EricAlper

EricAlper, 4 days ago to random

EricAlper, 4 days ago to random

Stuff David Bowie turned down:
A collaboration with Coldplay
The part of Sharaz Jek in Doctor Who
A knighthood
A musical film about himself
The lead role in Steven Spielberg's Hook
Producing the Red Hot Chili Peppers
Playing Max Zorin in the James Bond film A View to a Kill

EricAlper, 4 days ago to random

"Dancing in the Dark"
"Cover Me"
"Born in the U.S.A."
"I'm on Fire"
"Glory Days"
"I'm Goin' Down"
"My Hometown"
40 years ago today, Bruce Springsteen released Born in the U.S.A., on the way to 7 Top 10 hit singles and 33 million copies sold around the world.

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Your life is your composition. Others may influence your tune, but they can’t write your music.

EricAlper, 9 days ago to random

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"Let's Stay Together"
"What's Love Got to Do with It"
"Better Be Good to Me"
"Private Dancer"
"I Can't Stand the Rain"
40 years ago today, Tina Turner released the biggest-selling album of her career, Private Dancer, selling over 14 million copies worldwide.

EricAlper, 11 days ago to random

bearly relaxing

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On this day in 1983, actress and singer Irene Cara started a six week run at No.1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with 'Flashdance...What A Feeling'.

EricAlper, 12 days ago to random

Artists, never forget that your music might be the only ray of light in the night of darkness for someone.

EricAlper, 12 days ago to random

Three stages of life:

1. Birth
2. L I S T E N T O A T O N O F M U S I C
3. Death

EricAlper, 13 days ago to random

What’s something nobody in the 80s has ever said?

EricAlper, 13 days ago to random

My SiriusXM show: A rare, hour-long sit down with former music journalist-turned-activist Eve Barlow. Sunday 12pm + 8pm, Wednesday 7pm (all ET), Channel 167 and on the app anytime.

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51 years ago today, Virgin Records released their first album - 19-year-old Mike Oldfield and his Tubular Bells.

EricAlper, 15 days ago to random

One of the best celebrity encounter stories I've ever read

EricAlper, 15 days ago to random

The shape-shifting, genre-making sounds of folk, rock, country, blues and gospel.
The protest anthems
The neverending tour
The influence from literature to visual artists
The poet laureate of rock 'n' roll
Happy Birthday to Bob Dylan

EricAlper, 16 days ago to random

Pretend you could go back and un-read one book. What do you wish you could read again for the first time?

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EricAlper, 18 days ago to random

Everybody starts from somewhere. Here's U2's rejection letter.