out during "Won't Get Fooled Again" and again in "Magic Bus". Townshend asked the audience, "Can anyone play the drums? – I mean somebody good". An audience member, Scot Halpin, filled in for the rest of the show. Townshend later said in an interview that Moon had consumed large tranquilliser pills, meant to be shot at animals, with the brandy.[29] During the band's recording sabbatical between 1975 and 1978, Moon put on a great deal of weight. Nonetheless, Entwistle maintained that Moon and The Who reached their prime live peak during 1975 and 1976. That tour earned them Rolling Stone's 'red suspenders' for best live rock band.
Moon's close friend Ringo Starr was seriously concerned about his lifestyle and told Moon that if he kept going the way he was he would eventually kill himself. Moon simply replied "Yeah, I know."[30]
Personal life and relationships[link]
From 1971 to 1975, Moon owned Tara, a home in Chertsey. He and his wife Kim and their daughter Mandy moved into the home, where the couple maintained an extravagant social life.
A darker side to Moon's behaviour, tentatively diagnosed as caused by a borderline personality disorder in Fletcher's biography, resulted in the eruption of physical violence towards his wife Kim. Although he never hit his later girlfriend Annette, he was verbally abusive toward her. Moon loved his daughter Mandy, but he had not been prepared to be a father, and this translated to an uneasy relationship with her as a very young girl, as he was not quite sure how to relate to her. When Kim at last left him, his jealousy towards his wife was powerful enough that Moon was even prepared to pay someone to break the fingers of Faces keyboardist Ian "Mac" McLagan who became Kim's boyfriend after the marital break-up. It was not until a month after Moon's death that the two married. Kim was married to McLagan until her death in a car accident in 2006.
Annette Walter-Lax described his Mr Hyde-like change into a growling, uncontrollable beast as something out of a horror movie. She begged Malibu neighbour Larry Hagman to check Moon into yet another clinic to dry out, (as he had tried more than once before) but when doctors recorded Moon's intake at breakfast (a full bottle of champagne along with Courvoisier along with amphetamines), they concluded there was no hope.[31]
Alice Cooper remembers their drinking club, The Hollywood Vampires, commenting that Moon ("the Puck of Rock 'n' Roll") used to enter dressed up as the Pope, one of many costumes he wore to elicit humour from others.[32] Joe Walsh recorded chats with Moon, finding it remarkable how witty and alert the inebriated drummer managed to stay, ad-libbing his way through surrealistic fantasy stories à la Peter Cook, which Cooper reaffirms, saying he was not even certain he ever knew the real Keith Moon, or if there was one.
In the documentary Amazing Journey: The Story of The Who, Daltrey and Townshend state that Moon had a real talent for dressing up in a variety of various characters and embodying them; they recount how Moon often dreamed of getting out of music to be a Hollywood actor.[8]
The Hollywood Vampires was also attended by the likes of John Lennon, Ringo Starr, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood all of whom Moon maintained friendships with. Another of Keith's friends was Larry Smith, who was regularly seen partying with Moon.
In 1974, Moon struck up a friendship with actor Oliver Reed, while working on the movie version of Tommy.
Aside from his romantic relationships, although his behaviour was outrageous, it was in the humorous vein[7] as his friend Vivian Stanshall, of the Bonzo Dog Band claimed. Moon produced Stanshall's version of Terry Stafford's Suspicion.
Moon owned a lilac-coloured Rolls-Royce, painted with house paint. On Top Gear,[33] Daltrey commented that Moon liked to take upper-class icons and make them working class. The car is now owned by Middlebrook Garages (based in Nottinghamshire).
Car-pedestrian death[link]
On 4 January 1970, Moon was involved in a car-pedestrian death outside the Red Lion pub in Hatfield, Hertfordshire. Trying to escape hostile patrons from the pub who had begun to attack his Bentley, the drunk Moon attempted to take control of his car, which in the melee ran over and killed his friend, driver, and bodyguard, Neil Boland. Although the coroner said Boland's death was an accident and Moon was given an absolute discharge having been charged with driving offences, those close to him said Moon was haunted by the accident for the rest of his life. Boland's daughter spent a significant amount of time investigating and questioning each witness from the police blotter, and concluded that Moon was not the person behind the wheel of the car.[34][35] However, Moon never recovered from feelings of guilt. According to Pamela Des Barres, a groupie with whom Moon had had a three-year relationship, Moon would have nightmares that would wake them both during the night. Immediately after waking, Moon would be convinced that he had no right to be alive.[36]
Work outside The Who[link]
It was Moon who recommended the name "Led Zeppelin" to Jimmy Page who intended to name his new band 'Mad Dog'. According to Oxford lexicographer Susie Dent, Moon and Entwistle were speculating with Page about the possible formation of a supergroup when Moon remarked that a particular suggestion had gone down like a "lead zeppelin" (i.e. "lead balloon"). Page remembered the odd expression and later adopted it as the name for his newly forming band, however manager Peter Grant, while doodling with the name on a pad of paper, spelled "lead" as "led" because he thought otherwise it would be mispronounced (as /li:d/ -lead).[37] Although Moon's work with The Who dominated his career, he participated in minor outside projects. In 1966, he did his first work with Yardbirds guitarist Jeff Beck, session man Nicky Hopkins, and future Led Zeppelin members Page and John Paul Jones to record an instrumental, "Beck's Bolero", released as a single-double later that year. He also played timpani on another track, "Ol' Man River" (credited on the back of the album as "You Know Who").
