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- All - Hillsong United
- All - Ja Rule
- All - Lara Fabian
- All - Hillsong
- Allthymn - All
- Explorador - All
- Empty - All
- Egg Timer - All
- Educated Idiot - All
- Drive Away - All
- Cyclops - All
- CRUCIFIED - All
- Crucifiction - All
- Can't Say - All
- Box - All
- At The Party - All
- Biographie - All
- Daveage - All
- Carnage - All
- Wrong Again - All
- Wonder - All
- Wishing Well - All
- Until Then - All
- Uncle Critic - All
- U R Super - All
- This World - All
- This Is Not A Dream - All
- Teresa - All
- Telltale Signs - All
- Sugar And Spice - All
- Stupid Kind Of Love - All
- Stalker - All
- Special To Me - All
- Simple Things - All
- Silly Me - All
- Silence - All
- Shreen - All
- Refrain - All
- Sex In The Way - All
- Self Righteous - All
- Romantic Junkie - All
- Right - All
- Problematic - All
- Pretty Little Girl - All
- Postage - All
- Politics - All
- Original Me - All
- On Foot - All
- Nothin' - All
- Not Easy - All
- Nobodys - All
- No.10 (Wet) - All
- New Girl, Old Story - All
- Net - All
- Missouri 63 - All
- Miranda - All
- Minute - All
- Just Living - All
- Mary - All
- Man's World - All
- Man of steel - All
- Hotplate - All
- Lock 'em Away - All
- Life on the road - All
- Last Refuge - All
- Just Perfect - All
- Fool - All
- Jacks Lament - All
- I'll Get There - All
- I Want Out - All
- I Hate To Love - All
- I Got None - All
- Horizontal - All
- Hooidge - All
- Hey Bug - All
- Hetero - All
- Fairweather Friend - All
- Guilty - All
- Greedy - All
- Good As My Word - All
- Gettin' There - All
- Frog - All
- Freaky - All
- Don Quixote - All
- Dot - All
- Crazy - All
- Crawdad - All
- Copping Z's - All
- Check One - All
- Cause - All
- Casual Girl - All
- Carry You - All
- Button It - All
- Bubblegum - All
- Bubble Gum - All
- Broken - All
- Breathe - All
- Breakin' Up - All
- Black Sky - All
- Birthday I.o.u. - All
- Better than that - All
- Bail - All
- Auto Wreck - All
- All's Fair - All
- Alive - All
- Alfredo's - All
- A Muse - All
- Perfection? - All
- Paper Tiger - All
- Www.sara - All
- World's On Heroin - All
- Vida Blue - All
- Until I Say So - All
- Think The World - All
- Sum - All
- Skin Deep - All
- Skin - All
- She's My Ex - All
- Scary Sad - All
- Ratchet - All
- Prison - All
- No Traffic - All
- Million Bucks - All
- Make Believe - All
- Long Distance - All
- Keep It - All
- Just Like Them - All
- Hot Rod Lincoln - All
- Honey Peeps - All
- Guitar Case - All
- Face 2 Face - All
- All - Bobby Vinton
- All - Avalon
- All - Collective Soul
- All - Kathryn Williams
- All - K's Choice
- All - The Overprivileged
- All - Old Dead Tree
- All - James Darren
- All - The Grand Silent System
- All - Addiction Crew
- All - Boom Crash Opera
Verse 1:
You're the one who gives me shelter...
And you're the light that leads me home
You're the love that gave forever...
Lord you're all that I know
Chorus:
And all that I am... unto you I surrender...
Lord there is none like you
And I know that I stand... in the arms of forever...
Lord there is none like you
There is none like you
Verse 2:
With the world upon your shoulders...
Lord you gave your life away
If the world I know was over...
I know I'd have life in the price You paid
Bridge:
And I will stand...and I will worship You forever... for all You are
Kill'em All
[Ja Rule]: [Verse 1]
It must be the way that I spit shit
That make you say damn this nigga ridiculous
The way I hit 'em and move nigga I can't lose
Inconspicuous incognito niggas ain't ready
For whoever who has the flow nigga know I spit deadly
Fear me to the day I'm dead on the street with holes in me
The ghettos got love for me cuz ima lay for 'em
If I have to gradually down or after
The only fib be love and disaster
Tears before laughter but who gonna cry
My style be so touchin' nigga wipe yo eye!
Get used to obvious lies and dead wise guys
and any bitch niggaz feel they fuckin wit my's
C'mon let's get it on, to the break in the dawn,
before long if you wrong you be dead and gone
And now i'm the bomb to clarify my name in vain
What you thought motherfuckers I was playin Baby I hit 'em all
[Chorus: Jay-Z, Ja Rule]
Lord I won't be denied... I'ma Hit 'em Hit 'em
For as long as I'm a alive I'ma Hit 'em Hit 'em
I want my piece of the pie I'ma Hit 'em Hit 'em
Respect mine till the date of my demise...
Baby I'ma Hit 'em all
Thinkin' its a game I'ma Hit 'em Hit 'em
Show 'em I ain't playin' I'ma Hit 'em Hit 'em
For operatin' like planes I'ma Hit 'em Hit 'em
Hit 'em Hit 'em
[Ja Rule]: [Verse 2]
Baby I kill 'em all whatcha wanna do with this
nigga nuthin so shut the fuck up
And learn somethin' see my team can get a whole town gamin'
Give it up we even take the small change
Nigga yeah uh you think my way of life fucked up right
Till you live it and the cash gets to eattin at yo spirit
Fear it you be a broke nigga, you near it,
you be the next nigga,never have to go back and been it
Cold stares thought you need a killa 'round here
Y'all niggaz really have some pitiful ideas
I keep tryin to get this world to see
hustle hard my mind on that money
My motto to be stack it if you got it for when you get it
Don't talk about it just be about it that it
Went all odds against niggaz gettin' rich figure
to earn a dollar makes sense Baby I Hit 'em all
[Chorus]
Baby I come in style comin' fresh out of Queens (Brooklyn)
I recognize how my killa cliques gettin' down
Everyday is while takin' yours into process niggaz is stress
Leavin' peep holes in yo chest god bless the next that get laid to rest
Frustration and stress make me question death
I wanna shoot all niggaz I feel should be shot on the spot
Let 'em rot with lead in their knot
Oh shit you bitch ass niggaz be lit
Smoke weed it give you the heart to proceed
Whatcha game plan you da man
Go for your guns feel no remorse
When i leave your brain
Now settle down get your shit tight
Should we expect move right
And everything is aight
But if you slip son that ass is gone top dogg motherfuckers recognize
Baby I'm Hit 'em all
[Chorus]
Toi qu'on appelle l'enfant
d'un monde en déroute
Il te faudra apprendre
à ignorer leurs doutes
Leurs manque de confiance,
regarder droit devant
Leur prouver que tout
n'est qu'une question de temps
À tous les nostalgiques des paradis perdus
À tous les de mon temps ,
c'était vraiment mieux avant
Ne les écoute pas...
Toucher tes rêves personne ne t'en empêchera
Alléluia
Voguer sur tes galères comme bon
te semblera Alléluia
Dans un éclat de rire,
ta vie comme un alléluia
Alléluia Alléluia Alléluia
Ton histoire au fond n'appartient qu'à toi
Elle fera partie de ces rêves
qu'on ne vit qu'une fois
Ton nom bien gravé dans
la mémoire des gens
Qui t'offraient leurs doutes immenses
Pour seul encouragement
À tous les nostalgiques des paradis perdus
À tous les de mon temps ,
c'était vraiment mieux avant
refrain
you're the one who give shelter
and you're the light that leads me home
you're the love that gave forever...
Lord you're all that I know
and all that I am...unto you I surrender....
Lord there is none like you
and I know that I stand....in the arms of forever...
Lord there is none like you
there is none like you
with the world upon your shoulders....
Lord you gave your life away
if the world I know was over....
I know I'd have life in the price you paid
and I will stand....and I will worship you forever...
for all you are
and I will stand.... and all to you I will surrender...
I'll worship you forever
When I was young I wallowed in none
You know none is no way to be
You must go for ALL
Go for ALL and ALL will set you free
If you continue to wallow in noneconcious and hollow
Nonetheless go for ALL and ALLness will follow
ALL, like gravity, is there ALL the time
Applehead Newton was a figment of mind
Run far and wide but you can't hide
We're ALL - we got no sense of pride!
We won't exercise undue force
Or engage in somenatious intercourse
ALLulations to the ALL-worthy
ALL is ALL you need
It's the fifth primary colour
It's the number between zero and infinity
Some would have you settle for itself
When ALL is in your grasp
When I was young I wallowed in none
You know none is no way to be
Now I go for ALL!
Go for ALL and ALL will set you free
Don't mistake ALL for love or hate
It's not like any other mental state
It's the total extent, when nothing else remains
The utmost possible of possible gains
There'll be no selfishness, evil, or greed
ALL don't care about your race or creed
ALL is ALL you have to do
Cause anything else would be A.U.
I was a non entity once
Then I receive a revALLution
It made me re evALLuate my way of life
I ALLivated my outlook
Some daid I had ALLterior motives
They were right
My life started ALL over again
It's ALL up to you
But are you up to ALL?
Ye must quest ALL
Lest ye become somefull
Or something of a noneskull
cigarettes. beyond black shades. see him yet? youll never see his face. we used to joke about foggy mornings when no ones around i start talking. i guess you wanted it to be this way and i cant say i didnt see it coming. if anyone died with a drink in his hand i know you did. if anyone died with i smile on his face i guess you did. you always had the ends to my means. i'd drive when you had to much drugs. i guess life doesnt mean that much when you already know it all. if anyone ever died with a smile on his face i know you did. if anyone ever died with a drink in his hand i know you did. but there was alcohol on your last breath and i dont need you anymore if your life means nothing to you, your death means nothing to me. dead hero, sleep. you were, but now youre not. theres something romantic about the man who went down with his ship. and i can tell all my friends about the hero who died at sea. everybody humors, everyone laughs when i tell about the things youve done. but theres nothing romantic, about the empty shoreline where i wait. if anyone ever died with a smile on his face i know you did. if anyone ever died with a drink in his hand i know you did. but there was poison in your frozen blood. and i dont need you anymore. if your life meant nothing to you then your death means nothing to me. dead hero, sleep. you were, but now youre not. i go to the shore and wait. i see the power of nature. i understand the nature of power. i do not accept this loss of you. dead hero, sleep. you live.
jesus h. christ sang a song about love, but nobody buys it. the law's laid down at the bottom line, and nobody defies it. it's a heavy rotation, that tells you what you need. stay tuned to this stagnation, satisfaction guaranteed by video and radio-they sold it to you. cashbox jukebox brain control. every song is perfect, and every face is perfect, oh yeah. plastic heavy metal, artificial soul. sanitized and glamorized synthetic lies are bought and sold. independent underdog fights to survive, it's so much cooler underground, classified and buried alive by video and radio-they sold it to you. cashbox jukebox brain control. every song is perfect, and every face is perfect, impersonal and perfect. jesus h. christ take a look at us, the sum of all we've seen. cold consumer zombies, with empty eyes and mtv. perfect....
two generation gaps between us, two parents in one, i know you did your best, you and the egg timer. you are my father, you were my mom and dad, i know you did your best you and the egg timer. see took all your money, she left a note on the door. we had t.v. dinners, and we called her a whore. i hope you're as proud of me like i am of you. egg timer, you and the egg timer. two hours of sleep at night, two full time jobs, i know you did your best, you and the egg timer. we didn't go go fishing, and we didn't play ball, i know you did your best, you and the egg timer. sixty minutes is as far as it goes, the egg timer. if i want to take an hour to remember you in the past, i have the egg timer. i hoe i never have to use it the way you did.
i recognize the pieces but i dont know where they fit. i know exactly just enough to analyze the universe to bits. i know all there is to know about nothing at all. im all messed up, nowhere to go. ask me my address, i dont recall. its my fault. im an educated idiot, im smart enough to know i dont know. i know how an engine works, i dont know how to drive. i know where old zealand is, but barely know myy left feet from my right. i recognize the species but im not sure if i fit. we know just enough to analyze the universe to bits. i quit. im an educated idiot, im smart enough to know. an educated idiot. it sure is good to know im not alone.
Tears fall down and wash the dirt away Sky opens up to cry a while Too many tortured memories to pass the time The sun never shows its face Steel belts leave their tracks along the way Radio sings forgottn songs Summer always seems to be so far away The sun never shows its face Drive away, drive away forem everything that hurts Drive away, drive away from troubles of the world At night the highway seems so never ending The highway signs glare back and blind your understanding The moon comes out to light the way The sun never shoes its face Drive away, drive away from troubles of the world Drive away, drive away forem everything that hurts Time flies by, we all wonder why It takes time away to kill the pain Hearts celebrate but always bend You know it'll hurt until the end Tonight the headlight's shinging through There still time For everything to change Drive away, drive away from troubles of the world Drive away, drive away from troubles of the world Drive away, drive away forem everything that hurts Drive away, drive away forem everything that hurts
save your mundane platitudes for those who give a shit. i'll burn in hell and be through with it. ive got a life. it aint big, but its a life. and ive got clothes and heaven knows ive still got my health. i look good if i do say so myself. ive got a soul. it aint yours but its a soul. chalk up my lack of fire to self control. all the dicks with night sticks, poison boys in blue. all the dumb and uglies in your wrecking crew, they make me bleed, nothing i can do. i wouldnt be so sure if i were you. werent you the guys with the get lost eyes who made my high school great? you found me again. but this time youre here too late. i payed my dues when i wore corrective shoes, when i earned the right to ignore you. toughest kid in gym class. terror in the hall. necking with the prom queen, captain every fall. you cant cut me now because your knifes too dull. it must piss you off to know it all.
Unaware and all alone
his faith is god and he has none
beaten down, torn apart, bleeding hands
(chorus):
Was I the first to be crucified
king of fools or king of pride
I'll be the next to be crucified
Salvation is clawing at my back
temptation is tearing through the cracks
frustration is always bringing me back
(chorus)
Cast a light left and right
searching high and low
just to find my place
ere and dale, no avail
it's a race to the death
All you pricks who hide behind the cross
Accounting Heaven's gain by human loss
Hypocrite, hypocrite Christian
Hypocrite, hypocrite, crucifiction
God will love them better when they're dead
You murdered women screaming at the stakes
Built concentration camps and tortured slaves
Hypocrite, hypocrite Christian
Hypocrite, hypocrite, crucifiction
Pervert the truth that Jesus said
Go out and paint the town with Heathen red
You praise the lord and pass the ammunition
What makes you think that God will love them better when they're dead?
Onward Christian soldiers
Marching out to war
Pervert the truth that Jesus said
Go out and paint the town with Heathen red
You praise the lord and pass the ammunition
What makes you think that God will love them better when they're dead?
Onward Christian soldiers
Marching out to war
Jesus weeps and watches all you do
I know if there's a hell, it's meant for you
You hypocrite, hypocrite killer
Hypocrite, hypocrite killer Christian
Hypocrite, hypocrite Christian
everythings broken, dont you cry. its not right and we both know why. you havent got the right, neither do i, cant say i blame you, cant deny im sorry. but its just no good, you said fuck you, i wish that i could. you hate me now but i'll never hate you. i cant say i blame you, i cant claim you now. cant change the past, its over and done. cant trust the future, it might never come. you cant trust me, i wish that you could. i cant say i blame you, cant deny im sorry. but its just no good, you said fuck you, i wish that i could. you hate me now but i'll never hate you. i cant say i blame you, i cant claim you. forget and forgive? somehow i dont think you will. i'll be ashamed as long as i live, but i cant go back and i cant stand still. cant change the past, cuz its over and done. cant trust the future, it might never come. you cant trust me, i wish that i could. cant say i blame you anyway. everythings broken, dont you cry. its not right and we both know why. have a nice life, goodnight and goodbye. cant say i blame you, cant deny im sorry.
I live in a box. I live on a one way street, but I don't mind.
'Cause I live alone. Nobody has to share my home.
And if I could choose I might pick a bigger box
But that's all I'd change, until I get a credit card
My home on the range is underneath my black hat
Until I wake up
I will not be watching you so you should not be watching me
I've got what I need. I've got a car that doesn't work.
I've got blood to bleed. I've got a bar of soap. I've got shampoo too
So I look like me but I smell like you.
I won the Nobel Prize. I made a thinner dime.
You know I'll get my act together when I find the time
But right now I think that living is a place to lie down.
You see I rule the dirt, so I'm the king of this town.
I live in the dark. I live in the silence, and I can say
That I see and hear how much more than the average bear
And if I could choose I might pick a darker void
But that's all I'd change, until I get a bigger club
My home on the range is somewhere in the closet,
Until I wake up.
I will not be watching you so you should not be watching me
So here's what we've got. You tell me what I am.
I'll tell you what I am not. You tell me what I'm not.
I'll tell you what I am. We'll both scratch our heads
Like we give a damn. Please tell me who comes out ahead
Was it me or you? Was it me or you? (probably you)
I live in my skull. I'm under my eyelids. You can't touch me.
'Cause I'm fast asleep. You wouldn't like the friends I keep.
And I could choose I might pick a larger head
But that's all I'd change, until I get a safe way out.
My home on the range is right behind my eyeballs.
we didnt have enough time, not enough time to do what we wanted, to do what we started, before we got parted, at the party. all my friends were there and you were too. you could see that i could see through you. was i so boring i started you snoring? why did you sleep in the corner like a heap of clothes? who knows? i was gonna call you up. im not gonna. got your number but i dont know where. i dont care. dont tell me you had to much to drink. i was standing with you by the sink. was i so boring i started you snoring? why did you sleep in the corner like a heap of clothes. who knows? i was gonna call you up. im not gonna. i got your number but i dont know where. i dont care. we didnt have enought time, not enought time to do what we wanted, what we started, before we parted, at the party.
Wir schreiben das Jahr 1987. Ein einsamer Schlagzeuger namens Bill Stevenson sitzt
einsam mit einem Glas Wein zu Hause. Milo hat die Descendents verlassen, die Band
hat sich (vorerst) getrennt – und der arme Bill ist kurzfristig arbeitslos geworden.
Doch bevor er sich dem Suff ergibt, wird ihm klar: Er braucht eine neue Band! Und so
trommelt er Bassist Karl Alvarez, Gitarrist Stephen Egerton und Sänger Dave Smalley
zu sich heran und gründet All – benannt nach dem gleichnamigen Descendents Album aus
dem selben Jahre.Und diesmal möchte er eine Band, die nicht ständig ein Album
aufnimmt, sich wieder trennt und danach ein Comeback startet, um sich danach wieder
zu trennen. Er möchte einfach ein "normales" Bandleben führen und die Fans
regelmäßig mit Output bedienen. Und so werfen sie schon 1988 ihr Debutalbum
"Allroy Sez" unter die Massen. All sprechen vor allem die Fans der
Descendents an – mit Erfolg. All wird recht schnell ein größeres Publikum zuteil und
bringen es mit der Zeit zu internationalem Ansehen in der Punkszene. Allerdings gibt
es schon ein Jahr später den ersten Wechsel zu verkünden: Dave Smalley verlässt die
Band. Doch kein Grund zur Panik, denn Scott Reynolds findet sich schnell, um seinen
Platz am Mikro zu übernehmen und 1989 schon wird Album Nummer zwei "Allroy's
Revenge" auf den Markt gebracht. Doch auch Scott Reynolds hält es nicht lange
bei All und 1993 wird er dann von Chad Price ersetzt, der noch heute bei All die
Vocals beisteuert. 1995 haben es All dann geschafft: Ihr Album "Pummel"
erscheint über das Majorlabel Interscope. Doch so wirklich wohl fühlen sie sich dort
nicht und so wechseln sie zum allseits beliebten Punkrock-Experten Epitaph. Von dort
aus lassen sie ihre Nachfolgealben "Mass Nerder" und
"Problematic" pressen. 2001 erscheint eine Live-CD mit dem Titel
"Live Plus One", welcher eine Live-CD der Descendents beigelegt -
Fanservice par excellence.2001 Live Plus
One2000 Problematic1999 All1998 Mass
Nerder1995 Pummel1993 Breaking Things1992 Percolator1991 Just
Perfect1990 Allroy Saves1989 Allroys Revenge
There must be something that you don't understand
About me -
Because I can't believe all the things that you say,
And they you want to stay
Well count me out of your plans
And you know that hurts me, man
I guess that all I have today
Is a memory of you yesterday
Well I just can't believe
No I just can't believe
The things you said to me today
That couldn't have been you I saw
That must have been another girl
It's true that you look the same
But you're acting so different
'Cause you're playing a whole new game
With those new friends of yours
The ones that you met last week
I hope that they prove to be
All the images they wanted you to see
Well I won't stick around
And pick you off the ground
When things come crashing down
Now you're walking on a ledge
Don't walk with me
And now you've lost your edge
Don't talk to me
'Cause I just can't believe
No I just can't believe
You came clearer than ever before
You did what no one else can
Just never follow up when I'm awake
Because I'd hurt you. You'd hurt me too.
You are a dream. This is the longest time I've been with someone
There's no explaining, no escaping
You are for real and nothing will ever come between us
There's no need to look to deep
I'll just never go to sleep
I felt your body as I remember
Put me to shame when I was through
I put you down inside myself
But you manage to do it. You always do
Did you know you missed the point of dreaming
When you said you needed more and more
You ended up with less
This time I have you with me
I pulled you out when I got up
I beat your pretty face
I will make this one real
Everything wet; pillow with tears
Sheets with sweat. I'm tired
So much dirt has been thrown
I thought it was buried
So much time has passed
I thought it was over
So many slurs have been made
I thought it couldn't be made worse
I thought once again I could trust you
Wrong again
Now I know you'll never let go
Now I know we can't be friends again
You pray for my damnation
I pray I'll never be like you
But I won't offer you my absolution
Did you really expect me too?
This is my way of walking away
Now I close my ears to your lies
Any faith I had in you is gone
Now I know your words disguise
Wrong again
Enjoy your hate; I'll regret my pity for you
she spent the money on a loaf of wonderbread, and a can of beefaroni italian food today, what does he think when he pours himself a drink and he looks at me that way? he spent a fortune on the labor and the parts, got to keep it running another year or two. what does she say every time i drive away in her dad's old subaru? household appliances, all rent to own, no telephone. debts unpaid left up to fate are heavy on the head, can't let each other know, and so nothing's said. but that's a cop out when you break it all apart and analyze the pieces, the bottom line is truth, what in the world makes a happy boy and girl buy their old age with their youth? harsh words from relatives, they won't leave us alone. why pay the telephone? at any rate there is no fate, except someday they'll be dead, and who will tell them each what was never said? and now she's nervous as he's coming up the drive, he's afraid to tell her how short their money goes these days. who gives a damn about a woman and a man who are sure that neither understands why they look and act that way?
I go to that wishing well
Stand looking down
So many thoughts cloud my brain
As I think about their lives
I think of all the things I'd do
If wishes could come true
Each time I leave that wishing well
I hold my head up high
Because I'm not afraid to dream
I'm not afraid to cry
I think of all the things I'd do
If wishes could come true
If only there were peace on Earth
(only wishes don't come true)
If only justice walked in blue
(only wishes don't come true)
If only everybody cared
(only wishes don't come true)
If only we could work together
If only we could never say never:
I think of all the things I'd do
If wishes could come true
Each time I leave that wishing well
I hold my head up high
I've got a thousand wishes
And I'm not afraid to try
I think of all the things I'd do
If wishes could come true
I tossed a penny in the well
A useless gesture, just as well
I watched it fall
A penny for your thoughts -
Do you care at all?
I think of all the things I'd do
can't wrap my arms around the pictures in my head i've still got a ways to go i'm always gone so we talk on the phone when i hang up me and my hang-ups are all alone until then i'll pretend until then i promised you i wouldn't bend until then i'll spend my time waiting until then and how about you can you promise me you'll wait we've still got a ways to go temptation rules the earth and i'm no perfect saint my insecurities and love will have to wait until then i'll pretend until then i promised you i wouldn't bend until then i'll spend my time waiting until then we're not the first to try we're not the last to fail but i know we can succeed we've got to hold it up or it will fall until then i'll pretend until then i promised you i wouldn't bend until then i'll spend my time waiting until then waiting until then waiting until then
critic, uncle fucking critic critic, uncle fucking critic critic, uncle fucking critic you're always printing shit about me you're still five years behind me if you know anything about me let's see you pick up a fucking instrument critic, uncle fucking critic critic, uncle fucking critic critic, uncle fucking critic so if you got anything to say to me say it to my face don't call me homophobic i'm not afraid of you if you've got a problem with me let's setlle it face to face critic, uncle fucking critic critic, uncle fucking critic critic, uncle motherfucking chicken shit, jealous, stupid idiot, bastard, wanna-be, fucking critic
you are super, you are super, you are superficial. well youre aggressive alright, always ready to fight. but underneath it all, youre just a hollow ball. you are pretty, you are pretty, you are pretty stupid. youve got a million friends waiting around the bend. but underneath it all youre just a hollow ball. forgive this oxymoron but if the shoe fits wear it out. must i really go on with one more round of this bout? youve got everything, youve got everything, youve got everything backwards. you think youre so cool, everybodys your fool. but underneath it all youre just a hollow ball.
don't think i can last too long in this world don't feel like i belong in this world stranded alone on this alien beach everything is beyond my reach don't think i can make my peace with this world don't think i can last too long in this world don't feel like i belong in this world stranded alone on this alien beach everything is beyond my reach don't think i can make my peace with this world don't think i can take a part in this world ain't got he guts, ain't got the heart for this world all my promises and plans run like water through my hands don't think i can meet the demands of this world liar, lover, loser, saint all i am, all i ain't it's too much to take but not so much to lose don't feel like i can live in this world there's one alternative to this world solo shotgun serenade disconnect the plans i've laid there's no way, i have no faith in this world
this is not a dream, i am not sleeping. here is a sad scene, no time for weeping. pain yes, it doubles me over. again and again, its the same. and no matter what i do i cant change you. i cant keep you all to myself. this is not a dream, i am not sleeping. here is a sad scene, no time for weeping. i want to do something different before i die. i know you want to keep me from leaving and i dont want to hurt you because this is our life and not wishes come true. this is not a dream, i am not sleeping. here is a sad scene, no time fore weeping. we had a conversation and i could see it in her eyes. all the hurt that youre feeling and i dont blame you because this is our life and not wishes come true.
teresa, do you want to listen to the ramones with me?
we'll get something to drink, maybe ill come home with you
believe me, theres no telling whats wrong with me,
teresa i know youre still in love with me
teresa, do you want to listen to the ramones with me?
i got nothin to prove, maybe i could be with you
believe me, im not the creep that i used to be
teresa i know youre still in love with me
teresaa
youre almost thirty
you cant stay in the music business for ever
im in no hurry
but you cant hold these stupid grudges for ever
teresa do you want to listen to what i have to say?
its been a long ten years now of us not getting our way
believe me, im not trying to get over on you
teresa i know you love me like you used to do
tell me if this sounds familiar to you. the girl you know is not the girl you knew. she doesnt say the things she used to say.and the things she does she does a brand new way. she says im just living in the past and our love will never last with all this pressure that you are under from your peers. telltale signs. she dont love you anymore. weve been through this scenario before and the pain is more that i can endure. where is the romance that got us to here? because you know my heart needs to be near. she says im just living in the past and our love will never last with all this pressure that you are under from your peers. telltale signs. she dont love you anymore.
