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USA Today
18-07-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Dave Stewart was playing Dylan songs as a teen. Now he's made an album of them
Dave Stewart is known as half of '80s New Wave powerhouse Eurythmics. He's also well-regarded for his production and writing with Mick Jagger, Tom Petty, Jon Bon Jovi and Ringo Starr, and for crafting the music for Broadway's 'Ghost the Musical' and 'The Time Traveller's Wife.' But Stewart's 40-year friendship and collaborative relationship with Bob Dylan is a revelation for most. Then again, this is the guy who, at 72, cheerfully reminds you that he's 'always working on about five different things at once. If you've got the greatest job in the world, why stop? It's not like I'm going to retire from having a good time.' Stewart's affection for Dylan's lauded catalog is etched in his new 'Dave Does Dylan' album. Originally released in April exclusively for Record Store Day, the 14 tracks blend well-worn classics ('Lay, Lady, Lay,' 'Knockin' on Heaven's Door') with deep cuts ('To Ramona,' an album track on 1964's 'Another Side of Bob Dylan'). The Stewart-Dylan connection is perhaps deepest on 'Emotionally Yours,' a 1985 cut from Dylan's 'Empire Burlesque' album featuring a video shot by Stewart as Dylan wandered Camden High Street in North London. The charmingly chatty Stewart spoke last spring, and hadn't yet seen 'A Complete Unknown,' the fictionalized take on a portion of Dylan's career. But he shares plenty about his time with the bard. More: Lady Gaga thrills at theatrical Mayhem Ball tour kickoff: Review Question: You've known Dylan since 1985, so is this an album you've wanted to do for a long time, but your schedule interfered? Dave Stewart: Over the last year for fun I was putting my iPhone on a stick and singing a Dylan song (for social media). People were saying how much they loved them, so after doing about 24 videos, I thought, "Why not just do 14 songs that are exactly what you see on Instagram?" The iPhone was filming it and the mic was picking up what I was singing. I didn't think I was making an album, but I was! You mention that Dylan's lyrics and melodies have kept you company through the best and worst of times. How did you determine which songs fall in those categories? I could have made another album with all of the songs I left off. I was making it more for the people buying the vinyl album and how the songs flowed. When I was 15 I'd get into a folk club and sing "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" and it would shock people because it was 1960s England and they were singing coal miner songs. Then I'd buy Dylan albums and lay on the floor stoned, listening to all four sides of "Blonde on Blonde." And then years later you heard from the man himself. I got a real shock in 1980something when the phone rang in the studio and the receptionist said, "Bob Dylan is on the phone." The minute he started speaking I knew it was real because it was impossible to imitate that voice. From then on we became friends. The back cover of your album is a photo of you shooting Dylan for the 'Emotionally Yours' video. It seems as if you have an easy rapport with the notoriously shy guy. When I'm with him, we just talk like two people talking. Bob talked in a '60 Minutes' interview that he knew something was different about him when he was a kid and then he realized it was a special thing. I know what he means when people ask me, "How did you write this or that song?" It's not that you don't want to explain, it's just some kind of feeling, and I understand that. More: Robert Plant announces fall 2025 US tour with Saving Grace: Cities, dates, tickets Back to your previous life, do you think you and Eurythmics partner Annie Lennox will ever do anything together again? We haven't toured since 1999, and we were offered touring. Annie says she can do some songs for other people (she performed for Joni Mitchell and Elton John at their respective Gershwin Prize for Popular Song concerts) but doesn't want to tour. Basically she's like, Eurythmics was then. But the songs live on, so I like playing Eurythmics songs. I think Annie is happy doing her own thing. But you, of course, are always working on something. I'm not a person who wants to control stuff. I like to relinquish control and let stuff happen. That could be chaotic to the people living it, but it's a fun thing that happens. When I look back at my life with things like the Traveling Wilburys recording in my back garden (Stewart lent George Harrison his California home and the supergroup with Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison and Harrison was formed around his kitchen table), you have to let things just happen. It's a way of allowing your mind to actually be open to endless possibilities and not go bonkers.
