For musicians slipping into mental illness, there’s usually a pattern of behavior:
1.) You take lots of drugs.
2.) You do erratic things onstage.
3.) You abruptly give up music.
4.) You move in with your parents.
5.) You become the subject of a VH1 special.
Okay, maybe it doesn’t always go that way. But often.
I started thinking about musicians with […]
Posted on August 21st, 2008 by Pat
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Well, I never considered myself a love child. But the day I was born, “Love Child” by Diana Ross and the Supreme was the #1 single, according to Billboard’s Top 100 charts.
My friend Scott sent me a link to this web site, which allows you to look up the #1 song the day you were born. […]
Posted on August 7th, 2008 by Pat
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Have you ever noticed how Christian songs sound so . . . Christian?
I don’t mean to dis on those who like the genre. It’s just that whenever I come across a Christian song, I know immediately that it’s a Christian song. And after analyzing the genre for a while, I think I’ve figured out why:
A […]
Posted on July 9th, 2008 by Pat
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Marvin Gaye the Subject of PBS Special
Marvin Gaye’s breakthrough album “What’s Going On” – consistently ranked one of the top ten albums of all time – almost didn’t happen.
Barry Gordy, the head of Motown, thought the socially conscious album threatened to hamper Gaye’s sex appeal. And Gaye’s sex appeal sold records.
Fortunately, Motown relented, and Gaye’s […]
Posted on May 5th, 2008 by Pat
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