Feel her love
Watch her lie
Fell her love
Watch her lie
Sugar and spice
And everything nice
I hate to break the news
But you've been riding on a great big lie
I hate to break the news
But you've been riding on a great big lie
Don't be fooled - she's not pure
But you can still take that girl
For what she's worth
Get it through your head
It will never feel the way it did
That first time
Sugar and spice - you feel deceived
Sugar and spice - in here you believed
Sugar and spice - now it's your turn to cry
Sugar and spice - because it's all a great big lie
What are girls made of?
Sugar ans spice
What are the made of?
Sugar and spice
You and me got a stupid kind of love Stupid in every way The only thing we agree on is that we disagree How can two people see so many things so differently? Makes me wonder whats the point behind this travesty Like fire and gasoline But you dont even like me You tell me were in love You and me got a stupid kind of love What is it about you that keeps me hanging around? Then you tell me you wanna get married, Im gonna puke! Stupid in every way The only time its a good time is when were having sex You say tomato I say beef jerky Look what you do to me You and me got a stupid kind of love Every time you give me shit Stupid in every way Im getting sick of you. Using only half your half wit You tell me were in love Isnt this just great for me?! You and me got a stupid kind of love But you dont even trust me Stupid in every way What kind of stupid kind of love is this?
I know what time you will arrive
'Cause l've been waiting for you every night
I know you can't see me
My heart skips a beat
I hear footsteps down the hall
I've been waiting right behind your door
No one will hear
Don't you worry my dear
It's your eyes, your smile
It's your hair, your face
It's your life
I cut the cord on your phone
I've been secretly walking you home
I know you can't see me
My heart skips a beat
Under your bed is my secret place
At night I keep the hair out of your face
No one will hear
Don't you worry my dear
It's your eyes, your smile
It's your hair, your face
special to me. you will always be the one that i think of when i look back upon my life. you love me, fantastic as it may be. even though we both know that it should never be. and i love you even though i know too that our love is taboo. we'll have this time for all time and no one can take it away. special to me. you will always be the one that i think of when i look back upon my life. you love me, fantastic as it may be. even though we both know that it should never be. and i love you even though i know too that our love is taboo. we'll have this time for all time and no one can take it away.
father left home when you turned 14. took the best, left the rest for the simple things. the simple things come easy when youve been used. tried every drug in the neighborhood. but nothing can change your mind about the simple things. the simple things come easy when youve been abused. life is cheap, money's free, these are what we call the simple things, desperate now, gun to your mouth, is death worse than life when you live for the simple things? the simple things come easy when youve no choice, it smells outside from the atomic tide, and you have no money and nowhere to hide. the simple things come easy when youve no voice. the simple things come easy, when the good things in life arent free. i will try to protect you from within myself. let the simple things run their course. i cant trust my family and friends. its all around, they all want the simple things. the simple things come easy, if you believe. i'll draw my lines, choose my defense. when it all comes down theyll kill for the simple things. the simple things come easy if you concede.
i'm sorry i corrupted you - took away your youth i'm sorry you remember it that way i remember it was true love and you can never take that away from me no matter how your friends and your family tried to put the blame on me silly me i'm too old for you silly me i corrupted you i'm sorry that our love didn't work out quite the way we planned and i'm sorry you remember it that way i'm sorry you weren't old enough i should have stayed away i'm sorry you remember it that way i remember it was not my fault but you could never know what it meant to me no matter how your friends and your family couldn't get used to me silly me i'm too old for you silly me i corrupted you i'm sorry that our love didn't work out quite the way we planned and i'm sorry you remember it that way i remember it was true love and you can never take that away from me no matter how your friends and your family tried to put the blame on me silly me i'm too old for you silly me i corrupted you i'm sorry that our love didn't work out quite the way we planned i'm sorry you remember it that way and i'm sorry you remember it that way
i still dream about you now and then then i wonder why i am i still see your body in my head i remember laying in your bed it'll never happen again i don't have a single thing to say you dried me up in the three years you were mine silence i don't have the words you want to hear i can't pretend i care silence i can't forget your pictures that i put away i'll look at them again someday i still hold your memory close to me i've tried to share my thoughts i thought it would never happen to me i don't have a single thing to say you dried me up in the three years you were mine silence i don't have the words you want to hear i can't pretend i care silence every time i see the smile on our daughter's face she clears up the mistakes and puts us both back into place but that's a dream that i can't stand to chase i don't have a single thing to say you dried me up in the three years you were mine silence i don't have the words you want to hear i can't pretend i care sile
What do we do?
What do you think we should do, Shreen?
What do you think about me and you?
Today, I heard the song that was playing
When I first kissed you
I woke up next to someone who wasn't you
I never thought I'd say this, Shreen
But I'm not happy
Today, I'm driving to your house
And you're going to hear the truth
What do we do?
What do you think we should do, Shreen?
What do you think about me and you?
The passion we once felt has died
And it's not coming back
If we don't find a new one
Then it's all over for you and I
So, talk to me, say something
See me through everything
(Your eyes say everything)
Yell at me, say anything
I see you in everything
(I can't look at you)
No, we can't say goodnight
Until we know what's right
And we can't face the day
Unless we find a way
And we can't solve it all
But we never see the fault
Today I heard the song that was playing
When I first kissed you
I woke up next to someone who wasn't you
What do we do?
What do you think we should do, Shreen?
What do you think about me and you, Shreen?
(What do we do?)
What do you think we should do, Shreen?
What do you think about me and you, Shreen?
(What do we do?)
What do you think we should do, Shreen?
i'm starting all over i began with the words but now they're gone if you all would sing along laid out the story but i should've known the story would go all wrong if the world would sing along i think that you know when it's time for you to go i'll stand and refrain never finished the end we were at the beginning when i began story was getting good when i heard your voice so clear say so long my friend i think that you know when it's time for you to go i'll stand and refrain although i never really knew you i'm prepared to show you that i'll take all the blame i'll stand and refrain shouldn't have held on so tight if i dare to beg i can't and now i see why i take all the blame why lie about the way i've been begging you to stay i think that you know when it's time for you to go i'll stand and refrain although i never really knew you i'm prepared to show you that i'll take all the blame i'll stand and refrain
I'd like to see you every night and day
With sex in the way
I can't see a thing
And dream about you every night and day
With sex in the way
I can't see a thing
My mind's between your legs
My soul is lying in your bed
Now I'm not really sure
Things so evil feel so pure
I'd like to see if I deserve your love
With sex in the way
I can't see a thing
Why must we kiss?
Each time we say goodbye
Why must we say
That three word lover's lie
I'd like to see if you are as you seem
With sex in the way
I can't see a thing
I'd like to see if I deserve your love
With sex in the way
I can't see a thing
I'd like to see if you are as you seem
With sex in the way
self-righteous crusader don't care what you don't do you talk the straight edge, but you walk the crooked mile don't misjudge me, cause i ain't on trial just because i suck don't mean you're off the hook just cause you're not drunk don't think you're not fucked up a lot of good people like to have a good time even jesus christ turned the water into wine self-righteous crusader fuck me, and the same to you it's my body, i'll get high if i want to go dry if i want to die if i want to just because i suck don't mean you're off the hook just cause you're not drunk don't think you're not fucked up a lot of good people like to have a good time even jesus christ turned the water into wine don't confuse soberiety with morality there's a lot of sober murderers just look at history but i'm still an o.k. guy even if i want to get high sometimes, high sometimes high sometimes just because i suck don't mean you're off the hook just cause you're not drunk don't think you're not fucked up a lot of good people like to have a good time even jesus christ turned the water into wine self-righteous crusader don't care what you don't do
all the girls think that you're the king you're a romantic junkie on the edge of everything you're a romantic junkie learned all about it on mtv he seemed so cool you said that drug's for me romantic junkie they think you're really something romantic junkie i know you're really nothing romantic junkie i'm glad i'm not like you shit your pants steal your momma's cash you're a romantic junkie you sold all your stuff for drugs cause you shot up all your money read all about it in rolling stone now you got a habit that won't leave you alone romantic junkie she thinks you're really something romantic junkie i know you're really nothing romantic junkie i'm glad i'm not like you you're so cool i want to be just like you you're so smooth the girls all want to fuck you now you're giving head just to get your fix it couldn't get much better than this
Today she made the pain stop
With the sound of her voice
I've learned to live with doubt
And I've learned to live without
But not by choice
I've had enough sad memories
To last me all my life
I've learned to live with doubt
And I've learned to live without
But not this time
I was walking wounded
I said, "Never again"
She makes it easy
She's my best friend, my best friend
She's right
I look in her eyes
I like what I find
I've learned to live with doubt
And I've learned to live without
But not this time
We speak the same anguish
When we make love she smiles
I've learned to live with doubt
And I've learned to live without
But not this time
I was walking wounded
I said, "Never again"
She makes it so easy
She's my best friend, my best friend
She's right
I was walking wounded
I said, "Never again"
She makes me happy
To be her best friend
She says, she's my best friend
Ambition has its price
Nothing ever works out for me
I forget everything im told
Now i fucken lost my keys
AGAIN!!
Wont let anything go smooth
Wont let nothing rest
Im Problematic 4x
Theres always something wrong
Nothing ever works for me
Makes me so absent minded
Trip on my own two feet
Nothings ever good enough
Even when ive done my best
Im Problematic 3x
Wont let anything go smooth
Wont let nothing rest
Even when ive done my FUCKING best!!
Im Problematic
Im Problematic
She's a pretty little girl
So she's never alone
You see her pretty walking by
And want her for your own
In every room she's in
Every eye's on her
Memorizing every line
Every move and every curve
Of all the pretty little girls
You know she is the queen
From all the pretty little pictures
In the pretty magazines
You tell her that you love her
But she won't know how you feel
She's as pretty as a picture
But only half as real
You gave so much
You had to know
It took so little
To hurt you so
She's learned that a pretty girl
Can smile and get her way
It so happens that it's certain
That it happens everyday
Anything she wants she can get so easily
And a pretty little girl is all she ever has to be
You gave so much
You had to know
It took so little
You hurt you so
But you can bet
That she shed some tears for you
But I bet you that they were
A pretty little precious few
Now your eyes are open
Can't you see just what she's done?
She's made of fool of many others
And you're just another one
From her pretty little head
To her pretty little toes
Pretty little on her mind
I want to forget
The day we met
And the way I felt inside
I'm just a perfect failure
And all my plans gone wrong again
I'll never replace you
But you are sick
And I know there's no cure
So much to hate
But I hate to see you go
Without a fighting chance
I'll never replace you
But you are sick
And I know there's no cure
It doesn't matter what I call you
As long as I call you
So I won't call you anything
Or you'll always have me
In the palm of your hand
So right now I forget you
Can you do the same for me?
You never tell the truth
But I can't call you a liar
You're never faithful
But I can't call you anything
It doesn't matter what I call you
As long as I call you
It doesn't matter what I say
If I'm talking about you
I can't call you anything
Keep your politics out of my life
Your politics out of my face
Your politics out of my way
Maybe I wanna drink myself to death
Yeah, I voted - for none of the above
Who the fuck are you to tell me what to believe in?
Keep your politics out of my life
Your politics out of my way
Your politics out of my music
Nobody can control me
I'm gonna do what I wanna do
Hey Mr. President, you can suck my cock
Mirror, mirror, need to find myself, all my life spent wondering, please believe, I've been trying to hide this place of mind, Confusion, Illusion, Misinterpretation, A day inside a simple time, of the original me. followed to in the craziness, when grown kids have crossed my mind, a welcome man who rode behind, Confusion, Illusion, Misinterpetation, of the original me. What big thoughts you had, I can see them in your eyes, when you pretend to laugh, Reflection I see, reminds me, of somebody like me Tender day, Don't say all but the impact, spent to laugh, fellow prostitution, Confusion, in this universal, institution, Illusion, Misinterpretation, Confession, Of the original me My time to endlessation, Aggression, When they get off free. What big thoughts you had, I can see them in your eyes, Reflection I see, When you pretend to laugh, Reminds me, of somebody like me. What big thoughts you had, I can see them in your eyes, When you pretend to laugh, The reflection Isee, reminds me of somebody like me.
there's no car that i cant break but there's no bus that i can take so i'm walkin', always walkin' can't afford to put you into the shop you're never on the road, you're always on blocks you're broken, always broken i'll scam a ride from my best friend something is wrong with my car agin body is all rust, your motor is fried junkyard said they wouldn't give me a dime i'm hatin', really hatin' i'm not even gonna get you fixed trade you in you piece of shit you're worthless, totally worthless i'll scam a ride from my best friend something is wrong with my car again busted engine, four flat tires when i turn the key, you catch on fire you can't be american, you must be mexican or made in japan you're foreign, i say you're foreign just turn over for christ's sake take a little ghost ride in to the lake you're history, fuckin' history i'll scam a ride from my best friend something is wrong with my car again
when it adds up to nothin' it makes you wonder why you try. stunned and numb left wondering why when the truth is cruel, the lies turn white. i called and couldn't reach you, i got too hung up. i'm a phase that you've outgrown, lying in the darkness all alone. you got a fake i.d. and somewhere else to be with someone who isn't me. tell yourself it meant something, used to mean a lot to me. something died, just the pain survived. when i got tired of crying i dried my eyes. burn the bridges that you must, past to ashes, trust to dust, empty loneliness and lust. love wasn't enough, trust wasn't enough. i believed what you said was true, ever always only you. just another broken trust, nothing's forever. i believe what you said was true. it wasn't enough. i believe that you meant it too. it wasn't enough 'cause your promise means nothin' much less than nothing', 'cause you left me with nothing now.
it's been three months since i heard your voice i try to make myself believe that i made the right choice it's been three months since i thought about you i'm fooling myself, i can't live without you i'll lay my head down on my pillow and cry myself to sleep it's not easy being me it's been three months since i felt your skin and all i can do is wait to touch it again it's been three months since i heard you cry when we made love everything seemed all right i'll lay my head down on my pillow and cry myself to sleep it's not easy being, it's not easy being, it's not easy being me i was fine for the moment but for the last three months i've been broken now i can't face my fears i'm running scared it's been three months since i've seen your smile it's been some time since i smiled myself it's been three months since i heard you say i love you i've found that i can't live without hearing you say it i'll lay my head down on my pillow and cry myself to sleep it's not easy being, it's not easy being i was fine for the moment but for the last three months i've been broken now i can't face my fears i'm running scared now i can't face my fears i'm running scared
bathing in the blue light nightmare of the t.v. war. it's too late, i'm tired, but i can't see sleeping. simple central fact i can't ignore-nobody's hands are clean. watch close, history shows the one familiar hell we know. birthright violence, cemetery silence, makes me sick and sorry for us all. poison sky and poison sea. too bad we can't say we don't know better. both hands are tied by need and greed nobody's hands are clean. watch close, history shows the one familiar hell we know. birthright violence, cemetery silence, endless marching armies. ancient rages, sacred pages, makes me sick and sorry for us all. nobody's hands are clean, it's true and it's obscene. the whole god damned human race and me. born through love and blood, alone and naked. condemned forever to be free, nobody's hands are clean.
I know something you don't know
Something that you've probably guessed
I just had to let you know
Had to get it off my chest
Strictly between you and me
Is simply how it ought to be
I can't keep it secret now
There's nothing up my sleeve
I need you here with me
The last thing I would ever do
Is try to hurt or frighten you
I know you've heard this all before
But won't you listen just once more?
The words just don't come easily
Another girl might laugh at me
I'd never need another girl if you were mine today
Do you feel the same way?
Well I could turn
And we'd both be
Alone today
It's true
But I believe in you
I won't turn away from you
shes a new girl but its the same old story. i lose again, and again, and again. how could i know how it would be? how can love start with a broken heart? shes a new girl, just like every other girl ive known. something always comes between. cant these things be foreseen? so my new girl will be a true girl.. once upon a time that little girl was mine. shes a new girl but its the same old story. i lose again, and again, and again. what can i do? how can i know? are girls all the same, just a body with a name? shes a new girl, just like every other girl ive known. something always comes between. cant these things be foreseen. so my new girl will be a true girl. once upon a time that little girl was mine. shes a new girl but its the same old story. i lose again, and again, and again.
All the fun I never had
All the love you never gave
All the brains I never used
Against womankind, away from you
Fighting for the softest touch
Biting for the slowest kiss
Hating waiting to be missed
I could be a romantic kind of guy with you
Against womankind, away from you
You can laugh and I don't care
You'd never have the guts to dare
Or the heart to be aware
Pictures sever to hold me back
The only time the lens didn't crack
Was when I was by you
The truth is I feel better being miserable without you
Then happy with someone else
I want your friends to bury you
I want to watch them bury you
Then I'll know that I knew you
I prefer the dead of night
To living with a breathing lie that looks like you
And I prefer the cold of heart
both of my hands, they got the white knuckles from being in the dash. what if we get into an accident, and i don't have no cash, there's always whiplash. fat farting guernseys, chew their cuds at me, missouri 63. big buford lawman ten miles from moberly, he says "you got a taillight on the right side that don't work properly". missouri 63.
miranda, we met face to face and i lost me head miranda, i saw your smile and felt something click inside miranda, fifteen hours together in arizona i cou;dn't stand up, small talk and no small amount of beer last night turned into today you were one mile high and rising miranda, a party for two in your hotel room i couldn't stand it the fun came easily, but the next day too soon last night turned into today you were one mile high and rising my mind is swimming, the bells are ringing in my ears the sun's peaking through the curtains seeing you all too clear a wink and a smile and a kiss good-bye a wink and a smile and a kiss good-bye a wink and a smile and a kiss good-bye a wink and a smile and a kiss good-bye good-bye, so long, i hope that i will see you around good-bye, so long, i hope that i will see you around good-bye, so long, i hope that i will see you around good-bye, so long, i hope that i will see you around
i thought you could take me away for a minute, but now i know it was just that way for a minute. i told no lies, no alibis, our little love was real for a minute. good thing i can only stay for a minute, i've never felt that way, even for a minute. for a minute, i believed in you, there was nothing i wouldn't do. for a minute with you, i gave up everything i had. now it's over and i feel relief for a minute. i criticize trouble and end up being the one who's in it. my shame grows strong, i'm know i've done wrong, but our little love was real for a minute.
the phone is ringing as i dig for a pen. i change my face and answer and then, grope and sputter for the right thing to say. to earn another week, "see given time i can pay." what aout the bills, what about the rent? what about the days in the park you never spent? i wonder whats the use, i need time to have a purpose. my treasure maps been on the shelf for so long. its not my choice and thats whats so wrong. our time together a receipt in her purse, one makes up the other and that makes it worse. what about the streets, what about the crowd? what about the simple existence you avowed? what about the words written on her face. what about your promise to leave this place? not alive, jsut living. when we're dont packing and i crawl in the van, i'll smash the phone just as fast as i can. i cant remember when i didnt know about lones and touch tone phones. it wasnt that long ago. what about those feelings, what about that touch? what about the little things that used to mean so much? what about my hopes, what about my fear? what about my heart that wont produce tears anymore?
If you talk to Mary please don't look at me
Cause she's never seen me before
Don't call attention to the man outside of me
Cause she can cut my head off with the blinking of her eye
And I'm not supposed to be here and I'm too young to die
See, she carries my confusion in the pocket of her jeans
I go bouncing like a pinball in between extremes
I'm not surprised, this happens all the time
And my hand lights her cigarette inside my mind
And she's never seen me before
So if you talk to Mary please don't mention me
Cause she's never seen me before
Just let me hide behind the smoke and the pleasantries
Cause I do my best work with the mannequin brigade
I just peek around the statues spitting art and foreign trade
She looks a hole right through me to a shadow on the wall
Till I'm sick of my surroundings while I'm not here at all
I'm not surprised this happens all the time
And my hand lights her cigarette inside my mind
And she's never seen me before
Warhol monotone, robotic talk, we're all so smart we're so perceptive
But her mouth doesn't move, except to smile to be polite
To receptive
She burns me with a glance. I look away
I'm safely cool, I'm so deceptive
I'd give my right arm for a different situation
Convince myself I see everybody watching me
It's a man's world she's leaving in
It's a man's world and she's giving in
Always wrong, all because it's a man's world
A woman's work is never done
A woman's job is a thankless one
So she can cry all she wants to
[Chorus]
She has to fight to be heard
She has to fight for all she's worth
[Chorus]
Self made sacrifice, she's paid the price
Revenge, now she's playing to win
Now she's made up her mind
She will never be left behind
She will try all she wants to
It's a man's world she's leaving in
It's a man's world and she won't give in
She's right this time
Self made sacrifice, she's paid the price,
Revenge, now she's playing to win
If I ever get out of this hole that I'm in
I'll take a stand. I'll be a man of steel.
Too many mistakes, not enough breaks
In my life for one man to stand
I will overcome my fears, and I'll be a strong as I appear.
flames burning, steam rising, my appetite grows hot. and she know i'm itching' to see what's inside those pots. we come around 'bout a quarter to three, can't keep a good man from his afternoon feed. best bring your manners or you won't get served. "what's cooking?" it's up to her! hotplate-served with a smile. hotplate, she likes it all the while. soup's on, there's no denial in the oven of my desire. what's on the table is what i need, but it's still on the fire. we come around 'bout a quarter to five, we've come to satisfy our appetites. best bring your manners or you won't get served. "what about desert?" it's up to her! when you need a hotplate, here's where we go, twenty four hours she's never closed. chinese, japanese, mexican, thaiwanese; she found the way to bring me down to my knees, mexican, italian, mexican, cajun; better say thank you, and always say please. hotplate-served with a smile. hotplate, she likes it all the while. hotplate-served with a smile. hotplate, down home style. they say the pretty girls can't make no eats- well look at mine, she can't be beat. everybody tries to tear us apart 'cause she knows a man's stomach is the way to his heart. don't come around 'bout a quarter to nine, 'cause when the food's all gone, the girl's still mine. don't come around a quarter to ten, cause when the party's over, the fun begins!
dont like what they do, lock them away
dont like what they say, lock them away
does your child display the seven warning signs? lock them away
they're not quite what you had in mind, lock them away
we've got drugs and therapy,
we will fix them for a fee
erasing the mistake, lock them away
three strikes and youre out, lock them away
they're guilty beyond doubt, lock them away
ignore the poor, build more jails,
dont ask where their system fails,
erasing the mistake, lock em away
dont want to see them, wont take their calls
reduce them to a numbered room
like they were never there at all
the old, the sick and lame, lock them away
we ought to be ashamed the way we lock them away
just you wait, we've got a place
when you no longer pull your weight
erasing the mistake
erasing the mistake
crabs, scabies the glamour, the fashion life on the road is pretty fuckin' cool to me farts, feet the romance, the passion life on the road is pretty fuckin' cool to me too many people bitch and whine about being on the road too much of the time ya being on tour does take its toll but it's way better than sitting at home alright now, it's a flat tire alkies, addicts the vomit, the rat piss life on the road is pretty fuckin' cool to me so squat it and thrust it cause you are in russia life on the road is pretty fuckin' cool to me bring it on right now about getting no sleep on the dirty floor of the broken van life on the road is pretty fuckin' cool as a matter of fact it's very very cool ya life on the road is pretty fuckin' cool to me
is there nothing sacred in this world to believe in? only god knows how ive tried to find out what is real. is my heart the last refuge of love? every time that i close my eyes i wonder at the people and the fixations theyre under. is there no one who can see the good in me? even i get caught inside and its hard to fight the passing of time (etched upon my face). i dont want to die just to get away. i dont want to cry just to get my way. everytime that i close my eyes i dream of what life would be like if you were not shallow. is my heart the last refuge of love?
It has to be time to take you in my arms
And show you how I feel
It has to be here, it has to be now
Or this one won't be real
It has to be time to leave it all behind
What a perfect time for me to make you mine
I know I can make everything just perfect
I'm the only boy who can make you see
That you're the only girl in the world for me
I know I can make everything just perfect
I know I can make everything just perfect
Cause when I'm with you then everything's just perfect
You wouldn't have to take anything
Except me with you wherever you go
I know I can make everything just perfect
So throw away the weed that you don't need
Show me all the things that I've never seen
I know I can make everything just perfect
I know I can make everything just perfect
Cause when I'm with you then everything's just perfect
It's the perfect time to leave it all behind
And put your life in place
Because I can replace all the drugs you take
With the smile on my face
So it's yes if I can really trust you
And it's no if I can only lust you
I know I can make everything just perfect
You can do no wrong no matter what I say
I can only make everything just perfect
I know I can make everything just perfect
I sent you a valentine. I'm afraid it won't get there till June
Somehow I lost track of time, but you know I'm a fool for you
I send a bouquet of roses, the kind that you're allergic to
You know that I don't know better, you know I'm a fool for you
Head over heels, banana peels, it's funny how you make me feel
Like of love sick slapstick tragedy - would you like to
Fool around with me?
I'd fall of the highest mountain, drown in the deepest river too
Catch a cold in the hottest desert, you know I'm a fool for you
I would sing outside your window if I could only hold a tune
I suck so hold it against me. You know I'm a fool for you
The real world seems so mean to me that I can't take it seriously
But I love your laugh and I hope you see that I just might be the
Fool you need
Every single time I'm with you something's wrong with what I do
There are few who'd deny, at what I do I am the best
For my talents are renowned far and wide
When it comes to surprises in the moonlit night
I excel without ever even trying
With the slightest little effort of my ghostlike charms
I have seen grown men give out a shriek
With the wave of my hand, and a well-placed moan
I have swept the very bravest off their feet
Yet year after year, it's the same routine
And I grow so weary of the sound of screams
And I, Jack, the Pumpkin King
Have grown so tired of the same old thing
Oh, somewhere deep inside of these bones
An emptiness began to grow
There's something out there, far from my home
A longing that I've never known
I'm a master of fright, and a demon of light
And I'll scare you right out of your pants
To a guy in Kentucky, I'm Mister Unlucky
And I'm known throughout England and France
And since I am dead, I can take off my head
To recite Shakespearean quotations
No animal nor man can scream like I can
With the fury of my recitations
But who here would ever understand
That the Pumpkin King with the skeleton grin
Would tire of his crown, if they only understood
He'd give it all up if he only could
Oh, there's an empty place in my bones
That calls out for something unknown
The fame and praise come year after year
whatever happened to all my plans all the fun i was supposed to have where did i go wrong it passed me by i let it slip away by working all the time burning out my mind wasting precious life it's still summer somewhere and i think i better go there (anywhere but here) this could be my last chance for me to change my life it's still summer somewhere and i really need to go there it's still summer somewhere and i'll get there i let love walk out the door cause i don't know how to have any fun i pushed love out the door cause i'm never at ease with anyone no screen no phone no fax work will wait till i get back i'm gone so long i'm never coming back never going back it's still summer somewhere and i think i better go there (anywhere but here) this could be my last chance for me to change my life it's still summer somewhere and i really need to go there it's still summer somewhere and i'll get there it's gone for good not only until next year there will be no next year if i don't get out of here it's still summer somewhere and i think i better go there (anywhere but here) this could be my last chance for me to change my life it's still summer somewhere and i really need to go there it's still summer somewhere (anywhere but here) still summer somewhere (anywhere but here) it's still summer somewhere (any way) and i'll get there
no i mean my whole life
i want out
life doesnt have to be this complicated
i gotta get rid of all my shit
im not supposed to end up like ward cleaver
money
fidelity
social obligations
cell phone
all my bills
both my broken cars
i want out
i want out
theres no way to clean up the mess
i gotta do away with everything
im gonna strip my thing down to the basic none
stuff
everybody
every little thing
mortgage
accountability
can i sleep on your couch?
i want out
i want out
Her glance can make you short of breath
Your heart stop dead in your chest
She has what words just can't express
She gives a kiss that's cursed and says-
"I hate to love"
A word, a song, a smile, a tear
She doesn't care for me, it's clear
I'll never tell
It hurt like hell
To see her turn and disappear
I hate to love
I hate to love
She's laughing beside someone else
And I'm alone beside myself
She's like no one else
Hung by my rope
Strung out
Hurt
Let it drop, it just won't work
Stretch my neck across the block
Heart in my hand, axe in hers, (while she's says)
"I hate to love"
I hate to love
So I do without
And die within
Once we were two
It wore too thin
It just wore too thin
I hate to love
It hurts too much
Everytime
I always thought you'd love me like you use to i never though i'd find you playin me this way i always said you were really not shallow but apperently i was wrong
my fairy tale life wasn't 'posta end this way
but it did it was just a waste of time
it was gonna be me and you 'til the end of all time but that did not happen that way oh
CHOURS--you totally destroyed my heart i never thought i could put it back together i always thought and i'm never goanna think again how could you be so cold i really thought we had a connection, connection, connection
ut oh here we go
i don't know why i did not knock you hard on the ground and listen to what you had to sayy cause it really made me quite annoyed and i, and i, shoulda walked away
i really thought we had that true love spell cause we were the couple of all time it seems to me the were lyin they always said we had a connection
so i said
CHOURS RE 1
i dont know why i had to act like a fool and go out with you i did not know what to do when i saw you kissin another girl when i asked you about it you never said a word then i decided right here right now it was over cause i couldn't take any more oh
CHOURS RE 2
I'm tired of being lonely all the time
Let's shake and sweat, break the bed
Said c'mon, dive in, the water's warm and fine
Ready on your mark get set
It's a horizontal party, it's a party for two tonight
They're gonna hear the screamin' from Tokyo to Berlin
She's got a tight schedule but I think that she can
fit me in
Day and night from A.M. to P.M.
