Charlyn Marie " Chan " Marshall ( SHAHN born January 21, 1972), better known by his stage name Cat Power , is an American singer-songwriter, musician, actress, and model. Cat Power was originally the name of Marshall's first band, but has become his stage name as a solo artist.
Born in Atlanta, Marshall grew up throughout the southern United States, and began performing in local bands in Atlanta in the early 1990s. He was found opening for Liz Phair in 1994 by Steve Shelley of Sonic Youth and Foljahn's Team of Two Dollar Guitar, with whom he recorded his first two albums, Dear Sir (1995) and Myra Lee (1996), on the same day in 1994. In 1996 he signed a contract with Matador Records, and released a third album of new material with Shelley and Foljahn, What People Will Trust . After this he released critically acclaimed 'Pix (1998), recorded with members of Kotor Three, and The Covers Record (2000), a rare collection of cover songs.
After a short hiatus he released You Are Free (2003), featuring guest musicians Dave Grohl and Eddie Vedder, followed by soul-affected The Greatest (2006), recorded by many Memphis studio musicians. The second album of the cover track, Jukebox , was released in 2008. In 2012 it released its self-produced Sun , which debuted at number 10 on the Billboard 200, the highest chart his career album to date.
Critics have noted the constant evolution of the sound of Cat Power, with the "mix of punk, folk and blues" on the earliest albums, and other elements of soul and genre that stand out in the next. Her 2012 album Sun combines electronica, in self-proclaimed movement of the "slow" guitar-based songs she originally wrote for the album.
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Charlyn Marie Marshall was born January 21, 1972 in Atlanta, Georgia, the second child of Charlie Marshall, a blues and pianist, and Myra Lee Marshall (nÃÆ' Â © e Russell). She has one older sister, Miranda "Mandy." Her parents divorced in 1979 and remarried afterwards. Her mother remarried and had Lenny's son, and her family often traveled because of her stepfather's profession.
Marshall attended ten different schools throughout southern South America in places like Greensboro; Bartlett and Memphis and all over Georgia and South Carolina. Sometimes he was left in the care of his grandmother. She was not allowed to buy recordings when she was growing up, but she listened to her record collection of stepfathers who included artists such as Otis Redding, Creedence Clearwater Revival and The Rolling Stones, as well as records of her parents, which included Black Flag, Sister Sledge, and Barry White. In the sixth grade, he adopted the nickname Chan , which he would later use professionally. At the age of sixteen, he became estranged from his mother, and never had contact with him until he was twenty-four.
Marshall has declared that religion is a large part of his upbringing in the South; his father was a Jehovah's Witness, though he attended the Southern Baptist church with his grandmother, where he began singing while studying hymns. Marshall commented on his religious upbringing, stating: "You know, my very religious grandmother grew up and she taught me from a very young age that Satan is evil and God is good, but you tell a child about Satan and the devil and the saint and the angel , and with the child's imagination, it's just a part of your mind.As an adult, you have to really remember that it's just a folk tale, like a werewolf, that sort of thing. "
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Careers
1990-95: Beginning
Marshall's first instrument was the 1950s Silvertone guitar, which he did not touch for a year after buying it, because he regarded it as "art in the corner." Marshall taught himself to play the guitar. He started playing music in Atlanta with a group of musicians consisting of Glen Thrasher, Marc Moore, Damon Moore, and Fletcher Liegerot, who would gather together for a clock session in the basement. The group was booked for the show and had to come up with a quick name, when a man walked through the pizzeria door where Marshall worked, wearing a Caterpillar trucker hat that read: "Cat Diesel Power". Marshall immediately decided The Power of Cats as the band name. While in Atlanta, Marshall played his first live show as support for his band of friends, including Magic Bone and Opal Foxx Quartet. Due to his close relationship with the various people involved, he has stated that his involvement in music today is primarily a social interest rather than an artistic one. In a 2007 interview he explained that the music itself is more experimental and that playing the show is often an opportunity for him and his friends to "get drunk and take medicine". A number of local peers became fixated on the use of heroin, and this contributed to his desire to leave Atlanta.
