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	Macy Gray - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Macy Gray (born Natalie Renee McIntyre on September 6, 1970) is an American Grammy Award winning neo soul/RandB singer, songwriter, record producer and actress.
		Gray was booed in 2001 after forgetting the words to the American national anthem.
		Macy Gray was a Neopet for a short period of time on the popular virtual pets site of the same name.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Macy_Gray (794 words)

	divastation: macy gray
		as a small child, macy gray's affinity for music was obvious; what was not readily apparent was that her destiny would lead to her becomming a vocalist.
		at first, gray was reticent to accept the group's invitation to join, as she had little confidence in her vocal abilities, but the starving college student in her convinced her to accept the relatively high-paying gigs.
		"i thought he was out of his mind," gray asserts, "but i did it because i thought it was good money…sing old jazz standards and sinatra songs for an hour for a hundred bucks!".
	www.divastation.com /macy_gray/mgray_bio.html (544 words)

	Macy Gray - Biography - AOL Music
		Macy Gray parlayed an utterly unique voice and an outlandish sense of style into R&B stardom at the turn of the millennium, appealing to audiences of all colors in search of a fresh alternative to mainstream soul.
		Gray was actually born Natalie McIntyre in Canton, OH, in 1970, and grew up a shy, awkward youngster who was frequently teased about her odd-sounding voice.
		By the time she set about readying her second album, Gray was developing a reputation for surreal public appearances and interviews, culminating in an August 2001 incident in which she was booed for apparently stumbling over the lyrics to the national anthem.
	music.aol.com /artist/macy-gray/354914/biography (728 words)

	Rock On The Net: Macy Gray
		Macy Gray was born September 9, 1970 in Canton, Ohio - growing up loving music and training classical piano for 7 years.
		A lucky break came when Macy had to substitute vocals for one of her songs when a scheduled singer was a no-show.
		Macy was booed and heckled while performing the "Star Spangled Banner" in her home-state of Ohio before a football game.
	www.rockonthenet.com /artists-g/macygray.htm (808 words)

	Macy Gray : News
		From her award winning music career, to her memorable character roles, Macy Gray has proven to be not only a triple threat in the entertainment community, but a true superstar sensation.
		Macy exploded onto the music scene with her incredibly successful debut album, “On How Life Is.” Her single “I Try” landed her a Grammy in 1999 for “Best New Artist” and the album went on to sell over 7 million copies worldwide.
		In July 2003, Macy Gray released her highly anticipated third album, “The Trouble with Being Myself.” The album demonstrated Macy exploring a more intimate side of herself, revealing just how textured and unique she can be.
	www.macygray.com (596 words)

	AskMen.com - Macy Gray pics
		"Macy Gray" was actually the name of a male family friend of the McIntyres, which Natalie would use in her future screenplays and eventually would claim as her own name.
		The daughter of a steelworker and an elementary school math teacher, a young Macy was teased because of her awkward voice, and avoided singing, and even talking.
		Next thing Macy knew, she was singing with a jazz band at Los Angeles hotels, and opening a coffee house with her friends.
	www.askmen.com /women/singer_60/80c_macy_gray.html (775 words)

	Macy Gray @ CanEHdian.com
		Born and raised in Ohio, 29 year-old Gray studied classical piano as a child, though refusing to sing and barely speaking because of her self-described “funny" voice.
		Gray began developing a solo act and was soon performing at L.A.’s Viper Room, which led to a mini-tour of the USA.
		All of the album lyrics were written by Gray and described as stories of her life.
	www.canehdian.com /non/macygray/biography.html (339 words)

	Macy Gray Album Reviews
		And though this fine debut album is a little overrated considering the hype, Gray joins Hill (and a select few others) as a fresh and original new r&b voice, not the least because of her wheezy rasp of a voice (which one writer likened to a cross between Billie Holliday and Donald Duck!).
		Macy Gray urges you to “share your freak with the rest of us,” and she (with apologies to David Crosby) lets her freak flag fly on this oddly appealing second album.
		Gray has corrected the primary problem of The Id, and though it doesn't have the hit single-quality highlights of On How Life Is, album number three nevertheless is an impressive showcase for an eccentric talent.
	www.geocities.com /sfloman/macygray.html (955 words)