It's alright
When she says when, alright
Top or bottom
Sideways, upside down
Let's do the dance that makes the world go 'round
Let's shake and sweat, break the bed
Ready on your mark get set
It's a horizontal party, it's a party for two tonight
(It's a horizontal party, it's a party for two)
Well, it's a horizontal party, it's a party for two
We can try to forget
We can try to walk away
But that feelings there
And it won't ever go away
Sometimes the more things change
The more they stay the same
Now the fears are gone
And I know life's O.K.
When I see you again
As life goes by
Don't look back and wonder why
You didn't see that band
Or kiss that girl and hold her hand
Go have some fun
We've only just begun
You've gotta live life now
While you got it in your hand
When I feel it again
The sky goes grey
And starts to cry
You go away
And so do I
But you
hey bug are you tryin' to go to sleep? windows slam up, people slam up, radio slam up, are you tryin' to go to sleep?
what a fucked up world or is it my fucked up head? the only way you are cool is if you're gay or dead straight, normal, hetero guy normal, hetero, straight guy i never get any chicks but it's better than a gun, or a dick in the mouth is there any place to be for a normal straight guy like me? straight, normal, hetero guy normal, hetero, straight guy maybe i should pierce my butt or get a few tattoos maybe i should wear a dress or be a homo like you straight, normal, hetero guy normal, hetero, straight guy yeah, that's right i'm a straight, normal, girl fuckin' coffee drinkin' titty suckin' cigarette smokin' seal killin' red neck ass bastard from hell
hey how you been nice to see you again my fairweather friend it's too cool to see a face from way back when my fairweather friend when i'm riding high you're always by my side when i'm laid low you abandon me how do you do what can i do for you my fairweather friend better use me up now while i'm still of use my fairweather friend when i'm riding high you're always by my side when i'm laid low you abandon me (don't see you around here anymore) i really don't have the time for you my fairweather friend don't want to have to be nice to you my fairweather friend when i'm riding high you're always by my side when i'm laid low you abandon me (don't see you around here anymore) i really don't have the time for you my fairweather friend don't want to have to be nice to you my fairweather friend there's no room in my life for you my fairweather friend time to say goodbye to you my fairweather friend
I know I suck already
You don't even have to tell me
I'm guilty
I feel guilty all the time
I did everything you thought
I only stopped 'cause I got caught
And I'm guilty
I feel guilty all the time
She's leavin today, there's no other way
No need for me to say what was on my mind
Everything I've done has been a waste of our time
I'm just guilty
I'm guilty
Your going to leave me when you hear this song
I've been lying to you all along
And I'm guilty
I feel guilty all the time
You're innocent and I'm in shame
I don't even remember their names
And I'm guilty
I feel guilty all the time
She's leaving today, there's no other way
To keep her from crying all the time
All the lies are what made it a crime
I'm just guilty
I'm guilty
What's done is done
I don't want to defend myself
This time it's all my fault
You say you've lost all respect
'Cause I've gone against everything I've said
I'll probably end up dead and alone
Drove away the coolest girl I've known
And I'm guilty
I feel guilty all the time
She's leaving today, there's no other way
No need for me to say what was on my mind
Everything I've done has been a waste of our time
I'm just guilty
I'm guilty
I feel guilty
everyone's greedy that's how society got this way everyone's greedy it's all about more for me you say you don't care about money how do you get a loaf of bread or other shit that you use everyone's greedy that's how society got this way everyone's greedy it's all about more for me me me if you're telling me you're not greedy then you can give me all of your stuff i could use a car like yours everyone's greedy even you and your buddies everyone's greedy it's just human nature we'll see how long you last without your stereo everyone's greedy it's all about more for me no one cares if i die destitute under the park bench
ain't it funny everybody thinks that i'm a slime and i've never done much of anything to deserve it it's a wonder i can function feels like i'm on trial i need to set things straight so you'll know you can trust me always looking never finding got me nothing to call my own always lying never trying always got me nowhere i'm just as good as my word no matter what you've heard don't judge me on the blown up rumors that you overheard i'm just as good as my word no matter what you've heard this is a different time and place and you're a different girl heard a story not to worry it shows that you don't know you know everyone can do both good and evil say you love me thinking of me it don't make much sense to say those things to me when you don't even trust me always looking never finding got me nothing to call my own always lying never trying always got me nowhere i'm just as good as my word no matter what you've heard don't judge me on the blown up rumors that you overheard i'm just as good as my word no matter what you've heard this is a different time and place and you're a different girl this is now
it takes alot to piss me off but once i'm there, it's hard to cool me down take as lot to piss me off so why you want to go and do that now? it takes a lot odf effort and time to push me over that line take a lot to piss me off but you're gettin' there it takes a lot to piss me off if i get mad, i feel like a jerk it takes a lot to piss me off so why do you want to do that much work? i lose my temper, and then it's hard to find it again it takes a lot to piss me off so why you gotta piss me off it takes a lot to piss me off but you're gettin' there
ive got a frog in my pocket. its not a big frog. i like it anyway. one time i tried to hock it. you cant get much for that kind of frog these days. but you can have fun with an amphibian. jsut put him back when your done, back in your pocket, pocket or else he'll jump away. i know its only a frog. its not a cat or a dog. its not a prize winning hog, but dont you knock it, knock it. just the other day i heard this old man say, "i had a frog just like that when i was much, much younger. one day i let ol' oscar get away. one night he lost himself in the fog. and i raised oscar from a pollywog.. i swear to god i do miss that frog." "i had a frog like that when i was much, much younger. one day i let ol' oscar get away. the other night we had a similar fog. i thought i saw him in a hollow log. i swear to god i do miss that frog."
freaky...i wanna be your sex machine. you freaky thing, you freaky thing. get up!
Tilting at windmills
I'm always trying
To knock things down
Or bring 'em around
But they don't come down
They won't come around
Like society
Or that girl that I used to see
Now these are things that just don't change
But I'm tilting at windmills
it's not my fault, it wasn't up to you. christmas eve comes once a year and that will never do. your image started fading, i closed my eyes to see. tell me do you close your eyes for me? now your door seems half a world away, the price of gasoline is more than i can pay. plus i don't have a car i can call my very own, i guess i'll spend another night alone. if i could say i'm sorry, who would i say it to? besides apologies mean less than dirt to folks like me and you. you know it's true. should i say too bad, or so what? what's appropriate? should i show it? call you on the phone and let you know it? back at my house there's nothing on tv, the bathroom mirror casts confusing looks from me to me. i watched you from a distance, for too briefly held you close, i guess that's just the way this story goes.
Do one to others before they get a chance to do onto you
Worldwide genocide violence side with this news
Misguided muscle of the military
Chaos catastrophe keeping the peace
There's a missile out there and it's pointed at me
Everybody count down 6, 5, 4, 3
Is everybody crazy or is it just me
Is everybody crazy or is it just me
I love you that's what she said
But I need you like a hole in the head
Ride all night for a night that I'll never forget
Sexual sedative comes so cheap
Best cut it off or you'll get it too deep
From every looks of the bed please remember to sleep
The girl that you want is the girl you can't keep
Is everybody crazy or is it just me
Is everybody crazy or is it just
But you can't complain it won't go away
Everybody wants someone else to take the blame
And this relation's no excuse if you want to know the truth
If you want to know the truth
She said tough luck get used to it
The only time you'd like me to get
Poverty payday think that I'm deeper than that
Between predators, creditors, and the police
Marriage miscarriage its presidents priest
What's wrong with them what the matter with me
Just bedbug crazy like a dogs got fleas
Everybody's crazy or is it just me
Everybody's crazy or is it just
Well just look around it's easy to see
gonna fun until i run, until i run right out of gas man. gonna spit on everything until my mouth is as dry as sand. i know exactly what you know about all the reasons. you know, i know the answers. i just dont know what to do, what to do. so i do most anything to avoid a head-on confrontation with the guy who looks at me and points out all i havent done. i say "fuck you, you dont have to tell me exactlyy where im at. you know, i know the answer. but that dont help me know what to do, what to do." maybe i'll shave my head and hang out in the airport 'till i drop dead. or be a social butterfly and find fame, know all the fat cats by their first name. gotta do it now. i need a brain storm. gotta be the early bird and get that stinking worm. but who wants a worm? i dont eat worms. i hate worms! i need somebody who can find a wayy out of a sticky situation. someone who can take a piece of me and turn it into gold. could that someone be you, and does that even matter? maybe i dont know the answer. i sure as shit dont know what to do, what to do. and so im gonna run, until i run, until i run right out of gas.
I get up in the morning
But mostly in the afternoon
The sun gets up too early
The moon goes down too soon
What can I expect from the day ahead?
Maybe I'll just sleep instead, no escaping it
Sunrise, who owns your time?
9-5 for life
What can I expect from the years ahead?
I get up in the morning
But mostly in the afternoon
The sun gets up to early
The moon goes down to soon
If you would go away. I could sleep all day
Lets not and say we did.
Then, lie and talk about the old days.
We were just as boring, but not as ugly.
Check one
Yes or no
Life is a mistake until you fill in the blank.
What not to see, what not to do, where not to go
Quit quitting. Do anything, even if it's wrong.
Who cares why? Why the hell not?
Check one
Yes or no
Life is a mistake until you fill in the blank
Zip, zilch, zero, jack, squat, none, nil, nada, nope
Anything
Everything
Not nothing
Check one yes or no
Up from the mud, one seed, four seasons
Just because is good enough of a reason
Every pain you've ever known
Was coaxing diamonds out of coal
Have no fear at all
You have a soul, it can't be owned
Take the heat, take control
You're free and that's the only way to be
Up from the dust, one heart, ten fingers
Just because is good enough, it's the only reason
Every pain you've ever known
Was coaxing diamonds out of coal
Have no fear at all
You have a soul, it can't be owned
Take the heat, take control
You're free
Every pain you've ever known
Was coaxing diamonds out of coal
Have no fear at all
You have a soul, it can't be owned
Take the heat, take control
casual girl. everything is matter of fact to you. casual girl. i know its after the fact for me. i dont know where youve been but you give in too easily. and it hurts me so to know your a casual girl. i thought that you were trying to please me, now i know that you were just easy. what am i supposed to do? im already in love with you and its too late to put you down. casual girl. everything is a matter of fact to you. casual girl. everything is after the fact for me. i dont know what youve done. dont think im just out for fun. because i dont feel that way about you. casual girl i really love you. usual, casual, typical, actual girl.
Once upon a time i thought i couldn't liv without you fifteen years gone, i've come a long way without you and if we ever meet again i got a piece of you my friend i carry you with me we've come a long way from Buckhorn and Top Ramen I see you now, we've got nothing in common i carry you with me But I remember every fight every crazy naked night to every unfamiliar skyline that i see i carry ou with me i carry you with me you're there enshrined in memory where friendship never dies every moring D.O.A. every evening every day that well never get to say so much left unsaid 'Cause high skool drop outs dont go to reunions whats the point? im under no delusions do you carry me the way I wonder wherever you are today i carry you with me? i carry you with me
don't tell me, don't tell me, don't tell me i don't really need to know don't tell me, don't tell me, don't tell me i don't really need to know you think you're so cool you're just a stupid ugly girl and if i would blow out my brains i would never have to see your face again don't tell me, don't tell me, don't tell me i don't really need to know don't tell me, don't tell me, don't tell me i don't really need to know you seem to think you have it all anyone would be at your beck and call and if i would swallow a million pills it would be the first time that i smiled in years
Warm, and sweet and soft and pink Or so I was led to believe The good things went from bad to worst Every bubble has to burst It seemed so sweet before, but not anymore Just chewed me up and spit me out like bubblegum Cold and bitter, hard and grey The whole world seems to be that way Its no surprise. Its only life. It used to make me cry, but now I'm just to numb It makes me want to hide inside What seemed so sweet before, means nothing anymore Just chewed me up and spit me out like bubblegum Conspire to drive me to my knees Small minds firing words that freeze Fine. I know that I can find Courage burning deep inside It just so bad before, but never anymore Fire to keep me warm for when the winter comes I'll never be used up like that by anyone Never be used up like bubblegum It seemed so sweet before.
Warm, and sweet and soft and pink
Or so I was led to believe
The good things went from bad to worst
Every bubble has to burst
It seemed so sweet before, but not anymore
Just chewed me up and spit me out like bubblegum
Cold and bitter, hard and grey
The whole world seems to be that way
Its no surprise. Its only life.
It makes me want to hide inside
It used to make me cry, but now I'm just to numb
What seemed so sweet before, means nothing anymore
Just chewed me up and spit me out like bubblegum
Small minds firing words that freeze
Conspire to drive me to my knees
Fine. I know that I can find
Courage burning deep inside
Fire to keep me warm for when the winter comes
It just so bad before, but never anymore
I'll never be used up like that by anyone
Never be used up like bubblegum
i'm broken, fix me or "86" me i've lost more than i ever knew i had felt this before, but it never hurt so bad i'm broken, out of control how much can i hate? let me count the ways bend until i break i can't stand me or understand me wish i was crazy wish i was stupid or sorry... sorry how much can i hate? let me count the ways bend until i break i'm broken, fix me or "86" me i've lost more than i ever knew i had felt this before, but it never hurt so bad i'm broken, out of control how much can i hate? let me count the ways bend until i break
you can go kill yourself don't matter to me since i've finally put you out of my misery. i don't love you either, it only hurts when i breathe. i always knew you'd leave me, let you string me a long. i pretended to believe you so that i could write this song i'll get along, you'll see it only hurts when i breathe. and if i said forever, i stand corrected, disappointment is the price i paid for hope. love's a bloody wreck, just like i expected. i won't hold my breath waiting for you to come home. i'm happy alone, i like these four walls i'll sit by the phone, making sure that you don't call. i don't care at all, it only hurts when i breathe. and if i ever said forever i stand corrected...and alone love's a bloody wreck, just like i expected i won't hold my breath waiting for you to come home i'm doing o.k., got no complaints, i know you're no angel, god knows that i ain't no saint i'm feeling no pain, not me. it only hurts when i breathe. believe what you want to believe, i'm finally, actually, totally agony free, except......
what if i we could talk it over if only we could somehow find a way maybe we could just start all over if only we weren't breakin' up today i think about the good times forget about the bad i think abut the love we tried to make and what we had i remember the love, and lies, and promises i remember everything i remember way too much what if i we could talk it over if only we could somehow find a way maybe we could just start all over if only we weren't breakin' up today today we pull ourselves together and rip ourselves apart so many lies, and ties to sever we don't know where to start it's not worth us trying to save it and it never was there's no way we can make it work when we couldn't even let it work i though that i could move on to someone new but i've never loved or hated anyone but you what if i'd been good to you? what if i'd been true to you? what if we weren't breakin' up today? today we pull ourselves together and rip ourselves apart so many lies, and ties to sever we don't know where to start what if i we could talk it over if only we could somehow find a way maybe we could just start all over if only we weren't breakin' up today if only we weren't breakin' up today if only we weren't breakin' up today
black sky, black sky, what's wrong with me? black sky, black sky, what's wrong with me? nothin' means nothin' to no one i know unless it's a lie a lie is the only thing i see when i look in their eyes i know there's no good, but everything is bad and it hurts to be apart black sky, black sky, what's wrong with me? why do i cringe at the things that they say and i end up with you? and why do i try? when it's over you die, and i'll end up with you i know there's no right, but everything's wrong and it hurts to be apart black sky, black sky, what's wrong with me? it's me or them, them or me it's me or them, them or me black sky, black sky, what's wrong with me? black sky, black sky, what's wrong with me? nothin' means nothin' to no one i know unless it's a lie a lie is the only thing i see when i look in their eyes i know there's no good, but everything is bad and it hurts to be apart black sky, black sky, what's wrong with me? it's me or them, them or me it's me or them, them or me it's me or them, them or me
I.O.U. so many things
I.O.U. everything
But I can't repay you
And it's too late to save you
There really wasn't a choice
Seventeen was just too young
I couldn't hear your voice
I couldn't feel your living
I.O.U. so many things
I.O.U. everything
But I can't repay you
And it's too late to save you
My son, my mistake
My son, my mistake
I know you could have been a girl baby,
Now you can't be anything
We needed you to prove our love,
We used you, then we killed you
I.O.U. so many things
I.O.U. everything
But I can't repay you
And it's too late to save you
My son, my mistake
My son, my mistake
Right to life? Who decides?
Is there wrong and right?
When mom and dad treated you so bad
We made our own decisions,
No one else's business
We'll learn to live with our mistakes
Live by learning from our mistakes
My mistake
I.O.U. so many things
I.O.U. everything
But I can't repay you
And it's too late to save you
My son, my mistake
My son, (I owe you so many things) my mistake
My son, (I owe you so many things) my mistake
Once you recognize the truth tell me what do you do? Addicted to the sickness its an actual fact, It's inside of me and its inside of you, All I know is I hope we're better than that. We try to lend a hand, to help our fellow man, But what is said and done, its all about number one, We cooperate enough to stay alive, It's inside of me and its inside of you, And the devotion to the trinity of me, myself and I. Once you recognize the truth tell me what do you do? Addicted to the sickness its an actual fact, All I know is I hope we're better than that. So I went to get a hammer to break his knees, I remember once this guy, made my girl cry, Nothing came of it, except just macho bullshit, Or expression of the symptoms of the naked ape's diease. And the nightmare keeps repeating, While the consciences are sleeping, Untroubled and unclean. This cool girl that I know went and had a baby, she lets me hold the kid a while, An amazing leap of faith,And when I see them, and I watch the baby smile, I thought i'd outgrown hope, But what I see there gives me reason. Once you recognize the truth tell me what do you do? It's inside of me and its inside of you, All I know is I hope we're better than that, Addicted to the sickness its an actual fact, All I know is I hope we're better than that, Oh we're better than that, Oh we're better than that, All I know is I hope we're better than that.
Let's bail.
I don't wanna' be here.
Let's bail.
Let's bail.
I wanna' leave here.
Let's bail.
Let's bail.
This is the most boring place I know.
Chances are that fun is somewhere else,
Like a mashed potato sandwich with mayo, on white.
so let's go there,
and leave this mess alone.
Where you going?
Do you even care?
Driven to distraction
Drives you to despair
You just spin your wheels
I recognize the panic
That your confidence conceals
It's your life
You decide
You're in control
Enjoy the ride
I hope when you begin to slide
That you know how to stop in time
Heading for a head on
Can't you see the signs?
You can't even see the road
Just the little white lines
The needle rides on empty
You exhale the exhaust
You smile and nod your head and tell me
That you're sure you're not lost
Asleep at the wheel, open your eyes
This is for real, this is your life
Fast as hell isn't to fast to die
Drive on by
Riding high
Its an easy life
She's got pictures scattered on the floor
Scattered pictures from the days of Yore
She's got letters from a boy obsessed,
You had me on a string, had me at my best
You can't leave the faith till you die
She won't leave that men when he cries
You can never leave the church,
And she'll never leave me anymore
She's got promises of a perfect time,
When I'd say anything to make you mine
And she's got faith in the things I say
I made you a promise, and the world
Can't take it away
She can't move she knows for sure,
I've got the key to the after world for
This girl
I spent all my nickels and dimes, we
Were lovers when we had the time to
Kiss girls
My devastation asks no questions,
My failure leaves no one to blame
She's got pictures, promises to seal the fate,
And I've got to face the fact
It's not too late,
i think of all the things we did
back when we were alive
i watched around the corner
as you rode up on your bike
i sat with you and held your hand
when movies made you cry
i think of all the things we did
back when we were alive
so many things to believe in
so much room to spread our wings
the joy we found in every little thing
i never will forget the day
you heard your brother died
i'm sorry now i couldnt help more
while you sat and cried
the letters that you sent me
that summer you were gone
i couldnt wait for your return
i couldnt wait that long
swimming holes to sing in
all the joy we found
open fields we'd go to dream
in every little thing
every little thing
i think of all the things we did
back when we were alive
and kissed you when you cried
when we made love i held you close
im sorry that it had to end
im sorry youre not mine
ill be with you until the end
in dreams of you tonight
ill be with you until the end
in dreams of you tonight
i think of all the things we did
Here's a message from the boys of ALL
Not to be rude but when it comes to food
There's really only one place you can go -
Go to ALFREDOS, in Lomita
Even the Russians go to Alfredo's
Even the Martians go to Alfredo's
My heart yearns for you Alfredo
My heart burns for you Alfredo
Romance is in the air
You'll always find us there
If my allculations are correct
The dishwasher is a victim of much neglect
Our name is ALL and we wrote this song
It's not very good, people say it's too long
Well listen up Alfredo, this is for you
The reason why we wrote this is to get some free food!
We want: Massive enchiladas with rice and beans!
We want: Two beef tacos, #10 that means!
We want: Chicken tostadas, lots of beans and rice!
We want: Lots of cokes and lots of ice!
And another thing, Alfredo -
We're ALL - we practically live here
We want you to stay open
595 hours a day
765 days a year
7 weeks a month
645 minutes an hour
1733 Pacific Coast Highway, in Lomita, 90717
534-9924 - give 'em a call
We don't speak spanish
We just speak food
Because we're ALL
And that's ALL we do
This is no place to take a chick
The food is great but she might get sick
It's just a hole in the wall
In the night, black thoughts, alone
I sit by the bed and dream
I drink in memories
Some make me smile
Some make me scream
And the music comes out
And I feel so many things
Searching for the word
And solitude calls me from afar
For a boy and his thoughts are never truly alone
In blackness
By the light of this black lamp
I lie on the bed and scram
I'm drowning in memories
Some make me smile
Some make me dream
And the music comes out
And I feel so many things
i'm the kind of guy who never gets there with too many expectations i don't mind every time i try to make concessions i feel like a dope for thinking she's so fine then i'm back where i started from i won't settle for blank affection i'll hold out for total perfection so for now i'm caught in the middle i'm waiting for the perfect someone all in time till then i've got my friends to count on they give me all the strength i need to ease my mind time for life to be divine i won't settle for blank affection i'll hold out for total perfection you pretend and live a lie stain yourself with compromise i intend to conquer the day make my love in a better way in the end i won't settle for blank affection (i'll hold out for total perfection) i won't settle for blank affection (i'll hold out for total perfection)
The trains all run on time here
Got such a straight and narrow mind here
Just bad you're not a part of the picture
The things he says are always right
The things he sees are black and white
So sorry you've got no place in his future
Paper tiger, man of steel
The hero from the movie reel
So killer cool
So he can't feel a thing
For him, to bend is to break
(Stubborn weakness he calls strength)
He's got it made, make no mistake
(Hide the rust beneath new paint)
His smile is his most sinister feature
Profit proves his point of view
(Talks so loud it must be true)
Doesn't want friends, doesn't need you
(And it's your world he's welcome to)
what went wrong? How could it take so long? I never thought it could be so wrong this far along Maybe it was the time you crashed my car maybe it was the time i pushed you around or is it just what happens when people grow apart what went wrong? how could it take so long? i have to ask myself its not me we were never meant to be i never thought it could be so wrong this far along i never knew it could take so much to satisfy me to pacify you Maybe it was the way we chose to live or is it just what happens after 18 months maybe it was the things we chose to do without i never knew it could take so much to satisfy me to pacify you you have to ask yourself i never thought it could be so wrong this far along its not me we were never meant to be what went wrong? how could it take so long? no good to wonder why we failed to be itll never take away the things you meant to me what went wrong? what went wrong? what went wrong? what went wrong?
the world's on heroin i'm on strike against all this laziness i try to go for all despite all the underachievers from the government to the drive thru guy delayed results with no reasons why my only guess they must be high i want to put an end to all of them but i don't know where to begin cause i'm pretty sure the world's on heroin the world's on heroin everybody is standing in my way i try to use my brain but stupidity is thrown in my face i'm a coffee guy in a stoner place and the world keeps turning at a turtle's pace get it over with check into n.a. i want to put an end to all of them but i don't know where to begin cause i'm pretty sure the world's on heroin if i had my way i'd prefer if everyone was on speed i'm so sick of the no can do and the failures you concede at any rate from the looks of things everyone's nodding out but me the world's on heroin too many lazy morons in my face the world's on heroin everybody acts like a zombie i'm not saying that i'm better than them i don't have the kind of time to spend with slacker types trying to be my friend i want to put an end to all of them but i don't know where to begin cause i'm pretty sure the world's on heroin yeah i'm pretty sure the world's on heroin heroin
i'm feeling cold today frozen to the core i need some inspiration to pull me from the floor take me down the road to a place i've never been before open up my eyes show me colors that i've never seen open up your mouth give me perfect words i've never heard i'm ready now let's go burn my world a southpaw curve fast and hard like vida blue i've lived a lot of every place nowhere i'd call home the look in every stranger's face tells me i'm alone take me down the road to a place i've never been before open up my eyes show me colors that i've never seen open up your mouth give me perfect words i've never heard i'm ready now let's go burn my world a southpaw curve fast and hard like vida blue take me down the road to a place i've never been before open up my eyes show me colors that i've never seen open up your mouth give me perfect words i've never heard i'm ready now let's go burn my world a southpaw curve fast and hard like vida blue
if i could i would but you know i can't lie to you if i could i'd say if you say so then i'll say yes the sun burns so bright i can't see the hurt in your eyes the moon buries itself behind the clouds i can't tell what you're thinking about will you let me stay for awhile don't forget me please don't cry just hold me close don't let go until i say so will you think of me when you smile do old memories bring tears to your eyes just hold me close don't let go until i say so if you would then i would be here for you when you need me if you would then i would not do the things that made you leave me the stars flash and burn out but i feel your eyes burn into me the rainbow brightens up the day and leaves me hanging on to a few words to say will you let me stay for awhile don't forget me please don't cry just hold me close don't let go until i say so will you think of me when you smile do old memories bring tears to your eyes just hold me close don't let go until i say so you only cross my mind every second everyday i need to unwind before i fade away will you let me stay for awhile don't forget me please don't cry just hold me close don't let go until i say so will you think of me when you smile do old memories bring tears to your eyes just hold me close don't let go until i say so
i really don't care about world affairs i keep myself in line i really don't care about politix it's just a waste of time i'm not as dumb as you think i am i might know a thing or two i really don't care about nothing at all but i think the world of you i really don't care about world peace i try not to be a jerk i really don't care about the meaning of life or my place in the universe i'm not as dumb as you think i am i might know a thing or two i really don't care about nothing at all but i think the world of you i'm not phobic, philic, sick or blind people want to judge me they exercise their open minds call me names and make fun of me i'm not as dumb as you think i am i might know a thing or two i really don't care about nothing at all but i think the world of you i really don't care about nothing at all but i think the world of you i really don't care about nothing at all but i think the world of you
Long time no see. so tell me, how are things? just cause i was wondering-what ever became of you? you dont look well, cant hide it, i can tell. i know you love to hurt yourself. theres some things about you i wish i never new. and i wish that i could say that we're happier today. sometimes theres just some things i dont want to have to know. dont you know me? has i been too long a time?werent you once a friend of mine? it gets so hard to tell. hoping gets lonely, im lonely al the time. but time and circumstance combined and every other someone else just helped you kill the pain you felt. and i wish that i could say that we're happier today. sometimes theres just some friends i just dont want to know. sometimes some things i dont want to know. sometimes some things i dont want to have to know. the real truth is it brings no peace to swallow lies that let me sleep. theres some things about you i wish i never knew. theres some things about you-sometimes i wish i never knew you at all. i stayed a stranger ever since i learned i cant depend on friends- if ignorance is innocence. theres some things about you i wish it wasnt true. and i wish tat i could say that we're happier today. sometimes theres just some things i dont want to know. sometimes some things-i dont want to know. sometimes some things- i dont want to have to know.