On 15 December 1969, Moon joined John Lennon's Plastic Ono Band for a live performance at the Lyceum Ballroom in London for a UNICEF charity concert. The supergroup also consisted of Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Nicky Hopkins, Yoko Ono, Billy Preston and Klaus Voormann. The band played Lennon's Cold Turkey and Ono's Don't Worry Kyoko. The performance was eventually released in 1972 as a companion disc to Lennon's and Ono's Some Time In New York City LP.
In 1973, Moon was featured in the film That'll Be the Day, playing J.D. Clover, the drummer in a fictional early-era rock-and-roll band called Stray Cats. He would reprise this role the following year in Michael Apted's sequel, Stardust.
In 1974 Track Records/MCA released a solo single: "Don't Worry, Baby" backed with "Teenage Idol", a reflection of his love of The Beach Boys.
On Valentine's Day 1974, Moon performed on drums with Jimmy Page, Ronnie Lane, Max Middleton and fellow drummer John Bonham on acoustic guitar for the gig premiering Roy Harper's album Valentine.
In 1974, he played drums on Harry Nilsson's album "Pussy Cats" produced by John Lennon.
In 1975, he released his only solo album, pop covers entitled Two Sides of the Moon. Although this featured Moon's singing, much drumming was left to other artists including Ringo Starr, session musicians Curly Smith and Jim Keltner and actor/musician Miguel Ferrer (Twin Peaks and Crossing Jordan). Moon played drums on only three tracks.
In late 1975, he played drums on the track "Bo Diddley Jam" on Bo Diddley's The 20th Anniversary of Rock 'n' Roll all-star album.
In 1971, he had a cameo role in Frank Zappa's film 200 Motels. He acted in drag as a nun fearful of death from overdosing on pills. In 1973 he appeared in That'll Be the Day, playing J.D. Clover, the drummer at a holiday camp during the early days of British rock 'n' roll. Moon reprised the role for the sequel Stardust in 1974. The film co-starred Moon's friend Ringo Starr of The Beatles. He appeared as "Uncle Ernie" in Ken Russell's 1975 film adaptation of Tommy.
In a bar about 1975, he asked Graham Chapman and Bernard McKenna to do a "treatment" for a "mad movie". They asked a thousand pounds, Moon pulled the cash from his pocket and gave it to them. This was the start of the project that would become the movie Yellowbeard. Moon wanted to play the lead but the movie took many years to develop, and by that time he was in physically poor shape, and unsuitable.[38] He had also been invited by the Monty Python group to join them in Tunisia for their filming of Monty Python's Life of Brian, where he was to play some of the smaller roles. He died shortly before filming started.
In 1976, he covered the Beatles' "When I'm Sixty-Four" for the soundtrack of the documentary All This and World War II.
He joined Led Zeppelin on stage and drummed with John Bonham for encores in a show on 23 June 1977 at the L.A. Forum (recorded on Led Zeppelin bootlegs, For Badgeholders Only/Sgt. Page's Badgeholders Only Club).
He impersonated a camp fashion designer in Sextette (1978), starring Mae West.
Moon once owned a hotel, the Crown and Cushion in Chipping Norton where he held "lavish parties". A receptionist at the hotel told a guest Moon bought it from Petula Clark.
Death[link]
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Moon was Paul McCartney's guest at a film preview of The Buddy Holly Story on the evening of 6 September 1978. After dining with Paul and Linda McCartney at Peppermint Park in Covent Garden, Moon and his girlfriend, Annette Walter-Lax, returned to a flat on loan from Harry Nilsson, No.12 at 9 Curzon Place (now called Curzon Square), Shepherd Market, Mayfair in which Cass Elliot had died a little more than four years earlier.[39][40] Moon watched a film, The Abominable Doctor Phibes and requested Annette cook him a breakfast of steak and eggs. When she objected, he replied "If you don't like it, you can just fuck off!" These turned out to be his last words.
Moon then took 32 tablets of clomethiazole (Heminevrin).[7] The medication was a sedative he had been prescribed to alleviate his alcohol withdrawal symptoms as he tried to dry out on his own at home; he was desperate to get clean, but was terrified of another stay in the psychiatric hospital for in-patient detoxification. However, clomethiazole is specifically contraindicated for unsupervised home detox because of its addictiveness, tendency to rapidly induce drug tolerance and dangerously high risk of death when mixed with alcohol.[41] The pills were also prescribed by a new doctor, Dr. Geoffrey Dymond, who was unaware of Moon's recklessly impulsive nature and long history of prescription sedative abuse. He had given Moon a full bottle of 100 pills, and instructed him to take one whenever he felt a craving for alcohol (but not more than 3 per day). The police determined there were 32 pills in his system, with the digestion of 6 being sufficient to cause his death, and the other 26 of which were still undissolved when he died.[7]
Moon died shortly after the release of Who Are You. On the album cover, he is seated on a chair back-to-front to hide the weight gained over three years (as discussed in Tony Fletcher's book Dear Boy); the words "NOT TO BE TAKEN AWAY" appear on the back of the chair.
Keith Moon was cremated on 13 September 1978, at Golders Green Crematorium in London and his ashes scattered in its Gardens of Remembrance.
After death[link]
- After his death, Moon was replaced by Small Faces/Faces drummer Kenney Jones as an official member of the band. Simon Phillips later toured with the band as an unofficial member. The Who also added keyboardist John "Rabbit" Bundrick to the live band. The Who's drum position is currently occupied by Zak Starkey, son of Ringo Starr. Starkey was taught drumming by Moon and referred to him as "Uncle Keith".
- Daltrey recorded a song, "Under a Raging Moon", as a tribute to Moon and the "Middle Bar" in the London Astoria was named after him.
