Bruce Springsteen is looking to add “author” to his resume. The rock star is reportedly working on his autobiography which is allegedly composed of voluminous journals that the singer has meticulously kept over the years. Although the Boss has yet to sell the rights to them, insiders are saying that his life story has the potential to be the biggest rock music autobiography of all time and get up to $10 million for world rights. Who knew? Bruce is also said to be looking to hire a research assistant to help him compose the rock autobiography. I thought he kept journals, why would he need help getting things straight?
The choreographer of the late pop legend’s final concerts and the man behind the soon to be hit movie “This is It!”, Kenny Ortega, recently told the story of how he was helping Michael Jackson fight weight soon before he died. Kenny Ortega said: “He was thin, but he was at what he liked to call his ‘fighting weight.’ He didn’t like to eat, but we were always watching him and making sure he had plenty of protein drinks and fluids. We were there sliding chicken salads in front of him and making sure he was OK. But he was strong and he was getting stronger.” So, let’s try and clarify this: Michael Jackson was at the ideal weight for fighting or what exactly is Kenny Ortega trying to say here? Oh well, at least they were there with the chicken salads every now and again… that must’ve been a real help.
It seems that the pop star has decided to take her new adopted daughter back to Malawi to meet her biological father. Moreover, Madonna also wants to give Mercy a chance to bond with her dad. A source said the following about Madonna’s decision: “Madonna wants Mercy to learn all about her culture and the community where she was born. She realises her kids need a sense of home and she’s determined to do all she can to give that to them. She doesn’t want to deny Mercy anything in life – and that includes meeting her dad if that’s possible.” Apparently the man was against the adoption from the get go… is Madonna really doing this as a sort of “in your face” thing or because her guy-toy boyfriend isn’t really a suficient father figure for Mercy at this time?
American Idol champ Kris Allen has released his new single ‘Live like We’re Dying’ off of the singer’s as yet untitled album which is scheduled to come out on November 17. Let me say this – I am quite sure that this is going to be a smash hit! The song is actually a cover from the Irish pop rock band The Script. Just like Kris did with Kanye West’s song ‘Heartless’, he totally sang the cover song as if it was it was written for him to sing. Honestly, he’s the only one I know who can make a cover sound totally original.
Rock stars King of Leon caught a departing flight to England via LAX last week. The Followill boys, Caleb, Jared, Matthew and Nathan, played at UK’s Reading Festival last Friday and at UK’s Leeds Festival on Sunday. The band has a busy year ahead of them as they will also be releasing a remix album and a live DVD, which was filmed in England where they first broke. Lead singer Caleb will also be making a fall appearance as a guest judge on the Food Network series ‘Iron Chef’. And Nathan will be walking down the aisle this November when he marries musician Jessie Baylin.
Green Day lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong recently had an interview with Maxim. In that interview, the rock star talked about what drug he will never do again. The band’s front man said “Acid. I don’t regret doing it, but. I sure as fuck wouldn’t do it now. I’m way too neurotic. I’d be, like, sitting in the corner sucking my thumb for nine hours.” Honestly, I can imagine him behaving like that. I don’t know. There’s just something about the way that he looks that screams that sort of behavior. I’m not talking about the drug use here, alright? It’s just the thumb sucking thing.
Fall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz recently went through another embarrassing moment because of his wife’s partying ways. First, there was the incident where Ashlee Simpson publicly berated the rock star’s ex-girlfriend Michelle Trachtenberg. Now, Ashlee reportedly instigated a fight with her husband this past Saturday. Pete just finished performing with his band at the Blink 182 concert in Chicago. Then, he went to celebrate the one year anniversary of his bar, Angels & Kings. Multiple sources are saying that Ashlee proceeded to get drunk and belligerent. A source said that while Pete was in the DJ booth, Ashlee “came up completely wasted and yells at him to leave. They fought, she told him he was horrible in front of a whole group of people and made him leave his own party early. So they make a scene and leave the bar.” I think someone needs to go to rehab.
Courtney Love recently went on her Twitter to make some catty comments about The Veronicas and Taylor Momsen. According to Kurt Cobain’s widow, they may not able to rock but I think they have more class. In response to Courtney’s comments, both Jessica and Lisa Origliasso of The Veronicas kept it polite with just a hint of sass as they took to their own Twitter pages. Jessica said that she didn’t dislike Courtney but that she was surprised by the comment made about their look. Lisa, on the other hand, wanted to know why Courtney thought her opinions even matter. Burn.
Pink was forced to cancel her Monday night show in Brisbane, Australia as she was suffering from laryngitis. The show has since been rescheduled for July 27th and the original date’s tickets will be honored at the concert without a need to exchange them. The pop rock singer took to her Twitter account to talk a little about it saying “Had to cancel my first show in 2 years. No one feels worse than I do. Very sorry.” That’s quite ok dear. Every music fan should know how a tour schedule can take its toll on someone’s body. I just hope she gets better soon.
The music producer recently came out with his opinion in regards to whether Michael Jackson wanted to be black or not. The verdict is that Michael Jackson supposedly didn’t suffer from vitiligo, but he just didn’t want to be black, or so claims Quincy Jones: “I don’t believe in any of that bullshit, no. No. Never. I’ve been around junkies and stuff all my life. I’ve heard every excuse. It’s like smokers – ‘I only smoke when I drink’ and all that stuff. But it’s bullshit. You’re justifying something that’s destructive to your existence. But when somebody’s hell-bent on it, you can’t stop ‘em. What his face turned into is ridiculous. Chemical peels and all of it. And I don’t understand it. But he obviously didn’t want to be black. You see his kids?” Well, this comes at a good time, namely just when everybody was probably growing sympathetic to Michael Jackson’s condition. Boy, Quincy Jones sure knows how pick ‘em!