I looked your way
You looked your best
Looked like a million
More or less
You were so carefully undressed
But you're just skin deep
And I'm not impressed
You're just skin deep
Just like all the rest
Because you change your mind
Like you change your clothes
Pre-fab perspective, poise and pose
In it comes and out it goes
But it's just skin deep
And that's as far as it goes
It's all done with mirrors
And painted smiles
Reflection:Obsession
The hype of style
I looked away
I could have cried
You always have me hypnotized
Sure would like to know what your like inside
But you're just skin deep
And looks can lie
You're just skin deep
She's a fat girl
You could never love that girl
You and all your skinny friends
makin' jokes at her expense
Cracks about her backside, its
resemblance to an elephant's
Does it feel good to tear her down?
Take her, make her less than human
She's heard every word and
She can't help the skin she's in
He's a black boy
You wouldn't want to be that boy
He's a jive talkin', ghetto dwellin',
streetcorner crack sellin'
Welfare cheatin', pickaninny eatin' watermelon
Does it feel good to tear him down?
Take him, make him less than human
He's heard every word and
He can't help the skin he's in
We are the ugly, the weak and the wrong
Trapped in your world where you won't let us belong
When you cut me with your eyes
You know I die a million times
I'm still alive
You're lovely
But deep inside I know you're ugly
Though your face displays the
promise of a Venus or Adonis
Still your fragile bleeding ego takes
its pain out on the rest of us
And it feels good to tear you down
Sue me, I'm only human
That only makes it worse, 'cause
She's my ex. I can't cross her from my memory
She meant everything to me she meant every word she said
When she said, "I'll never love again. Be my ex until the end."
And I know I'll never feel that way again
She's just my ex
She's my ex. She marks the spot where I'm the weakest one
I can't expect she'll change her ways; can't accept the things she's done
She's just my ex. Nothing more nothing less but she'll always be my ex
She's my ex. Don't cross her path she still belongs to me
She'll be my ex till I say when till I get her back again
'Cause I know I'll never love again. Never need another friend
And I know I'll never feel this way again
She's my ex. She'll cross my mind a thousand times today
Still have a million things to say, guess I'm better off this way
Cause I know she'll never love again. She
'll be my ex until the end
And I know I'll never feel this way again
She's just my ex. Nothing more nothing less but she's still my ex
And I could never kiss that face goodbye
But I could never stop to wonder why
She looks so pretty, she looks so pretty
And I know I'll never feel this way again
All in my mind but there's no shaking
Scary, sad things out of my mind
Always on time, but there's no time to
Bring the scary, sad girl back to life
None in her heart, some of the things
She did seemed almost nice
I can't stop the blush when things aren't right
But I'm to scary, sad to cry
Feel it so strong but she's done it so wrong
All those scary, sad things; scary sad things
Every time she slit her wrists I wish she hit instead of missed
Every secret family crime, all my love a waste of time
Every doctor, every shrink, every bloody bathroom sink
All the filth we tried to hide, just a face I needed to be beside
Scary, sad girl leave my happy lone world
All those scary, sad things are what any love brings
Every girl that I ever hated was just a monster that I created
Maybe if I close my eyes real tight then the scary, sad
Things will go away and I'll quit living in yesterday
I'll just smile and laugh at all the scary, sad
Things you put me through
None of the doctors could find a cure
Just a scary, sad girl in a scary, sad world
None of the shrinks could make her think
About anyone else but her
I want to go home, I want my mom to make
The bad things go away
I want to forget I could ever let any
Scary, sad girl treat me that way
Feel it so strong, but she's done it so wrong
All those scary, sad things; scary, sad things
Truth comes out in dreams at night
Cause she's done it so right
"i do! i swear i like your hair. it goes good with your snake. and that tattoo is really you. how long did it take? no, i didnt know you were a dancer. i think dance is overrated." he says she could be a model. says he knows she could. "the money is good." she says shes heard that before, she tried it out. but shes jsut too small. " 5 feet 3 inches tall." its the thrill of the chase theyre playing hawk and dove. he thinks hes falling in love. he thinks polanski's a fool. she thinks fellini's a ghoul. i think zucchini is cool. she came from ohio and believed for a time, she was on fire. was brighter. was hot. spinning his wheels, hes losing ground. frustration grows, he feels like picking his nose. he says "do you know who i met at the hard rock saturday? and did you now he was gay?" shes dully impressed, she french inhales as a sick reply. "hes a really great guy." she had a problem with blow. he had his bout with snow. the stylish way to go. oh, what do you know? this is the best one yet. far and away since the day he left conneticut. his secret agent suit finally payed off. its real good, its hollywood, its clear and the sun is high. i can see the sign from here. take the 101 to the 405 to the beach. where they put their strings and things just out of reach. maybe you could come with me. we'll see the sea, just you and me.
mommy and daddy had a lock and key. so she went over the wall and she was finally free. she wants to know "why did the tv tell those lies? it lied to me?". i said "i know, i know, i know. youve earned your right to breathe. dont give it up. thats why you have to leave. you know your number is up." emptied her pockets on an ugly road. why did nothing grow when the seeds were sown? and why did the water turn the soil into mud? big plans, fat chance, small winds. they took it all away and wont give it back. "now you have to stay." i-told-you-sos-attack. was it fate or dumb mistakes that made things like they are? and did she have a choice. ragged shoes on wet cement, she talking to the king. only the peasant hears her voice. its just noise. and when she hides her eyes shes sure that no one sees her standing by the garbage cans finally alone. and when she shuts her mouth shes sure that no one hears her screaming at all of those who say she cant go back to prison. cant see his face, only yellow teeth. chewing on his tongue splitting easy money. oh what an ugly man, he thinks hes beautiful. whats next, who knows, who cares? is it an even trade, her time, his cash? descisions being made while treasures turn to trash. and what is the value of a fine young mind when you just cant see what you left behind? and why did her parents lie. they lied and lied and lied and lied! they said "youll see whats right, youll see." but you can only see whats wrong from below whats right. will she be there for long? not without a fight. and when she hides her eyes shes in prison.
You flush a fish down a toilet and look down to
See your second hand is dead still.
You think them somehow connected but you can't be
Sure and it's just as well.
What to do next when the shit piles up?
You can't decide. You go outside.
Stand in the moonlight drinking coffee from a paper cup.
You'd almost swear you hear voices, but you know it's
Nothing but a noisey, guilty conscience.
You hear monotonous noises. It's that time of night
Its so predictable.
Oh what a feeling to listen to your blood.
The way it feels when it congeals,
Like someone sucked you dry and pumped you full of rocks and mud.
Close your eyes.
No traffic, in or out.
Tired eyes
No traffic, in or out
You won't decide anything tonight. No need to
Rush things, they'll keep until tomorrow.
Just make a fresh pot of coffee and stay up
All night and get nothing done.
Don't you hate preference? I know you hate choice
Just hang your limbs out in the wind
And clear your throat because you don't know when you'll need your
Voice
You hope it won't be long before you're back in
The action like a moth around a light bulb, but
Who gets to say when the switch flips and the
Light goes off and you fly away.
You could be standing and watching city lights
But where you'll be is where you'll be
And what you do is up to you. Stand still you've got the right
Close your eyes
No traffic, in or out
Tired eyes
No traffic, in or out
I think I see the East, I think I see the East
And as I face the East, I swear I taste the East
I've got to go back East
Everybody says they want a million bucks
But I'd rather have a million days with you
My account doesn't go that high
It doesn't mean you have to say goodbye to me
I can't promise you a million bucks
But I can promise I'll be good to you
Everybody wants a million bucks
But I'd rather have a million days with you
Day one, we'd go fishing
Dollar movies on day two
Days three and four, we'd spend in bed
Just like we used to do
A million days with you would go by much too fast
But I've got a million ways
To make our friendship to last
I've got a million ways
Everybody says they want a million bucks
But I'd rather have a million days with you
My account doesn't go that high
But it doesn't mean you have to say goodbye to me
Day five, we would ride our bikes
Camping on day six
Days seven and eight, I'd show you
How much I love you
A million days with you would go by much too fast
But I've got a million ways to make our friendship to last
I've got a million ways
Everybody says they want a million bucks
But I'd rather have a million days with you
My account doesn't go that high
It doesn't mean you have to say goodbye to me
I can't promise you a million bucks
But I can promise I'll be good to you
Everybody wants a million bucks
But I'd rather have a million days with you
pack up all your things, i'll help, you'll leave today we said we'd do it, and today is the day don't care how we tried, it's gone a thousand times we'll make it through this, there's no other way if i'm the first and i'm the only, promess me i'll never be lonely but only for as long as we believe and we broke it all and now there's nothing left we placed all our faith in sex of my little world of make believe messed up everything, all set to wash away but maybe i'm not ready to grow up today and now i'm through living as a criminal no time for sentiment, just time to pay the rent but only for as long as we believe we placed all our faith in sex if i'm the first and i'm the only, promess me i'll never be lonely and we broke it all and now there's nothing left of my little world of make believe i'm not ready to be thirty-two and can't i just stay a while inside with you? far from the compromise and shifty eyes and dirt i'm not ready to be thirty-two but i can't stay forever young with you i can't live my life like i'm in sixth grade slam the door in my mixed up ways here's all your pictures and here's most of mine in my little world of make believe guess trhat's everything, i'll watch you drive away you watched me grind away and now i watch you fade away but loved you more than this, i lived for your sweet kiss we placed all our faith in sex and we broke it all and now there's nothing left of my little world of make believe my little world of make believe let me come back to my world of make believe (my little world of make believe) my little world of make believe let me come back to my world of make believe (never go back to my world of make believe) (my little world of make believe) my little world of make believe... (never go back...)
long distance. last good-bye can't gove it one last try it's all over, we didn't even cry all i know is that the world came between us and the love got left behind no news flash, funeral, half-mast flags on the day that our love died i'd tell you face to face if i could look you in the eye so i just called to say good-bye did you burn my pictures yet? anything to try to forget it's all over, all i can do to stay on the line all i know is that the world came between us and the love got left behind no news flash, funeral, half-mast flags on the day that our love died i'd tell you face to face if i could look you in the eye so i just called to say good-bye we both know how hard it is for both of us to try we both know how hot it is in texas in july so what am i supposed to say? how's the weather anyway? this time i called to say good-bye who'd have thought it would end like this? without even a good-bye kiss no one could say we didn't try the years flew past, we tried to make it last but the love got left behind no news flash, funeral, half-mast flags on the day that our love died i'd tell you face to face if i could look you in the eye so i just called to say good-bye i just called to say there's nothing really left to say, so... i just called to say good-bye
you can keep everything that i gave to you. i dont want it anymore. and if you want everything that you gave to me you can back up the truck and fill it up with the broken pieces of my life. you hurt me all you could then you thought that i should come crawling back on bended knees. just because your bodys fine you think ive lost my mind. youd better think again if you expect me to put my heart in hiding everytime you walk out on me. you better keep it. keep it. so you remember. remember. the love we had. a love so sad. you can keep everything that i gave to you. i dont want it anymore. and if you want everything that you gave to me you can back up the truck and fill it up with the broken pieces of my life. you hurt me all you could then you thought that i should come crawling back on bended knees. just because your bodys fine you think ive lost my mind. youd better think again if you expect me to put my heart in hiding everytime you walk out on me. you better keep it. keep it. so you remember. remember. the love we had. a love so sad.
fathers a lonely man in a crowded room. he keeps to himself and he never lets anyone know. its a part of his heritage-his father was that way too. and mother cant understand why he died so soon. but he's still alive-he's still got his mind-and thats all he needs-to get by. dont wonder why. youre gonna be jsut like them. a boy i knew was too low to tie his own shoes. we couldnt tell him what was dirt and what was a bruise. he's got a gun now-he's got nothing to lose. (you live without love for too long, it might happen to you). but now he's got a home where he's not alone, and people care-he knows theyy do-he saw his picture on the evening news. take a look at yourself. do you like what you see? the things that you feel arent the things you were taught to believe. you had your inoculations as a child, so you wont go crazy-but youll never go wild-isnt that what you want? you wanna go wild...wild...wild. now you feel like a lonely man in a crowded room. you tell me nobody really cares-well how 'bout you? see, theres a man with his hand on the button out there, saying, in his life no one ever cared-so why should he care? why? dont wonder why. youre gonna be jsut like them. dont wonder why. youre gonna be just like them. i'll never be just like them.
My pappy said "Son your gonna drive me to drinkin'
If you don't stop driving that hot rod Lincoln"
Have you heard the story of the hot rod race
Where the Fords and the Lincolns were setting the pace?
Well that story is true cause I'm here to say
I was driving that model A.
It's got Lincoln motor and its really souped up
And that model A body makes it look like a pup
It's got eight cylinders, uses them all
It's got overdrive, just won't stall
It's got a four barrel carb, and dual exhaust
With four, eleven gears you can really get lost.
It's got safety tubes, but I ain't scared
Breaks are good, tires fair
Pulling out of San Pedro late one night
With the moon and the stars just shining bright
We was headed up grapevine Hill
Passing cars like they was standing still
All of a sudden, in the wink of an eye
A Cadillac sedan passed us by
I said "Boys this ones marked for me"
But by then the tail lights was all you could see
Now the fellas rid me for being behind
So I thought I'd let that Lincoln unwind
Took my foot of the gas and man alive
I shoved it on down into over drive
Wound it up to 110
My speedometer said I hit top end
My foot was glued like lead to the floor
And that's all there is, and there ain't no more
Now the boys all thought that I'd lost my sense
Those telephone poles were like a picket fence
They said "Slow down, I see spots!"
The lines on the road just looked like dots
Took a corner, side swiped a truck
Crossed my fingers just for luck
My fenders was clicking the guard rail post
The guy beside me was white as a ghost
We had smoke coming from out of the back
When I started to gain on that Cadillac
I knew I could catch him, I thought I could pass
But don't you know by then we'd be low on gas
I had flames coming from out of the side
Feel the tension, man what a ride
I said "Look out boys, I've got a license to fly"
And that Caddy pulled over and let us by
All of the sudden she started knocking
Down in the dips she started rocking
I looked in the mirror. Red lights were blinking
The cops was after my Hot Rod Lincoln - Damn
The arrested me and they put me in jail
Called my pappy to throw my bail
And he said "Son, you're going to drive me to drinkin'
i woke up to see somebody staring at me through the window i knew it was you that's how we first met i was watching you undress i winked at you and you threw a shoe called the police honey please don't do this to me i wanna ask you out for saturday night if you bail me out i know we can work it out i picked you cause i knew that it felt right you dropped the charges then you drove me home that's when i knew we were alone i did my best to thank you gave me your name and number and said we have a date to pick you up and don't be late angeline 264-5783 the big house on the corner that looks like a tangerine great big windows easy to see in i took my chance and i moved in i turned on all my charm i put my arms around you explained the way i met you how i never meant to hurt you you said you shouldn't be staring at me like that but i couldn't turn down my first date since i moved to town we went out for a year one day her smile turned to tears said we can't go on i've met somebody new the same way i met you yeah and he nailed me with his charm honey please don't do this to me stick around i think that we can work it out maybe what we had was never meant to last i still look in your window when i pass your house maybe what we had was never meant to last i still look in your window when i pass your house
ive go your picture in my guitar case. i guess that im just a hopeless case. but just in case you can call me on the telephone. you know that i will always be at home. all alone. ever since we first met dont you know ive been waiting, for you to call me up. thinking, that you might stand me up. hoping, that you would look me up. i know you have things to do. and so do i, a girl like you is a breath of fresh air in a smoke filled room like when we met two weeks ago. lucky for me that you had a picture with you or i might never have seen you again. your a diamond in the rough, lillies from the mud, needle in a haystack, one in a million. and taht is good enough. ive go your picture in my guitar case. i guess that im just a hopeless case. but just in case you can call me on the telephone. you know that i will always be at home. all alone. ever since we first met dont you know ive been waiting, for you to call me up. thinking, that you might stand me up. hoping, that you would look me up. i know you have things to do. and so do i, a girl like you is a breath of fresh air in a smoke filled room like when we met two weeks ago. lucky for me that you had a picture with you or i might never have seen you again. your a diamond in the rough, lillies from the mud, needle in a haystack, one in a million. and taht is good enough.
i have been in love before. have you? we stand now before a door of love. hand in hand, face to face. lips to lips, in warm embrace. hand in hand, face to face. lips to lips, in warm embrace. should we go in? and throw caution to the wind? is it love or lust? need we be concerned with trusting each other if we are only to be lovers? i have heard a thing or two about you and i feel that we should wait awhile. hand in hand, face to face. lips to lips, in warm embrace. hand in hand, face to face. lips to lips, in warm embrace. we cant bas love on what we feel tonight. it wouldnt be right. to carry on this way would gaurantee that we would not survive. i have been in love before. have you? we stand now before a door of love. hand in hand, face to face. lips to lips, in warm embrace. hand in hand, face to face. lips to lips, in warm embrace. should we go in and throw caution to the wind? is it love or lust? need we be concerned with trusting each other if we are only to be lovers.
All the words I can recall
Could never capture all
The loveliness of you
All the phrases I might sigh
Could never tell you why
I want so much to hold you and enfold you
All your love, bring to me
Come to me, cling to me
And I promise you that
All my life, I'll give my all
No task will be too small
And nothing be above me if you love me
INSTRUMENTAL INTERLUDE
All your love, bring to me
Come to me, cling to me
And I promise you that
All my life, I'll give my all
No task will be too small
And nothing be above me
I've had a world of possibilities slip through my hands
And prayers that went unanswered that I couldn't understand
There's a faith that can move mountains but I never let it move me
I only trusted things that I could see
So much frustration and trying it alone
I've had the revelation I can't make it on my own
Deep in my heart, deep in my soul
There was always somethin' missin'
Now You got my full attention
I give You my life, surrender control
Oh I finally learned to listen to the call
I give You my all
I give You my all, yeah
There are moments in the journey where I wonder where You are
(Where You are)
And sometimes I forget that You live inside my heart
(Live in my heart)
It's there I hear You whisper "I've been here all along"
(Here all along)
And I'm in the hands of mercy where I belong
A silent conversation when You speak to me
(You speak to me)
Is the sweetest inspiration and all I'll ever need yeah
(Oh)
Deep in my heart, deep in my soul
There was always somethin' missin'
Now You got my full attention
I give You my life, surrender control
Oh I finally learned to listen to the call
I give You my all
Lord I give You my all, yeah
Every single day of my life I live
Every little thing that I have to give
Lord I freely give it, Lord I freely give it
Every single day of my life I live
Every little thing that I have to give
Lord I freely give it, Lord I freely give it all
Deep in my heart, deep in my soul
There was always somethin' missin'
Now You got my full attention
(Deep in my soul)
I give You my life, surrender control
(Lord I give up control)
O I finally learned to listen to the call
I give You my all
Deep in my heart, deep in my soul
Deep in my heart, deep in my soul
There was always somethin' missin'
Now You got my full attention
(Deep in my soul)
I give You my life, surrender control
Oh I finally learned to listen to the call
I give You my all
I give You my all
I give You my all
Watch my world spin round
It stops for you
I'll give you heaven for a view
I set my sights on high my aim is true
I'd walk on water just for you
All is all I can give you
All is all I can do
All is all I wish for when I'm with you
Come lay your troubles down
Rest here with me
My kingdom is all yours to receive
Well, I'll push the clouds away
So you can have sunshine
Books that are written
And books that are read
Do nothing to help
Just sit by a bed
You can switch on the news
Hear it twenty four hours
The world's at an end
Because people want power
When all of this
Sits heavy on you
Why is it life can come
Glistening through
Where did you get
All of the good things in you
Is there anything you want from me
My arms, my life, my energy
I don't know how far I can go
Everything says no
But you know how it goes when
You're used to your side of the bed
I know you don't belong in this room
But you're here now
So what can I do
All that I am is
All I was taught to be
All that you are is
A wall between myself and me
Have you ever really looked at me
Or thought about me secretly
Do I make you wonder at all
About the speed of light
Outside our little world we might not
Feel so alone
I know you don't belong in this room
But you're here now
So what can I do
All that I am is
All I was taught to be
All that you are is
[Originally by Descendents]
All!
All the things let undone,
All the smiles that are gone,
All the love you won't know,
-Artist: James Darren as sung on "The Best Of James Darren"
-Rhino Records R2 71664
-peak Billboard position # 35 in 1967
-from the movie "Run For Your Wife" starring Frankie Randall
-Words and Music by Nino Oliviero, Raymond Jessel, Mariam Grudeff and
-Domenico Clarossi
All the words I can recall
Could never capture all
The loveliness of you
All the phrases I might sigh
Could never tell you why
I want so much to hold you and enfold you
All your love, bring to me
Come to me, darling, cling to me
And I promise you that
All my life I'll give my all
No task will be too small
And nothing be above me if you love me
All your love, bring to me
Come to me, darling, cling to me
And I promise you that
All my life I'll give my all
No task will be too small
And nothing be above me
If you love me
I will give my all
Transcribed by Robin Hood
These lyrics were transcribed from the specific recording mentioned above
and do not necessarily correspond with lyrics from other recordings, sheet
The debutante so docile,
Your inner ear listens, is it in sync?
Is it smitten?
Date then shelf.
The lesson in itself
sound refracts all
And are you lost,
are you immobile?
Sweet clean admission,
Make it discreet,
But within reason.
Shake hands with doubt.
Take down as tends to stick out.
The lesson we pronounce:
your kind attracts all!
Big shoes to fill, or one size fits all.
We've sewn the seams - made the incision.
Big shoes to fill, or one size fits all.
We've sewn the seams,
We've made the incision,
Make a decision.
[Music & Lyrics by S. Guadagnoli]
All we need to feel it's
Just like the others
So, I'm over you, I don't feel you, I can't see you
When I was down the way
I'm callin' you, I don't feel you, I can't see you
When I was looking for
Something inside gonna makes me strong never change my way
See, what goes around
All we need to feel it's
Just like the othersJust feel free
Something inside taking over my hard times, when I step outside
I want in
I want out
I want everything that's possible
But, I know that it's impossible
I want you
To hear me out
But, you say sometimes I'm full of shit
Hell. Most of us are full of it.
Why won't you let me out of here?
Why won't you let me in My Dear?
All I want, All I need, I want all.
If we can fly into outer space
Why can't I touch what's in front of my face?
All I want, All I need, I want all.
I wake up
I pass out
Just another of those lost weekends
But I hung in right up to the end,
I'm losing sleep
Chasing stars
I can hit them with a rubber band
Yet, I can't reach you with my hand,
Why won't you let me out of here?
Why won't you let me in My Dear?
All I want, All I need, I want all.
If we can fly into outer space
Why can't I touch what's in front of my face?
All I want, All I need, I want all.
All I want, All I need, I want all.
I want peace
For all time
I want everything that's possible
ALBUMS
RELEASE
ALBUMS
- Fairweather Friend
- Skin Deep
- Can't Say
- She Broke My Dick
- Until I Say So
- Crucifiction
- Breakin' Up
- Better Than That
- Bubblegum
- Honey Peeps
- She's My Ex
- World's on Heroin
- Birds
- I Want Out
- Educated Idiot
- Birthday IOU
- Carnage
- 'Cause
- Self Righteous
- Teresa
- Hate to Love
- Carry You
- Crazy
- Million Bucks
- Skin Deep
- She's My Ex
- Right
- Scary Sad
- Postage
- Shreen
- Frog
- Original Me
- Simple Things
- Pretty Little Girl
- Nothin'
- Breakin' Up
- Minute
- Just Like Them
- Dot
- Long Distance
- Mary
- Self Righteous
- Just Perfect
- Educated Idiot
- World's on Heroin
- I'll Get There
- Life on the Road
- Fairweather Friend
- Perfection
- Greedy
- Until I Say So
- Think the World
- Honey Peeps
- Refrain
- Silly Me
- Romantic Junkie
- Vida Blue
- Until Then
- Good as My Word
- Silence
- Self-righteous
- Million Bucks
- Uncle Critic
- Miranda
- Not Easy
- Long Distance
- Stalker
- Button It
- This World
- Gettin' There
- Breakin' Up
- On Foot
- Broken
- Hetero
- Black Sky
- Original Me
- Right
- Shreen
- Cause
- Bail
- Excuses
- Strip Bar
- Horizontal
- Guilty
- Birthday I.O.U.