In 1992, at the age of 20, he moved to New York City with Glen Thrasher. It was Thrasher who introduced him to jazz and experimental New York. In particular he cites a concert by Anthony Braxton by giving him the confidence to appear in public. His first show in New York was in a warehouse in Brooklyn and he described his early New York show as "more improvised." One of his shows during this period was as a support act for Man or Astro-man? and consisted of him playing a two-string guitar and singing "no" for fifteen minutes. Around this time he met the band God Is My Co-Pilot, who helped with the release of their first single, "Headlights," in a limited period of 500 copies on their Making of Americans label.
Marshall recorded simultaneously his first two albums Dear Sir and Myra Lee in December 1994 in a small basement studio near Mott Street in New York City, with guitarist Tim Foljahn and drummer Sonic Youth Steve Shelley; Marshall and Shelley initially met after he played the opening event for Liz Phair in 1993. A total of 20 songs were recorded in a single day by a trio, all of which were split into two recordings, composing Dear Sir and Myra Lee , released respectively in October 1995 and March 1996. Although Dear Sir is considered Marshall's debut album, due to his shorter duration, he declared himself in an 1996 interview that he took it as an EP.
In retrospect, Marshall stated that during the beginning of his career: "I've never seen a recording [music] as a goal because I never sold the record [...] when I started touring and playing performances, [then] I thought, 'I can play show this and get the same amount of money I have with working two or three jobs.'I can see the world and still work, traveling, playing, trying to get enough money for the hotel and the Greyhound bus or whatever I need to do, I can free and play whatever I want to play, no rules, only time there is a rule is when I really have to physically put my notes in the hands of others. "
1996-2002: Early Matador Release
In 1996, Marshall signed a contract with Matador Records and in September released his third album, What Would the Community Think, which he recorded in Memphis, Tennessee, in February 1996. The album was produced by Shelley and once again shown Shelley and Foljahn as supporters of musicians, and spawned one and a music video, "Nude as the News". Critics refer to the album as proof of his maturity as a singer and songwriter of "solid and cathartic" material from his first two releases.
In 1997, Marshall moved to Portland, Oregon, planning to retire from the music business, and then moved to a rural farmhouse in Prosperity, South Carolina. While living alone in a farmhouse, Marshall experienced a hypnogogic nightmare that became the inspiration for his next album, Moon Pix, released in 1998. Moon Pix was recorded at Sing Sing Studios. in Melbourne, Australia in 11 days with the support of musicians Mick Turner and Jim White from Australian band Dirty Three. It was well received by the critics, and along with the accompanying music video for the song "Cross Bones Style", helped him gain further recognition. Rolling Stone will then describe it as a 'breakthrough' note.
In 2000 Marshall declared that he was tired of going around his own material. This resulted in a series of events during 1999 in which Marshall gave music to the silent film The Passion of Joan of Arc. The event combines original material and a number of covers, some of which will be released on Marshall's fifth album, The Covers Record in 2000. His songs were recorded for two sessions in the summer of 1998 and the fall of 1999. In addition, he performed eleven covers during a Peel session broadcast on June 18, 2000 which included his own interpretation of "Hard Times in New York Town" Bob Dylan and "Wonderwall" Oasis. His contract with Matador for the 2000s The Covers Album was reported to consist of a Post-it note signed by himself and the company founder.
2003-08: Reemergence; The Greatest
In 2003 Marshall released You Are Free , the first album of original material in five years. The album, featuring guest musicians such as Eddie Vedder, Dave Grohl, and Warren Ellis, became the first Cat Power album, reaching 105 on the Billboard 200. The music video directed by Brett Vapnek was released for the song "He War." Marshall toured extensively through 2003 and 2004, playing performances in Europe, Brazil, USA and Australia. The recording featured a mix of piano works by Marshall, with some songs on the album composed solely on the piano. The song "Maybe Not" from this album was featured in the 2005 film The Quiet, and the song "Speak for Me" was featured in the High School President's murder film (2008). 2004 saw the release of DVD Speaking for Trees , which featured continuous static shots, almost 2 hours from Marshall with his guitar in the woods. The set is accompanied by an audio CD containing the eighteen-minute song "Willie Deadwilder," featuring M. Ward also on the guitar.
