5.9.16 Adam is in London!! Nominated for a CMT Music Award!!
May 10, 2016 5:39:10 GMT -5
Post by Holst on May 10, 2016 5:39:10 GMT -5
We laugh about Adam's poor sense of time and his well known tendency to be late. But, it seems Lauryn Hill has perfected the art form of late appearances. She was two hours late for her recent Atlanta concert, and had to stop after only 45 minutes because of the venue curfew. As an "apology" she wrote:
I don't show up late to shows because I don't care. And I have nothing but Love and respect for my fans. The challenge is aligning my energy with the time, taking something that isn't easily classified or contained, and trying to make it available for others. I don't have an on/off switch. I am at my best when I am open, rested, sensitive and liberated to express myself as truthfully as possible. For every performance that I've arrived to late, there have been countless others where I've performed in excess of two hours, beyond what I am contracted to do, pouring everything out on the stage.
Because I care so deeply about the artistic process, I scrutinize, have perfectionist tendencies, and want space made for spontaneity, which is not an easy process, with the many moving parts on the road. Some days we are more successful than others re time. However, the vitality that is infused into the performances is always appreciated by the audiences, who may not know exactly what it took to accomplish. What hasn't been touched upon by the media, I'm sure, are the hundreds of people who rushed the stage and stayed in excess of an hour after the show ended last night, just to connect.
Our challenge is to figure out the best way to accommodate the vitality, spontaneity, and spirit that make the performances worthwhile and special to begin with, while also making that experience available and accessible to others. If I didn't Love and respect the art, I wouldn't be doing this.
What a load of self-indulgent bovine excrement. IMHO