- Rosco
- Stick
- Crucified
- Politics
- Charligan
- Nothin'
- Dot
- Nobody's
- Wonder
- Minute
- Birds
- Empty
- Mo. 63
- Egg Timer
- Gnugear (Hot)
- Hotplate
- Hey Bug
- Breathe
- Educated Idiot
- Just Like Them
- Prison
- Just Living
- Freaky
- Frog
- Simple Things
- Cyclops
- Ratchet
- Sum
- Crawdad
- Explorador
- Carnage
- Fool
- Box
- Skin Deep
- Just Perfect
- Postage
- Copping Z
- She's My Ex
- Man-O-Steel
- Paper Tiger
- Sex in the Way
- Check One
- Hate to Love
- Gnutheme
- Gnutheme
- Fool
- Check One
- Scary Sad
- Man-O-Steel
- Box
- Copping Z
- Hot Rod Lincoln
- She's My Ex
- Bubble Gum
- Mary
- Net
- No Traffic
- Carnage
- Pretty Little Girl
- Hooidge
- Sex in the Way
- Alfredo's
- Sugar and Spice
- Allthymn
- Just Perfect
- Paper Tiger
- Auto Wreck
- #10 (Wet)
- A Muse
- Don Quixote
- Carry You
- She Broke My Dick
- Better Than That
- www.sara
- Roir
- What Are You For?
- Stupid Kind Of Love
- Alive
- Real People
- Lock 'em Away
- Teresa
- I Want Out
- Crucifiction
- The Skin
- Nothin' To Live For
- Never Took
- Make Believe
- Drive Away
- If You Only Knew
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.jpg) West at the SWU Music & Arts Festival, 2011 |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Kanye Omari West |
| Born | (1977-06-08) June 8, 1977 (age 35) Atlanta, Georgia, United States |
| Origin | Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupations | rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, music video director, film director, fashion designer |
| Instruments | Vocals, keyboards, sampler, percussion, synthesizer |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Labels | GOOD Music, Roc-A-Fella, Def Jam |
| Associated acts | Go Getters, Child Rebel Soldier, Jay-Z, The Throne, Common, John Legend, Kid Cudi, Rihanna, Jeff Bhasker, Pusha T, Mos Def, Mr Hudson, Talib Kweli, Big Sean, A-Trak, Pharrell, Lupe Fiasco, RZA |
| Website | kanyewest.com |
Kanye Omari West (
/ˈkɑːnjeɪ/; born June 8, 1977)[1] is an American musician, film director and fashion designer. West first rose to fame as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records, where he eventually achieved recognition for his work on Jay-Z's album The Blueprint, as well as hit singles for musical artists including Alicia Keys, Ludacris, and Janet Jackson. His style of production originally used pitched-up vocal samples from soul songs incorporated with his own drums and instruments. However, subsequent productions saw him broadening his musical palette and expressing influences encompassing '70s R&B, baroque pop, trip hop, arena rock, folk, alternative, electronica, synthpop, and classical music.[2]
West released his debut album The College Dropout in 2004, his second album Late Registration in 2005, his third album Graduation in 2007, his fourth album 808s & Heartbreak in 2008, and his fifth album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy in 2010. West released a collaborative album, Watch the Throne with Jay-Z in 2011, which is the duo's first collaborative album. His five solo albums, all of which have gone platinum, have received numerous awards and critical acclaim.[3] As of 2012, West has won a total of eighteen Grammy Awards, making him one of the most awarded artists of all-time.[4] All albums have been very commercially successful, with My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy becoming his fourth consecutive No. 1 album in the U.S. upon release.[5] West has had 5 songs exceed 3 million in digital sales as of July 2011, with "Gold Digger" selling 3,086,000, "Stronger" selling 4,402,000, "Heartless" selling 3,742,000, "E.T." selling over 4,000,000 and "Love Lockdown" selling over 3,000,000[6][7] placing him third in overall digital sales of the past decade.[8][9] He has sold over 30 million digital songs in the United States making him one of the best-selling digital artists of all-time.[10]
West also runs his own record label GOOD Music, home to artists such as John Legend, Common and Kid Cudi.[11] West's mascot and trademark is "Dropout Bear," a teddy bear which has appeared on the covers of three of his five solo albums as well as various single covers and in his music videos.[12] About.com ranked Kanye West No. 8 on their "Top 50 Hip-Hop Producers" list.[13] On May 16, 2008, Kanye West was crowned by MTV as the year's No. 1 "Hottest MC in the Game."[14] On December 17, 2010, Kanye West was voted as the MTV Man of the Year by MTV.[15] Billboard ranked Kanye West No. 3 on their list of Top 10 Producers of the Decade.[16] West has also been included in the Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world as well as being listed in a number of Forbes' annual lists.[17]
Kanye will release the full-length album entitled Cruel Summer with GOOD Music signed artists sometime in 2012.
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Kanye West was born in Atlanta, Georgia,[18] where he lived with his parents. When he was three years old, his parents divorced, and he and his mother moved to Chicago, Illinois.[19] His father was Ray West, a former Black Panther who was one of the first black photojournalists at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and is now a Christian counselor.[19] West's mother, Dr. Donda West, was a Professor of English at Clark Atlanta University, and the Chair of the English Department at Chicago State University before retiring to serve as West's manager. He was raised in a middle-class background, attending Polaris High School[20] in suburban Oak Lawn, Illinois after living in Chicago.[21] When asked about his grades in high school, West replied, "I got A's and B's. And I'm not even frontin'".[22]
West attended art classes at the American Academy of Art in Chicago, and also enrolled at Chicago State University, but dropped out to focus on his music career.[23] While attending school, West produced for local artists. He later gained fame by producing hit singles for major hip hop/R&B artists, including Jay-Z, Talib Kweli, Cam'ron, Paul Wall, Common, Mobb Deep, Jermaine Dupri, Scarface, The Game, Alicia Keys, Janet Jackson, John Legend among others. He also "ghost-produced" for his mentor Deric Angelettie, according to his song "Last Call" and the credits of Nas' "Poppa Was a Playa".[23]
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1996–2003: Career beginnings[link]
Kanye West's first career productions came on Chicago rapper Grav's 1996 debut album Down to Earth. West produced eight tracks on the album. While the album did not attract much attention and would be the only album released by Grav, West would soon be producing for higher profile artists. In 1998–1999 he produced for well-known artists such as Jermaine Dupri, Foxy Brown, Goodie Mob, and the group Harlem World.
West got his big break in the year 2000, when he began to produce for artists on Roc-a-Fella Records. He produced the well-received Jay-Z song "This Can't Be Life" off of the album The Dynasty: Roc La Familia. West would later state that to create the beat for "This Can't Be Life", he sped up the drum beat from Dr. Dre's song "Xxplosive".[24]
After producing for Jay-Z earlier, West’s sound was featured heavily on Jay-Z's critically acclaimed album The Blueprint, released September 11, 2001.[25] His work was featured on the lead single "Izzo (H.O.V.A.)", "Heart of the City (Ain't No Love)" and a diss track against Nas and Mobb Deep named "Takeover"; West has worked with Mobb Deep and Nas since the track's release.[25]
After meeting great commercial success and critical acclaim for his productions on The Blueprint, West became a sought after producer in the hip-hop industry, even before he became known as a rapper and solo artist. In the years 2002–2003 he would produce for artists such as Nas, Scarface, Talib Kweli, Mos Def, T.I., Ludacris, DMX, and Monica. He also continued producing for Roc-a-Fella Records artists and contribued four tracks to Jay-Z's follow up album to The Blueprint, The Blueprint²: The Gift & the Curse.
After great successes as a producer, West now looked to pursue a career as a rapper and solo artist, but struggled to get a record deal. Chris Anokute, then A&R at Def Jam, said that when West regularly dropped by the office to pick up his producer checks he would play demos of solo material to Anokute in his cubicle and bemoan the fact that no one was taking him seriously as a rapper.[26] Jay-Z admitted that Roc-A-Fella was initially reluctant to support West as a rapper, claiming that he saw him as a producer first and foremost.[27] Multiple record companies felt he was not as marketable as rappers who portray the "street image" prominent in hip hop culture.[24] Beginning his career as a rapper, Kanye West recorded the third verse on the song "The Bounce" off of Jay-Z's The Blueprint²: The Gift & the Curse, an album he produced for, from the same label he was signed to as a rapper.
[edit] 2004–05: The College Dropout and Late Registration
On October 23, 2002, West was involved in a near fatal car crash while driving home from the recording studio.[28] The crash provided inspiration for West's first single, "Through the Wire".[29] West's faith is apparent in many of his songs, such as "Jesus Walks", which became a staple at his benefit performances, such as the Live 8 concert. These songs were featured on West's debut album, The College Dropout, which was released on Roc-A-Fella Records in February 2004, and went on to receive critical acclaim. The album also defined the style for which West would become known, including wordplay and sampling.[29] The album was eventually certified triple platinum. Guest appearances included Jay-Z, Ludacris, GLC, Consequence, Talib Kweli, Mos Def, Common, and Syleena Johnson. The album also featured the singles, "All Falls Down" and "The New Workout Plan", as well as Twista's number one single, "Slow Jamz".[30] During 2003 West also co-produced songs for British singer Javine Hylton, even appearing in the music video to Real Things playing the love interest of Javine.
West was involved in a financial dispute over Royce Da 5'9"'s song "Heartbeat", produced by West and released on Build & Destroy: The Lost Sessions. West maintains that Royce never paid for the beat, but recorded to it and released it; hearing him on the beat, the original customers decided not to buy it from West. After the disagreement, West vowed to never work with Royce again.[31] Other Kanye West-produced hit singles during the period The College Dropout was released included "I Changed My Mind" by Keyshia Cole, "Overnight Celebrity" by Twista and "Talk About Our Love" by Brandy.[29]
Taking a more eclectic route, West collaborated with American film score composer Jon Brion to construct his second album, Late Registration, which was released on August 30, 2005.[32] Like its predecessor, the sophomore effort garnered universal acclaim from music critics.[33] Late Registration topped countless critic polls and was revered as the best album of the year by numerous publications, including USA Today, Spin, and Time.[34][35] Rolling Stone awarded the album the highest position on their end of the year record list and hailed it as a "sweepingly generous, absurdly virtuosic hip-hop classic."[36] The record earned the number one spot on the Village Voice's Pazz & Jop critics' poll of 2005 for the second consecutive year.[37] Late Registration was also a commercial success, selling over 860,000 copies in its first week alone and topping the Billboard 200.[38] Grossing over 2.3 million units sold in the United States alone by year's end, Late Registration was considered by industry observers as the sole majorly successful album release of the fall of 2005, a season that was plagued by steadily declining CD sales.[39] The second album earned eight Grammy Award nominations including Album of the Year and Record of the Year for the song "Gold Digger".[40] The album is certified triple platinum.[41]
On August 22, 2005, the MTV special All Eyes On Kanye West aired, in which West spoke out against homophobia in hip-hop. He claimed that hip-hop has always been about "speaking your mind and about breaking down barriers, but everyone in hip-hop discriminates against gay people."[42] He then reflected on a personal experience. He said that he had a "turning point" when he realized one of his cousins was gay. He said regarding this experience: "This is my cousin. I love him and I've been discriminating against gays." He drew comparison between African Americans' struggle for civil rights and today's gay rights movement. The following year, in an interview with Entertainment Weekly, West further expounded his experiences with and views on the relationship between the black and gay communities.[43]
In September 2005, West announced that he would release his Pastelle Clothing line in spring 2006:[44] "Now that I have a Grammy under my belt and Late Registration is finished, I am ready to launch my clothing line next spring." In that year, West produced the hit singles "Go" by Common and "Dreams" by The Game.[45]
[edit] 2007–09: Graduation and 808s & Heartbreak
In 2007, it was announced that West would be starring in a series directed by Larry Charles. He has been working on the pilot episode for the past two years with Larry Charles and Rick Rubin. He also had this to say on January 14: "I wouldn't do something as cliché as a reality show. At least give me the credit for being more creative than that. It's a situational half-hour comedy. It's fictional, and loosely based on my life.[46] " West also collaborated with Japanese hip-hop group Teriyaki Boyz to produce the single "I Still Love H.E.R.", a reference to Common's 1994 single "I Used to Love H.E.R.". Further to this, during a radio appearance in early 2007, West, like many of his peers, recorded an impromptu freestyle to the popular song "Throw Some D's." The song that to all other rappers was about automobile rims, was used by West to comically refer to D-cup breasts. Because of the unexpected success of the song, West went on to make a video for the freestyle, in which he is seen playing his 'Old Ass Cousin'.[47]
West was also featured in a new song called "Classic (Better Than I've Ever Been)". It was believed to be a single for, Graduation, because he is featured on the track, but Nike quickly explained that it was for the Nike Air Force 1's anniversary. It was meant only to be an exclusive track for the company.[48]
On March 25, 2007, he and his father Ray West supported World Water Day by having a "Walk for Water" rally.[49] After a two-year break, West has returned to being a fashion columnist in lifestyle magazine Complex.[50] On July 7, 2007, West performed with The Police and John Mayer at the American leg of Live Earth.[51] West hosted the August 17 edition of British comedy- variety show The Friday Night Project.[52]
In July 2007, West changed the release date of Graduation, his third album, from September 18, 2007, to the same release date as 50 Cent's album Curtis, September 11, 2007.[53] 50 Cent later claimed that if Graduation were to sell more records than Curtis, he would stop releasing solo albums. However, 50 Cent would later dispel his comments.[54] The album has been certified double platinum. Guest appearances included T-Pain, Mos Def, and Lil Wayne.[55]
| “ | When I heard that thing about the debate, I thought that was the stupidest thing. When my albums drops and 50's album drops, you're gonna get a lot of good music at the same time.[56] | ” |
On August 26, 2007, West appeared as himself on the HBO television show Entourage which he used as a platform to premier his new single "Good Life" during the end credits. On September 9, 2007, West performed at the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards, losing in every category he was nominated for; he gave an angry speech immediately afterward. (see "Controversies" section)
Following the MTV stint, West was nominated in eight Grammy Award categories for the 50th annual Grammy Awards.[57] He won four of them,[58] including Best Rap Album for Graduation and Best Rap Solo Performance for "Stronger" from Graduation. During the four-hour televised Grammy Awards ceremony, West also performed two songs: "Stronger" (with Daft Punk) and "Hey Mama" (in honor of his recently deceased mother).[59]
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West performing at the United Center in Chicago
West kicked off the Glow in the Dark Tour in Seattle at the Key Arena on April 16. The tour was originally scheduled to end in June in Cincinnati but was extended into August. Over the course of the tour West was joined by a varying group of opening acts, including Lupe Fiasco, Rihanna, N.E.R.D., DJ Craze, and Gnarls Barkley. On June 15, West was scheduled to perform a late night set at the Bonnaroo Music Festival. His performance started almost two hours late and ran for half of its alloted time, angering many fans in the audience. West later wrote an outraged entry on his blog, blaming the festival organizers as well as Pearl Jam's preceding set, which ran longer than expected.
On September 7, West debuted a new song "Love Lockdown" at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards. "Love Lockdown" features no rapping and only singing using an auto-tune device. This song appears on West's fourth studio album, 808s & Heartbreak. The new album was expected to be released on December 16, but West announced on his blog on September 24, 2008, that he had finished the album and would be releasing it sometime in November, earlier than previously scheduled. In early October, West made a surprise appearance at a T.I. concert in Los Angeles, where he stated that 808s & Heartbreak was scheduled to be released on November 25, though it was actually released on the 24th, and that the second single is "Heartless". The album was another number one album for West, even though the first week numbers fell well short of Graduation with 450,145 sold.[60]
West performed at the American Music Awards ceremony on November 23.[61] That same night he won two AMA awards, including Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album for Graduation and Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Male Artist. West performed at the Democratic National Convention in Denver in August 2008, along with Wyclef Jean and N.E.R.D. in support of Barack Obama. On January 20, 2009, Kanye West performed at the Youth Inaugural Ball hosted by MTV for Obama's inauguration.
On February 17, 2009, West was named one of Top 10 Most Stylish Men in America by GQ.[62] The next day, February 18, 2009, West won International Male Solo Artist at The Brit Awards 2009. West was not in attendance but accepted his award with a video speech, saying "Barack is the 'Best Interracial Male' but I'm proud to be the Best International Male in the world.[63]
In April 2009, Kanye West recorded a song called "Hurricane" with 30 Seconds to Mars to appear on their album This Is War, but was not released due to legal issues with both record companies. The song was eventually released on the deluxe version of This Is War, titled "Hurricane 2.0".[64][65][66]
[edit] 2010–present: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy and Watch the Throne
In May 2010, West made an animated television guest appearance on Fox's animated television series The Cleveland Show (a spin-off of Family Guy) as the voice behind "Kenny West", a rival of Cleveland Brown's son.[67] In his first episode he performed in a rap battle with Cleveland's son. The producers stated working with West was a very good experience and a reason they chose him was because they knew he was a fan of Family Guy.[68] Kenny West re-appeared in the season 2 premiere of The Cleveland Show.
West spent the first half of 2010 in Honolulu, Hawaii, working on his new album with the working title "Good Ass Job", later named My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, released on November 22, 2010.[69] West has cited Maya Angelou, Gil Scott-Heron and Nina Simone as his musical inspirations for this album. Outside production is said to come from RZA, Q-Tip, Pete Rock, and DJ Premier.[70][71] West also had Justin Vernon flown into his studio on Oahu after seemingly expressing interest in sampling one of Bon Iver's songs; Vernon proceeded to feature on a number of new tracks, including "Lost In The World," which features Vernon's vocal line from Woods.[72]
On May 28, the Dwele-assisted first single from the album, entitled "Power", leaked to the Internet. On June 30, the track was officially released via iTunes. The upcoming music video was quoted as being "apocalyptic, in a very personal way" by the director Marco Brambilla.[73]
On September 12, 2010, West performed a new song, "Runaway" featuring Pusha T, at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards.[74] Shortly after the performance, Kanye revealed he was working on a 35 minute short film based around the song. The movie is said to be influenced by film noir and concerns a fallen phoenix whom Kanye falls in love with.[75] On October 15, 2010, Kanye West was ranked 3rd in BET's "Top Ten Rappers of the 21st Century" list.[76]
Watch the Throne, a collaborative studio album by West and Jay-Z,[77] was released by Def Jam Recordings on August 8, 2011.[78] It has been under production since August 2010 as part of West's GOOD Friday initiative of releasing new songs every Friday between August 20 and Christmas 2010.[79] West said through a recent interview with MTV that the album is "going to be very dark and sexy, like couture hip hop."[79][80][81] He appeared at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, performing the track "Lost in the World" from My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.[82] On January 6, 2011, Kanye announced via Twitter that the first official single from Watch the Throne would be a song called "H•A•M" produced by Lex Luger. The song was released on January 11, 2011.[83]
On April 17, 2011, West closed the Coachella Festival with a headlining set that received glowing praise from fans and critics alike.[84][85] On July 20, a track titled "Otis" from the album was released in the iTunes Store. It samples "Try a Little Tenderness" by Otis Redding.[86] On October 19, 2011, via his Twitter, West announced plans for a Spring 2012 GOOD Music album release.[87] On April 6, 2012, "Mercy", the lead single from the GOOD Music compilation album, Cruel Summer, was released.[88] The song, produced by newly signed in-house producer Lifted, features West along with Big Sean, Pusha T and southern rapper 2 Chainz.[89]
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Business ventures[link]
In August 2008, West revealed plans to open 10 Fatburger restaurants in the Chicago area; the first was set to open in September 2008 in Orland Park. The second followed in January 2009, while a third location is yet to be revealed, although the process is being finalized. His company, KW Foods LLC, bought the rights to the chain in Chicago.[90] Additionally, West planned to launch his fashion career, and applied for internships with major European fashion houses.[91] He was due to release his own clothing line called Past Tell in 2009. He also collaborated with Nike to release his own shoe, Air Yeezys.
On January 22, 2009, during Paris Fashion Week, West introduced his first shoe line designed for Louis Vuitton. The line was released in summer 2009.
On October 1, 2011, Kanye West premiered his women's fashion label, DW Kanye West[92] at Paris Fashion Week. He received support from DSquared2 duo Dean and Dan Caten, Olivier Theyskens, Jeremy Scott, Azzedine Alaïa, and the Olsen twins, who were also in attendance during his show. His debut fashion show received mixed-to-negative reviews,[93][94] ranging from reserved observations by Style.com[95] to excoriating commentary by The Wall Street Journal,[96] the New York Times,[97] the International Herald Tribune, Elleuk.com, The Daily Telegraph, Harper's Bazaar and many others.[98][99][100]
Philanthropy[link]
West started the "Kanye West Foundation" in Chicago in 2003. On August 24, 2007, West hosted the inaugural benefit concert to launch the foundation's partnership with Strong American Schools. It is focused on helping Latino and African American children stay in school and continue education through grade school, high school, and college. The foundation also helps children pursue music in school. West has contributed over $500,000 to his foundation. The foundation has also been called the "Donda West Foundation".
Kanye West has appeared and participated in many fundraisers, benefit concerts, and has done community work for Hurricane Katrina relief, the Kanye West Foundation, the Millions More Movement, 100 Black Men of America, a Live Earth concert benefit, World Water Day rally and march, Nike runs, and a MTV special helping young Iraq War veterans who struggle through debt and PTSD a second chance after returning home.[101]
Musical style and influences[link]
At the start of his career, Kanye West's production style often used pitched-up vocal samples, usually from soul songs, with his own drums and instruments.[25] His first major release featuring his trademark vocal sampling style was "This Can't Be Life", a track from Jay-Z’s The Dynasty: Roc La Familia. West said he sped up the drum beat of Dr. Dre's "Xxplosive" to use as a replacement for his drums on "This Can't Be Life".[24]
West has said that Wu-Tang Clan producer RZA influenced him in his style,[21][102] and has said on numerous occasions that Wu-Tang rappers Ghostface Killah and Ol' Dirty Bastard were some of his all-time favorites, "Wu-Tang? Me and my friends talk about this all the time... We think Wu-Tang had one of the biggest impacts as far as a movement. From slang to style of dress, skits, the samples. Similar to the [production] style I use, RZA has been doing that."[103] RZA himself has spoken quite positively of the comparisons, stating in an interview for Rolling Stone, "All good. I got super respect for Kanye. He came up to me about a year or two ago. He gave me mad praising and blessings... For people to say Wu-Tang inspire Kanye, Kanye is one of the biggest artists in the world. That goes back to what we say: 'Wu-Tang is forever.' Kanye is going to inspire people to be like him."[104] After hearing his work on The Blueprint, RZA claimed that a torch-passing had occurred between him and West, saying, "The shoes gotta be filled. If you ain't gonna do it, somebody else is gonna do it. That's how I feel about rap today."[104]
While his use of sampling has lessened over time, West's production continues to feature distinctive and intricate string arrangements. This characteristic arose from him listening to the English trip hop group Portishead, whose 1998 live album Roseland NYC Live, with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra inspired him to incorporate string sections into his hip hop production.[2] Though he was unable to afford live instruments beyond violin riffs provided by Israeli violinist Miri Ben-Ari around the time of his debut album, its subsequent commercial success allowed him to hire his very own eleven-piece string orchestra. For a time, West stood as the sole current pop star to tour with a string section.[2]
West has stated on several occasions that outside of work, he favors listening to rock music over hip-hop. He cites Franz Ferdinand, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and The Killers as some of his favorite musical groups. Additionally, on Graduation, West drew inspiration from arena rock bands such as U2, The Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin for melody and chord progression.[105] Both a fan and supporter of indie culture, West uses his official website to promote obscure indie rock bands, posting up music videos and mp3s on a daily basis.[106] This musical affinity is mutual, as West has collaborated with indie artists such as Santigold, Peter Bjorn and John, and Lykke Li while his songs have gone on to be covered countless times by myriad rock bands.[107]
Personal life[link]
Relationships[link]
Kanye West and designer Alexis Phifer ended their 18-month engagement in 2008. The couple had been dating on and off since 2002, with West eventually proposing in August 2006. According to a friend, the couple's relationship had become increasingly strained, burdened by the sheer amount of time and attention West was dedicating to his current concert tour. "It's always sad when things like this end, and we remain friends," Phifer told People.[108]
West was also in a high profile on/off relationship with Amber Rose from 2008 until the summer of 2010. He is now reportedly dating reality star Kim Kardashian.[109]
Mother's death[link]
On November 10, 2007, West's mother, Donda West, died of complications from cosmetic surgery involving abdominoplasty and breast reduction.[110] TMZ reported that Beverly Hills plastic surgeon Andre Aboolian refused to do the surgery because Donda West had a health condition that placed her at risk for a heart attack.[110] Aboolian referred her to an internist to investigate her cardiac issue.[110] Donda never met with the doctor recommended by Aboolian and had the procedures performed by a third doctor, Jan Adams.[110] She was 58 years old (1949–2007).
Adams sent condolences to Donda West's family but declined to publicly discuss the procedure because of confidentiality.[111] He had previously been under scrutiny by the medical board.[112][113][114] Adams appeared on Larry King Live on November 20, 2007 but left before speaking. Two days later, he appeared again, with his attorney, stating he was there to "defend himself." He said that the recently released autopsy results "spoke for themselves".[115] The final coroner's report January 10, 2008 concluded that Donda West died of "coronary artery disease and multiple post-operative factors due to or as a consequence of liposuction and mammoplasty."[116]
The funeral and burial for Donda West was held in Oklahoma City on November 20, 2007.[117] West held his first concert following the funeral at The O2 in London on November 22. He dedicated a performance of "Hey Mama", as well as a cover of Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'", to his mother, and did so on all other dates of his Glow in the Dark tour.[118]
At a December 2008 press conference in New Zealand, West spoke about his mother's death for the first time. "It was like losing an arm and a leg and trying to walk through that," he told reporters.[119]
California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger passed the "Donda West Law," a legislation which makes it mandatory for patients to provide medical clearance for elective cosmetic surgery.[120]
Legal issues[link]
In December 2006, Robert "Evel" Knievel sued West for trademark infringement in West's video for "Touch the Sky." Knievel took issue with a "sexually charged video" in which West takes on the persona of "Evel Kanyevel" and attempts flying a rocket over a canyon. The suit filed in federal court claims infringement on his trademarked name and likeness. Knievel also claims the "vulgar and offensive" images depicted in the video damage his reputation. The suit seeks damages and to stop distribution of the video.[121] West's attorneys argued that the music video amounted to satire and therefore was covered under the First Amendment. Just days before his death in November 2007, Knievel amicably settled the suit after being paid a visit from West, saying, "I thought he was a wonderful guy and quite a gentleman."[122]
On September 11, 2008, West and his road manager/bodyguard Don "Don C." Crowley were arrested at Los Angeles International Airport and booked on charges of felony vandalism after an altercation with the paparazzi in which West and Crowley broke the photographers' cameras.[123][124] West was later released from the Los Angeles Police Department's Pacific Division station in Culver City on $20,000 bail bond. On September 26, 2008 the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office said it would not file felony counts against West over the incident. Instead the case file was forwarded to the city attorney's office, which charged West with one count of misdemeanor vandalism, one count of grand theft and one count of battery and his manager with three counts of each on March 18, 2009.[125] West's and Crowley's arraignment was delayed from an original date of April 14, 2009.[126]
West was arrested again on November 14, 2008 at the Hilton hotel near Gateshead after another scuffle involving a photographer outside the famous Tup Tup Palace nightclub in Newcastle Upon Tyne. He was later released "with no further action", according to a police spokesperson.[127]
Controversies[link]
General media[link]
West has had several controversies throughout his career. On September 2, 2005, during a benefit concert for Hurricane Katrina relief on NBC, A Concert for Hurricane Relief, West was a featured speaker. When West was presenting alongside actor Mike Myers, he deviated from the prepared script. Myers spoke next and continued to read the script. Once it was West's turn to speak again, he said "George Bush doesn't care about black people." At this point, telethon producer Rick Kaplan cut off the microphone and then cut away to Chris Tucker, who was unaware of the cut for a few seconds. Still, West's comment reached much of the United States.[128][129] Bush stated in an interview that the comment was "one of the most disgusting moments” of his presidency.[130]
In January 2006, West again sparked controversy when he appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone in the image of Jesus wearing a crown of thorns.[131]
In November, 2010, in a taped interview with Matt Lauer for the Today Show, West expressed regret for his criticism of Bush. "I would tell George Bush in my moment of frustration, I didn't have the grounds to call him a racist," he told Lauer. "I believe that in a situation of high emotion like that we as human beings don't always choose the right words." The following day, Bush reacted to the apology in a live interview with Lauer saying he appreciated the rapper's remorse. "I'm not a hater," Bush said. "I don't hate Kanye West. I was talking about an environment in which people were willing to say things that hurt. Nobody wants to be called a racist if in your heart you believe in equality of races."