- A biography was written about Moon by Tony Fletcher, entitled Dear Boy: The Life of Keith Moon in the United Kingdom. "Dear Boy" became a catchphrase of Moon's when he started affecting a pompous English accent around 1969, particularly when ordering drinks.[7] The book was released in the U.S. under the title, "Moon (The Life and Death of a Rock Legend)".
- In early 2006, Moon's signature Pictures of Lily drum kit was reissued by Premier Percussion under the name Spirit of Lily.
- Moon's ex-wife, Kim, was married to Ian McLagan of the Faces in 1978, the year that Moon died. She was killed in a traffic accident near Austin, Texas on 2 August 2006.
- Daltrey is producing a biopic about Moon called See Me Feel Me: Keith Moon Naked for Your Pleasure, which will be released in 2012. Comedian Mike Myers will play the main role and may have to take drumming lessons to suit the character.[42] However, according to Daltrey, this project may currently be stalled.[43]
- The London 2012 summer olympic committee contacted The Who manager Bill Curbishley about Moon performing at the games, 34 years after his death. Curbishley told the Times, "I emailed back saying Keith now resides in Golders Green crematorium, having lived up to the Who's anthemic line 'I hope I die before I get old'...If they have a round table, some glasses and candles, we might contact him."[44]
Legacy[link]
Keith Moon is often cited by critics as one of the greatest and most eccentric drummers in rock music. Holly George-Warren, editor and author of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: The First 25 Years, argues: "With the death of Keith Moon in 1978, rock arguably lost its single greatest drummer."[45] According to Allmusic, "Moon, with his manic, lunatic side, and his life of excessive drinking, partying, and other indulgences, probably represented the youthful, zany side of rock & roll, as well as its self-destructive side, better than anyone else on the planet."[46] In the words of Pete Townshend, "The production of our [The Who's] records has got nothing to do with sound. It's got to do with trying to keep Keith Moon on his fucking drum stool."[47] Dave Marsh's The New Book of Rock Lists ranks Moon at No. 1 on its list of The 50 Greatest Rock 'n' Roll Drummers.[48] Similarly, he was ranked at No. 2 on Rolling Stone's "The Best Drummers of All Time" readers poll in 2011.[49]
Many notable rock drummers have been influenced by Keith Moon, including Dave Grohl, Neil Peart, Tommy Lee, Peter Criss, and Brad Wilk.[citation needed]
Drum kits[link]
See also: The Who's musical equipment
The first kit Moon owned was a blue Premier kit bought on hire purchase (credit) and co-signed by his father, Alf. It was purchased at the suggestion of his friend and fellow drummer Gerry Evans. Throughout 1964 and 1965 he played typically four, then five-piece kits, but moved to a Premier double bass kit in June 1966. This new set widened his playing; he abandoned his hi-hat cymbals almost entirely and started basing his grooves on a double bass ostinato with eighth note flams, and a wall of white noise created by riding a crash or ride cymbal. On top of this he played fills and cymbal accents. This became his trademark.
Moon's Classic Red Sparkle Premier setup comprised two 14×22-inch bass drums, three 8×14 mounted toms, one 16×16 floor tom, a 5×14 Ludwig Supraphonic 400 snare and one extra floor tom of different sizes but mainly 16×18 or 16×16. Moon's classic cymbal setup consisted of two Paiste Giant Beat 18" crashes and one 20" ride. In 1973, Moon added a second row of tom-toms (first four, then six) and, in 1975, two more timbales. These huge kits became well known, notably the amber set in the films, Tommy and Stardust, and in footage shot by the BBC at Charlton in 1974. The 1975–1976 white kit with gold fittings, in which the gold was actually copper because of the weakness of gold, was given by Moon to a young Zak Starkey. His final kit, a dark metallic one, is seen in the footage from The Kids Are Alright at Shepperton in 1978.
Quotation[link]
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Further reading[link]
- Moon: The Life and Death of a Rock Legend by Tony Fletcher
- Anyway Anyhow Anywhere (Revised Edition): The Complete Chronicle of The Who 1958–1978 by Andrew Neill and Mathew Kent
- The Who: Maximum R&B by Richard Barnes and Pete Townshend, Plexus Publishing; 5th edition (27 September 2004)
- Before I Get Old: The Story of The Who by Dave Marsh, Plexus Publishing (16 September 2003)
External links[link]
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| Name | Moon, Keith |
| Alternative names | Moon, Keith John |
| Short description | Musician, songwriter, composer, record producer, actor |
| Date of birth | 23 August 1946 |
| Place of birth | Harlesden, London, England |
| Date of death | 7 September 1978 |
| Place of death | London, England |
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| LeAnn Rimes | |
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 LeAnn Rimes in October 2009 |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Margaret LeAnn Rimes |
| Also known as | LeAnn Rimes LeAnn Rimes Sheremet LeAnn Rimes Cibrian |
| Born | (1982-08-28) August 28, 1982 (age 29) Jackson, Mississippi |
| Origin | Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Genres | Country, pop |
| Occupations | Singer, songwriter, actress, author |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Labels | Curb |
| Associated acts | Eddie Cibrian, Ronan Keating, Brian McFadden, Marc Broussard, Elton John, Bon Jovi, Hal Ketchum, Reba McEntire |
| Website | www.leannrimesworld.com |
Margaret LeAnn Rimes Cibrian (born August 28, 1982), best known as LeAnn Rimes, is an American country/pop singer. She is known for her rich vocals and her rise to fame as an eight-year-old champion on the original Ed McMahon version of Star Search, followed by the release of the Bill Mack song "Blue" when she was 13 to become the youngest country music star since Tanya Tucker in 1972.[1]
Rimes made her breakthrough into country music in 1996 with her debut album, Blue, which reached #1 on the Top Country Albums chart and was certified multiplatinum in sales by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The album's eponymous leadoff single, "Blue," was originally intended to be recorded by Patsy Cline in the early 1960s. It became a Top 10 hit and Rimes gained national acclaim for her similarity to Cline's vocal style. When she released her sophomore studio effort in 1997, You Light up My Life: Inspirational Songs, she moved towards country pop material, which set the trend for a string of albums released into the next decade.[1][2]
Rimes has won many awards, including two Grammys, three ACMs, a CMA, 12 Billboard Music Awards, and one American Music award.[3] She has also released ten studio albums and three compilation albums and two greatest hits albums, one released in the US and the other released internationally, through her record label of 13 years, Asylum-Curb, and placed over 40 singles on American and international charts since 1996. She has sold over 37 million records worldwide, with 20.3 million album sales in the United States according to Nielsen SoundScan.[4] Billboard ranked her 17th artist of the 1990-00 decade.[5] Rimes has also written four books, two novels and two children's books.
