Ok, i know he has changed his name, but he will always be TTD to me. I think he was a very talented singer-songwriter-musician whose albums after "The Hardline According To..." was very underrated. To this day, he is the only other artist who i felt was just as talented and versatle in his music as Prince. The only thing was he was not as good of an entertainer as P.


Anyone love this guy as much as i do?

"Dance Little Sister"

Ok, i know he has changed his name, but he will always be TTD to me. I think he was a very talented singer-songwriter-musician whose albums after "The Hardline According To..." was very underrated. To this day, he is the only other artist who i felt was just as talented and versatle in his music as Prince. The only thing was he was not as good of an entertainer as P.


Anyone love this guy as much as i do?

Add my name to the list. Very underrated

sermwanderer said:

And he's a legend in his own mind.

VoicesCarry said:

Just like me

just out of curiosity where does he get his reputation for being so arrogant? I've looked at his website and he seems fairly humble, in that he seems to pay homage to the greats of the past. I know he compared Hardline to Sgt. Pepper's but he had to have been kidding, and besides when was the last time you could dance to anything on Sgt. Pepper

jacktheimprovident said:

I agree with you. I've been a fan since "Symphony or Damn" came out in '93 and the only arrogance I've ever seen from him is that comment about "Sgt. Peppers" and I've already heard him say in interviews that he was kidding and it got blown out of proportion by the media. I've followed his career and very closely and seen him in concert and if anything, I feel the guy is EXTREMELY humble and sincere. I would readily admit if I thought he was arrogant but I honestly have never seen it. I've only seen the extreme opposite.

emilio319 said:

It actually stems from the fact that he claimed his debut album was the best record since Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. BEFORE it was even released.

"Of course, there are those who would argue that D'Arby poisoned his own chalice when he emerged to enormous fanfare -- blown exclusively by himself -- in 1987. In comparing himself to Prince and to the Beatles before he'd even released an album, the singer failed to endear himself to anyone, and this was as a mere appetizer for the display of arrogance to come. His obnoxious persona alienated even those who displayed faith in his talent, so much that his debut release, Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby, found only begrudging admiration in the music press, when in point of fact, it was one of the brighter debuts in recent years.

For my part, I recall seeing him at the Manchester Apollo in England and being hopelessly unable to give away an extra ticket. Such was the general distaste for his megalomania (and this at a time when he enjoyed a top 10 single in the charts) I almost skipped the show myself, having suffered through a one-hour television special dedicated to his puerile ranting. I was practically embarrassed to be going to the show, but having already purchased tickets I belatedly ventured... and was promptly blown away by his performance.

Why didn't someone tell him to shut up? I'm sure many people did, but no one with the power to make him listen."
[Edited 9/26/04 19:37pm]

VoicesCarry said:

Whoever wrote that seems to have nothing to base their opinion on other than the Sgt. Pepper thing