Reactions were mixed, but some felt that West had no need to apologize. "It was not the particulars of your words that mattered, it was the essence of a feeling of the insensitivity towards our communities that many of us have felt for far too long," noted Def Jam co-founder Russell Simmons.[132] Dr. Boyce Watkins said that West was, "now part of the establishment, where waffling on your principles is fully expected. Bush deserved no apology, for you don’t apologize to a criminal after repudiating him for an egregious crime.[133] " Bush himself was receptive to the apology, saying, "I appreciate that. It wasn't just Kanye West who was talking like that during Katrina, I cited him as an example, I cited others as an example as well. You know, I appreciate that."[134]
Award shows[link]
In 2004, West had his first of a number of incidents involving music award events. At the American Music Awards of 2004, West stormed out of the auditorium after losing Best New Artist to country singer Gretchen Wilson. He later commented, "I felt like I was definitely robbed [...] I was the best new artist this year."[135] After the 2006 Grammy nominations were released, West said he would "really have a problem" if he did not win the Album of the Year, saying, "I don't care what I do, I don't care how much I stunt – you can never take away from the amount of work I put into it. I don't want to hear all of that politically correct stuff."[136] On November 2, 2006, when his "Touch the Sky" failed to win Best Video at the MTV Europe Music Awards, West went onto the stage as the award was being presented to Justice and Simian for "We Are Your Friends" and argued that he should have won the award instead.[137][138] Hundreds of news outlets worldwide criticized the outburst. On November 7, 2006, West apologized for this outburst publicly during his performance as support act for U2 for their Vertigo concert in Brisbane.[139] He later spoofed the incident in the season premiere of Saturday Night Live.
On September 9, 2007, West suggested that his race had to do with his being overlooked for opening the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) in favor of Britney Spears; he claimed, "Maybe my skin’s not right."[140] West was performing at the event; that night, he lost all 5 awards that he was nominated for, including Best Male Artist and Video of the Year. After the show, he was visibly upset that he had lost at the VMAs two years in a row, stating that he would not come back to MTV ever again. He also appeared on several radio stations saying that when he made the song "Stronger" that it was his dream to open the VMAs with it. He has also stated that Spears has not had a hit in a long period of time and that MTV exploited her for ratings.[141]
On September 13, 2009, during the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards while Taylor Swift was accepting her award for Best Female Video for "You Belong with Me", West went on stage and grabbed the microphone to proclaim that Beyoncé's video for "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)", nominated for the same award, was "one of the best videos of all time". He was subsequently removed from the remainder of the show for his actions.[142][143][144] When Beyoncé later won the award for Best Video of the Year for "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)", she called Swift up on stage so that she could finish her acceptance speech.[142] West was criticized by various celebrities for the outburst,[143][145][146][147][148] and by President Barack Obama, who called West a "jackass".[149][150][151][152][153] In addition, West's VMA disruption sparked a large influx of Internet photo memes with blogs, forums and "tweets" with the "Let you finish" photo-jokes.[154] Subsequently, West posted two apologies for the outburst on his personal blog; one on the night of the incident and the other the same day he appeared on The Jay Leno Show, on September 14, 2009, where he apologized again.[146][155] After Swift appeared on The View two days after the outburst, partly to discuss the matter, West called her to apologize personally. Swift said she accepted his apology.[156][157][158] In September 2010, West wrote a series of apologetic tweets addressed to Swift including "Beyonce didn't need that. MTV didn't need that and Taylor and her family friends and fans definitely didn't want or need that" and concluding with "I'm sorry Taylor." West also revealed he had written a song for Swift and if she did not accept the song, he would perform it himself.[159] However, on November 8, 2010, in an interview with a Minnesota radio station, West seemed to recant a bit of his past apologies by attempting to describe the act at the 2009 awards show as "selfless" and downgrade the perception of disrespect it created.[160][161]
Discography[link]
Main articles: Kanye West discography and Kanye West production discography
Solo Albums
- The College Dropout (2004)
- Late Registration (2005)
- Graduation (2007)
- 808s & Heartbreak (2008)
- My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010)
Collaborations
- Watch the Throne (2011) – with Jay-Z
- Cruel Summer (2012) – with GOOD Music artists[87]
Filmography[link]
- We Were Once a Fairytale (2009)
- Runaway (2010)
- Cruel Summer (2012)
Awards and nominations[link]
Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Kanye West
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| Name | West, Kanye Omari |
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| Short description | Rapper, record producer |
| Date of birth | June 8, 1977 |
| Place of birth | Atlanta, Georgia |
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 Kid Cudi performing in Denver, Colorado in 2011 |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi |
| Born | (1984-01-30) January 30, 1984 (age 28) Cleveland, Ohio, United States |
| Genres | Alternative hip hop, neo-psychedelia, pop rock |
| Occupations | Rapper, singer-songwriter, guitarist, actor |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, drums |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Labels | GOOD, Universal Republic,[1] Wicked Awesome |
| Associated acts | WZRD, Dot da Genius, Kanye West, Chip tha Ripper, Ratatat |
| Website | www.KidCudi.com |
Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi[2] (born January 30, 1984),[3] better known by his stage name Kid Cudi ( /ˈkɪd ˈkʌdi/ KID KUD-ee), sometimes stylized KiD CuDi, is an American alternative hip hop recording artist, singer-songwriter, guitarist and actor. He first gained major attention after the release of his debut mixtape A Kid Named Cudi. In 2009, his single "Day 'n' Nite" reached the top five of the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts. "Day 'n' Nite" was included on Cudi's debut album Man on the Moon: The End of Day, which was later certified Gold. In 2010 he released his second studio album Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager, preceded by the release of two singles "Erase Me" and "Mr. Rager". In October 2010, Cudi announced that he would be forming a rock band with Dot da Genius called 'Wizard', later renamed WZRD. Their self-titled debut album was released on February 28, 2012.[4] Kid Cudi has sold over 4.6 million digital singles and has worked with Kanye West, Common, David Guetta and other artists signed to the GOOD Music label.[5]
In 2009 Cudi, along with record producers Patrick "Plain Pat" Reynolds and Emile Haynie launched their record label, Dream On, in partnership with Kanye West's GOOD Music and Universal Motown. On February 26, 2011 Cudi took to his Twitter account to announce that the label had been dissolved due to differences. In April 2011, while performing at New York City’s Roseland Ballroom Kid Cudi announced he was launching his own label: "Wicked Awesome Records".
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1984-2008: Early life and career beginnings[link]
Kid Cudi was born in Cleveland, Ohio and grew up in Shaker Heights and Solon. He is the youngest of four children, with two brothers, Domingo and Dean, and a sister, Maisha.[6] His father, a house painter, substitute teacher and World War II Air Force veteran was Mexican-Native American, while his mother, a middle-school choir teacher at Roxboro Middle School, in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, is African-American.[7][8] When he was eleven years old, Mescudi's father died of cancer; his passing would have a significant effect on Mescudi's personality and subsequently his music.[8] Mescudi attended Shaker Heights High School for two years, then transferred to Solon High School, and later earned his GED. Eventually, Mescudi studied film at the University of Toledo then dropped out after a year.[6]
It was towards the end of high school that Mescudi first began rapping, inspired by alternative hip hop groups such as The Pharcyde and A Tribe Called Quest.[8] He moved to Brooklyn in New York City to pursue a music career.[2] In July 2008, Kid Cudi released his first mixtape, A Kid Named Cudi, in collaboration with New York street-wear brand 10.Deep as a free download.[9] The mixtape quickly caught the attention of Kanye West, which in turn spawned his signing to GOOD Music later that year.
Kid Cudi was featured on Kanye West's 2008 album, 808s & Heartbreak, singing with West on the track "Welcome to Heartbreak", and helping with songwriting on "Heartless" and "Paranoid". "Welcome to Heartbreak" peaked at #87 on the Pop 100,[10] and music videos for both songs have been released. Cudi was then tipped as an artist to watch for in media such as Rolling Stone, Vibe, The Source, XXL and BBC News's Sound of 2009 poll of up-and-coming acts.[11] MTV News also reported on Cudi on a series of reports MCs To Watch In 2009.[12]
His first television appearance was at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards, alongside Travis Barker and DJ AM. On February 17, 2009, he appeared on Snoop Dogg's MTV talk show Dogg After Dark performing "Day 'n' Nite" at the end of the show. Two days later on February 19, 2009, Cudi appeared on BET's 106 & Park with Kanye West to debut the video of "Day 'n' Nite". On March 16, 2009 Kid Cudi performed on mtvU's Spring Break special, and the next day he performed three songs on NBC's Last Call with Carson Daly. He has also appeared as a musical guest on The Late Show with David Letterman and Jimmy Kimmel Live!.
Kid Cudi also made a cameo appearance next to Solange in the video for the song "T.O.N.Y." in February 2009, and later in The Black Eyed Peas' video for "I Gotta Feeling", with David Guetta. He has also been on two magazine covers, Complex (August/September 2009) and URB (August 2009). Bape awarded Cudi his own t-shirt in September 2009, in reward for his music and past employment there when living in New York City.
[edit] 2009–2010: Man on the Moon series
Cudi's debut album Man on the Moon: The End of Day was released on Universal Motown Records on September 15, 2009[13] and sold 104,419 copies in the first week and charted at #4.[14] The album's lead single "Day 'n' Nite", Kid Cudi's greatest commercial success thus far, charted well both in the U.S. and in Europe. The second single was "Make Her Say" (originally titled "I Poke Her Face"), which features a sample from Lady Gaga's hit single "Poker Face" and performances by Kanye West and Common.[15][16]
On February 25, 2009, Cudi self-leaked a "teaser trailer" [17] for the upcoming Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen film using his song "Sky Might Fall" in the background, later he posted that he made the trailer himself and was in talks to possibly make it official.[18]
With Emile Haynie, Cudi produced an exclusive single called "Switchin Lanes" for the video game Midnight Club: Los Angeles, part of its "South Central Premium Upgrade" downloadable content (DLC) which came out March 19, 2009 for the PlayStation 3 and March 27, 2009 for the Xbox 360.[19]
He revealed information about his future plans via his blog, saying that a possible collaboration with Chip tha Ripper could be followed with a collaboration project with electrorock duo Ratatat.[20] During the summer of 2009, Cudi joined rapper Asher Roth for the Great Hangover concert tour.[21] Kid Cudi was featured on the highly anticipated Jay-Z album The Blueprint 3 (2009), on the song "Already Home".[22] In a late 2009 interview, Cudi announced that the follow-up to his debut album will be a collaboration album called Cudder and the Revolution of Evolution. He stated he has already recorded songs with Snoop Dogg, Travis Barker, Clipse, Cage and Pharrell and would also like to work with Drake, Green Day, Kings of Leon, Robin Thicke, The Killers and The Postal Service on the album. Also it was rumored that Man on the Moon: The End of Day will be followed up by a sequel titled Man on the Moon: The Ghost in the Machine and that the Man on the Moon will be a trilogy, but was not been confirmed.[23] Kid Cudi was nominated for three 2010 Grammy Awards for his singles, "Day 'n' Nite" and "Make Her Say".[24] Kid Cudi was featured on Snoop Dogg's re-release of Malice n Wonderland, More Malice (2010), on the song "That Tree",[25] as well as teaming up with Johnny Polygon to remix Polygon's "The Riot Song" which appears on his mixtape, Rebel Without Applause(2010)[26] On April 20, 2010, Kid Cudi announced that the name of his second album has been changed from Cudder and the Revolution of Evolution to Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager.[27][28] On June 11, 2010, Kid Cudi was arrested in the Chelsea neighborhood of the Manhattan borough New York City and charged with felony criminal mischief and possession of a controlled substance.[29] Despite his arrest, he was released and made it to Manchester, Tennessee in time to play at Bonnaroo.
The lead single for Cudi's second studio album titled "Erase Me" featuring Kanye West and produced by Jim Jonsin, debuted on a Cleveland radio station June 30, 2010 and was officially released to Rhythm/Crossover radio on August 17, 2010.[30][31][32][33] The album debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200 chart, with first-week sales of 169,000 copies.[34] In its second week it crossed the 200,000 sales mark.[35] 2010 also featured Kid Cudi on a number of songs for Kanye West's weekly free music giveaway G.O.O.D. Fridays appearing on "Good Friday", "Christian Dior Denim Flow" and "The Joy", which later became a bonus track on Jay-Z and Kanye West collaborative effort Watch the Throne (2011).
2011-present: New direction and WZRD[link]
Main article: WZRD (band)
In October 2010, Cudi announced that he would be forming a rock band with Dot da Genius tentatively called 'Wizard'.[36] However, in early 2011, he announced that he would be releasing a mixtape prior to the rock album.[37] On February 26, 2011 Cudi took to his Twitter account to announce that Dream On, the record label he launched back in 2009 with partners Patrick “Plain Pat” Reynolds and producer Emile Haynie, has been dissolved.[38] However in an interview with Complex Magazine he explained they were still on good terms: "I wanted to try something new, and I wanted to take control of things myself. Those are still my guys, Pat and Emile, and I'm still going to work with them in the future. When we start working on Man on the Moon III I’ll be calling them up to see if they want to be a part of it. I know Emile is definitely down. We had an issue, but we’re men and we were able to figure it out and move forward. There’s no hard feelings."[39]
In March 2011, Cudi announced that a music video for "Marijuana" will be released in the spring,[40] followed by a music video for "Mr. Rager" in the summer of 2011.[40] As well as a short film inspired by his song "Maniac" with Cage, directed by Shia LaBeouf[41] will be released in October 2011.[dated info][40]
In April 2011, while performing at New York City’s Roseland Ballroom Kid Cudi announced name of the record label he is launching. The new label, which he will be releasing his third studio album on is called “Wicked Awesome Records”. He also renamed his band on the same occasion to '2 Be Continuum' renaming it from the original 'Wizard'. Kid Cudi explained his reasoning saying: "I needed something more original, something different, but it’s still wizardry at its finest."[42] On August 12, 2011, Kid Cudi released the music video for "No One Believes Me", directed by Fright Night director Craig Gillespie. Although the song was recorded as a collaborative song with Dot da Genius, the single was released under Kid Cudi's name.[43] On August 21, Cudi announced that he is no longer releasing the mixtape A Man Named Scott so that he can focus on his rock project and his third solo album Man on the Moon III.[44] Kid Cudi released a video for Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager's title track "Mr. Rager" on September 8, 2011. The video has received all-positive reviews from critics and fans alike.[45]
Despite saying he will not do many more features for other artists in Complex magazine's October/November 2011 cover story,[46] he appeared on Bryan Greenberg's second studio album We Don't Have Forever (2011), Travis Barker's Give the Drummer Some (2011), The Knux's Eraser (2011), and Wale's Ambition (2011) respectively.
On October 30, Cudi released the Maniac, a short horror film co-starring Cage and directed by Shia LaBeouf, through his blog.[47]
On November 13, 2011, a previously unreleased mixtape of material Cudi had recorded from 2002-2003 titled Rap Hard was released. On November 18, 2011 renamed his band, for the second time to 'WZRD'.[48] He also announced that the upcoming rock project will be released on his 28th birthday, January 30, 2012.
In late 2011, Cudi was mentioned in a viral video by Ben Breedlove about his near death experiences.[49] After Breedlove's death on December 26, 2011, Cudi commented on his thoughts about inspiring the young kid. "I am so sad about Ben Breedlove," Kid Cudi wrote on his Tumblr blog. "I watched the video he left for the world to see, and him seeing me in detail, in his vision really warmed my heart. I broke down, I am to tears because I hate how life is so unfair. This has really touched my heart in a way I cant describe, this is why I do what I do. Why I write my life, and why I love you all so much. Life is really f---- up sometimes, but I know Ben is at Peace, and I hope he gets a chance to sit and talk with my Dad. We love you Ben. Forever. Thank you for loving me. To Ben’s family, you raised a real hero, he’s definitely mine. You have my love."
In January 2012 Cudi appeared on two songs off Chip tha Ripper's mixtape Tell Ya Friends, "Ride 4 You" which also featured Far East Movement and "GloryUs" which credited the duo as they are collectively known, The Almighty GloryUs, which led to speculation that a project from the two was underway. On January 31, Cudi announced through his Twitter feed that he had completed Man on the Moon III and that his next album was the collaborative effort with Chip tha Ripper.[50] In 2012 Cudi was featured on the soundtrack to the film The Hunger Games, crafting an original song for the film titled "The Ruler and the Killer". Cudi wrote on Twitter, "I could not have done it with out my producing partners on the project for the film, The legendary and Godly T Bone Burnett and Greg Wells!", referring to "The Ruler and the Killer"[51]
While working on WZRD, Cudi claims he had writer's block for almost 5 months because of his new sobriety. Something that never has happened to him for such an extended period of time. According to Kid Cudi, bands that inspired the album include Electric Light Orchestra, Jimi Hendrix, Nirvana and Pink Floyd. The album includes a song titled "Where Did You Sleep Last Night?", a cover of the same titled song by Nirvana who in turn was inspired by blues guitar legend Lead Belly's rendition of the traditional folk song.[52]
Acting career[link]
Kid Cudi starred in the new HBO comedy series How to Make It in America until its cancellation after 2 seasons. He is credited under his real name.[53]
Personal life[link]
On March 26, 2010, his daughter, Vada Wamwene Mescudi, was born.[54][55]
Discography[link]
Main article: Kid Cudi discography
- Studio albums
- Man on the Moon: The End of Day (2009)
- Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager (2010)
- Man on the Moon III (2012)[56]
- Collaborative albums
- WZRD (2012) (with Dot da Genius as WZRD)[37]
- Cruel Summer (2012) (with GOOD Music)[57]
- The Almighty GloryUS (TBA) (with Chip tha Ripper)
- Mixtapes
- A Kid Named Cudi (2008)
Awards and nominations[link]
Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Kid Cudi
Filmography[link]
| Film | |||
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| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 2011 | MANIAC | Serial killer | Short film, directed by Shia LaBeouf |
| 2012 | Cruel Summer | Short film, directed by Kanye West | |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2010 | One Tree Hill | Himself | Episode: "Lists, Plans" |
| 2010–2011 | How to Make It in America | Domingo Brown | Major supporting role |
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| Date of birth | January 30, 1984 |
| Place of birth | Cleveland, Ohio, United States |
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| Justin Bieber | |
|---|---|
 Justin Bieber at the NRJ Music Awards in Cannes, France in 2012 |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Justin Drew Bieber[1] |
| Born | (1994-03-01) March 1, 1994 (age 18)[2] London, Ontario, Canada |
| Origin | Stratford, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Pop, R&B, teen pop[3][4][5] |
| Occupations | Singer-songwriter, musician, actor |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, piano, percussion,[6] trumpet[7] |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Labels | Island, RBMG |
| Associated acts | Usher, Ludacris |
| Website | justinbiebermusic.com |
Justin Drew Bieber ( /ˈbiːbər/ BEE-bər, born March 1, 1994)[2] is a Canadian Pop/R&B singer-songwriter, musician, and actor.[3][5] Bieber was discovered in 2008 by Scooter Braun,[8] who came across Bieber's videos on YouTube and later became his manager. Braun arranged for him to meet with Usher in Atlanta, Georgia, and Bieber was soon signed to Raymond Braun Media Group (RBMG), a joint venture between Braun and Usher,[9] and then to a recording contract with Island Records offered by L.A. Reid.[6][10] Bieber's debut single, "One Time", was released in 2009 and peaked in the top twenty in Canada and charted in the top thirty in several international markets. His debut album, the seven-track EP My World, followed in November 2009, and was soon certified platinum in the United States. He became the first artist to have seven songs from a debut album chart on the Billboard Hot 100.[11]
Bieber's first full-length studio album, My World 2.0, was released in March 2010. It debuted at number one or within the top ten in several countries and was certified platinum in the United States. It was preceded by the worldwide top-ten single, "Baby". The music video of "Baby" is currently ranked as the most viewed and most discussed YouTube video.[12] Bieber followed up the release of his debut album with his first headlining tour, the My World Tour, the remix albums My Worlds Acoustic and Never Say Never – The Remixes, and the 3D biopic-concert film Justin Bieber: Never Say Never, that nearly matched the record for the biggest opening weekend gross for a concert-film. Bieber released his second studio album, Under the Mistletoe, in November 2011, which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200. Bieber has received numerous awards, including Artist of the Year at the 2010 American Music Awards, and has been nominated for such awards as Best New Artist and Best Pop Vocal Album at the 53rd Grammy Awards. In 2012, Bieber was named Forbes 3rd most powerful celebrity in the world, earning $55 million. As of May 2012, Bieber has sold 15 million albums.[13]
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Early life[link]
Bieber was born on March 1, 1994, in London, Ontario in St Joseph's Hospital,[14][15] and was raised in Stratford, Ontario.[16] Bieber's mother, Patricia Lynn "Pattie" Mallette, was 18 years old when she became pregnant. Mallette, originally from Stratford, raised her son with the help of her parents, Bruce and Diane.[17] Mallette worked a series of low-paying office jobs, raising Bieber as a single mother in low-income housing. Bieber has maintained contact with his father, Jeremy Jack Bieber, who married another woman and had two children.[18][19][20] Bieber's great-grandfather was from Germany.[21] Bieber's mother's ancestry is French Canadian.[22] Bieber attended a French immersion elementary school in Stratford called Jeanne Sauvé Catholic School.[17]
During his childhood, Bieber was interested in hockey, soccer, and chess; he often kept his musical aspirations to himself.[18] As he grew up, Bieber taught himself to play the piano, drums, guitar, and trumpet.[16][23] In early 2007, when he was twelve, Bieber sang Ne-Yo's "So Sick" for a local singing competition in Stratford and was placed second.[6][23] Mallette posted a video of the performance on YouTube for their family and friends to see. She continued to upload videos of Bieber singing covers of various R&B songs, and Bieber's popularity on the site grew.[10] Chris Hicks, Bieber's A&R at Island/Def Jam, explained the young artist's huge online following to HitQuarters by saying:
"He was doing something different. He was an attractive white kid singing very soulful R&B hits. That set him apart immediately from anyone in his range because no one was covering or singing these kind of records. But equally important was that you believed in these songs – it was real. And you wanted to hear more."[24]
Career[link]
[edit] 2008–09: Discovery and My World
While searching for videos of a different singer, Scooter Braun, a former marketing executive of So So Def, clicked on one of Bieber's 2007 videos by accident.[18] Impressed, Braun tracked down the theater Bieber was performing in, located Bieber's school, and finally contacted Mallette. Mallette was reluctant because of Braun's Jewish religion; she remembered praying, "God, I gave him to you. You could send me a Christian man, a Christian label! ... you don’t want this Jewish kid to be Justin’s man, do you?"[18] However, after praying with her church elders and receiving their encouragement, she permitted Braun to fly Bieber, then 13,[10] to Atlanta, Georgia, to record demo tapes.[18] A week after arriving, Bieber sang for R&B singer/songwriter Usher.[25] Bieber was soon signed to Raymond Braun Media Group (RBMG), a joint venture between Braun and Usher.[9] Justin Timberlake was also reportedly in the running to sign Bieber, but lost the bidding war to Usher.[9][26] Usher then sought assistance in finding a label home for the artist from then manager Chris Hicks, who helped engineer an audition with his contact Antonio L.A. Reid of Island Def Jam Music Group.[24] Reid signed Bieber to Island Records in October 2008 (resulting in a joint venture between RBMG and Island Records) and appointed Hicks as executive Vice-President of Def Jam where he would be able manage Bieber's career at the label.[6][9][10][24] At that point, Bieber and his mother moved to Atlanta temporarily, also the home of Usher and Braun, to record and get counseling from Braun.[9] Braun became Bieber's manager.[10]
Bieber's first single, "One Time", was released to radio while Bieber was still recording his debut album.[27] The song reached number 12 on the Canadian Hot 100 during its first week of release in July 2009,[10] and later peaked at number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100. During fall 2009 it had success in international markets.[28] The song was certified Platinum in Canada and the US and Gold in Australia and New Zealand.[29][30][31] Bieber's first release, an extended play entitled My World, was released on November 17, 2009. The album's second single, "One Less Lonely Girl", and two promo singles, "Love Me", and "Favorite Girl", were released exclusively on the iTunes store and charted within the top forty of the Billboard Hot 100.[28] "One Less Lonely Girl" was later also released to radio and peaked within the top fifteen in Canada and the US, being certified Gold in the latter.[28] My World was eventually certified Platinum in the US and Double Platinum in both Canada and the UK.[31][32][33] To promote the album, Bieber performed on several live shows such as mtvU's VMA 09 Tour, European program The Dome, YTV's The Next Star, The Today Show,[34][35] The Wendy Williams Show, Lopez Tonight, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, It's On with Alexa Chung, Good Morning America, Chelsea Lately, and BET's 106 & Park with Rihanna. Bieber also guest starred in an episode of True Jackson, VP in late 2009.[36]
Bieber performed Stevie Wonder's "Someday at Christmas" for U.S. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama at the White House for Christmas in Washington, which was broadcast on December 20, 2009, on U.S. television broadcaster TNT.[37] Bieber was also one of the performers at Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest on December 31, 2009.[38] Bieber was a presenter at the 52nd Grammy Awards on January 31, 2010. He was invited to be a vocalist for the remake of We Are The World (a song written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie) for its 25th anniversary to benefit Haiti after the earthquake. Bieber sings the opening line, which was sung by Lionel Richie in the original version.[39] On March 12, 2010, a version of K'naan's "Wavin' Flag" recorded by a collective of Canadian musicians known as Young Artists for Haiti was released. Bieber is featured in the song, performing the closing lines.
[edit] 2010–11: My World 2.0 and Never Say Never film
"Baby", the lead single from his debut album, My World 2.0, which features Ludacris, was released in January 2010 and became his biggest hit thus far, charting at number five in the U.S. and reaching the top ten in seven other countries.[28] Two promo singles "Never Let You Go", and "U Smile" were top thirty hits on the U.S. Hot 100, and top twenty hits in Canada.[28] According to review aggregator Metacritic, the album has received "generally favorable reviews".[40] It debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200, making Bieber the youngest solo male act to top the chart since Stevie Wonder in 1963.[41] My World 2.0 also debuted at number one on the Canadian Albums Chart, Irish Albums Chart, Australian Albums Chart, and the New Zealand Albums Chart[28] and reached the top ten of fifteen other countries.[42][43] To promote the album, Bieber appeared on several live programs including The View, the 2010 Kids Choice Awards, Nightline, The Late Show with David Letterman, The Dome and 106 and Park.[44] Bieber collaborated with Sean Kingston on his single "Eenie Meenie" which also appeared on Bieber's debut album. The song reached the top ten in the United Kingdom and Australia, and the top-twenty of most other markets.