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Early life[link]
Margaret LeAnn Rimes was born in Star, Mississippi. She is the only child of Belinda Butler Rimes and Wilbur Rimes. The family relocated to Garland, Texas when she was six years old. She was singing by the age of two, was enrolled in vocal and dance training, and by the age of five was performing at local talent shows.[6][7] Rimes initially began her career in musical theatre, performing in a Dallas, Texas production of A Christmas Carol, and almost landed the lead part in the Broadway production of Annie. However, after appearing on the network television competition show — and clearly charming host Ed McMahon in addition to the more important fact of being a one-week champion on — Star Search, Rimes decided to pursue a career in country music. Following her national television appearance, Rimes made a number of appearances on Johnnie High's Country Music Revue in Arlington, Texas, which garnered the attention of national talent scouts.[7]
By the age of nine, Rimes was already an experienced singer. She toured nationally with her father and also regularly performed a cappella renditions of "The Star Spangled Banner" at the opening ceremonies of the Dallas Cowboys football games. In order to bring his daughter more national attention, Wilbur Rimes began recording his daughter under the independent label Nor Va Jak when she turned eleven. She released three albums under the label between 1992 and 1996.[7]
Rimes was discovered by Dallas disc jockey and record promoter Bill Mack. Mack was impressed by Rimes' vocal ability, and over the following three years, he made various attempts to bring Rimes to a mainstream level. The center of Mack's plan to bring her success was his self-penned composition, "Blue," which he had originally sung and released in 1958 as his own single for Starday Records.[8][9] His song did not become popular, and Mack claimed he intended "Blue" to be re-recorded and made a hit record by Patsy Cline, but she had been killed in a plane crash before ever recording the composition.[10] By 1995, Mack was able to gain Rimes a contract with Curb Records, after record executives heard Rimes sing "Blue."
Music career[link]
[edit] 1996: Blue
After signing with Curb, Rimes re-recorded a new version of "Blue" that was to be released on her debut studio album on the label. In 1996, the new version of "Blue" was released as a single, peaking at Number 10 on the Billboard Country Chart.[11] While Curb was releasing "Blue," a claim was also sent out that Mack had been waiting over 30 years to find the perfect artist to record "Blue." However, the story was later found to be an exaggeration, as it was discovered that "Blue" had already been recorded by at least three different artists. Mack himself in 1958 and Kenny Roberts in the 1960s both released the song on Starday Records. In 1993, Australian country artist Kathryn Pitt released her own version as a single from her album "Look Out" in her native country. The story, though, was continually spread throughout the national press, adding to the idea that Rimes was the successor to Patsy Cline's legacy.[6] Rimes's album Blue was also released in 1996, and sold 123,000 copies in its first week, which was the highest figure in SoundScan history up to that point. The album peaked at Number 1 on the Top Country Albums and debuted at Number 3 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, eventually selling a total of four million copies in the United States and 8 million copies worldwide.[2][6][12] Allmusic considered the album to be "delightful" and that it could "help inspire other young teens."[13] Rimes followed up the single with several charting country singles from her 1996 album, starting with "One Way Ticket (Because I Can)", which reached Number 1 on the Billboard Country Chart in 1996. She also released a duet single with Eddy Arnold from the album, a remake of his 1955 hit "The Cattle Call".[1][11] The album's other hits included the Top 5 "The Light in Your Eyes" and the minor hit "Hurt Me."
