not logged in
| re: New Bonnie Interview | |
Posted by:  |
nowhere_fast 12:51 pm UTC 02/02/17 |
| In reply to: | New Bonnie Interview - Jacqueline 11:09 pm UTC 02/01/17 |
Good interview.Love how honest she is > Botox user Bonnie Tyler says ‘don’t go mad on fillers or > you’ll look like a puppet’ > > BONNIE Tyler is in New Zealand, where she’s just toured > with Icehouse and the Alan Parsons Project. > It turns out the Welsh singer, best known for Total > Eclipse Of the Heart, Holding Out For a Hero, It’s a > Heartache and Lost In France, includes New Zealand as part > of her extensive global real estate portfolio. > “Myself and my husband own a 217 hectare farm we bought in > 1988 as an Angora production farm, but the bottom went out > of that business. We lease it now to a dairy farmer. It’s > a beautiful farm. It’s an investment for my old age > darling. We’ve got a shop in the town too, don’t ask me > what it is, we just own the property.” > > Does she visit the farm when she’s on tour in New > Zealand? > > “I’ve seen it before. Once you’ve seen it a few times a > farm is a farm really, isn’t it?” > > What other properties do you own? > > My husband Robert is good at investing. We’ve got a quarry > in South Wales, most of the roads come from that. We’ve > got 65 stables outside of London but I don’t know anything > about horses, we just rent the yard out. We’ve got a > beautiful house in Portugal, but my home is in South > Wales. > > Is real estate more lucrative than music? > > Bricks and mortar, you can’t go wrong. > Meat Loaf released an album last year that was full of old > Jim Steinman songs. One of them, Skull of Your Country, > features the line ‘Turn around bright eyes’ Steinman would > later use on Total Eclipse of the Heart. What’s your > knowledge of the history of that song? > Jim told me he started writing Total Eclipse of the Heart > with Meat Loaf in mind. But in the end he didn’t give it > to Meat Loaf he gave it to me! I’m very happy about that, > as you can imagine. > > The story goes Jim Steinman summonsed you to his apartment > in New York to hear Total Eclipse of the Heart. What are > your memories of that day. > > Oh my God! Yes he played it to me in the offices of his > manager at the time, in New York. I remember thinking > ‘He’s going to give me this song? This is amazing’. It was > a really big turning point in my career. I’d already had > hits in America with country rock, It’s a Heartache was > huge over there. I did two albums with Jim, the second > wasn’t a massive hit but the first one, with Total > Eclipse, was. > > There’s claims Jim wrote Total Eclipse of the Heart as a > ‘vampire love song’. > > I never quite understand that interpretation of it. I just > think it’s about real true love. It’s just a beautiful > love song as far as I’m concerned. > Have you seen the literal Total Eclipse of the Heart > video? > > It’s so funny. The Lego one is brilliant too. I’m on top > of the balcony with my hands all waving and my head falls > off. > > he original video was filmed in an old asylum wasn’t it? > That’s right. It took two days to film it, it was an > incredible video. I hate making videos. I could never be > an actor. Hurry up and wait. I can’t stand it. The video > was nominated for a Grammy but I lost to Michael Jackson > which can’t be too bad. > > Another urban myth — you were meant to duet with Meat Loaf > on his version of your hit Loving You’s a Dirty Job (But > Someone’s Gotta Do It) on his new album. > > I’d heard through the grapevine he said he’d like to duet > with me, but he didn’t get in touch. I might have done it > if he had, but he didn’t ask. > > Random question — did you ever see Meat Loaf’s AFL Grand > Final performance? > > No. Why? > > It wasn’t his finest vocal moment. He hasn’t been able to > tour Australia since. > > Oh. I’ve been told his voice has just gone. Maybe in the > studio he’d be fine. > > Most people don’t know you recorded The Best a year before > Tina Turner had a hit with it. > > We do it in my concerts. A lot of people are shocked, they > didn’t know I did it first. The way I put it in my show is > one of my all time favourite songs is River Deep Mountain > High. I used to sing that in my bedroom with a hairbrush > as a microphone. What goes around comes around, here’s me > as a kid singing Tina Turner songs then she recorded one > of my songs. Our versions are slightly different. > > Songs can have lives of their own ... > I was absolutely sure that song was a hit record. And Tina > only proved me right, but it wasn’t meant to be for me, > unfortunately. I’ve got to admit her version is fantastic, > I love it. > > What did you think of Rod Stewart covering It’s a > Heartache? > > That was great. My ex-manager Ronnie Scott, he wrote it. > He’s dead now God love him but he would have been over the > moon about that. It’s great for Ronnie Scott’s daughter > and publishing. > > You didn’t write Total Eclipse of the Heart obviously, can > you control where it’s used on TV or in movies at all? > > I can’t control it. It’s used everywhere. I don’t mind. I > did an advert for it for a credit card in New Zealand. Bit > of a piss-take of myself it was to be honest! I was > dressed as a bloody big angel on a crane in the air. You > wouldn’t believe how many adverts in the UK use that song. > You’d think people would be fed up with it by now. It’s > not always me singing it, mind. There’s one on at the > moment with a rugby team singing it. > > Have you been offered a book deal to write your > autobiography? > > I’ve been offered so many times. I’m not going to do that. > I’m not interested. I can’t be dealing with all that. > Maybe when I’m 90. > > There’s no real scandal there though? No drug hell? No > controversy? > > I suppose as rock stars go, not that I class myself as > one, it’s been a quiet life. I enjoy being successful but > not mega mega successful. I can have a life. > > What about offers to do reality TV shows? > > I get them all the time. I’d never do them. They must have > asked me five times to do I’m a Celebrity ... Get Me Out > of Here!, Celebrity Big Brother, Strictly Come Dancing. No > chance. I don’t need it. I’m not going to make a fool of > myself. Besides, I could never go to the jungle, I can’t > stand creepy crawlies, there’s no bloody way I could eat > one! > > You are one of the handful of celebrities who is honest > about getting Botox regularly ... why is it such a secret > still? > > I don’t get it. I go twice a year, same as the dentist. I > don’t think I know many girls who haven’t had it done. > Everyone’s having it now. I only get it twice a year. > Don’t go mad on fillers and things like that, you end up > looking like a puppet. Nothing wrong with a bit of Botox > on the forehead and on the crow’s-feet, that’s fine. > > You turned 65 last year but still tour regularly ... > > I’m getting more work than ever. I love to be on stage, > but I also love to spend time on my boat in Portugal. I > have got a band, I don’t keep them on a retainer but I > work a lot and they’re always there for me. We rock. The > band are fantastic. We make a lot of noise. I love > touring. > > The travel is a pain in the neck but it makes a difference > when you’re in first class. My boys are not, bless them, > they’re in economy. They don’t mind, except for one of > them who has legs up to the roof! > > Are you recording new music? > > I’m trying something out with Johnny Carter Cash, we’re > working in Johnny Cash’s old cabin in Nashville. They’re > country flavoured, more like country rock. > > You were one of the many celebrities painted by Rolf > Harris. You never owned the painting and the owner tried, > unsuccessfully, to sell it at auction a few years ago. > > Oh god. I never liked it anyway, it was bloody awful. The > way he did painting was not very flattering, but that’s > his style. I was quite amazed when I was told it was worth > $50,000 pounds. I don’t think it’d be worth anything now > he’s in jail. | |
| reply | | |
| Previous: | re: It really is an awful portrait - daveake 01:36 pm UTC 02/02/17 |
| Next: | re: New Bonnie Interview - Jacqueline 02:23 pm UTC 02/02/17 |
| Thread: |
|