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PEOPLE & ARTSThursday 23 July 2015
Madonna feels like Picasso, Sebastian Junger
says art has no expiration date writing book on troops
MESFIN FEKADU returning home
AP Music Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — Madon- In this Feb. 8, 2015 file photo, Madonna arrives at the 57th
na thinks artists deep into
their careers should stop if annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. Associated Press In this Jan. 20, 2013 file photo, director Sebastian Junger from
they don’t have anything the film “Which Way Is Front Line From Here” poses for a portrait
more to say. But at 56, shows across North Ameri- million last weekend, will during the 2013 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.
the singer says she still has ca, Europe, Australia and open for three Madonna
things to talk about, and in Asia. “The theme I really shows in New York. Associated Press
short, she feels like Pablo truly explore in this show “She’s a role model for
Picasso. more than anything is love women, and I am too, and NEW YORK (AP) — Sebas- “Tribe” will focus on stress-
“I like to compare myself and romance,” she said in I think it’s a good match,” tian Junger’s next book will es that veterans face after
to other kinds of artists like a phone interview from her said Madonna, who add- continue his reporting on completing their service.
Picasso. He kept painting home in New York City last ed that the idea to bring veterans, this time on what According to Twelve,
and painting until the day week. “I want people to Schumer on board came happens when they return Junger will note the “irony”
he died. Why? Because I walk out like they’re feeling from the singer’s manage- home. of some veterans missing
guess he felt inspired to do inspired and like they’ve ment team. “I love her and Hachette Book Group im- war and that many as-
so,” she said. “Life inspired seen something they’ve ... I just thought, ‘That’s in- print Twelve told The As- pects of PTSD have only
him, so he had to keep ex- never seen before (and) teresting.’ (I’ll) try some- sociated Press on Wednes- appeared in recent de-
pressing himself, and that’s felt something they’ve thing new and different day that its plans a May cades. Best known for “The
how I feel.” never felt before.” rather than the usual run- 2016 release for Junger’s Perfect Storm,” Junger will
Madonna released her Comedian Amy Schumer, of-the-mill — have a band, “Tribe.” The book is a se- combine history, psychol-
self-titled debut album in whose new movie “Train- have a DJ. It’s definitely a quel to “War,” which ogy and anthropology
1983, and her latest album, wreck” opened impres- new thing. I hope it works drew upon his time with as he probes the “alien-
“Rebel Heart,” earlier this sively at No. 2 with $30.2 — fingers crossed.”q U.S. troops stationed in ating effects of modern
year. She said the key to Afghanistan in 2007-2008. society.”q
sticking around is her con-
tinual desire to inspire oth-
ers.
“I don’t think there’s a time,
a date, an expiration date
for being creative,” she
said. “I think you go until
you don’t have any more
to say.”
The pop icon will launch
her Rebel Heart Tour on
Sept. 9 in Montreal. The
tour includes more than 60
Chris Brown’s Manila departure delayed over fraud allegation
In this June 28, 2015 file photo, Chris Brown arrives at the BET “It was a misunderstand- departure order. assistance in prosecuting
Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. ing that has since been She said the Justice De- the criminal complaint for
cleared up,” said a spokes- partment order directs the fraud that the MDC is fil-
Associated Press woman for Brown, Nicole bureau to “take prudent ing against Brown and Pio
Perna. “Chris leaves to- steps to verify on the sta- Roda.
MANILA, Philippines (AP) the Philippines. morrow for Hong Kong to tus of the criminal case The letter said after making
— Grammy award-winning The recording artist, who continue his planned per- against the subjects.” representations that Brown
singer Chris Brown’s de- performed at a packed formances.” “If the concerned agency would perform at the con-
parture from Manila was concert Tuesday night in The religious group that raises no objection to the cert, and after having fully
delayed Wednesday be- Manila, was prevented owns the New Year’s Eve departure, then we will al- paid for the two men’s ser-
cause of fraud allegations from leaving on a private concert venue petitioned low the subject to leave,” vices, Brown failed to ap-
against him and his pro- plane Wednesday pend- the Philippines Department Tan said. pear and perform at the
moter for a canceled con- ing clearance by the Bu- of Justice for help prose- The singer canceled a concert, to the damage
cert last New Year’s Eve in reau of Immigration. cuting Brown. It wasn’t im- New Year’s Eve concert at and prejudice of MDC.
mediately clear whether a the 55,000-seat Philippine Brown had a concert
formal complaint was filed. Arena at the last minute, scheduled for Wednesday
Philippines Bureau of Im- reportedly because he lost night in Hong Kong, but
migration spokeswoman his passport the day before calls to the venue were
Elaine Tan said Brown and the scheduled event. not answered. A posting
his promoter, John Michael The legal counsel of the earlier Wednesday on the
Pio Roda, were placed on religious group Iglesia ni singer’s Twitter account
the bureau’s “lookout bul- Cristo and its Maligaya said a concert later this
letin” on the instruction of Development Corpora- week in Jakarta, Indone-
the Department of Justice. tion which manages the sia, was being canceled
Tan said a lookout bulle- Philippine Arena, wrote for unspecified safety
tin is not on its own a bar Tuesday to Justice Secre- concerns but would be
to departure, unlike a hold tary Leila de Lima to ask for rescheduled.q