With the album's success, Rimes received many major industry awards. In 1997, she won the Country Music Association's "Horizon Award," becoming the youngest person to ever be nominated and win a Country Music Association award. The following year she was awarded Grammy Awards, one for Best New Artist and another for Best Female Country Vocal Performance for "Blue". She is the youngest person to win a Grammy, at 14 years old. She was also the first Country music artist to win the Best New Artist.[6]
1997–2001: Pop crossover and worldwide success[link]
In 1997, Rimes released a compilation of previously recorded material under the Nor Va Jak label, Unchained Melody: The Early Years. The album mainly consisted of cover versions, ranging from Country to pop covers, including songs originally recorded by The Beatles, Whitney Houston, Bill Monroe, and Dolly Parton.[14] Rimes' version of the title track became a major country hit in early 1997 and helped increase sales for the album.[11] In September 1997, Rimes released her follow-up studio album to Blue titled You Light Up My Life: Inspirational Songs. The album covered classic inspirational songs, such as "Clinging to Saving a Hand" and "Amazing Grace". It also featured pop music remakes of songs such as Debby Boone's "You Light Up My Life" and Bette Midler's "The Rose". The album was a departure from Rimes' previous releases as it contained more Adult Contemporary-styled music than Country.[15] The album sold over four million copies in the United States, certifying 4× Multi-Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.[16] The album contained the single "How Do I Live", which became a major pop hit on the Billboard Hot 100, reaching Number 2.[11] "How Do I Live" set a new record for becoming the longest-running single in Billboard Hot 100 history, spending 69 weeks on the chart.[12] The song was originally recorded for the film Con Air, along with a version also recorded by Trisha Yearwood. Yearwood's manager at the time had told the press that Rimes' version sounded "too pop". Therefore Rimes' version received little country airplay (only reaching Number 43) and was rejected for the film. Yearwood's rendition was released to country radio shortly afterwards, peaking at Number 2 on the Billboard Country Chart in 1997, becoming the country hit instead of Rimes' version.[11][17] On October 13, 1997 she published her first novel entitled Holiday in Your Heart along with Tim Carter.[18]
Rimes released her third album for Curb in May 1998, Sittin' on Top of the World. The album leaned more progressively towards Adult Contemporary and mid-tempo pop music. It included pop material written by Carole Bayer Sager and David Foster.[2] It also included a remake of Prince's "Purple Rain" and was produced by her father. The album was given mixed reviews. Allmusic gave the album two out of five stars.[19] Rolling Stone said Rimes vocal style "holds her own in the more popular style of Mariah Carey and Celine Dion, wherein a spectacular voice upstages a song, grins and goes on about her business."[20] Upon its release, Sittin' on Top of the World debuted at Number 2 on the Top Country Albums chart, and Number 3 on the Billboard 200,[21] and sold over a million copies in the United States, certifying "Platinum" in sales by the RIAA.[16] The album spawned the Number 4 Country hit "Commitment", the Top 20 Pop hit "Looking Through Your Eyes", and the Number 10 country hit "Nothin' New Under the Moon".[11]
Rimes released her fourth studio album for Curb, LeAnn Rimes, in October 1999, a collection of country standards.[22] The album covered songs mainly by Patsy Cline – which included "Crazy", "I Fall to Pieces", and "She's Got You" – that were primarily taken from her 12 Greatest Hits album. The album also covered Marty Robbins's "Don't Worry" and Kris Kristofferson's "Me and Bobby McGee". The album included one new song, "Big Deal". The song gained many positive reviews. Allmusic called the song, "a return to her roots" and "a salute to one of her idols, Patsy Cline." The album in general received much praise. Allmusic called the album one of her "better" efforts, since they had disliked her previous releases.[23] Entertainment Weekly gave the album a positive review and said that Rimes's voice, "dares listeners to take note of what is missing in her interpretations -- the gutsiness and gut-wrenching urgency of performers who felt what they sang."[24] The album was a major success like her previous releases, debuting at Number 1 on the Top Country Albums chart, topping the country albums chart for two weeks. In addition, it also peaked at Number 8 on the Billboard 200 albums chart.[25][26] The album also sold over one million copies in the United States, and was certified "Platinum" in sales by the RIAA.[16] The album's new song, "Big Deal", was the lead single off the album, and became a Top 10 country hit that year, peaking at Number 6.[11] Also in 1999, Rimes recorded a duet with Elton John for the stage musical Aida, titled "Written in the Stars".[7] The song became a Top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100. The album would spawn a second single, a cover of Cline's "Crazy" that was released outside of the United States.
In 2000, Rimes would make her full crossover into pop music. On March 8, 2000, Rimes contributed to the soundtrack from the 1999 TV movie Jesus,[11] called Jesus: Music From & Inspired by the Epic Mini Series.[27] The song, "I Need You", would be released as a single from the soundtrack on July 18, 2000.[28] "I Need You" was characterized by Allmusic as having similarities to that of Adult Contemporary and Pop music.[29] The song became a Top 10 country hit and also a major pop hit, reaching Number 11 on the Hot 100. Rimes would make her first theatrical acting debut in the 2000 film Coyote Ugly. She would also contribute four songs for the film's soundtrack on August 1, 2000.[30] Two singles were released from the Coyote Ugly soundtrack. "Can't Fight the Moonlight" was released as a single for the soundtrack on August 22, 2000 with the second single from the soundtrack, "But I Do Love You", as the B-side track.[31] By February 2002 "Can't fight the Moonlight" became a crossover Pop hit, reaching Number 11 in United States and becoming the highest selling single of 2001 in Australia. "Can't Fight the Moonlight" won Rimes a Blockbuster Entertainment Award for "Favorite Song from a Movie."[26]
In January 2001, Curb Records released another compilation of previously recorded material, I Need You. The album topped the Top Country Albums chart for one week, and also peaked at Number 10 on the Billboard 200.[26] I Need You did not garner praise from many critics and was mainly given negative reviews. Rolling Stone gave the album two and a half out of five stars and called the album, "synthetic-feeling."[32] Despite very little praise from critics, the album was sold well, certifying "Gold" in sales by the RIAA.[16] Rimes would later go on to publicly disown the album, which she stated was compiled together from studio outtakes her father had produced and that it was released without her knowledge or input.[33] At the time, during the litigation with her label, Rimes was asking "that Curb give Rimes the rights to all past recordings and videos, give up all publishing interests in her compositions and destroy all currently available recordings."[34]
In mid-October 2001, Curb released a compilation of patriotic and inspirational songs, titled God Bless America, in order to benefit the disaster recovery for the September 11 attacks. It included the title track, which she released as a single, as well as inspirational songs such as "The Lord's Prayer" and "The Sands of Time".[35]
[edit] 2002–04: I Need You, Twisted Angel, Greatest Hits
In February 2002 Rimes reissued the I Need You album with nine of the songs originally released on the album, an extended version of the song You Are, the song "Light the Fire Within", which she sang at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, and 4 bonus remixes. Rimes would later that year release her seventh album (sixth studio album) titled Twisted Angel, which contained more adult material.[11] After battling managerial control over her career the previous year, Twisted Angel became the first album released by Rimes that was not produced by her father.[36] Instead, Rimes executive produced the album. A month following the album's release, Twisted Angel was certified "Gold" by the RIAA, her second Gold-certified album.[16] The album received mainly negative reviews by most music critics and magazines. Allmusic stated that the album could possibly "alieniate her from her original fans" and "the songwriting is a little uneven."[36] Rolling Stone gave the album two out of five stars, stating that the album sounded too "country-pop crossover."[37] The album peaked at Number 3 on the Top Country Albums chart and Number 12 on the all-genre Billboard 200 chart.[38] Three singles were spawned from the album between 2002 and 2003, however none of the singles were Top 40 hits on the country or pop charts. The lead single, "Life Goes On", reached the Top 40 only on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart, peaking at Number 19. The second single, "Suddenly", only peaked at 43 on the US Country charts, 47 on the UK charts and 53 on the Australian charts.