On April 10, 2010, Bieber was the musical guest on Saturday Night Live.[45] On July 4, 2010, Bieber performed at the Macy's Fourth of July Fireworks Spectacular in New York City.[46] The second single from My World 2.0, "Somebody to Love", was released in April 2010, and a remix was released featuring Bieber's mentor Usher. The single reached number ten in Canada, number fifteen in the United States, and the top twenty in multiple international countries.
On June 23, 2010, Bieber went on his first official headlining tour, the My World Tour, starting in Hartford, Connecticut, to promote My World and My World 2.0.[47] In July 2010, it was reported that Bieber was the most searched for celebrity on the Internet.[48] That same month his music video, "Baby", surpassed Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance" to become the most viewed, and most disliked YouTube video ever.[49] In September 2010, it was reported that Bieber accounted for three percent of all traffic on Twitter, according to an employee of the social-networking site.[50]
Bieber began recording his second album in July 2010 in New York City.[51] At this point, because of puberty, his voice was deeper than it was when he recorded his first album. In April 2010, the singer discussing his vocals remarked, "It cracks. Like every teenage boy, I'm dealing with it and I have the best vocal coach in the world. [...] Some of the notes I hit on "Baby" I can't hit anymore. We have to lower the key when I sing live."[52]
Bieber guest-starred in the season premiere of the CBS crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, which aired on September 23, 2010. He played a "troubled teen who is faced with a difficult decision regarding his only brother", who is also a serial bomber. Bieber was also in a subsequent episode which aired on February 17, 2011, in which his character is killed.[53] Bieber performed a medley of "U Smile", "Baby", and "Somebody to Love" and briefly played the drums at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards on September 12, 2010.[54] Bieber announced in October 2010 that he would release an acoustic album, called My Worlds Acoustic.[55] It was released on Black Friday in the United States and featured acoustic versions of songs from his previous albums, and accompanied the release of a completely new song titled "Pray".[56]
A 3-D part-biopic, part-concert film starring Bieber entitled Justin Bieber: Never Say Never, was released on February 11, 2011, directed by Step Up 3D director Jon Chu. It topped the box office with an estimated gross of $12.4 million on its opening day from 3,105 theaters.[57] It grossed $30.3 million for the weekend and was narrowly beaten by the romantic comedy Just Go With It, which grossed $31 million.[58] Never Say Never is said to have exceeded industry expectations, nearly matching the $31.1 million grossed by Miley Cyrus's 2008 3-D concert film, Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert, which holds the record for the top debut for a music-documentary.[59][60] Never Say Never grossed a total of $98,441,954 worldwide.[61] The film is accompanied by his second remix album, Never Say Never – The Remixes, released February 14, 2011, and features remixes of songs from his debut album, with guest appearances from Miley Cyrus, Chris Brown, and Kanye West, among others.[62]
[edit] 2011–present: Under The Mistletoe and Believe
On February 27, 2011, Bieber attended the 2011 Vanity Fair Oscar Party with American actress and singer Selena Gomez,[63] confirming several months of media speculation about a romantic relationship between the pair.[64][65][66][67][68][69]
In June 2011, Bieber was ranked number 2 on the Forbes list of Best-Paid Celebrities under 30. He is the youngest star and 1 of 7 musicians on the list raking in with $53 million earned in a 12 month period.[70] On November 1, 2011, Bieber released Under the Mistletoe, his second studio album.[71] It debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, selling 210,000 copies in its first week of release.[72]
In late 2011, Bieber began recording his third studio album, entitled Believe. Kanye West and Drake are confirmed to be featured on the album.[73] On February 22, 2012, Bieber announced via Twitter that the first single off Believe will be released in March 2012.[74] The following week, Bieber appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show to announce that the first single will be called "Boyfriend" and was released on March 26, 2012.[75] The song was co-written by Mike Posner.[76] The second single, Die In Your Arms, was released on May 29th, 2012. [77]
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Justin Bieber has a higher score on the Klout online "influence" scale than Barack Obama or The Dalai Lama.[78] According to Jan Hoffman of The New York Times, part of Bieber's appeal stems from his YouTube channel. Long before he released his EP, My World, in mid-November, the YouTube videos attracted millions of views.[18] Braun recognized the appeal. Prior to flying him to Atlanta, Braun wanted to "build him up more on YouTube first" and had Bieber record more home videos for the channel. "I said: 'Justin, sing like there’s no one in the room. But let's not use expensive cameras.' We'll give it to kids, let them do the work, so that they feel like it's theirs", recalled Braun.[18] Bieber continues to upload videos to the same channel and has opened a Twitter account, from which he interacts with fans regularly;[10] his account was reported in November 2010 to have over 6 million followers.[79] Since then he has been consistently gaining followers at an average of 24,000 per day.[80] The accounts also serve marketing purposes; for example, Bieber's music video for "One Time" only began selling quickly after it was uploaded to YouTube.[81]
Usher comments that while he and Bieber were both signed at the same age, "I had the chance to ramp up my success, where this has happened to Bieber abruptly." As a result, Usher, Braun, Bieber's bodyguard Kenny, and other adults surrounding Bieber constantly coach him on handling fame and his public image.[18] After signing Bieber, Usher appointed one of his former assistants, Ryan Good, to be Bieber's road manager and stylist. Good, once nicknamed Bieber's "swagger coach", created a "streetwise look" for the singer which consisted of baseball caps, hoodies, dog chains and flashy sneakers. Amy Kaufman of The Los Angeles Times comments, "Though a product of a middle-class suburban upbringing in Stratford, Ontario, Bieber's manner of dress and speech ("Wassup man, how you doin'?" or "It's like, you know, whateva' ") suggest he's mimicking his favorite rappers."[82]
Bieber is often featured in teen magazines such as Tiger Beat,[18] and has been labeled as a "teen heartthrob".[83] Bieber has released a collection of nail varnishes to raise awareness for charity.[84] Wax statues of Bieber are on display at Madame Tussauds wax museums in New York, Amsterdam and London.[85] His change of hairstyle in 2010, and the consequent alterations to Bieber products, led to it being called 'the most expensive musical haircut of all time;[86] one company spent $100,000 to fix its dolls for the 2011 Christmas season.[87]
Bieber has been criticized for looking and sounding younger than his age, his teen-pop music, image, and frequent media attention.[88] He has been a frequent target of Internet bloggers and message board posters, notably by users of Internet message board 4chan and users of YouTube.[89] Nick Collins of The Daily Telegraph speculated that "Bieber's character also appears to strike a particularly sour note with his Internet critics, with many remarks commenting on his youthful appearance, his teen-pop songs, his image as a heart-throb to young teenage girls and his manner of speech".[90]
Personal views and life[link]
Bieber is a Christian,[91] and said he has a relationship with Jesus, talks to him and that "he's the reason I'm here".[92]
Bieber's comments in a February 2011 profile in Rolling Stone sparked controversy.[93] Asked about abstinence, Bieber responded, "I don't think you should have sex with anyone unless you love them." He said he does not "believe in abortion" and that it is "like killing a baby".[94] He described sexual orientation as "everyone's own decision."[95] Bieber has contributed to the It Gets Better Project,[96] which aims to prevent suicide among LGBT youth.[97]
Bieber has said he is not interested in obtaining United States citizenship and has criticized America's health care system. Praising Canada as being "the best country in the world", he cited its health care system as a model example.[94]
In May 2012, Bieber purchased a 10,000 square-foot mansion on 1.3 acres of land, located in the community of Calabasas, California, a suburb of Los Angeles.[98]
Twitter[link]
Main article: Justin Bieber on Twitter
As of April 2012[update], Bieber's Twitter account (@justinbieber) is the second most popular celebrity account behind that of Lady Gaga.[99] By mid-April 2012, he had over 20 million followers.[100][101] His follower acquisition is one new follower every other second.[102][103] His popularity on Twitter at one point accounted for three percent of all Twitter related traffic, with a Twitter employee commenting that "racks of servers are dedicated" to Bieber.[103][104][105][106][107][108][109][110][111][112] This resulted in over 180 million page views for the service each month.[105] Bieber was frequently a trending topic on Twitter when the feature first launched[105] because his fans frequently discussed him on the network. [113] and was named the top trending star on Twitter in 2010;[114] Klout gave his account a score of 100.[115][116]
The size of Bieber's and Gaga's follower bases are cited as a reason why marketers should pay attention to Twitter:[117] with an ability to reach millions of people with a single tweet.[117] 8.3% of tweets mentioning "bieber" were semi-automated and probably Twitter related spam.[118] Research done about Twitter and the 2011 Egyptian revolution includes Bieber as he made tweets about the topic at a time when he had roughly 8 million followers. His multiple tweets resulted in 32,000 responses each, which made Bieber's Twitter account one of the single largest nodes for discussion about the uprising one of the largest on Twitter.[119][120]
In March 2012, Bieber fans launched an unsuccessful attempt to unseat Lady Gaga as the most popular celebrity on Twitter. Neither Bieber nor Lady Gaga discussed their mutual fanbase's campaigns on Twitter.[121]
Discography[link]
Main article: Justin Bieber discography
- My World 2.0 (2010)
- Under the Mistletoe (2011)
- Believe (2012)
Tours[link]
- 2009: Urban Behavior Tour
- 2010–2011: My World Tour
- 2012-2013: Believe Tour
Filmography[link]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | True Jackson, VP | Himself | Guest star |
| My Date With... | |||
| 2010 | Silent Library | ||
| School Gyrls | Cameo | ||
| Saturday Night Live | Guest star/performer | Ep 35.18 | |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Jason McCann | Shock Waves (Season 11, Episode 1) | |
| Hubworld | Guest star | Season 1, Episode 1 | |
| The X Factor (UK) | Performer | Series 7, Week 8 | |
| 2011 | Extreme Makeover: Home Edition | Guest star[122] | |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Jason McCann | Targets of Obsession (Season 11, Episode 15). | |
| Khloé & Lamar | Himself | Episode:The Father In Law (uncredited) Himself playing the NBA Celebrity All Star Game | |
| Saturday Night Live | Guest star | Ep. 36.14 | |
| Justin Bieber: Never Say Never[123] | Himself | Film produced by MTV Films and distributed by Paramount Pictures released February 2011 in United States; and March to April worldwide[124] The official movie trailer was released on October 26[125] | |
| Dancing With The Stars | Guest star | Week 7 Result Show | |
| So Random! | Himself | He performed in December 2011. | |
| Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade | Guest star | Performed at Walt Disney World Resort | |
| The X Factor (UK) | Performer | Series 8, Week 9 | |
| 2012 | Men in Black 3 | Baby Alien |
Awards and nominations[link]
Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Justin Bieber
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Further reading[link]
- Justin Bieber (October 12, 2010). Justin Bieber: First Step 2 Forever: My Story. HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-06-203974-3. http://books.google.com/books?id=a2iAh-KFdIgC&pg=PP1.
- Ronny Bloom (April 15, 2010). Justin Bieber. Penguin Group USA. ISBN 978-0-8431-9903-1.
- Chas Newkey-Burden (September 1, 2010). Justin Bieber: The Unauthorized Biography. Michael O'Mara. ISBN 978-1-84317-523-0.
- Sarah Oliver (October 1, 2011). Justin Bieber A-Z. John Blake. ISBN 978-1-84358-379-0.
- Sarah Parvis; Gail Herman (February 8, 2011). Superstars! Justin Bieber: In the Spotlight and Behind the Scenes. Time Home Entertainment. ISBN 978-1-60320-902-1.
- Marc Shapiro (August 17, 2010). Justin Bieber: The Fever!. Macmillan. ISBN 978-0-312-67878-4. http://books.google.com/books?id=LyrqE1c66mwC&pg=PP1.
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| Date of birth | March 1, 1994 |
| Place of birth | Stratford, Ontario, Canada |
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For other people named Michael Jordan, see Michael Jordan (disambiguation).
 Michael Jordan with the Chicago Bulls in 1997 |
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| Shooting guard / Small forward | |
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| Born | (1963-02-17) February 17, 1963 (age 49) Brooklyn, New York |
| High school | Emsley A. Laney |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 216 lb (98 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | North Carolina (1981–1984) |
| NBA Draft | 1984 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3rd overall |
| Selected by the Chicago Bulls | |
| Pro career | 1984–2003 |
| Career history | |
| 1984–1993, 1995–1998 | Chicago Bulls |
| 2001–2003 | Washington Wizards |
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| Career statistics | |
| Points | 32,292 (30.1 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 6,672 (6.2 rpg) |
| Assists | 5,633 (5.3 apg) |
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| Basketball Hall of Fame as player | |
Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born February 17, 1963) is a retired American professional basketball player, active entrepreneur, and majority owner of the Charlotte Bobcats. His biography on the National Basketball Association (NBA) website states, "By acclamation, Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time."[1] Jordan was one of the most effectively marketed athletes of his generation and was considered instrumental in popularizing the NBA around the world in the 1980s and 1990s.[2]
After a three-season career at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he was a member of the Tar Heels' national championship team in 1982, Jordan joined the NBA's Chicago Bulls in 1984. He quickly emerged as a league star, entertaining crowds with his prolific scoring. His leaping ability, illustrated by performing slam dunks from the free throw line in slam dunk contests, earned him the nicknames "Air Jordan" and "His Airness". He also gained a reputation for being one of the best defensive players in basketball.[3] In 1991, he won his first NBA championship with the Bulls, and followed that achievement with titles in 1992 and 1993, securing a "three-peat". Although Jordan abruptly retired from basketball at the beginning of the 1993–94 NBA season to pursue a career in baseball, he rejoined the Bulls in 1995 and led them to three additional championships (1996, 1997, and 1998) as well as an NBA-record 72 regular-season wins in the 1995–96 NBA season. Jordan retired for a second time in 1999, but returned for two more NBA seasons from 2001 to 2003 as a member of the Washington Wizards.
Jordan's individual accolades and accomplishments include five MVP awards, ten All-NBA First Team designations, nine All-Defensive First Team honors, fourteen NBA All-Star Game appearances, three All-Star Game MVP awards, ten scoring titles, three steals titles, six NBA Finals MVP awards, and the 1988 NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award. He holds the NBA records for highest career regular season scoring average (30.12 points per game) and highest career playoff scoring average (33.45 points per game). In 1999, he was named the greatest North American athlete of the 20th century by ESPN, and was second to Babe Ruth on the Associated Press's list of athletes of the century. He was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2009.
Jordan is also noted for his product endorsements. He fueled the success of Nike's Air Jordan sneakers, which were introduced in 1985 and remain popular today.[4] Jordan also starred in the 1996 feature film Space Jam as himself. He is the majority owner and head of basketball operations for the NBA's Charlotte Bobcats, having won a bidding war to buy controlling interest in the team from founding owner Robert L. Johnson.
Jordan is sometimes referred to simply by his initials MJ.[5]
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Early years[link]
Jordan was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Deloris (née Peoples), who worked in banking, and James R. Jordan, Sr., an equipment supervisor. His family moved to Wilmington, North Carolina, when he was a toddler.[6] Jordan attended Emsley A. Laney High School in Wilmington, where he anchored his athletic career by playing baseball, football, and basketball. He tried out for the varsity basketball team during his sophomore year, but at 5'11" (1.80 m), he was deemed too short to play at that level. His taller friend, Harvest Leroy Smith, was the only sophomore to make the team.[7]
Motivated to prove his worth, Jordan became the star of Laney's junior varsity squad, and tallied several 40 point games.[7] The following summer, he grew four inches (10 cm)[1] and trained rigorously. Upon earning a spot on the varsity roster, Jordan averaged about 20 points per game over his final two seasons of high school play.[8][9] As a senior, he was selected to the McDonald's All-American Team[10] after averaging a triple-double: 29.2 points, 11.6 rebounds, and 10.1 assists.[11]
In 1981, Jordan earned a basketball scholarship to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he majored in cultural geography. As a freshman in coach Dean Smith's team-oriented system, he was named ACC Freshman of the Year after he averaged 13.4 points per game (ppg) on 53.4% shooting (field goal percentage).[12] He made the game-winning jump shot in the 1982 NCAA Championship game against Georgetown, which was led by future NBA rival Patrick Ewing.[1] Jordan later described this shot as the major turning point in his basketball career.[13] During his three seasons at North Carolina, he averaged 17.7 ppg on 54.0% shooting, and added 5.0 rebounds per game (rpg).[8] He was selected by consensus to the NCAA All-American First Team in both his sophomore (1983) and junior (1984) seasons. After winning the Naismith and the Wooden College Player of the Year awards in 1984, Jordan left North Carolina one year before his scheduled graduation to enter the 1984 NBA Draft. The Chicago Bulls selected Jordan with the third overall pick, after Hakeem Olajuwon (Houston Rockets) and Sam Bowie (Portland Trail Blazers). Jordan returned to North Carolina to complete his degree in 1986.[14]
Professional career[link]
During his first season in the NBA, Jordan averaged 28.2 ppg on 51.5% shooting.[12] He quickly became a fan favorite even in opposing arenas,[15][16][17] and appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated with the heading "A Star is Born" just over a month into his professional career.[18][19] Jordan was also voted in as an All-Star starter by the fans in his rookie season.[1] Controversy arose before the All-Star game when word surfaced that several veteran players, led by Isiah Thomas, were upset by the amount of attention Jordan was receiving.[1] This led to a so called "freeze-out" on Jordan, where players refused to pass him the ball throughout the game.[1] The controversy left Jordan relatively unaffected when he returned to regular season play, and he would go on to be voted Rookie of the Year.[20] The Bulls finished the season 38–44,[21] and lost in the first round of the playoffs in four games to the Milwaukee Bucks.[20]
Jordan's second season was cut short by a broken foot which caused him to miss 64 games.[1] Despite Jordan's injury and a 30–52 record,[21] the Bulls made the playoffs. Jordan recovered in time to participate in the playoffs and performed well upon his return. Against a 1985–86 Boston Celtics team that is often considered one of the greatest in NBA history,[22] Jordan set the still-unbroken record for points in a playoff game with 63 in Game 2.[23] The Celtics, however, managed to sweep the series.[20]
Jordan had recovered completely by the 1986–87 season, and had one of the most prolific scoring seasons in NBA history. He became the only player other than Wilt Chamberlain to score 3,000 points in a season, averaging a league high 37.1 points on 48.2% shooting.[12] In addition, Jordan demonstrated his defensive prowess, as he became the first player in NBA history to record 200 steals and 100 blocks in a season. Despite Jordan's success, Magic Johnson won the league's Most Valuable Player Award. The Bulls reached 40 wins,[21] and advanced to the playoffs for the third consecutive year. However, they were again swept by the Celtics.[20]
Mid-career: Pistons roadblock[link]
Jordan led the league in scoring again in the 1987–88 season, averaging 35.0 ppg on 53.5% shooting[12] and won his first league MVP award. He was also named the Defensive Player of the Year, as he had averaged 1.6 blocks and a league high 3.16 steals per game.[24] The Bulls finished 50–32,[21] and made it out of the first round of the playoffs for the first time in Jordan's career, as they defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers in five games.[25] However, the Bulls then lost in five games to the more experienced Detroit Pistons,[20] who were led by Isiah Thomas and a group of physical players known as the "Bad Boys".
In the 1988–89 season, Jordan again led the league in scoring, averaging 32.5 ppg on 53.8% shooting from the field, along with 8 rpg and 8 assists per game (apg).[12] The Bulls finished with a 47–35 record,[21] and advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals, defeating the Cavaliers and New York Knicks along the way. The Cavaliers series included a career highlight for Jordan when he hit The Shot over Craig Ehlo at the buzzer in the fifth and final game of the series.[26] However, the Pistons again defeated the Bulls, this time in six games,[20] by utilizing their "Jordan Rules" method of guarding Jordan, which consisted of double and triple teaming him every time he touched the ball.[1]
The Bulls entered the 1989–90 season as a team on the rise, with their core group of Jordan and young improving players like Scottie Pippen and Horace Grant, and under the guidance of new coach Phil Jackson. Jordan averaged a league leading 33.6 ppg on 52.6% shooting, to go with 6.9 rpg and 6.3 apg[12] in leading the Bulls to a 55–27 record.[21] They again advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals beating the Bucks and Philadelphia 76ers en route. However, despite pushing the series to seven games, the Bulls lost to the Pistons for the third consecutive season.[20]
First three-peat[link]
In the 1990–91 season, Jordan won his second MVP award after averaging 31.5 ppg on 53.9% shooting, 6.0 rpg, and 5.5 apg for the regular season.[12] The Bulls finished in first place in their division for the first time in 16 years and set a franchise record with 61 wins in the regular season.[21] With Scottie Pippen developing into an All-Star, the Bulls had elevated their play. The Bulls defeated the New York Knicks and the Philadelphia 76ers in the opening two rounds of the playoffs. They advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals where their rival, the Detroit Pistons, awaited them. However, this time the Bulls beat the Pistons in a surprising sweep.[27][28] In an unusual ending to the fourth and final game, Isiah Thomas led his team off the court before the final seconds had concluded. Most of the Pistons went directly to their locker room instead of shaking hands with the Bulls.[29][30]
The Bulls compiled an outstanding 15–2 record during the playoffs,[27] and advanced to the NBA Finals for the first time in franchise history, where they beat the Los Angeles Lakers four games to one. Perhaps the best known moment of the series came in Game 2 when, attempting a dunk, Jordan avoided a potential Sam Perkins block by switching the ball from his right hand to his left in mid-air to lay the shot in.[31] In his first Finals appearance, Jordan posted per game averages of 31.2 points on 56% shooting from the field, 11.4 assists, 6.6 rebounds, 2.8 steals and 1.4 blocks.[32] Jordan won his first NBA Finals MVP award,[33] and he cried while holding the NBA Finals trophy.[34]
Jordan and the Bulls continued their dominance in the 1991–92 season, establishing a 67–15 record, topping their franchise record from 1990 to 91.[21] Jordan won his second consecutive MVP award with averages of 30.1 points, 6.4 rebounds and 6.1 assists per game on 52% shooting.[24] After winning a physical 7-game series over the New York Knicks in the second round of the playoffs and finishing off the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Conference Finals in 6 games, the Bulls met Clyde Drexler and the Portland Trail Blazers in the Finals. The media, hoping to recreate a Magic-Bird rivalry, highlighted the similarities between "Air" Jordan and Clyde "The Glide" during the pre-Finals hype.[35] In the first game, Jordan scored a Finals-record 35 points in the first half, including a record-setting six three-point field goals.[36] After the sixth three-pointer, he jogged down the court shrugging as he looked courtside. Marv Albert, who broadcast the game, later stated that it was as if Jordan was saying, "I can't believe I'm doing this."[37] The Bulls went on to win Game 1, and defeat the Blazers in six games. Jordan was named Finals MVP for the second year in a row[33] and finished the series averaging 35.8 ppg, 4.8 rpg, and 6.5 apg, while shooting 53% from the floor.[33]
In 1992–93, despite a 32.6 ppg, 6.7 rpg and 5.5 apg campaign,[24] Jordan's streak of consecutive MVP seasons ended as he lost the award to his friend Charles Barkley. Coincidentally, Jordan and the Bulls met Barkley and his Phoenix Suns in the 1993 NBA Finals. The Bulls captured their third consecutive NBA championship on a game-winning shot by John Paxson and a last-second block by Horace Grant, but Jordan was once again Chicago's catalyst. He averaged a Finals-record 41.0 ppg during the six-game series,[38] and became the first player in NBA history to win three straight Finals MVP awards.[33] He scored more than 30 points in every game of the series, including 40 or more points in 4 consecutive games. With his third Finals triumph, Jordan capped off a seven-year run where he attained seven scoring titles and three championships, but there were signs that Jordan was tiring of his massive celebrity and all of the non-basketball hassles in his life.[39]
Gambling controversy[link]
During the Bulls' playoff run in 1993, controversy arose when Jordan was seen gambling in Atlantic City, New Jersey the night before a game against the New York Knicks.[40] In that same year, he admitted to having to cover $57,000 in gambling losses,[41] and author Richard Esquinas wrote a book claiming he had won $1.25 million from Jordan on the golf course.[41] In 2005, Jordan talked to Ed Bradley of the CBS evening show 60 Minutes about his gambling and admitted that he made some reckless decisions. Jordan stated, "Yeah, I've gotten myself into situations where I would not walk away and I've pushed the envelope. Is that compulsive? Yeah, it depends on how you look at it. If you're willing to jeopardize your livelihood and your family, then yeah."[42] When Bradley asked him if his gambling ever got to the level where it jeopardized his livelihood or family, Jordan replied, "No."[42]
First retirement and baseball career[link]
| Michael Jordan | |
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| Birmingham Barons — No. 45 & No. 35 | |
| Outfield | |
| Batted: Right | Threw: Right |
| Professional debut | |
| Southern League: April 8, 1994 for the Birmingham Barons | |
| Arizona Fall League: 1994 for the Scottsdale Scorpions | |
| Last professional appearance | |
| Southern League: March 10, 1995 for the Birmingham Barons | |
| Southern League statistics (through 1994) |
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| Batting average | .202 |
| Runs batted in | 51 |
| Home runs | 3 |
| Arizona Fall League statistics | |
| Batting average | .252 |
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Birmingham Barons (1994 – 1995) |
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On October 6, 1993, Jordan announced his retirement, citing a loss of desire to play the game. Jordan later stated that the murder of his father earlier in the year shaped his decision.[43] James R. Jordan, Sr. was murdered on July 23, 1993, at a highway rest area in Lumberton, North Carolina, by two teenagers, Daniel Green and Larry Martin Demery. The assailants were traced from calls they made on James Jordan's cellular phone,[44] caught, convicted, and sentenced to life in prison. Jordan was close to his father; as a child he had imitated his father's proclivity to stick out his tongue while absorbed in work. He later adopted it as his own signature, displaying it each time he drove to the basket.[1] In 1996 he founded a Chicago area Boys & Girls Club and dedicated it to his father.[45][46]
In his 1998 autobiography For the Love of the Game, Jordan wrote that he had been preparing for retirement as early as the summer of 1992.[47] The added exhaustion due to the Dream Team run in the 1992 Olympics solidified Jordan's feelings about the game and his ever-growing celebrity status. Jordan's announcement sent shock waves throughout the NBA and appeared on the front pages of newspapers around the world.[48]
Jordan then further surprised the sports world by signing a minor league baseball contract with the Chicago White Sox. He reported to spring training and was assigned to the team's minor league system on March 31, 1994.[49] Jordan has stated this decision was made to pursue the dream of his late father, who had always envisioned his son as a Major League Baseball player.[50] The White Sox were another team owned by Bulls owner Jerry Reinsdorf, who continued to honor Jordan's basketball contract during the years he played baseball.[51] In 1994, Jordan played for the Birmingham Barons, a Double-A minor league affiliate of the Chicago White Sox, batting .202 with three home runs, 51 runs batted in, 30 stolen bases, and 11 errors.[9] He also appeared for the Scottsdale Scorpions in the 1994 Arizona Fall League, batting .252 against the top prospects in baseball.[52] On November 1, 1994, his number 23 was retired by the Bulls in a ceremony that included the erection of a permanent sculpture known as The Spirit outside the new United Center.[53][54][55]
"I'm back": Return to the NBA[link]
In the 1993–94 season, the Bulls, without Jordan, achieved a 55–27 record,[21] and lost to the New York Knicks in the second round of the playoffs. But the 1994–95 version of the Bulls was a shell of the championship squad of just two years earlier. Struggling at mid-season to ensure a spot in the playoffs, Chicago was 31–31 at one point in mid-March.[56] The team received a lift, however, when Jordan decided to return to the NBA for the Bulls.