In 2006, Marshall released his seventh album, The Greatest . Recorded in Memphis, Tennessee, it was not the biggest hits collection but a Southern-influenced album of new material featuring many seasoned Memphis studio musicians, including Mabon "Teenie" Hodges, Leroy Hodges, David Smith and Steve Potts. The album opened on 34 on the Billboard 200 and critics recorded a relatively "polished and accessible" sound, predicting it "will get him a lot of new fans." The Great met with critical acclaim, and won the 2006 Shortlist Music Award, making Marshall the first woman to win honor. It was also named number 6 best album of 2006 by Rolling Stone Magazine.
Also in 2006, Marshall collaborated with Mick Collins (from Dirtbombs) on the recording of Ludwig Rellstab's poem "Auf Dem Strom" for Wayne County Ramblin's film. Marshall sings poems in German, even though he does not speak the language. During this time, Marshall contributed guest vocals on several other projects: He performed a duet with model Karen Elson on the English cover of Serge Gainsbourg "Je t'aime... moi non plus" for Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited tribute album > (2007); singing lead vocalist on Ensemble song "Disown, Delete"; and contributed to a re-created version of "Revelations" with Yoko Ono for the 2007 Ono album Yes, I'm a Witch . He also performed guest vocals for Faithless and El-P, and a duet on Dexter Romweber Duo's song "Love Letters". In 2007, Marshall contributed a song for the soundtrack of Ethan Hawke's The Hottest State, a recording with Jesse Harris and Terry Manning, and an Academy Award-winning Juno film .
In January 2008, Marshall released their second cover album, Jukebox . Recorded with her recently assembled "Dirty Delta Blues Band", consisting of Judah Bauer of the Blues Blast, Gregg Foreman of The Delta 72, Erik Paparazzi from Lizard Music and Jim White of Dirty Three, the album featured the original song "Song to Bobby, "Marshall Award for Bob Dylan, and reworking the song" Moon Pix "Metal Heart." He also collaborated with Beck and producer Danger Mouse on Modern Guilt album (2008) ): He contributed backing vocals to two songs, "Orphans" and "Walls". The album was released in July of that year. In December 2008, he released Dark End of the Street, an EP consisting of songs left over from the Jukebox session.
In 2009, he gave vocal backing on Marianne Faithfull's "Hold On, Hold On" by Neko Case on the 2009 Easy Come Easy Go album. In 2011 he also appeared as guest vocalist in "Tonight You Belong To Me" on Eddie Vedder's
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In February 2012, Marshall canceled his scheduled appearance in Tel Aviv, Israel, on the grounds of "much confusion" and that he felt "sick in his spirit." He has faced calls to boycott the Jewish state over his conflict with the Palestinians. Two months later, he canceled his performance at the Coachella Music Festival, claiming that he "does not think it's fair to play Coachella while my new album is not finished yet," also hinting that the upcoming record is "nearing completion" and will see a later release in 2012.
Marshall's ninth studio album, titled Sun , was released on September 3, 2012, with the main single "Ruin" released as a free download at the Matador Record store on June 20, 2012. The album featured a prominent electronica. elements and settings, which Marshall incorporated into "genuinely slow guitar-based songs" that he originally wrote.
In a review published on September 4, 2012 on Consequence of Sound, Sun was hailed as a unique album and rated four stars. In addition, the reviewer Sarah Grant writes that the Marshall 2012 release is "a passionate electronic music album screened through singer-songwriting souls." The album debuted at the No.-career high chart. 10 on the Billboard 200 chart, selling over 23,000 copies in its opening week. Marshall revealed in an interview on an Australian radio station, Triple J, that an Australian tour has been confirmed in 2013.
On July 28, 2017, Marshall announced on Instagram that the tenth studio album was "ready to go", although he did not reveal the expected title or release date. This will be his first album since 2012 Sun.
By 2018, Marshall will be performing his 20th anniversary concert at the Sydney Opera House. It will feature collaborators of Jim White and Mick Turner albums.