The following year when Rimes turned 21, she released her first children's book entitled Jag in July[39] and she also released a Greatest Hits compilation in November.[26] The album recapped Rimes' major hits under Curb records from "Blue" in 1996, to "Life Goes on" in 2002. The album peaked at Number 3 on the Top Country Albums chart and Number 24 on the Billboard 200 in November.[40][41] Featured on the album was the song, "We Can", which was originally released as a single for the Legally Blonde 2 soundtrack in July 2003. The album would eventually be certified "Platinum" in 2007.
In 2004, Rimes released a sequel to Jag entitled Jag's New Friend in September[42] and in October she also issued her first holiday-themed album titled, What a Wonderful World.[26]
[edit] 2005–06: Return to country; This Woman
In January 2005, Rimes released her seventh studio album, This Woman, her first album of contemporary country music in many years.[6] Although the album received mixed reviews from magazines and critics, it was Rimes' best-selling album in over five years,[43] reaching Number 3 on the Billboard 200 and Number 2 on the Top Country Albums chart in 2005,[44] selling more than 100,000 copies within its first week. Rimes explained to the Chicago Sun-Times that the album helped mature her as a person, "I have 10 years of experience, so it's tough to get anything past me in this business. I've become a very strong woman because of all I've gone through, good and bad."[12] This Woman would eventually be certified "Gold" later in 2005, after selling more than 500,000 units nationwide.[26] The album's singles were Rimes's first Top 10 hits on the Hot Country Songs chart in five years. The three singles released from the album — "Nothin' 'Bout Love Makes Sense", "Probably Wouldn't Be This Way", and "Something's Gotta Give" — all peaked within the Top 5 on the country charts between 2005 and 2006.[11] From the album, Rimes was nominated for a Grammy award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance for "Something's Gotta Give". In addition, she was also nominated for an American Music Award for "Favorite Female Country Artist." In 2006, Rimes recorded a cover version of Barbara Mandrell's "If Loving You Is Wrong (I Don't Want to Be Right)", for a tribute album to Mandrell's career titled, She Was a Country When Country Wasn't Cool: A Tribute to Barbara Mandrell.[26] Rimes also would record a track for Disneyland's fiftieth anniversary celebration album titled, "Remember When."[7]
In summer 2006, Rimes released the studio album Whatever We Wanna, which was released exclusively outside of the United States and Canada. It was originally planned on being released in North America, however due to the success of This Woman, it was never released. The album spawned three singles, "And It Feels Like", a duet with Brian McFadden titled, "Everybody's Someone" and "Strong". The album leaned more towards Pop Rock and R&B music instead of country.[45]
Rimes would release one final single in the US from her album This Woman in August 2006 called "Some People" which would peak at 34 on the US country charts.
[edit] 2007–09: Family
Rimes took a two year break, and then released her next studio album in October 2007, Family. The album was a mix of country, pop, and rock music, and included a duet with Bon Jovi, "Til We Ain't Strangers Anymore".[12] Family was the first album released by Rimes in which every track was co-written by Rimes herself.[43] Rolling Stone said the songs on the album are "uneven" and rated it three and half out of five stars.[46] Allmusic gave Family four out of five stars and said that the album, "illustrates her range as a singer along with some true strength as a writer."[47] The album helped nominate Rimes for the Academy of Country Music's "Top Female Vocalist" award in 2008.[12] The album's lead single, "Nothin' Better to Do" was released in mid 2007, and peaked at Number 14 on the Billboard Country Chart before the end of the year. The album has released two singles to date; "Good Friend and a Glass of Wine" and "What I Cannot Change."[6]
In 2008, Rimes toured with Kenny Chesney where she opened every show on his 2008 Poets and Pirates Tour, along with other artists on select dates such as Brooks & Dunn, Keith Urban, Sammy Hagar, Gary Allan, Big & Rich, and Luke Bryan.[48] In late 2008, Rimes was nominated for a Grammy award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance for "What I Cannot Change", the third single from the album.[citation needed]
In 2008, she recorded For Good with Delta Goodrem for the Wicked 5th Anniversary album.[49] LeAnn teamed up with Joss Stone for a CMT Crossroads special aired in fall 2007.[50]
In 2009, Rimes published What I Cannot Change along with song co-writer, Darrell Brown. It was released on April 14, 2009 and contains a bonus CD with an exclusive live performance of the song and both Brown and Rimes reading excerpts from the book.[51]
[edit] 2010—: Lady & Gentlemen and Spitfire
