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Aretha, Diva Moment Deja Vu...threatens to not perform at R&R HOF 25th Anniversary Concert For music fans that remember Divas 1998 edition on VH1, they will know of Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin's diva snap when she walked out during rehearsal because of the air conditioning being on.
Well the great love of soul food did it again according to reports that are in the new edition of Rolling Stone Magazine according to Contact Music FUSSY FRANKLIN THREATENED TO PULL OUT OF HALL OF FAME SHOW OVER AIR ISSUESoul diva ARETHA FRANKLIN threatened to pull out of her planned performance at the recent Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 25th anniversary tribute - if organisers couldn't promise to shut off all ventilation at Madison Square Garden in New York while she was in the building. The fussy star told Hall of Fame chairman Jann Wenner she'd be a no-show for the 29-30 October (09) supershows if promoters failed to guarantee the air conditioning at the venue would be shut off hours before the first concert. Wenner, who is also the publisher of Rolling Stone magazine, has released one of her fiery voicemails to organisers to the publication as part of an expose about the planning of the Live Aid-type event, which brought big names like Franklin, U2, Bruce Springsteen, Mick Jagger, James Taylor, Billy Joel, Sting and Metallica together. In one voicemail, the Queen of Soul raged, "I am sorry that it is going down this way, but that's the way it's going down." The magazine reports the air issue was one of many "elaborate demands" Franklin made, but doesn't list any of the others. ***** Attend an Aretha Franklin concert in the summertime in an outdoor venue and you will feel like you are in a sauna. I realize that some other artists do not want air conditioning on, but ine her case, the lack of air does not seem to hav a major impact on vocal quality or quantity - the once greatest pipes of a femme fatale, are hopelessly beyong any ill effects of cool air circulation. Actually a rasp voiced Aretha may be an improvement over hearing her sing in falsetto these days. Music Royalty in Motion | |
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ReeRee seriously doesn't joke with the AC does she? 
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