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PEOPLE & ARTS Wednesday 4 september 2019
Sheryl Crow feels ‘liberated’ by saying goodbye to the album

By KRISTIN M. HALL Producer and drummer
Associated Press Steve Jordan, who plays in
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Richards’ solo band as well
Sheryl Crow has a lifetime as the John Mayer Trio and
of stories of hanging out won a Grammy for produc-
with rock stars, pop stars, ing “Continuum,” said that
athletes, icons and music he and Crow tried as much
royalty, some even fea- as possible to be in the stu-
tured on her new collab- dio with the guest artists
orative record, but don’t during recording, including
expect her to start reveal- with Chris Stapleton on “Tell
ing any secrets in an auto- Me When It’s Over,” with
biography. “I mean, there Jason Isbell on Bob Dylan’s
are certain people that “Everything is Broken,” and
would have to die first in with Joe Walsh on “Still the
order for me to tell the real Good Ole Days.”
story,” Crow said in a one- “It made for a more per-
room church she had built sonal approach,” said Jor-
on her property in Nashville, dan.
Tennessee, that houses a He said that while Crow
strange and eclectic col- does have a lot of famous
lection of religious-themed friends, the album not a re-
statues, crosses, antique flection of her Rolodex, but
dolls, mirrors and stained In this Aug. 19, 2019, photo, Sheryl Crow poses in Nashville, Tenn. to promote her latest album, of her impressive career
glass. “Threads.” and the friendships she’s
Her laughter echoed in the Associated Press made. “The whole con-
tall ceiling and then she point, both looking back- Crow broke out in the hey- his late friend George Har- cept was people that she
felt bad about saying that ward at all those musical day of CDs and rock radio, rison on “Beware of Dark- loves,” Jordan said.
aloud. “That is terrible. I did icons that inspired her and but over the course of her ness,” with Crow, Sting and And it wouldn’t be a Sheryl
not say that,” Crow said. trying to uplift a new gen- career digital downloads Brandi Carlile trading vers- Crow record if she didn’t
The Grammy-winning Crow eration especially female and then streaming has es. She reunited with Rich- use the opportunity to
does have rock ‘n’ roll se- rockers. “Threads,” out last tanked both formats. She’s ards, who she met when speak her mind about the
crets, but she’s happy to Friday, features more than accepting of that inevita- the Rolling Stones asked state of the world. Jordan
keep some of them squir- 20 other artists, including bility, even if she thinks it her to play with them in the suggested bringing Chuck
reled away like the an- Keith Richards, Neil Young, has hurt artists like herself 1990s, on a cover of “The D, one of rap’s politically
tiques in that building. Maren Morris, Stevie Nicks, who have been making Worst,” and Bonnie Raitt’s and socially conscious pi-
“I’ve lived them and I love St. Vincent, Sting and Eric music for generations. slide guitar matches up oneers, on a song called
being able to reflect on Clapton. “You can’t put the tooth- with Mavis Staples’ soulful “Story of Everything,” also
them, but I don’t know Crow said it is her last full- paste back in the tube,” vocals on “Live Wire.” featuring Andra Day and
that I feel the need to length album and she feels Crow said. “Rock is not dead. Guitar Gary Clark Jr., that touch-
share them with the world,” “liberated.” Crow’s album feels like a playing is still cool,” Crow es on everything from the
Crow said. If Crow is feel- “I feel pretty good about star-studded farewell tour, said. “I was a rock kid. I Charleston church shoot-
ing a bit reflective about this being my farewell to where she reunites with wanted to be in the Rolling ing, Congress and eco-
her lengthy career, it’s be- making full length albums,” some of the best guitarists Stones but I wanted to be nomic inequality across the
cause she’s at a turning Crow said. still living. Clapton tributes Keith.” country.q

For Timothée Chalamet, becoming ‘The King’ was terrifying

By LINDSEY BAHR The 23-year-old has been for these roles,” Chalamet
Associated Press nominated for an Os- said. “At the time power
VENICE, Italy (AP) — Tim- car, but he’s never done was wielded by unusually
othée Chalamet is al- stunts, worked with swords young people...That felt
ready one of the most or played a role quite like new and unique to ex-
acclaimed young actors this. And not many people plore.”
working today, but he says his age have. The film follows young
that the prospect playing The film is drawn from Henry, or Hal, from his
young Henry V in “The Shakespeare’s “Henry V” drunken days in East-
King” was terrifying. as well as “Henry IV” parts cheap to his early days as
“It was a real challenge for one and two. Co-writer King of England, a posi-
me,” Chalamet said Mon- and co-star Joel Edger- tion he never wanted and
day at the Venice Interna- ton, who plays Falstaff, takes reluctantly when his
tional Film Festival, where had had a formative ex- father, Henry IV (Ben Men-
the film is having its world perience doing the plays. delsohn), dies. Actor Timothee Chalamet poses for photographers at the
premiere. “It was terrifying But they’d often cast older David Michôd (“War Ma- photo call for the film ‘The King’ at the 76th edition of the
at the same time but I had actors who had the per- chine”) co-wrote the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Monday, Sept. 2, 2019.
an amazing time.” ceived gravitas and expe- script with Edgerton and Associated Press
He was drawn to the proj- rience for the part. co-wrote the movie even horses” epic. But he was ing things from history
ect simply because he “There was a real aversion though he never saw him- intrigued to put his own and making up, “A whole
was out of his wheelhouse. to using younger actors self doing a “swords and spin on the plays, add- bunch of stuff.”q