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I made a plilgrimage up to NYC, back in January of '06, to catch his performance at the packed Bowery Ballroom...the place ws filled with fans and fellow musicians-- I remember seeing Moby and Eric Roberson, and others among the crowd...Jazzheads, Rockers, Funkateers, The Hip-Hop crowd...everybody was representin'  ...
He Killed, and the ecstatic crowd was singing along and he really seemed to having fun!!!I really thought he was finally getting his due after all these years. After the concert, a friend of mine said, "This is one of those concerts where people who aren't here tonight will years later claim they were," ..
After getting amped up to experience something similar at The Troubadour, we got the rug pulled out from under us here in L.A. 
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Yeah, thats my guess Paligap.
He may put some music out under another name, of course, and, given the range of his talents and musical interests, it could be pretty unrecognisable in terms of the 'Lewis Taylor' persona. Lewis (and his life partner Sabina) are too of the most vulnerable people I've ever met in my life. Nice people, generous people, in many ways but when they feel threatened (which is pretty much most of the time) they can adopt a siege mentality - reinforcing each others paranoias - which can involve lashing out at all around them, friends and foes alike. The tragedy for me was Lewis, for once, had a really supportive and sympathetic record company (Hacktone) personally committed to him and his cause...investing in the North American tour you guys mention, being but one example....when he walked away from it all. Psychologically Lewis can't deal with any of the attention, critique, praise, interest, etc. that is involved in being an artist (particularly a cult artist of his ilk) ....he can be incredibly and self-destructively sensitive to the smallest of issues....and, in that respect, it's maybe better that he has retired from the industry. Trust me, though, he'll never stop making music....he simply can't help himself; he's cursed to do it!!! | |
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I understood that he married her recently.
That Taylor Dayne cover of "Satisfied" is horrific...she doesn't connect with the lyrics or melody at all. | |
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markede said: He may put some music out under another name, of course, and, given the range of his talents and musical interests, it could be pretty unrecognisable in terms of the 'Lewis Taylor' persona.
Lewis (and his life partner Sabina) are too of the most vulnerable people I've ever met in my life. Nice people, generous people, in many ways but when they feel threatened (which is pretty much most of the time) they can adopt a siege mentality - reinforcing each others paranoias - which can involve lashing out at all around them, friends and foes alike. The tragedy for me was Lewis, for once, had a really supportive and sympathetic record company (Hacktone) personally committed to him and his cause...investing in the North American tour you guys mention, being but one example....when he walked away from it all. Psychologically Lewis can't deal with any of the attention, critique, praise, interest, etc. that is involved in being an artist (particularly a cult artist of his ilk) ....he can be incredibly and self-destructively sensitive to the smallest of issues....and, in that respect, it's maybe better that he has retired from the industry. Trust me, though, he'll never stop making music....he simply can't help himself; he's cursed to do it!!! Thanks for the insight. I've noticed that he's been covered by some visible artists lately. Robbie Williams (Lovelight) and more recently Taylor Dayne (Satisfied). Neither are as good as the original but are still good promotional tools for getting his name as a writer out to more people. Do you think he'd consider writing & producing for other artists a more shielded approach to the business? tA Tribal Disorder
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Mong said:[quote]I understood that he married her recently.
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He does seem to change his mind a hell of a lot. I remember even after he retired, there was some Lewis Taylor profile on MySpace that had unreleased mixes of "Betterlove" and "Lovelight" that had to come from him; it disappeared almost as soon as it had gone up. | |
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Do you think he'd consider writing & producing for other artists a more shielded approach to the business?
Well, again, it's an odd one. Both Lewis and Sabina are on record as saying they wanted to go into production but this statement doesn't really stack up with their actions given the reported knock backs to artists like Joss Stone, Motown, Chaka etc to date. There is very little consistency to his/their thinking...as I say, many times emotional vulnerbility tends to over ride common sense, in my experience. Even though Lewis is one of the more extreme examples, it's something that seems to come as part of the package of the 'gifted'? But irrespective of the views of those who, like me, have spent a lot of time with Lewis, I would say the biggest insight into Lewis comes from Lewis himself. Just listen to his lyrics! Tribal Disorder
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theAudience said: markede said: He may put some music out under another name, of course, and, given the range of his talents and musical interests, it could be pretty unrecognisable in terms of the 'Lewis Taylor' persona.