Arts
Music style
The Marshall Release as a Power Cat has often been noted by critics for their blues-influenced instruments and melancholy lyrics, who led LA Weekly to dub it the "queen of sadcore." Marshall, however, claims his music is often misinterpreted, and many of his songs "are not sad, [but] win." He has told of blues, old soul music, British rock and roll, as well as hymns and gospel music as an integral influence on him.
The initial release of Cat Power has been described as a mixing element of punk, folk, and blues, while its later release (post-2000) begins to incorporate more sophisticated settings and production. The Greatest (2006), the seventh release of Marshall, is heavily influenced by the soul and incorporates elements of R & B; Memphis Rhythm Band provides instrumentation support on the album. Unlike its previous releases featuring rare guitar and piano arrangements, The Greatest was described by Marshall biographer Sarah Goodman as "his first full-blown studio with sophisticated production and a senior player who supports [Marshall]."
Show
Marshall's live performance has been known for its rugged and often erratic nature, with songs that start and end suddenly or merge into each other without a clear transition. He has also cut short performances without explanation. On several occasions it has been linked to stage fright and the influence of alcohol. Marshall spoke publicly of the suffering of severe fever, especially early in his career, and admitted that his stage fright stems from issues of depression, alcoholism, and substance abuse.
The New York Times article on the history of this erratic show says "At the time he will weave onstage, beer in one hand, the cigarette in the other hand, Ms. Marshall, 34, is wasted. And it shows It seems that every fan has a Cat Power concert story: as he mesmerizes the audience, cursed technicians, talks to squirrels (outdoors), plays three chords and changes his mind (song by song) or plays fragments of some songs and then says to all people to get out, even encouraging fans to sue. "
In 2006, he said that his stage fever subsided when he stopped drinking alcohol, saying "I'm lacking stage fright now because I do not drink.I just feel clearer.It's harder before because I distance myself from people.I aggravate my depression with alcohol and really push people away. "In 2006, Marshall's style of performance has been said to be much more enthusiastic and professional. An article in Salon named The Greatest "polished and cheerful", stating that Marshall "delivers on stage". In the article, Marshall stated that his new musical collaborator and his serenity were largely responsible for his increased confidence on the stage.
Other businesses
In the early 2000s, Marshall was embraced by the fashion industry for his "neo grunge" appearance, and was seen as an inspiration by designers such as Marc Jacobs and Nicolas GhesquiÃÆ'¨re. In 2001 he exemplified in Fall magazine's edition of Fall Magazines and was photographed by his friends Mark Borthwick and Katja Rahlwes, who featured it in Purple Magazine with Catherine Deneuve.
In October 2006, he became the celebrity spokesperson for the jewelry line from Chanel, after being seen by Karl Lagerfeld smoking a cigarette outside the Mercer Hotel in New York. Lagerfeld chose Cat Power for the soundtrack at the 2007 spring fashion show. He also photographed Marshall for the Purple Magazine feature.
In 2007, Marshall's voice could be heard in advertisements for Cingular and De Beers in the United States and Garnier in England. Marshall had previously advertised for GAP. In September 2008, Marshall and members of The Dirty Delta Blues (Erik Paparazzi & Gregg Foreman) recorded their version of Space Oddity David Bowie for a Lincoln car commercial. In 2013, Cat Power's "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" version was used in Apple's Christmas ad, "Misunderstood."
Marshall also has a role in acting: He has a small supporting role in the 2007 film My Blueberry Nights across from Jude Law. He also appeared in the installation of MOMA Doug Aitken Sleepwalker, which follows the nocturnal life of five townspeople. Marshall can be seen as a postal worker living in New York, performing with other important participants such as Tilda Swinton. In July 2015 it was announced that Marshall would provide a narrative for the Janis: Little Girl Blue documentary film directed by Amy J. Berg that tells the life of Janis Joplin and aired in September at the Venice Film 2015 Festival. On television, Marshall starred in China, IL , in a special musical "Magical Pet". Marshall features three original songs written by the creator Brad Neely.
Personal life
Around 2003 he bought a house in South Beach, Miami, from a high school friend. In 2009 Marshall moved to Los Angeles to share a home in Silver Lake, California with his girlfriend. They also have rental homes in Malibu where he has a studio.