Yahoo
18-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
‘80s Music Icon Pays Tribute to His Legendary Friend of 40 Years
'80s Music Icon Pays Tribute to His Legendary Friend of 40 Years originally appeared on Parade. , best known as half of the groundbreaking '80s group Eurythmics, has been friends with for more than 40 years and he is paying tribute to the legendary songwriter on his latest solo album. Dave Does Dylanwas originally released as a limited-edition vinyl exclusive on Record Store Day, April 12, but on Friday, July 18 it's coming to all streaming platforms. 🎬 SIGN UP for Parade's Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox 🎬 The 14-song album features Stewart's one-take performances of Dylan classics, including 'Lay, Lady, Lay,' 'Knockin' On Heaven's Door,' and 'Forever Young.' The project took root while Stewart was on tour. In his hotel room and backstage at shows, he'd put his iPhone on a stand and record himself doing Dylan. 'Whenever I was waiting in-between something, I just started to put an iPhone on a little stick and sing a Bob Dylan song. I was just doing it for fun, and then I would put one up on Instagram every now and then and people would say, 'Oh, we love this! Why don't you make an album of this?'' Stewart told Billboard. For those fans still seeking the vinyl edition, there's good news. A new limited-edition version of the album on sky-blue vinyl is being offered exclusively through TalkShopLive, which will live stream an interview with Stewart on Aug. 13 in advance of the Aug. 29 release of the new vinyl variant. Stewart is also promoting the release with an episode of Recorded Live at Analog at Nashville's Hutton Hotel. He performed songs from Dave Does Dylan accompanied by strings, pedal steel guitar, and keyboards. The special premieres on public TV on Sept. himself has offered Stewart high praise in the past. 'Captain Dave is a dreamer and a fearless innovator, a visionary of high order, very delicately tractable on the surface but beneath that, he's a slamming, thumping, battering ram, very mystical but rational and sensitive when it comes to the hot irons of art forms. An explosive musician, deft guitar player, innately recognizes the genius in other people and puts it into play without being manipulative,' he said in a statement. 'With him, there's mercifully no reality to yesterday. He is incredibly gracious and soulful, can command the ship and steer the course, dragger, trawler or man of war, Captain Dave.' Meanwhile, Stewart is touring Europe this summer with Dave Stewart Eurythmics featuring , with the Australian singer stepping in for original Eurythmics vocalist . '80s Music Icon Pays Tribute to His Legendary Friend of 40 Years first appeared on Parade on Jul 17, 2025 This story was originally reported by Parade on Jul 17, 2025, where it first appeared.
Yahoo
07-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Ozzy Osbourne Reveals He Can No Longer Walk Ahead of Final Show
Heavy metal pioneer Ozzy Osbourne has revealed he can no longer walk as he heads towards his final live performance. The 76-year-old made the admission on his SiriusXM program Ozzy's Boneyard, where he discussed what fans might be able to expect from his recently-announced farewell show. More from Billboard Eurythmics' Dave Stewart Covers Bob Dylan for New 'Dave Does Dylan' Record Mumford & Sons Announce Intimate Run of Shows Ahead of New Album 'Rushmere' The Brothers to Reunite for a Two-Night Stand at Madison Square Garden 'I have made it to 2025. I can't walk, but you know what I was thinking over the holidays? For all my complaining, I'm still alive,' he said. 'I may be moaning that I can't walk, but I look down the road, and there's people that didn't do half as much as me and didn't make it.' On Wednesday (Feb. 5), Osbourne announced his final live performance, which will take place at his hometown of Birmingham, England on July 5. The biggest headline is the inclusion of Black Sabbath, who will play their first show since Feb. 2017, and their first with the band's original lineup since 2005. Dubbed 'Back to the Beginning', the high-profile event will also include performances from Metallica, Slayer and Anthrax, as well as the likes of Pantera, Lamb Of God, Mastodon, Alice In Chains, Halestorm and recent Grammy Award-winners Gojira. Songwriter and former Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello, meanwhile, will serve as music director for 'Back to the Beginning.' In a press release, he described the upcoming gig as set to be 'the greatest heavy metal show ever.' The event is also described as a charitable affair, with profits going towards the likes of Cure Parkinson's, a U.K. charity working to end the disease which Osbourne was diagnosed with in 2019. Speaking to the BBC, Osbourne's wife and manager Sharon explained that the show was a chance for Osbourne to end a career which has been affected in recent years by numerous cancellations and health issues. 'He's doing great. He's doing really great,' she said. 'He's so excited about this, about being with the guys again and all his friends. It's exciting for everyone.' 'Ozzy didn't have a chance to say goodbye to his friends, to his fans, and he feels there's no been no full stop. This is his full stop.' Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart
