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Which brings us back to Brooks. On his new CD, he temporarily leaves behind country--and his cowboy hats--for something sharply different. Brooks has been working with Paramount Pictures on The Lamb, a film currently in development that will feature the character of Chris Gaines, a mysterious pop star...
To generate early buzz for the film--which is being co-produced by Brooks' company and music producer Babyface--Brooks adopted the persona of Gaines for his new CD. The cover shows the country king made over as Gaines, black hair swept over his eyes, an artsy soul patch of...
Role-playing has a long history in pop music. In the 1950s, a Beaumont, Texas, deejay named J.P. Richardson stepped into his on-air radio persona, the Big Bopper, and scored a hit single, Chantilly Lace. And in the 1970s, David Bowie took on the role of Ziggy Stardust, an...
Nonetheless, Brooks says some early listeners who have heard him crooning pop songs on his new CD have been unable to identify him as the singer. "The No. 1 name that's popping up is Tracy Chapman," says Brooks. "That makes me feel great because I love her stuff. That...
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