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Sheila E. wants to expand memoir to film, write more books; talks about dating Prince, Santana Sheila E. wants to expand...e, Santana
Article by: MESFIN FEKADU , Associated Press Updated: September 24, 2014 - 2:10 PM
NEW YORK — Days before the release of Sheila E.'s autobiography, news spread that she was once engaged to Prince. The bigger bombshell, however, didn't get nearly as much attention.
"Pretty much, I was engaged to Carlos Santana. That was huge and no one knew about that," said the 56-year-old drummer, who dated a married Santana when she was 18. "I thought people would be talking about that, and it's more about, 'She was engaged to Prince!' Really?"
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Dating Prince and Santana made her realize she had a thing for guys with guitars, she said.
"And there were some that I did not put in the book," she said, laughing.
Could they appear in another book?
"I'll be able to share more stories on the next three to five books," she said.
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Sheila E. first began writing "The Beat of My Own Drum" in her 30s, and said the process felt "devastating." She said coming back to the writing process two years ago gave her a fresh perspective.
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Sheila E., whose hits include "The Glamorous Life" and "A Love Bizarre," released the album "ICON" last year. She says she wants to adapt her book into a movie.
She's already spoken to the person she wants for the Sheila E. role.
"I'm not going to tell you who it is," she said with a knowing smile. "They were very, very interested and excited." © Bart Van Hemelen
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Stop the Prince Apologists ™ | |
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who will she get to play Prince? | |
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Still in the closet then? | |
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She changed her tune. "Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything." --Plato
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Was she just testing the waters with this book? I kind of took as more her personal testimony. I'm not sure how she could expand more on her relationships with either Carlos or Prince, beyond going into sordid intimate details, which I don't think that'll look good on her at this time in her life, even though enquiring minds want to know, folks are just noisy. I guess she could go into the tragedy of her sexual abuse, her experiences as a female drummer on the road I sure there's more stories there, since she's worked with a ton of people. | |
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Trending NowDon't you just love it when one of your favorites is "Trending Now" when you open up your homepage? The news I found was that, as posted here, Sheila wants to write more and turn her book into a film. Cool news! | |
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