Had I been consulted, I'd have recommended he downplay the gay
thing - which he emphasises to excess, all the time, and interminably - and
just deliver the music.
?!? Are you serious? I mean, you must be joking right? I can't even
imagine calling up an artist, who put out an album as great as
On Fri, 12 Mar 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
as. I think he's a fucking hero for coming out guns a'blazing. Would you
suggest that James Brown be less Black, or Oasis less British? Silly.
Not less British, but definitely less asshole'ish.
In out'ingly yours,
JC
NP: Pernice Brothers -
In a recent post, I suggested that the commercial failure of Rufus
Wainwright's excellent record was due, in part, because "Rufus pushes the
"gay thing" to excess, and I'm convinced it's this that has managed to turn
off the straight audience
completely. Had I been consulted, I'd have
I must say that I found Neil's final line - "Would you suggest that James
Brown be less Black, or Oasis less British?" - rather offensive. Of course
not; James Brown IS black, Oasis IS British. And while Rufus is indeed
gay, and that sensibility informs his music, I still think he and his music
Apparently Wainwright's whatever isn't enough to keep Best Buy from making
him a featured artist. Today's ad supplement led me to this, from
http://www.bestbuy.com :
If you limit your music collection to what video channels and local radio
stations play, then youre missing out on much of what
I've been following this thread and trying to keep a lid on my temper,
since I know that Richard was addressing career strategy and didn't
mean his comments to sound the way they did - personally, when I hear
someone say "flaunting it" and "shoving it in people's faces,"
Carl:
Ultimately, I think opera is much more alienating to a pop audience
than homosexuality is to college students. But if Rufus keeps
This is very true At this point in time, with all the "out"
performers there are, etc., I really wonder whether being out is a career