Despite singing new material at several live shows earlier in the year, it was announced, on May 24, 2010 by Rimes via her Twitter account, that her new studio album would be a cover album of country songs, titled Lady & Gentlemen.[52][53] The first single from the album was a cover of John Anderson's 1983 single, "Swingin'. Rimes first debuted the song at the 2010 CMT Music Awards. The single was released on June 8, 2010. On November 8, 2010, Rimes released her second single titled "Crazy Women" to radio. "Crazy Women," A re-recording of "Blue" and "Tonight the Bottle Let Me Down" were announced, in the same post, as the three extra tracks that Rimes went back in the studio to add to the album. A third single, "Give", debuted at #60 in July 2011. Rimes announced via her Twitter account on July 17, 2011 that the new release date for her Lady & Gentlemen album would be September 27, 2011. She also stated that her next studio album is already done and will be released next year.[54] Rimes went back into the studio in March to record fifteen more songs for her new album, Spitfire,[55] which will be released in fall 2012.[56] It is to be the last contractually-obligated album under Rimes' contract with Curb Records.[57][58] On April 4, 2012, Rimes was featured on the song, "The Choice", which was released by Soles4Souls as a charity single to help the foundation put 500,000 pairs of shoes on children who live without.[59][60]
Musicianship[link]
Vocal ability and musical stylings[link]
Since her debut in 1996, Rimes' voice and vocal style have often been compared to and identified with Patsy Cline. Cline showed distinctive emotional expression in most of her material. Rimes has also used distinctive emotional expression in many of her songs, most notably her first single, "Blue", which was sung in the style of Cline. Rimes' vocal similarities to Cline had brought wide interest to the idea that Rimes was the successor to Cline's legacy, and brought her novelty appeal. Many music critics have argued that Rimes' vocals were only a reproduction of Cline's original sound, while others have disagreed.[7] Allmusic has called Rimes' vocals "rich and powerful."[6] Her vocal ability has also brought Rimes to comparisons to past teenage country stars, including 50s country star Brenda Lee and 70s country star Tanya Tucker. Rimes was also known for choosing mature material that was beyond her age range. In her first album, Rimes recorded such material as Deborah Allen's "My Baby", whose lyrics provocatively say, "my baby is a full-time lover, my baby is a full-grown man."[2] Other material such as Diane Warren's "How Do I Live" had also been considered too mature for Rimes' age and was the main reason why her version of the song was not chosen to be used in the soundtrack for the film Con Air.[17]
Influences[link]
Rimes has given credit to artists from various music genres, mainly country and pop. She has stated that Barbra Streisand, Wynonna Judd and Reba McEntire were primary influences on her career.[61] Rimes has said the main influence on her career was Patsy Cline. She has covered many of Cline's hit songs since the beginning of her career. Her 1999 self-titled album is primarily a tribute to Cline, as Rimes recorded five out of ten songs for the album that were hits for Cline years before.[23] Rimes has also stated that Judy Garland was an influence as well.[62]
Film and television[link]
After beginning to date actor Andrew Keegan in 1998, Rimes said to the press that she had some ideas about possibly getting involved in an acting career. Rimes later moved to Los Angeles, California later in the year with her mother to pursue an acting career.[12] That year Rimes played a role in the Made for television movie, Holiday in Your Heart, which is based on a book she had helped write. For participating in the film, Rimes was awarded the "Rising Star" award from the Lone Star Film & Television Awards.[22] She made her official film debut in 2001 for Coyote Ugly, providing the singing voice for Piper Perabo's character Violet Sanford[63] and making a cameo appearance towards the end of the film. In addition, she also recorded four songs for the film's soundtrack, including the Top 20 Pop hit, "Can't Fight the Moonlight."[7] In 2005 Rimes hosted the country music television competition, Nashville Star on the USA television network. However she only held the position for one season after deciding to depart from the show's cast.[43]
In early June 2007, she was chosen at the last minute to record the leading song for the soundtrack of Evan Almighty called "Ready For A Miracle" (previously recorded by Patti LaBelle). The song can be heard in the movie, during the end credits, and in the trailers of Evan Almighty.[64] Rimes played in the movie Good Intentions with her friend Elaine Hendricks which is filming near Atlanta, Georgia.[65] Rimes plays Meg Galligan in the made for TV movie, Northern Lights, based on the Nora Roberts novel of the same name. The film aired on the Lifetime network on March 12, 2009.[66]
In 2007 Rimes began hosting The Colgate Country Showdown, a nation wide televised country music talent competition, similar to that of American Idol or Nashville Star. In 2011 Rimes hosted the show for her 5th consecutive year, when the show switched sponsorship, to Texaco.[67][unreliable source?][unreliable source?]
