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...rapper is immune to the pull of the mike, and on Kingdom Come, his heavily hyped comeback, Jay-Z tries to subvert the problem of having said everything by saying everything a little differently. Where once his delivery had the ring-a-ding-ding smoothness of Sinatra--another vocalist who made callousness seem like charm--Jay recognizes that, at 37, with a girlfriend beloved by the public (Beyoncé Knowles) and a company to run (Def Jam Records), that act is a lot harder to pull off. So on Lost One and the brilliant thinking-about-cheating song Trouble...
...rapper is immune to the pull of the mic, and on Kingdom Come, his heavily hyped comeback, Jay-Z tries to subvert the problem of having said everything by saying everything a little differently. Where once his delivery had the ring-a-ding-ding smoothness of Sinatra-another vocalist who made callousness seem like charm-Jay recognizes that, at 37, with a girlfriend beloved by the public (Beyonce Knowles) and a company to run (Def Jam Records) that act is a lot harder to pull off. So on "Lost One" and the brilliant thinking-about-cheating song "Trouble...
...Faith Hill says she screamed "What?!" when Carrie Underwood beat her out for Country Music Awards female vocalist because...
Although he led Talking Heads for 15 years, vocalist David Byrne never confined his artistic interests to the band's postpunk milieu. Well before the official breakup of the highly influential group in 1991, Byrne dabbled in writing scores for theater, film and ballet, and directed a documentary about Brazil's candomblé religion. Since then, his work has embraced public art, sound installations, sculpture, drawing and - somewhat implausibly for the man who co-wrote the underground anthem Psycho Killer - embroidery. It therefore comes as no surprise to learn that Byrne is also an accomplished photographer...
Although he led Talking Heads for 15 years, vocalist David Byrne never confined his artistic interests to the band's postpunk milieu. Well before the official breakup of the highly influential group in 1991, Byrne[an error occurred while processing this directive] dabbled in writing scores for theater, film and ballet, and directed a documentary about Brazil's candomblé religion. Since then, his work has embraced public art, sound installations, sculpture, drawing and - somewhat implausibly for the man who co-wrote the underground anthem Psycho Killer - embroidery. It therefore comes as no surprise to learn that Byrne is also...