"(I sneaked) out of the house to see a DAVID BOWIE concert and it charged my life. I was grounded for the summer... It was so worth it." MADONNA credits DAVID BOWIE with changing her life.
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Wednesday, 4 June 2008
David Bowie - The Things They Say 8310
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Sunday, 1 June 2008
Spears thrilled with TV guest spot
Britney Spears has spoken of her happiness at working as a guest star on the US comedy series 'How I Met Your Mother'.
Reuters reports that Spears is playing a dermatologist's secretary called Abby on the show.
In a statement released by the show's makers CBS, Spears said: Working at 'How I Met Your Mother' has been so terrific. Everyone, including the cast, the crew and the producers, has been wonderful and Abby is such a fun girl to play. I'm having a blast!"
The episode guest starring Spears is expected to air on US TV on 24 March.
Reuters reports that Spears is playing a dermatologist's secretary called Abby on the show.
In a statement released by the show's makers CBS, Spears said: Working at 'How I Met Your Mother' has been so terrific. Everyone, including the cast, the crew and the producers, has been wonderful and Abby is such a fun girl to play. I'm having a blast!"
The episode guest starring Spears is expected to air on US TV on 24 March.
Straight in the deep end
Touring singer k.d. lang talks protest, Buddhism and other zen matters with Russell Baillie
If k.d. lang has a lower profile these days than she once did, nobody's told Australia.The Canadian singer took the place by storm as she started her international touring for new album Watershed - her first batch of original songs in eight years - across the Tasman before hitting New Zealand this week.First Watershed went to number one in the Aussie charts as the sell-out signs went up on her shows.Then she started generating headlines. A practising Buddhist, she turned up in support of pro-Tibet activists as the Olympic torch made its way through Canberra.Then, when a Melbourne cop gave her car an unauthorised VIP escort to the Rove show after a delayed flight from Perth, the ensuing kerfuffle sparking a police internal inquiry.A phone call finds her in Sydney, sounding quite amused by it all - and pleased at the reaction to Watershed, arguably her best album since her touchstone set Ingenue - which it sometimes echoes in its blend of country, torch pop, bossa nova and heartache.
It sure sounds like you've hit town in a big way - number one album, motorcycle escorts and a protest rally ... I didn't even premeditate the protest but when I realised the torch was going to be in Canberra I really had to go. I'm on the board of directors for the American Foundation for Tibetan Cultural Preservation. It's part of my job - it's actually a bigger part of my job than the music industry so I really had to go and be present.Well you are a torch singer.That's funny.And this tour isn't going to China, is it?No I guess probably not going to China. Not for a while.Over your career you've been known for representing causes, other than just making music. Is this another chapter?It just seems things pop up. I don't represent things that I don't truly live and breathe. I've been a vegetarian for 26 years or something; I've been a lesbian my whole life and I've been a Buddhist practitioner for eight years ... I am in the position I can make social commentary on a major stage and so I do.I don't consider myself a political person, funnily enough. It just so happens that's what happens in this lifetime.Makes you wonder what you did in your previous life.Yeah, I have no idea. It's probably better that I don't remember.The last time you toured in these parts it was on the Hymns album [a covers collection of Canadian artists] with an orchestral backing. This time it's a little more minimal isn't it?It's a five-piece band and myself so it's a more traditional k.d. lang sound. But having played the orchestra it has altered the way I am on stage, just like making country records has altered the way I am, or singing with Tony Bennett. It all adds up.
If k.d. lang has a lower profile these days than she once did, nobody's told Australia.The Canadian singer took the place by storm as she started her international touring for new album Watershed - her first batch of original songs in eight years - across the Tasman before hitting New Zealand this week.First Watershed went to number one in the Aussie charts as the sell-out signs went up on her shows.Then she started generating headlines. A practising Buddhist, she turned up in support of pro-Tibet activists as the Olympic torch made its way through Canberra.Then, when a Melbourne cop gave her car an unauthorised VIP escort to the Rove show after a delayed flight from Perth, the ensuing kerfuffle sparking a police internal inquiry.A phone call finds her in Sydney, sounding quite amused by it all - and pleased at the reaction to Watershed, arguably her best album since her touchstone set Ingenue - which it sometimes echoes in its blend of country, torch pop, bossa nova and heartache.
It sure sounds like you've hit town in a big way - number one album, motorcycle escorts and a protest rally ... I didn't even premeditate the protest but when I realised the torch was going to be in Canberra I really had to go. I'm on the board of directors for the American Foundation for Tibetan Cultural Preservation. It's part of my job - it's actually a bigger part of my job than the music industry so I really had to go and be present.Well you are a torch singer.That's funny.And this tour isn't going to China, is it?No I guess probably not going to China. Not for a while.Over your career you've been known for representing causes, other than just making music. Is this another chapter?It just seems things pop up. I don't represent things that I don't truly live and breathe. I've been a vegetarian for 26 years or something; I've been a lesbian my whole life and I've been a Buddhist practitioner for eight years ... I am in the position I can make social commentary on a major stage and so I do.I don't consider myself a political person, funnily enough. It just so happens that's what happens in this lifetime.Makes you wonder what you did in your previous life.Yeah, I have no idea. It's probably better that I don't remember.The last time you toured in these parts it was on the Hymns album [a covers collection of Canadian artists] with an orchestral backing. This time it's a little more minimal isn't it?It's a five-piece band and myself so it's a more traditional k.d. lang sound. But having played the orchestra it has altered the way I am on stage, just like making country records has altered the way I am, or singing with Tony Bennett. It all adds up.
Richard Hammond talks about depression
'Top Gear' star Richard Hammond has revealed that he has suffered from depression since being involved in a high-speed car smash in 2006.
Speaking to The Sunday Times, the television presenter said: "I damaged all the complicated bits of the brain to do with processing and emotional control."
"[I was] prey to every single emotion that swept over me and I couldn't deal with it. I had to relearn things from scratch."
Hammond also said: "I'll still have a week when I'm freaking out about something and I'll realise it's because I'm encountering a new emotional state and I have to evolve a new strategy to cope with it."
"My memory is a lot better but the other day I forgot the PIN numbers to all my cards. All of them. Completely gone."
The star suffered a "significant" brain injury in September 2006 when the jet-powered dragster he was driving went off a track and crashed at a speed of 288mph.
Speaking to The Sunday Times, the television presenter said: "I damaged all the complicated bits of the brain to do with processing and emotional control."
"[I was] prey to every single emotion that swept over me and I couldn't deal with it. I had to relearn things from scratch."
Hammond also said: "I'll still have a week when I'm freaking out about something and I'll realise it's because I'm encountering a new emotional state and I have to evolve a new strategy to cope with it."
"My memory is a lot better but the other day I forgot the PIN numbers to all my cards. All of them. Completely gone."
The star suffered a "significant" brain injury in September 2006 when the jet-powered dragster he was driving went off a track and crashed at a speed of 288mph.
Kelly Rowland - Rowland Madonna Is Allowed To Be A Diva
Singer KELLY ROWLAND has hit out at British festival organisers who have blasted MADONNA's outrageous backstage demands - insisting she is allowed to be a diva.
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