When Marshall worked as a waitress in Atlanta before becoming famous, his girlfriend died. He said this, coupled with the prevalence of heroin use among his friends and the loss of his best friend for AIDS, was the impetus for him to move to New York. A new girlfriend in New York helped her get a job at a restaurant, but she realized that she was having an affair with the restaurant owner, a married woman with two children.
In 2001, Marshall was romantically involved with the runway model, Daniel Currie. He parted company with him in 2003 when he drank heavily and abused other medicines. Marshall calls him "the former love of my life."
According to an interview in January 2011, Marshall made a connection with actor Giovanni Ribisi beginning in 2006, and lives with Ribisi and his 14-year-old daughter in Los Angeles. In June 2012, it was reported that Marshall was no longer in a relationship with Ribisi. The completion of Marshall's Sun album coincided with the breakup of their relationship: "I cut my hair three days [after the breakup], boarded a plane to France, and finished it."
In April 2015, Marshall announced that he recently had a baby, but did not name the boy's father.
Drug abuse and health issues
In early 2000, Marshall's live performances had become erratic and unpredictable, and the New Yorker suggested, "It is foolish to describe the Cat Power show as a concert," quoting "verbosity" and "[talking] to a friend's baby from the stage. "Marshall then attributed this period to drinking, notifying HARP magazine in 2006:" I did not know I was in a mess. " Marshall admits alcohol abuse in the past; in a 2006 interview with The New York Times, he declared himself conscious, which he defined as having had "seven drinks in seven months."
After the cancellation of a tour arranged from the Greatest album in 2006, Marshall used hiatus to recover from what he described as a "psychotic break" caused by mental fatigue and alcohol abuse, which had left him. feel suicidal. As part of her recovery, she was admitted to a psychiatric ward at Mount Sinai Medical Center & amp; Miami Heart Institute but went after a week, stating: "be there not me." He then likened the experience to "a hellhole." Marshall gave first-person accounts of details in an interview for the November 2006 edition of Spin .
In 2012, after the release of Sun, Marshall began having trouble breathing and being hospitalized several times, even though doctors could not diagnose it. "I thought I was dying," she recounted. "They told me they were going to make me a coma to save my lungs.My friend came to visit and told me that I have made Billboard Top 10 and all I can think of is: 'I am did not want to die. "Marshall was later diagnosed with hereditary angioedema, an immune disorder that caused sporadic facial and throat swelling.In September 2012, he stated he had been hospitalized for this condition more than eight times, which led him to cancel the European tour.
Philanthropy
The live version of the gospel song "Amazing Grace" - taken from the show alongside the band Dirty Delta Blues - was released at the Dark Was the Night charity compilation . Released by the independent British label, 4AD on February 17, 2009, this series benefits the Red Hot Organization, an international charity dedicated to raising funds and awareness for HIV and AIDS. She also appeared in PETA ads, encouraging people to spay and clean their pets.
On December 25, 2011, Marshall released rework What To Trust The Community tracks "King Rides By" for download from its official website, with all proceeds from sales of the songs donated to the Children's Foundation Festival and The Ali Forney Center. A music video directed by Giovanni Ribisi and featuring Filipino boxer and politician Manny Pacquiao was released to promote the song.
Discography
Studio albums
- Dear Sir (1995)
- Myra Lee (1996)
- What People Will Trust (1996)
- Month Pix (1998)
- Note Include (2000)
- You Are Free (2003)
- The Greatest (2006)
- Jukebox (2008)
- Sun (2012)
Moviesography
Awards and nominations
- Win: Short List Music Gift for The Greatest
- Nominated: Best International Female Solo Artist, BRIT Award 2007
- Nominated: Best International Female Solo Artist, BRIT Award 2013
References
The work cited
- Earles, Andrew (2014). Gimme Indie Rock: 500 American Essential Rock Underground Album 1981-1996 . Voyageur Press. ISBN 978-0-7603-4648-8.
- Goodman, Elizabeth (2009). Strength of Cats: A Good Woman . Three Rivers Press. ISBN 978-0-307-44956-6.
- Larkin, Colin (2011). Popular Music Encyclopedia . Omnibus Press. ISBN: 978-0-85712-595-8.
External links
- Official website
- Strength Cat on IMDb
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