The famous pop singer, along with others from the business, have been hit by a wave of sadness after hearing about the tragic loss that occurred recently. Madonna is quoted to have said the following about Michael Jackson’s death: “I can’t stop crying over the sad news. I have always admired Michael Jackson. The world has lost one of the greats, but his music will live on forever! My heart goes out to his three children and other members of his family. God bless.” Others have also expressed their sympathies and deepest regrets: Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, Beyonce, Elton John… everybody really misses the pop wonder. Everybody seems to have lost an important source of plagiarism… erm, I mean inspiration with Michael Jackson’s death.
In a recent article, British journalist Alex Blimes launches a couple of hits toward Beth Ditto, her band the Gossip and the entire fashion industry, calling them stupid. He says that the fashion industry’s love for the singer is a transparent ploy to “get the feminazis off their case” and that Beth is “just as bad an example to young women as a girl ten stone lighter than her.” The journalist also commented on the release of the Gossip’s fourth album ‘Music for Men’, calling the band a “deeply average, resolutely unsuccessful rock band.” Does anyone even know who this guy is?
In the July issue of FHM Australia, Pink takes a couple of digs at rapper Kanye West. The pop rocker said “Kanye West is the person pissing me off right now. I was at Stella McCartney’s Paris fashion show with the vice president of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Paul McCartney and Kanye West. The entire time Kanye is going, ‘They need more fur in this show’. He just wouldn’t shut up about how he loved fur. I mean, he’s saying this to me, the PETA guy and Paul McCartney! I was just so grossed out by him. I’m like, ‘You’re an idiot!’ There are so many people who I think are a waste of skin and he’s up there. I should wear him. Go on, donate yourself Kanye. People can wear your fur.”
Try as you may to maintain some sort of reputation, the hard times in the economy will force you to sell out at some point. Pearl Jam is planning to record a Target commercial in promotion of their new album which is due out some time this year. The reason for this is that the iconic rock band wants to release their album independently without any label backing. Therefore, they need to distribute to multiple partners. The band’s manager said “Target ended up allowing us to have other partners. We’ll be able to take care of all levels of the Pearl Jam fan…We wish we could tell the whole story right now, but all the deals aren’t done. Target was cool enough to realize that little independent record stores are not their competition.”
Eric Clapton supposedly recently approached the guitarist from the band Manic Street Preachers, Richey Edwards, in order to try a collaboration. Eric Clapton apparently did this while the two were being treated in the same facility, as bassist Nicky Wire related: “Richey was in The Priory and Eric Clapton was there and he offered to come round and jam, that was one of those moments where you couldn’t write anything funnier, in a tragic situation.” Yep, no more funny from the tragic situaiton. But hey, Manic Street Preachers can always go for something a little more… sad, eh? After all, it’s not always sunshine and butteflies… especially when the dope stops coming.
The band that is currently opening for Oasis’ tour this Summer in the UK wants the headlining of the concerts to be the other way around. The Enemy’s front man, Tom Clarke, expressed the band’s point of view: “I don’t think Noel needs to do it any more. He’s doing it for the love of it. That’s the dream. That’s when you can say you’ve made it.” And of course, when the bigger band’s guitarist is doing it all just because he loves it, then it means The Enemy should be headlining. Interesting theory on Tom Clarke’s behalf… I can’t wait to hear what Oasis has to say about it, especially considering Liam Gallagher’s extraordinarily patient and understanding nature.
The American Idol contestant seems to have come to the end of his long road. It seems that Danny Gookey will be going home after all. Even though one initial prediction by Paula Abdul saw Danny Gookey competing against Adam Lambert in the finale, it seems that he will be cashing in his chits sooner than expected. Still, he does want to show us all that he is a real man as this is what he said before the announcement that sent him home: “I think we’ve had enough suspense, enough commercials, enough fooling around, let’s just get to it.” Really profound stuff… it’s like Danny Gookey has some Scottish ancestry.
Noel and Liam Gallagher are apparently quite the divas when it comes to the dressing room stocks of their concerts. A source recently spilled the beans on what the two Oasis brothers have in their dressing room: “Liam and Noel have requested that their dressing room be supplied with herbal teas, fresh organic fruit, almonds, pine nuts, Cadbury’s chocolate and organic crisps. They also ask for fine china crockery and a linen tablecloth.” Quite the impressive requests for Noel and Liam Gallagher… I wonder how they came to require such extravagant luxuries before the shows. They weren’t probably having the same comforts before playing in The Feisty Goat in Manchester when they were starting out.
The singer recently stated his wishes of collaborating with the famous former Beatle musician. Bob Dylan said: “That would be exciting to do something with Paul. But you know your paths have to cross for something like that to make sense.” A source also added the following about a possible collaboration between Bob Dylan and Paul McCartney: “This would obviously be a major moment in musical history if Bob and Paul got together and it’s quite likely that Paul will be interested.” A major moment in musical history? The invention of the flute was a major moment in musical history… this is just a vague possibility of circumstance. Either way, Paul McCartney doesn’t seem to have any thoughts on the matter as of yet so revolutionizing musical history will probably have to wait for a bit.
Slash is back on the American Idol stage as he kicked off the show with an incredible group number set to Alice Cooper’s 1971 hit ‘School’s Out’. The former Guns N Roses guitarist was on lead guitar and once again, Adam Lambert and Allison Iraheta dominated the vocals. Actually, you can forego the Idol hopefuls. I can listen to Slash playing his guitar all day and not get tired of it. The iconic rocker is coming out with a solo album soon. Just like Carlos Santana, he’s going to be featuring a lot of amazing singers to sing as he plays his guitar.