On March 18, 1995, Jordan announced his return to the NBA through a 2-word press release: "I'm back."[1] The next day, Jordan donned jersey number 45 (his number with the Barons), as his familiar 23 had been retired in his honor following his first retirement. He took to the court with the Bulls to face the Indiana Pacers in Indianapolis, scoring 19 points.[57] The game had the highest Nielsen rating of a regular season NBA game since 1975.[58]
Although he hadn't played an NBA game in a year and a half, Jordan played well upon his return, making a game-winning jump shot against Atlanta in his fourth game back. He then scored 55 points in the next game against the Knicks at Madison Square Garden on March 28, 1995 (his first appearance at Madison Square Garden since retiring).[20] Boosted by Jordan's comeback, the Bulls went 13-4 to make the playoffs and advanced to the Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Orlando Magic. Though at the end of Game 1, Orlando's Nick Anderson stripped Jordan from behind, leading to the game-winning basket for the Magic; he would later comment that Jordan "didn't look like the old Michael Jordan",[59] after which Jordan returned to wearing his old number. Jordan averaged 31 points per game in the series, but Orlando prevailed in 6 games.[8]
Second three-peat[link]
Freshly motivated by the playoff defeat, Jordan trained aggressively for the 1995–96 season.[60] Strengthened by the addition of rebound specialist Dennis Rodman, the Bulls dominated the league, starting the season 41–3,[61] and eventually finishing with the best regular season record in NBA history: 72–10.[22] Jordan led the league in scoring with 30.4 ppg,[62] and won the league's regular season and All-Star Game MVP awards.[1] In the playoffs, the Bulls lost only three games in four series, defeating the Seattle SuperSonics in the NBA Finals to win the championship. Jordan was named Finals MVP for a record fourth time,[33] surpassing Magic Johnson's three Finals MVP awards. He also achieved only the second sweep of the MVP Awards in the All-Star Game, regular season and NBA Finals, Willis Reed having achieved the first, during the 1969–70 season.[20] Because this was Jordan's first championship since his father's murder, and it was won on Father's Day, Jordan reacted very emotionally upon winning the title, including a memorable scene of him sobbing on the locker room floor with the game ball.[1][34]
In the 1996–97 season, the Bulls started out 69–11, but narrowly missed out on a second consecutive 70-win season by losing their final two games to finish 69–13.[63] However, this year Jordan was beaten for the NBA MVP Award by Karl Malone. The Bulls again advanced to the Finals, where they faced Malone and the Utah Jazz. The series against the Jazz featured two of the more memorable clutch moments of Jordan's career. He won Game 1 for the Bulls with a buzzer-beating jump shot. In Game 5, with the series tied at 2, Jordan played despite being feverish and dehydrated from a stomach virus. In what is known as the "Flu Game", Jordan scored 38 points, including the game-deciding 3-pointer with 25 seconds remaining.[64] The Bulls won 90–88 and went on to win the series in six games.[63] For the fifth time in as many Finals appearances, Jordan received the Finals MVP award.[33] During the 1997 NBA All-Star Game, Jordan posted the first triple double in All-Star Game history in a victorious effort; however, he did not receive the MVP award.
Jordan and the Bulls compiled a 62–20 record in the 1997–98 season.[21] Jordan led the league with 28.7 points per game,[24] securing his fifth regular-season MVP award, plus honors for All-NBA First Team, First Defensive Team and the All-Star Game MVP.[1] The Bulls captured the Eastern Conference Championship for a third straight season, including surviving a grueling seven-game series with Reggie Miller's Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference Finals; it was the first time Jordan had played in a Game 7 since the 1992 series with the Knicks. After prevailing, they moved on for a rematch with the Jazz in the Finals.
The Bulls returned to Utah for Game 6 on June 14, 1998 leading the series 3–2. Jordan executed a series of plays, considered to be one of the greatest clutch performances in NBA Finals history.[65] With the Bulls trailing 86–83 with 41.9 seconds remaining, Phil Jackson called a timeout. When play resumed, Jordan received the inbound pass, drove to the basket, and hit a layup over several Jazz defenders.[65] The Jazz brought the ball upcourt and passed the ball to forward Karl Malone, who was set up in the low post and was being guarded by Rodman. Malone jostled with Rodman and caught the pass, but Jordan cut behind him and swatted the ball out of his hands for a steal.[65] Jordan then slowly dribbled upcourt and paused at the top of the key, eyeing his defender, Jazz guard Bryon Russell. With fewer than 10 seconds remaining, Jordan started to dribble right, then crossed over to his left, possibly pushing off Russell,[66][67][68] although the officials did not call a foul. Jordan then made what would become the climactic shot of his career. After John Stockton missed a desperation 3-pointer, Jordan and the Bulls claimed their sixth NBA championship, and secured a second three-peat. Once again, Jordan was voted the Finals MVP,[33] having led all scorers by averaging 33.5 points per game, including 45 in the deciding Game 6.[69] Jordan's six Finals MVPs is a record; Shaquille O'Neal, Magic Johnson, and Tim Duncan are tied for second place with three apiece.[33] The 1998 Finals holds the highest television rating of any Finals series in history, and Game 6 holds the highest television rating of any game in NBA history.[70][71]
Second retirement[link]
With Phil Jackson's contract expiring, the pending departures of Scottie Pippen (who stated his desire to be traded during the season) and Dennis Rodman (who would sign with the Los Angeles Lakers as a free agent) looming, and being in the latter stages of an owner-induced lockout of NBA players, Jordan retired for the second time on January 13, 1999.
On January 19, 2000, Jordan returned to the NBA not as a player, but as part owner and President of Basketball Operations for the Washington Wizards.[72] Jordan's responsibilities with the Wizards were comprehensive. He controlled all aspects of the Wizards' basketball operations, and had the final say in all personnel matters. Opinions of Jordan as a basketball executive were mixed.[73][74] He managed to purge the team of several highly paid, unpopular players (such as forward Juwan Howard and point guard Rod Strickland),[75][76] but used the first pick in the 2001 NBA Draft to select high schooler Kwame Brown, who did not live up to expectations and was traded away after four seasons.[73][77]
Despite his January 1999 claim that he was "99.9% certain" that he would never play another NBA game,[34] in the summer of 2001 Jordan expressed interest in making another comeback,[78][79] this time with his new team. Inspired by the NHL comeback of his friend Mario Lemieux the previous winter,[80] Jordan spent much of the spring and summer of 2001 in training, holding several invitation-only camps for NBA players in Chicago.[81] In addition, Jordan hired his old Chicago Bulls head coach, Doug Collins, as Washington's coach for the upcoming season, a decision that many saw as foreshadowing another Jordan return.[78][79]
Washington Wizards comeback[link]
On September 25, 2001 Jordan announced his return to professional play with the Wizards, indicating his intention to donate his salary as a player to a relief effort for the victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks.[82][83] In an injury-plagued 2001–02 season, he led the team in scoring (22.9 ppg), assists (5.2 apg), and steals (1.42 spg).[1] However, torn cartilage in his right knee ended Jordan's season after only 60 games, the fewest he had played in a regular season since playing 17 games after returning from his first retirement during the 1994–95 season.[12]
Playing in his 14th and final NBA All-Star Game in 2003, Jordan passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the all-time leading scorer in All-Star game history (a record since broken by Kobe Bryant).[84] That year, Jordan was the only Washington player to play in all 82 games, starting in 67 of them. He averaged 20.0 points, 6.1 rebounds, 3.8 assists, and 1.5 steals per game.[1] He also shot 45% from the field, and 82% from the free throw line.[1] Even though he turned 40 during the season, he scored 20 or more points 42 times, 30 or more points nine times, and 40 or more points three times.[20] On February 21, 2003, Jordan became the first 40-year-old to tally 43 points in an NBA game.[85] During his stint with the Wizards, all of Jordan's home games at the MCI Center were sold out, and the Wizards were the second most-watched team in the NBA, averaging 20,172 fans a game at home and 19,311 on the road.[86] However, neither of Jordan's final two seasons resulted in a playoff appearance for the Wizards, and Jordan was often unsatisfied with the play of those around him.[87][88] At several points he openly criticized his teammates to the media, citing their lack of focus and intensity, notably that of the number one draft pick in the 2001 NBA Draft, Kwame Brown.[87][88]
With the recognition that 2002–03 would be Jordan's final season, tributes were paid to him throughout the NBA. In his final game at his old home court, the United Center in Chicago, Jordan received a four-minute standing ovation.[89] The Miami Heat retired the number 23 jersey on April 11, 2003, even though Jordan had never played for the team.[90] At the 2003 All-Star Game, Jordan was offered a starting spot from Tracy McGrady and Allen Iverson,[91] but refused both; in the end, however, he accepted the spot of Vince Carter, who decided to give it up under great public pressure.[92]
Jordan's final NBA game was on April 16, 2003 in Philadelphia. After scoring only 13 points in the game, Jordan went to the bench with 4 minutes and 13 seconds remaining in the third quarter and with his team trailing the Philadelphia 76ers, 75–56. Just after the start of the fourth quarter, the First Union Center crowd began chanting "We want Mike!". After much encouragement from coach Doug Collins, Jordan finally rose from the bench and re-entered the game for Larry Hughes with 2:35 remaining. At 1:45, Jordan was intentionally fouled by the 76ers' Eric Snow, and stepped to the line to make both free throws. After the second foul shot, the 76ers in-bounded the ball to rookie John Salmons, who in turn was intentionally fouled by Bobby Simmons one second later, stopping time so that Jordan could return to the bench. Jordan received a three-minute standing ovation from his teammates, his opponents, the officials and a crowd of 21,257 fans.[93]
Olympic career[link]
| Medal record | ||
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| men's national basketball team | ||
| Pan American Games | ||
| Gold | 1983 Caracas | men's basketball |
| Olympic Games | ||
| Gold | 1984 Los Angeles | men's basketball |
| Gold | 1992 Barcelona | men's basketball |
| FIBA Americas Championship | ||
| Gold | 1992 Portland | men's basketball |
Jordan played on two Olympic gold medal-winning American basketball teams. As a college player he participated, and won the gold, in the 1984 Summer Olympics. The team was coached by Bob Knight and featured players such as Patrick Ewing, Sam Perkins, Chris Mullin, Steve Alford, and Wayman Tisdale. Jordan led the team in scoring, averaging 17.1 ppg for the tournament.[94]
In the 1992 Summer Olympics he was a member of the star-studded squad that included Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, and David Robinson and was dubbed the "Dream Team". Jordan was the only player to start all 8 games in the Olympics. Playing limited minutes due to the frequent blowouts, Jordan averaged 14.9 ppg,[95] finishing second on the team in scoring.[96] Jordan, Patrick Ewing, and fellow Dream Team member Chris Mullin are the only American men's basketball players to win Olympic gold as amateurs (all in 1984) and professionals.[94][95]
After retiring as a player[link]
After his third retirement, Jordan assumed that he would be able to return to his front office position of Director of Basketball Operations with the Wizards.[97] However, his previous tenure in the Wizards' front office had produced the aforementioned mixed results and may have also influenced the trade of Richard "Rip" Hamilton for Jerry Stackhouse (although Jordan was not technically Director of Basketball Operations in 2002).[73] On May 7, 2003, Wizards owner Abe Pollin fired Jordan as Washington's President of Basketball Operations.[73] Jordan later stated that he felt betrayed, and that if he knew he would be fired upon retiring he never would have come back to play for the Wizards.[42]
Jordan kept busy over the next few years by staying in shape, playing golf in celebrity charity tournaments, spending time with his family in Chicago, promoting his Jordan Brand clothing line, and riding motorcycles.[98] Since 2004, Jordan has owned Michael Jordan Motorsports, a professional closed-course motorcycle road racing team that competes with two Suzukis in the premier Superbike class sanctioned by the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA).[99][100] Jordan and his then-wife Juanita pledged $5 million to Chicago's Hales Franciscan High School in 2006,[101] and the Jordan Brand has made donations to Habitat for Humanity and a Louisiana branch of the Boys & Girls Clubs of America.[102] On June 15, 2006, Jordan bought a minority stake in the Charlotte Bobcats, becoming the team's second-largest shareholder behind majority owner Robert L. Johnson. As part of the deal, Jordan was named "Managing Member of Basketball Operations," with full control over the basketball side of the operation.[103] Despite Jordan's previous success as an endorser, he has made an effort not to be included in Charlotte's marketing campaigns.[104]
In February 2010, it was reported that Jordan was seeking majority ownership of the Bobcats.[105] As February wore on, it emerged that the leading contenders for the team were Jordan and former Houston Rockets president George Postolos. On February 27, the Bobcats announced that Johnson had reached an agreement with Jordan and his group, MJ Basketball Holdings, to buy the team pending NBA approval.[106] On March 17, the NBA Board of Governors unanimously approved Jordan's purchase, making him the first former NBA player ever to become the majority owner of a league franchise.[107]
During the 2011 NBA lockout, The New York Times wrote that Jordan led a group of 10 to 14 hardline owners wanting to cap the players' share of basketball-related income at 50 percent and as low as 47. Journalists observed that, during the labor dispute in 1998, Jordan had told Washington Wizards then-owner Abe Pollin, "If you can’t make a profit, you should sell your team."[108] Jason Whitlock of FoxSports.com called Jordan a "sellout" wanting "current players to pay for his incompetence."[109] He cited Jordan's executive decisions to draft disappointing players Kwame Brown and Adam Morrison.[109]
Player profile[link]
Jordan was a shooting guard who was also capable of playing small forward (the position he would primarily play during his second return to professional basketball with the Washington Wizards). Jordan was known throughout his career for being a strong clutch performer. He decided numerous games with last-second plays (e.g., The Shot) and performed at a high level even under adverse circumstances (e.g., Flu Game). His competitiveness was visible in his prolific trash-talk[110] and well-known work ethic.[111][112]
Jordan had a versatile offensive game. He was capable of aggressively driving to the basket, as well as drawing fouls from his opponents at a high rate; his 8,772 free throw attempts are the ninth highest total of all time.[113] As his career progressed, Jordan also developed the ability to post up his opponents and score with his trademark fadeaway jump shot, using his leaping ability to "fade away" from block attempts. According to Hubie Brown, this move alone made him nearly unstoppable.[114] Despite media criticism as a "selfish" player early in his career, Jordan's 5.3 assists per game[12] also indicate his willingness to defer to his teammates. In later years, the NBA shortened its three-point line to 22 feet (from 23 feet, 9 inches), which coupled with Jordan's extended shooting range to make him a long-range threat as well—his 3-point stroke developed from a low 9/52 rate (.173) in his rookie year into a stellar 111/260 (.427) shooter in the 1995–96 season.[12] For a guard, Jordan was also a good rebounder (6.2 per game).[12]
In 1988, Jordan was honored with the NBA's Defensive Player of the Year Award and became the first NBA player to win both the Defensive Player of the Year and MVP awards in a career (since equaled by Hakeem Olajuwon, David Robinson, and Kevin Garnett; Olajuwon is the only player other than Jordan to win both during the same season). In addition he set both seasonal and career records for blocked shots by a guard,[115] and combined this with his ball-thieving ability to become a standout defensive player. His 2,514 steals are second highest all-time behind John Stockton, while his steals per game average is third all-time.[116] Jerry West often stated that he was more impressed with Jordan's defensive contributions than his offensive ones.[117]
Legacy[link]
Jordan's basketball talent was clear from his rookie season.[15][17] In his first game in Madison Square Garden against the New York Knicks, Jordan received a prolonged standing ovation,[17] a rarity for an opposing player. After Jordan scored a playoff record 63 points against the Boston Celtics in 1986, Celtics star Larry Bird described him as "God disguised as Michael Jordan."[23]
| "By acclamation, Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time." |
| —Introductory line of Jordan's NBA Encyclopedia biography[1] |
Jordan led the NBA in scoring in 10 seasons (NBA record) and tied Wilt Chamberlain's record of seven consecutive scoring titles. He was also a fixture on the NBA All-Defensive First Team, making the roster nine times (NBA record shared with Gary Payton). Jordan also holds the top career regular season and playoff scoring averages of 30.1 and 33.4 points per game,[1] respectively. By 1998, the season of his Finals-winning shot against the Jazz, he was well known throughout the league as a clutch performer. In the regular season, Jordan was the Bulls' primary threat in the final seconds of a close game and in the playoffs, Jordan would always demand the ball at crunch time.[118] Jordan's total of 5,987 points in the playoffs is the highest in NBA history.[119] He retired with 32,292 points in regular season play,[120] placing him third on the NBA's all-time scoring list behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Karl Malone.[120]
With five regular-season MVPs (tied for second place with Bill Russell; only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has won more, six), six Finals MVPs (NBA record), and three All-Star MVPs, Jordan is the most decorated player ever to play in the NBA. Jordan finished among the top three in regular-season MVP voting a record 10 times, and was named one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History in 1996.
| "There's Michael Jordan and then there is the rest of us." |
| —Magic Johnson[1] |
Many of Jordan's contemporaries label Jordan as the greatest basketball player of all time.[117] An ESPN survey of journalists, athletes and other sports figures ranked Jordan the greatest North American athlete of the 20th century, above icons such as Babe Ruth and Muhammad Ali.[121] Jordan placed second to Babe Ruth in the Associated Press's list of 20th century athletes.[122] In addition, the Associated Press voted him as the basketball player of the 20th century.[123] Jordan has also appeared on the front cover of Sports Illustrated a record 49 times.[124] In the September 1996 issue of Sport, which was the publication's 50th anniversary issue, Jordan was named the greatest athlete of the past 50 years.[125]
Jordan's athletic leaping ability, highlighted in his back-to-back slam dunk contest championships in 1987 and 1988, is credited by many with having influenced a generation of young players.[126][127] Several current NBA All-Stars have stated that they considered Jordan their role model while growing up, including LeBron James[128] and Dwyane Wade.[129] In addition, commentators have dubbed a number of next-generation players "the next Michael Jordan" upon their entry to the NBA, including Anfernee "Penny" Hardaway, Grant Hill, Allen Iverson, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Vince Carter, and Dwyane Wade.[130][131][132] Although Jordan was a well-rounded player, his "Air Jordan" image is also often credited with inadvertently decreasing the jump shooting skills, defense, and fundamentals of young players,[126] a fact Jordan himself has lamented.
| “ | I think it was the exposure of Michael Jordan; the marketing of Michael Jordan. Everything was marketed towards the things that people wanted to see, which was scoring and dunking. That Michael Jordan still played defense and an all-around game, but it was never really publicized.[126] | ” |
Although Jordan has done much to increase the status of the game, some of his impact on the game's popularity in America appears to be fleeting.[133][134] Television ratings in particular increased only during his time in the league and have subsequently lowered each time he left the game.[133][134]
In August 2009, the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts, opened a Michael Jordan exhibit containing items from his college and NBA careers, as well as from the 1992 "Dream Team". The exhibit also has a batting glove to signify Jordan's short career in baseball.[135] After Jordan received word of his being accepted into the Hall of Fame, he selected Class of 1996 member David Thompson to present him.[136] As Jordan would later explain during his induction speech in September 2009, growing up in North Carolina, he was not a fan of the Tar Heels, and greatly admired Thompson, who played at rival North Carolina State. He was inducted into the Hall in September, with several former Bulls teammates in attendance, including Scottie Pippen, Dennis Rodman, Charles Oakley, Ron Harper, Steve Kerr, and Toni Kukoc.[137] Former coaches of Jordan's, Dean Smith and Doug Collins, were also among those present.
Personal life[link]
Jordan is the fourth of five children. He has two older brothers, Larry Jordan and James R. Jordan, Jr., one older sister, Deloris, and a younger sister, Roslyn. Jordan's brother James retired in 2006 as the Command Sergeant Major of the 35th Signal Brigade of the XVIII Airborne Corps in the U.S. Army.[138]
He married Juanita Vanoy in September 1989, and they have two sons, Jeffrey Michael and Marcus James, and a daughter, Jasmine. Jordan and Vanoy filed for divorce on January 4, 2002, citing irreconcilable differences, but reconciled shortly thereafter. They again filed for divorce and were granted a final decree of dissolution of marriage on December 29, 2006, commenting that the decision was made "mutually and amicably".[139][140] It is reported that Juanita received a $168 million settlement, making it the largest celebrity divorce settlement in history at the time on public record.[141]
In 1991, Jordan purchased a lot in Highland Park, Illinois, to build a 56,000 square foot mansion, which was completed four years later.[142] Both of his sons attended Loyola Academy, a private Roman Catholic high school located in Wilmette, Illinois.[143] Jeffrey graduated as a member of the 2007 graduating class and played his first collegiate basketball game on November 11, 2007, for the University of Illinois. After two seasons, Jeffrey left the Illinois basketball team in 2009. He later rejoined the team for a third season,[144][145] then received a release to transfer to the University of Central Florida, where Marcus was attending.[146][147] Marcus transferred to Whitney Young High School after his sophomore year at Loyola Academy and graduated in 2009. He began attending UCF in the fall of 2009.[148]
On July 21, 2006, a Cook County, Illinois judge determined that Jordan did not owe his alleged former lover Karla Knafel $5 million.[149] Jordan had allegedly paid Knafel $250,000 to keep their relationship a secret.[150][151][152] Knafel claimed Jordan promised her $5 million for remaining silent and agreeing not to file a paternity suit after Knafel learned she was pregnant in 1991. A DNA test showed Jordan was not the father of the child.[149]
Jordan's private jet features a stripe in North Carolina blue, the "Air Jordan" logo on the tail, and references to his career in the identification number.[153] He proposed to his long time girlfriend, Cuban-American model Yvette Prieto, on Christmas Eve, 2011, and is engaged to be married.[154] He listed his Highland Park mansion for sale in 2012.[142]
Media figure and business interests[link]
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Jordan is one of the most marketed sports figures in history. He has been a major spokesman for such brands as Nike, Coca-Cola, Chevrolet, Gatorade, McDonald's, Ball Park Franks, Rayovac, Wheaties, Hanes, and MCI.[155] Jordan has had a long relationship with Gatorade, appearing in over 20 commercials for the company since 1991, including the "Like Mike" commercials in which a song was sung by children wishing to be like Jordan.[155][156]
Nike created a signature shoe for him, called the Air Jordan. One of Jordan's more popular commercials for the shoe involved Spike Lee playing the part of Mars Blackmon. In the commercials Lee, as Blackmon, attempted to find the source of Jordan's abilities and became convinced that "it's gotta be the shoes".[155] The hype and demand for the shoes even brought on a spate of "shoe-jackings" where people were robbed of their sneakers at gunpoint. Subsequently Nike spun off the Jordan line into its own division named the "Jordan Brand". The company features an impressive list of athletes and celebrities as endorsers.[157][158] The brand has also sponsored college sports programs such as those of North Carolina, Cincinnati, Cal, St. John's, Georgetown, and North Carolina A&T.
Jordan also has been associated with the Looney Tunes cartoon characters. A Nike commercial shown during the 1993 Super Bowl XXVII featured Jordan and Bugs Bunny playing basketball against a group of Martian characters.[159] The Super Bowl commercial inspired the 1996 live action/animated movie Space Jam, which starred Jordan and Bugs in a fictional story set during his first retirement.[160] They have subsequently appeared together in several commercials for MCI.[160]
Jordan's yearly income from the endorsements is estimated to be over forty million dollars.[161][162] In addition, when Jordan's power at the ticket gates was at its highest point the Bulls regularly sold out every game they played in, whether home or away.[163] Due to this, Jordan set records in player salary by signing annual contracts worth in excess of US $30 million per season.[164] An academic study found that Jordan’s first NBA comeback resulted in an increase in the market capitalization of his client firms of more than $1 billion.[165]
Most of Jordan's endorsement deals, including the first deal with Nike, were engineered by his agent, David Falk.[166] Jordan has said of Falk that "he's the best at what he does", and that "marketing-wise, he's great. He's the one who came up with the concept of 'Air Jordan.'"[167]
In June 2010, Jordan was ranked by Forbes Magazine as the 20th most powerful celebrity in the world with $55 million earned between June 2009 and June 2010. According to the Forbes article, Jordan Brand generates $1 billion in sales for Nike.[168]
Honors and awards[link]
Main article: List of career achievements by Michael Jordan
Jordan won numerous awards and set many records during his career. The following are some of his achievements:[1][169][170]
- Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2009
- 2 Olympic Gold Medals – 1984, 1992
- 6× NBA Champion
- 6× NBA Finals MVP
- 5× NBA MVP
- 10 NBA Scoring Titles
- 3× steals leader
- 3× minutes leader
- 14 NBA All-Star Selections
- 3× NBA All-Star Game MVP
- 11 All-NBA Selections
- 9 All-Defensive First Team Selections
- 2× NBA Slam Dunk Contest Champion – 1987, 1988
- NBA Rookie of the Year – 1984–85
- NBA Defensive Player of the Year – 1987–88
- NCAA National Championship – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: 1981–82
- ACC Freshman of the Year – 1981–82
- 2× Consensus NCAA All-American First Team – 1982–83, 1983–84
- ACC Men's Basketball Player of the Year – 1983–84
- USBWA College Player of the Year – 1983–84
- Naismith College Player of the Year – 1983–84
- John R. Wooden Award – 1983–84
- Adolph Rupp Trophy – 1983–84
- Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year – 1991
- Named one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History in 1996
- Ranked No.1 by SLAM Magazine's Top 50 Players of All-Time
- Ranked No.1 by ESPN Sportscentury's Top 100 Athletes of the 20th century
- Elected to North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame
See also[link]
- Michael Jordan statue
- Michael Jordan Steakhouse
- Michael Jordan's Restaurant
- Michael Jordan: Chaos in the Windy City
- Michael Jordan in Flight
- NBA 2K11
- NBA 2K12
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Further reading[link]
- Leahy, Michael (2004), When Nothing Else Matters: Michael Jordan's Last Comeback, Simon & Schuster, ISBN 0-7432-7648-5, http://books.google.ca/books?id=ZU7w5B0aQ1gC&lpg=PP1&dq=Michael%20Jordan&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=true
- McGovern, Mike (2005), Michael Jordan: basketball player, Ferguson, ISBN 0816058768, http://books.google.ca/books?id=MeMJFgU_gFkC&lpg=PP1&dq=Michael%20Jordan&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=true
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Jerry Reinsdorf (Chicago Bulls) |
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Mark Cuban (Dallas Mavericks) |
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Stan Kroenke (Denver Nuggets) |
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Peter Guber and Joe Lacob (Golden State Warriors) |
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| Name | Jordan, Michael Jeffrey |
| Alternative names | MJ; Air Jordan |
| Short description | Professional National Basketball Association player and businessman |
| Date of birth | February 17, 1963 |
| Place of birth | Brooklyn, New York, United States |
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