Lewis (and his life partner Sabina) are too of the most vulnerable people I've ever met in my life. Nice people, generous people, in many ways but when they feel threatened (which is pretty much most of the time) they can adopt a siege mentality - reinforcing each others paranoias - which can involve lashing out at all around them, friends and foes alike. The tragedy for me was Lewis, for once, had a really supportive and sympathetic record company (Hacktone) personally committed to him and his cause...investing in the North American tour you guys mention, being but one example....when he walked away from it all. Psychologically Lewis can't deal with any of the attention, critique, praise, interest, etc. that is involved in being an artist (particularly a cult artist of his ilk) ....he can be incredibly and self-destructively sensitive to the smallest of issues....and, in that respect, it's maybe better that he has retired from the industry. Trust me, though, he'll never stop making music....he simply can't help himself; he's cursed to do it!!! Thanks for the insight. I've noticed that he's been covered by some visible artists lately. Robbie Williams (Lovelight) and more recently Taylor Dayne (Satisfied). Neither are as good as the original but are still good promotional tools for getting his name as a writer out to more people. Do you think he'd consider writing & producing for other artists a more shielded approach to the business? tA Tribal Disorder
http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431 Yeah, I was hoping maybe he'd start doing some more behind the scenes producing and writing. The man's too talented not to be doing anything. 
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markede said: Well, again, it's an odd one. Both Lewis and Sabina are on record as saying they wanted to go into production but this statement doesn't really stack up with their actions given the reported knock backs to artists like Joss Stone, Motown, Chaka etc to date.
There is very little consistency to his/their thinking...as I say, many times emotional vulnerbility tends to over ride common sense, in my experience. Even though Lewis is one of the more extreme examples, it's something that seems to come as part of the package of the 'gifted'? But irrespective of the views of those who, like me, have spent a lot of time with Lewis, I would say the biggest insight into Lewis comes from Lewis himself. Just listen to his lyrics!  "knock backs"?
Digging through the lyrics you might sense someone who although being in love with love, always retains a level of apprehension. Even in tunes, that on the surface, appear to be straight love songs, there's a degree of suspicion that the love is not completely authentic thereby allowing one to avoid a deep commitment to the relationship. Maybe this mindset would explain behavior in other areas. tA Tribal Disorder
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theAudience said: Digging through the lyrics you might sense someone who although being in love with love, always retains a level of apprehension. Even in tunes, that on the surface, appear to be straight love songs, there's a degree of suspicion that the love is not completely authentic thereby allowing one to avoid a deep commitment to the relationship. Maybe this mindset would explain behavior in other areas.  That's profound. Interesting observation.[Edited 3/8/08 14:06pm] | |
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And on the money accurate! | |
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Ndeed!
BTW, I saw that new message on the Lewis Fansite--so now he wants us to know that he's making music with some friends, but that this in no way signifies a return to the industry... Um Ok...well, we knew that... ... [Edited 3/8/08 10:56am] " I've got six things on my mind --you're no longer one of them." - Paddy McAloon, Prefab Sprout | |
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LA Weekly article on Lewis Taylor done exactly 1 year ago yesterday:
http://www.laweekly.com/m...ost/15854/ tA Tribal Disorder
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Looks like Lewis is taking his tag of 'the UK Prince' a bit too seriously.
All his fan videos on youtube have been removed at his behest. | |
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Lewis Taylor was and still is the man.
His vocal arrangements - f*ck it, his arrangements have always been impressive. One of my biggest influences ever. 'dre Tried many flavours - but sooner or later, always go back to the Purple Kool-aid!
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DreZone said: Lewis Taylor was and still is the man.
His vocal arrangements - f*ck it, his arrangements have always been impressive. One of my biggest influences ever. 'dre Dre.....do u find that he sometimes sings "out" of key? | |
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Graycap23 said: DreZone said: Lewis Taylor was and still is the man.
His vocal arrangements - f*ck it, his arrangements have always been impressive. One of my biggest influences ever. 'dre Dre.....do u find that he sometimes sings "out" of key? I find more, that he doesn't use an AutoTune 
'dre Tried many flavours - but sooner or later, always go back to the Purple Kool-aid!
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