Sheryl Crow is the newest artist to share the stories and songs of her life for the Audible’s Words – Music series, Forbes has learned exclusively. Fans can expect a deep dive into the artist’s years of training and musical inspirations, as well as in the recently recorded versions of several of his hits when the track premieres on September 9.
“We went back to the beginning. How I went from developing in a city with 3 red lights to a place on Michael Jackson’s tour. Having been a schoolteacher and moved to Los Angeles,” Crow said in a call from his Nashville outdoor home. “Having experienced cancer and all sorts of things, and fainting and feeling incredibly compelled to write and tell stories through music.
Although he says his adventure so far is encouraging at the end, Crow also doesn’t forget some of his darker chapters, adding his delight on Jackson’s excursion. “My delight in sexual harassment on this outing is similar to what’s happening today with the Me Too movement,” he says. “There are difficult times there, but also amazing moments.”
Documenting the moments of resonance and its connection to the artists’ songs is exactly the feeling of Words – Music, the sequel to Audible’s musical narratives that recently won an infusion of a multiproject partnership with corporate production company Gunpowder – Sky.
The collaboration of the corporations has already resulted in bills by Alanis Morissette, Smokey Robinson and St.Vincent. And Gunpowder-Sky front, Van Toffler, said the series was developing as news about the project spread and that artists were looking for meaningful tactics to apply during the closing of live events.
“We talked about the series long before the pandemic,” he says. “Then, all of a sudden, all those artists had all this free time. Especially now, for artists to tell stories about their music and songs and record while they’re at home, it’s like they’re saying, ‘I’ll pay.’ for you to do it. It gives other people some space and encouragement. Check a new format and create a new genre for them ».
Highlight the long-lasting content of artists
“We’ve noticed a lot of enthusiasm from our consumers for our pre-existing titles,” says Rachel Ghiazza, Audible’s U.S. content director, noting the good luck of previous common audibles, Tom Morello, Patti Smith, James Taylor and Rufus. Wainwright.
“The opportunity to grow was a no-brainer for us,” he adds. “With everything that is going on in the world, another way is opened for storytellers to tell their stories, and musicians are herbal storytellers. It’s a format that allows them to do it in a new way.”
Toffler, who in a past life ran MTV, likens Words + Music to that network’s iconic series “Unplugged” and “Storytellers,” which aired on sister network VH1. It’s an analogy that resonates with Crow, who this summer finds herself off the road for the first time in 25 years.
“It’s like a narrator without the visual, but he’s got something charming because the visual unfolds in the person’s mental eye, the stories,” he says. “In fact, I miss gambling for people. But the positive thing for me is that this [project] really brought me back to the game and to singing, one by one.
Crow says the storytelling was “very important” in the development of his home. “My parents have amazing stories. Now we are trained to make sure we do anything in a six-second piece or a piece of music or not to lose the listener. It’s something contrary to that, and I enjoyed it. Being a child who grew up without the pictures of the videos and without social media, I think it’s a glorious way to go through someone’s beyond visually without having a visual boost about you.”
In fact, her introduction to Audible’s musical narratives was through “James Taylor: Break Shot,” released in January, which she came upon while riding in her car. “There was maybe 10 minutes left, and I wound up just driving around because I wanted to finish the whole thing. I loved his stories. I loved his honesty. What a wonderful way to give people the opportunity to actually hear about who you are, and who you were as you were becoming who they think you are.”
Crow recorded his practice in his home studio, accompanied by a variety of tools and using five microphones to sonar.Among the songs woven into her story are “If It Makes You Happy”, “All I Wanna Do”, “Strong Enough”, “My Favorite Mistake” and “Redemption Day”, which Crow says “have a glorious story that revolves around an adventure with THE USO and the first girl, Ms. Clinton, until her reincarnation with Johnny Cash Threads in Threadsrecord.
Each Words-Music query includes a canopy song. Crow chose “Beware of Darkness”, also included on their album Threadsduets, which was released last August on Big Machine Records. “I love history, and George Harrison was a monumental inspiration to me not only as a songwriter, but also as a user deeply committed to meditation,” she says.
Woman in the White House
Not on her Words Music list is Crow’s new reboot of “Woman in the White House,” a song she originally released in front of B 8 years ago and was forced to revise in early August, after completing her segment. Audible but keeping 2020 in mind. Presidential elections.
“It’s been valuable to say since the dawn of time,” she says.”And if I have to rework the song 25 times, I will continue to ask myself the question: is it rarely time we had a woman who rules this country, who occupies one of the toughest positions in the world?”
Crow, who recently made a virtual fundraiser for Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, says he hopes the song and election will be approved this year. “I expect the most productive Array … more than anything, we want to redirect the country to a position where we can have a civilized discourse and communicate about the genuine problems. We want them to lead with compassion.”
What your Audible segment does are your perspectives on the evolution of women’s position at the table.”We communicated a little bit about how as an artist things have been repositioned, how women’s roles have been repositioned in the music business.How far we have come, how far we have to go and how that is indicative of what is in the world at large,” he says.
“Women are gaining strength and men have to face what it is for them and for their role. A lot of that has been performed in my music and also in my career.
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