I have to admit ... while I am a fan of certain Police songs -- and I definitely had a moment in the 7th grade when I actually owned a Police record and listened to it regularly -- I think Sting is really pretty annoying. And I'm not excited at all about a Police reunion. In fact I feel taken advantage of. Sting is just weird ... in a 'South Park' way. He's weird to me the way Yanni or Fabio are weird. And I resent (a little) having to sit through his awful performance.
Generally, I think band reunions just suck. They shouldn't be allowed; they (reunions) are wrong, and in so many ways just not fair. Once a band breaks up, for whatever reason ... they should stay that way. The problem is that we (the public) allow this to happen. And we allow it in a way that we wouldn't allow for any other artist. I mean, what if Leonardo Da Vinci decided, 15 years after he painted the original, to repaint the Mona Lisa? The public would cry, "Haven't you got anything new?" Or what if a designer decided suddenly to just put out one of his old collections again, because it was popular the first time. We would cry: "BULLSHIT!"
But the worst part about the Police reunion to me is the message it sends to other bands of the same ilk. That maybe it's OK for them to get back together. Holy crap ... can you imagine? What if some of the Police's contemporaries from back in the day suddenly appeared together? Ha!! Huey Lewis and the News, Dexys Midnight Runners, The J. Geils band, Toto. What a mess we would have on our hands, you know? I say, if you want to be around in 15 years then you have to stay in the game for 15 years. You have to stay together, and relevant, and touring and proliferating. Playing only in Vegas doesn't count. You have to stay IN THE GAME. Like the Red Hot Chili Peppers for instance ...
OK ... I have to stop myself now because I'm gonna just go on and on. I'm back in New York after a crazy week of traveling all around the country, and I started writing this about 4 or 5 days ago, and because of internet problems, wacky scheduling and pure exhaustion, I haven't been able to finish. Not to mention every time I sit down to write, I end up starting over..
So thank God the Grammys were exciting to look at. I loved the camouflage suits O.K. Go wore, and I loved the silly string brought by the Chili Peppers. I thought the hottest person of the night (by FAR!) was PINK in Herve Legre. WOW. What a beautiful lady and what a gorgeous dress. I also think the Dixie Chicks looked great, that Mary J. Blige was on point and that I give Beyonce a pass for being beautiful (but she really is starting to bore the hell out of me).
I got an e-mail a few weeks ago from the Pussycat Dolls' stylist and really wanted to dress them, but people don't seem to understand that I'm still a small designer. I don't have a warehouse full of gowns and inventory for people to choose from, and for me to make six dresses in a week would be impossible ... so i had to decline, as much as I didn't want to ... then had to see what they actually wore that night. Oh well, I still want to work with them some day; I think each and every one is gorgeous, I just think a little more thought needs to go into their look. It's tough when you have a group.
I liked, also, what Shakira did for the evening. Beyonce should take a page from her book. There is a lesson on how to successfully change your look, change people's perception, stay true to yourself, and look beautiful ... Which all leads me to ... IMOGEN HEAP ... hahahahahahahahaha ... ooooooooooooooohoooohohohohhhhh.... aaaahhhhhhhhhahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!
GASP....hahahahahahahahahahah ... ooooooooooooooooooooo shit. Jesus Christ.
1. Aw, you may have been a little rough on The Police. I think the main factor in whether or not a band should reunite is how they sound together. There was a lot of hype about The Police getting back together for this Grammy performance, but they actually played together at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony in 2003, the year they were inducted. It was broadcast on VH-1 and they performed two songs: "Roxanne" and "Every Breath You Take." I remember remarking at the time, "These guys sound AWESOME together. They should still be a band." The HOF ceremony, which VH-1 used to broadcast every year (That ended this year; not sure why) was always a good showcase for seeing which old bands can still cut it. A LOT of them CAN'T, and for them, I agree with you, the public should be spared a tour. But in the case of The Police, all three are really great musicians, seem to have a good musical (if not personal) chemistry, and I think they'll put on a good show; maybe even make some new music together if they can keep from killing each other.
As for poor Imogen Heap - Eccentricity is just her style, but your comments on her made me laugh, Jeffrey. To rephrase a famous quote, "I may not agree with what you say, but I'll defend to the death your right to....snicker."
Posted at 3:59PM on Feb 22nd 2007 by Ms. G.