Tilda Swinton and Sandro Kopp are enjoying a day out together.
23.04.2024 - 07:38 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Sharleen Spiteri of Scottish rock band Texas has opened up on the difficulties she’s experienced in her time in the public eye, revealing she’s ‘never had a great relationship with the music industry.’
Opening up on podcast I Never Thought It Would Happen from the charity Help Musicians, the Scots star explains the tricky relationship began the day Texas was first signed, and that she’d been told to change how she looks and what she wears.
However, despite the criticism she claims it has given her ‘the balls and the guts to say no’.
While she believes that comments like this are still commonplace, she thinks these days, they are delivered differently, ‘completely camouflaged’ and ‘hidden really well’.
The Glasgow-born star - who rose to fame in the 80s - also revealed how playing at Glastonbury 2023 was ‘the best day' of her life, and how their performance changed things for the band, as well as the ‘privilege’ of still being relevant - in the new podcast episode, released on Tuesday.
In the episode, Sharleen opens up on her experience at Glastonbury, revealing she ‘absolutely loved’ performing at the festival, exclaiming: "I didn’t think they were going to act the way they did".
She also reveals how the Glastonbury set changed things for the band, with the likes of Fred Again playing their songs - leading to her daughter saying, for the first time, that she thought her mum was ‘actually quite cool’.
While reflecting on her career, Sharleen shares that she feels ‘privileged to still be relevant’ - particularly as a woman in music.
And although the 56-year-old loves being on stage, she also explained that touring can be difficult - particularly becoming ‘a schlep’ after Covid and Brexit, relating how ‘long and laborious’ the
Tilda Swinton and Sandro Kopp are enjoying a day out together.
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Tatiana Siegel Mark Twain once quipped, “Age is a case of mind over matter. If you don’t mind it, it doesn’t matter.” When it comes to Martin Scorsese, age certainly isn’t making a difference. After landing 10 Oscar nominations for last year’s historical crime epic “Killers of the Flower Moon,” the 81-year-old director has mapped out his next several projects.
As the weather slowly starts to improve, and with the days getting longer and longer, it is time to start thinking about summer holidays.
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Skydance Sports, the media company’s JV with the NFL, has made some key appointments to its creative and production leadership across film and television, hiring Nancy Cotton and Sandino Moya-Smith as, respectively, EVP, Television, and SVP, Feature Film. Both were previously at Amazon MGM.
Thania Garcia Music Will (formerly Little Kids Rock), the largest non-profit music education program for schools in the United States, will hold its annual benefit on April 24 honoring Josh Groban, Andra Day and Rhiannon Giddens. Set to take place at the Novo in Los Angeles, the event will have music direction from Michael Bearden (Lady Gaga, Whitney Houston) and feature special guest performances to be announced, along with a silent online auction and remarks from key artistic and business supporters. The benefit will provide essential funding for Music Will’s ongoing mission to provide teacher training, a diverse curriculum, and free musical instruments to students—connecting them with the music that ignites their interest.
The decision making process around changes to the region’s health and social care services has come under the spotlight at the council.