Bruce Springsteen
Occupation: Musician, Singer, Songwriter
Date of Birth: September 23, 1949
Place of Birth: Freehold, N.J., USA
Sign: Sun in Libra, Moon in Libra
Relations: Wife: Patti Scialfa; ex-wife: Julianne Phillips (actress); kids: Evan, Jessica, Sam Ryan
Education: Attended Ocean County Community College for one year
Ringo Starr
Musician, singer, songwriter, actor. Born Richard Starkey on July 7, 1940, in Liverpool, England. Known for his easy-going personality, Ringo Starr first rose to fame in the early 1960s as the drummer for the legendary rock group the Beatles. He grew up poor in Liverpool, and his father left the family when Starr was only three. A sickly child, he missed a lot of school on account of his illnesses. Starr eventually dropped out as a teenager. Read the rest of this entry »
John Lennon
Pop star, composer, songwriter, and recording artist. John Winston Lennon was born October 9, 1940, in Liverpool, Merseyside, NW England, UK, during a German air raid in World War II.
When he was four years old, Lennon’s parents separated and he ended up living with his Aunt Mimi. John’s father was a merchant seaman. He was [...]
Paul Simon
I’m neurotically driven. . . . I lay off for awhile and then I get panicky. . . . I say to myself . . . , I can’t write anymore. It’s over.
— Paul Simon
FROM “The Sounds of Silence” to “The Obvious Child,” Paul Simon has proved to be one of the most talented songwriters [...]
Robert Duvall
I’m better than Olivier.
— Robert Duvall
QUITE possibly the most versatile American actor in the history of cinema, Robert Duvall is also probably among the least likely to get mobbed at a mall. Unlike many of his peers, the chameleonic actor has demonstrated time and again the ability to utterly inhabit the characters he plays, eliminating [...]
Neil Young
Ain’t singin’ for Pepsi/ Ain’t singin’ for Coke/ Don’t sing for nobody/ Makes me look like a joke/ This note’s for you.
— Neil Young
IN the course of his over-thirty-year career as a recording artist, Neil Young has experienced as many extreme low points of critical and commercial success as he has [...]
Weird Al Yankovic
Your butt is wide, well mine is too.
Just watch your mouth, or I’ll sit on you.
The word is out, better treat me right,
Cause I’m the king of cellulite.
Ham on ham on ham on whole wheat, all right.
— Weird Al Yankovic’s “Fat,” a parody of Michael Jackson’s “Bad”
Occupation: Actor, Musician, Singer, Songwriter
Date of Birth: [...]
Stevie Wonder
Sometimes, I feel I am really blessed to be blind because I probably would not last a minute if I were able to see things.
— Stevie Wonder
WHEN little Stevie Wonder’s family moved to Detroit, his mother was afraid to let her seven-year-old boy, who had been blind since birth, out of the house. [...]
Brian Wilson
I had a great big problem with the Beach Boys. I wanted to do my kind ofmusic, and they wanted to do their kind of music . . . I like fell to pieces.
— Brian Wilson.
BRIAN WILSON’S father, Murry, was an aspiring songwriter (his “Two Step Side Step” was once played by Lawrence Welk’s band [...]
Tom Waits
The piano has been drinking, not me.
— Tom Waits
A SUCCESSFUL musician, movie star, and film composer, Tom Waits has never had a commercial hit; some of his songs are best-known for being covered by other people. He has a huge fan base, but doesn’t tour. His razor-sharp wit and lyrical prowess have put him in [...]
