When I sang this part live on stage, I would often become furious, thrashing at my guitar until I could thrash no more, frantically forgiving my mother, her lover, my grandmother, her lovers, and most of all myself." ---Chapter Nine, Acid in the Air "Seeing Jimi play for the first...
and my English is not the first, but my overall score is the first. Being slightly taller than others is the first. I didnt originally believe in luck, but gradually I realized that my luck was also very good.
During the show, Angela Zhang sang Yeliya Girl, a song written 34 years ago that witnessed the birth of Mandopop’s “golden age”. After the show, she talked about her music career with the Global Times and said that “Mandopop has become a global trend.” Speaking of Mandopop’s “...
Janis Joplin became a star on the strength of 1968's "Piece of My Heart," which she recorded as a member of Big Brother and the Holding Company. The song had originally been recorded by Erma Franklin, Aretha's sister, for Shout Records, the label owned by co-writer Bert Berns. Joplin...
Recently Lana Del Rey sang Once Upon a Dream to the music of Tchaikovsky and all the satin ballet slipper memories came glissando-ing to me. ** Growing up, I was not allowed to listen to pop music. My days were devoted to two hours of Hanon (for technique) and a further two of pr...
THIS iconic dress worn by Marilyn Monroe when she sang “Happy Birthday Mr. President” to JFK. There were a few surprises that the audience was not expecting. For one; finding out that Mackie is a grandfather and great grandfather. Finding out that this was a surprise for him too. ...
I sang the National Anthem at the D3 NCAA Hockey Championship and our family cheered the Pointers on to victory. At this time last year, I was the heaviest I’ve ever been, and my grief felt awfully heavy, too. I lost 40 pounds this year, and through therapy and EMDR, I have more...
That song ended up onDerek and the Dominos' album but was quickly overshadowed by the LP's title track: “Layla.” Boyd later recalled that Clapton played her the song several times a row in an empty flat where the band was recording. He was watching her face for reactions. It put her...
Potts in Disney's 1991 animated film Beauty and the Beast, in which she and Jerry Orbach sang the Oscar-nominated song "Be Our Guest." 73 of 233 Sara Lee Sara Lee/Instagram Sara Lee, a former wrestler known for winning season 6 of the WWE's reality competition series Tough ...
or 'Like a Virgin' ever again," Madonna told New York radio station Z100 in 2008 (viaPeople). "I just can't — unless somebody paid me like $30 million or something." After avoiding the songs for years, Madonna sang both during her 2016 concert tour. Gotta please the crowd, right?