Personal life[link]
Lawsuits[link]
On May 21, 2000, Rimes filed a lawsuit against her father, Wilbur Rimes, and her former manager, Lyle Walker in Dallas, Texas. Rimes claimed that her father and former manager took over seven million dollars from her in the preceding five years. Rimes also alleged that both men made unreasonable fees and took advantage of Rimes' label, Asylum-Curb, in order to acquire financial gain. Rimes sought unspecified damages because her attorney was not sure of how much money had been lost in the preceding five years. According to Rimes' lawyer, her mother hired two accountants to investigate how much was taken from Rimes's fortune, and it was estimated that the men acquired around eight million dollars in royalties.[7] In 2002, Rimes's lawsuit with her father was "settled on undisclosed terms."[12] Rimes reconciled with her father for her wedding.[68]
In November 2000, Rimes filed a second lawsuit against her label, Asylum-Curb. Rimes wanted permission to be released from the contract that was signed by her parents on Rimes' behalf when she originally signed with the label in 1995. She also wanted her label to turn over the rights of her music, video work, and publishing interests, and destroy all of her recordings that were currently available to the label at the time of the lawsuit.[34] Part of Rimes's legal battles ended in December 2001, when Asylum-Curb started a new contract with Rimes.[7]
Marriages[link]
Amid the legal battles, Rimes fell in love with backup dancer Dean Sheremet. The two had met when he was chosen to dance during Rimes's hosting of the 2001 Academy of Country Music Awards. After her first date with Sheremet, Rimes told InStyle Magazine: "This is the guy I want to marry."[12] The couple married the next year, in 2002. In July 2009, the couple separated and in September 2009, Rimes announced their plans to divorce.[69][70] The divorce was finalized on June 19, 2010, exactly six months after Sheremet filed divorce documents for dissolution of marriage.[71]
Rimes is currently married to Northern Lights co-star Eddie Cibrian, with whom she had a well-publicized extramarital affair prior to the split from Sheremet.[72][73] Cibrian left his wife Brandi Glanville, the mother of his two children, for Rimes. He filed for divorce in August 2009 after eight years of marriage.[74] In June 2010, Rimes spoke for the first time about the end of her first marriage, stating, "I take responsibility for everything I've done. I hate that people got hurt...But I don't regret the outcome." [75] On December 27, 2010, it was announced via Billboard that Rimes and Cibrian were engaged.[76] The couple wed on April 22, 2011 at a private home in California.[77]
Philanthropy[link]
In 2008, she opened up about her lifelong struggle with the autoimmune disease psoriasis. She participated in a PSA to raise awareness about the disease.[78]
Rimes lent her voice to the 2008 song "Just Stand Up." The proceeds benefited Stand Up to Cancer. As a result of SU2C fundraising endeavors, the SU2C scientific advisory committee, overseen by the American Association for Cancer Research, was able to award $73.6 million towards cancer research.[79]
On December 19, 2010, she performed "The Rose," joined by The Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles[80] in remembrance of the many gay teenagers who committed suicide in 2010. On her weblog she wrote on June 18, 2011: "I believe in equality for everyone. I believe everyone should have the right to love and commit to whomever they want. [...] All I know is that in God's eyes we are all the same. I just wish we could see through the eyes of God more often."[81]
Discography[link]
Main article: LeAnn Rimes discography
Studio albums[link]
- 1996: Blue
- 1997: You Light Up My Life: Inspirational Songs
- 1998: Sittin' on Top of the World
- 1999: LeAnn Rimes
- 2002: Twisted Angel
- 2004: What a Wonderful World
- 2005: This Woman
- 2006: Whatever We Wanna
- 2007: Family
- 2011: Lady & Gentlemen
- 2012: Spitfire
Compilation albums[link]
- 1997: Unchained Melody: The Early Years
- 2001: God Bless America
- 2002: I Need You
- 2003: Greatest Hits
- 2004: The Best of LeAnn Rimes
Filmography[link]
| Year | Name | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Holiday in Your Heart | Herself | TV film |
| 1998 | Days of Our Lives | Madison | 1 episode |
| 1999 | Moesha | Herself | Season 4 episode; "Ohmigod, Fanatic" |
| 2000 | Coyote Ugly | Herself | cameo/singing voice: Piper Perabo |
| 2003 | American Dreams | Connie Francis | Season 3 episode; "Where the Boys Are" |
| 2004 | Extreme Makeover Home Edition | Herself | Cox Family; guest star |
| 2006 | Holly Hobbie and Friends: Christmas Wishes | Kelly Deegan | TV film |
| 2008 | Good Intentions | Pam | Released on DVD March 9, 2010 |
| 2009 | Northern Lights | Meg Galligan | TV film Released on DVD October 6, 2009 |
| I Get That a Lot | Waitress | Television special (1 episode) | |
| 2010 | Extreme Makeover Home Edition | Herself | Lighthouse School; guest star |
| 2011 | Drop Dead Diva | Lana Kline | Season 3 episode; "Hit and Run" |
| Reel Love | Holly Whitman | TV film | |
| 2012 | Interiors, Inc | Herself | Season 1 episode; "HININ-102H" |
Publications[link]
- Holiday in Your Heart (1997) with Tom Carter[18]
- Jag (2003)[39]
- Jag's New Friend (2004)[42]
- What I Cannot Change (2009) with Darrell Brown[51]
Awards[link]
Country Music Association awards[link]
| Year | Award | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Horizon Award |
Academy of Country Music awards[link]
| Year | Award | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Top New Female Vocalist | |
| Single of the Year for "Blue" | ||
| Song of the Year for "Blue" | Award given to "Blue"'s songwriter, Bill Mack. | |
| 2009 | Humanitarian Award |
Grammy awards[link]
| Year | Award | For |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Best New Artist (Won) | Herself |
| Best Female Country Vocal Performance (Won) | "Blue" | |
| 1998 | Best Female Country Vocal Performance | "How Do I Live" |
| 2007 | "Something´s Gotta Give" | |
| 2008 | "Nothin' Better To Do" | |
| 2009 | "What I Cannot Change" | |
| 2011 | "Swingin'" |
American music awards[link]
| Year | Award | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Favorite New Artist | Only American music award |
CMT music awards[link]
| Year | Award | Video |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Collaborative Video of the Year | "'Til We Ain't Strangers Anymore" (w/ Bon Jovi) |
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- Official International Website
- Official Northern Lights movie site starring LeAnn Rimes and Eddie Cibrian (Defunct site prior to 5/12)
- LeAnn Rimes at the Internet Movie Database
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| Name | Rimes, LeAnn |
| Alternative names | Rimes, Margaret LeAnn |
| Short description | Singer, songwriter, actress |
| Date of birth | 1982-8-28 |
| Place of birth | Pearl, Mississippi, USA |
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