	The Biography Channel - Macy Gray Biography
		Yet in the end, Macy Gray sounds like no one but herself - within eight bars of any given song on her Epic debut album, 'On How Life Is', the voice is unmistakable.
		Macy loved music and had seven years of classical piano training, yet it was years before she ever sang a note in public.
		Macy Gray was signed to Epic Records in April 1998 and, in June of that year, began recording 'On How Life Is' with producer Andrew Slater at several Hollywood studios.
	www.thebiographychannel.co.uk /biography_home/1209:0/Macy_Gray.htm (728 words)

	Amazon.com: The Id: Music: Macy Gray,Macy Gray (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		Macy Gray burst onto the scene in 1999 with her critically and comercially well received debut on how life is. On that album, Macy used her scratchy, quiet, and completely unique voice in a mixture of bizarre playful funky songs and many slow, soulful ballads.
		On Macy's second album, the id, she proves that life was not a fluke, but the album is scattered and many of the songs are missing the playful funk that made her debut great.
		Macy shows in this song that her often ridiculed squeaky voice, which is her most unique and important quality as an artist, can be strong and powerful.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00005NZWZ?v=glance (1807 words)

	Macy Gray: On How Life Is ---Ink Blot Magazine
		A shy, self-conscious child growing up in Ohio, Macy often feared speaking, because she was taunted for her unusual voice.
		In 1998, Epic Records signed Gray after some of her demos with the band attracted attention, and she was in the studio recording her debut album, On How Life Is, within two months.
		As a lyricist, Gray occasionally borders on the facile, but she redeems herself admirably when she tosses off such lines as "Like a jacuzzi/I'm hot and bubbly baby." Her strength really is not how she says it, but the emotions she invokes.
	www.inkblotmagazine.com /rev-archive/Macy_Gray_Life.htm (414 words)

	Inside Macy Gray's latest CD
		These may be dark and fearful days around the world, but Gray, recognized as much for her unruly coif as for her Aretha Franklin-meets-Betty-Boop vocal stylings, sees it as the ideal time to celebrate the carnal delights she sings about on "The Id," which was released on Sept. 11.
		Gray put together a substantial guest list for "The Id." Erykah Badu, who spearheaded the RandB diva corps that Gray became part of, performs on the album's first single, "Sweet Baby." Two other members of that camp, Angie Stone and Sunshine Anderson (who Gray manages) also appear on the album.
		Gray has kept herself busy while preparing to launch a concert tour in February to promote "The Id." She took part in the recent all-star re-recording of Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On" for AIDS and disaster relief charities.
	onstagemag.com /ar/performance_inside_macy_grays (1020 words)

	Macy Gray
		Over the course of Gray's second album, the novelty of her vocal style is somewhat tempered by her limited range.
		Gray's album also benefits from a host of RandB and hip-hop guests, including Slick Rick, Sunshine Anderson, Angie Stone, Mos Def, and most notably Erykah Badu, who supports Gray on "Sweet Baby," a moving uptempo ballad that easily rivals the best that '70s soul has to offer.
		In all, Macy continues to wave her RandB freak flag while digging deep in the trenches of the vividly real.
	web.telia.com /~u52304769/macy1.html (292 words)

	MusicWorld Feature: Macy Gray: Poised for Enduring Superstardom
		For mature music lovers alienated by the teen-pop craze, Gray's arrival on the music scene is as welcome as a summer breeze.
		With her balance of sass and funk, Gray is a music marketer's dream: Adults can embrace her music without apology, while kids can appreciate her the hip-hop sensibility of her songs, as well as her '70s fashion aesthetic.
		Gray's music grew out of countless jams and listening sessions in living rooms, studios and rehearsal spaces.
	www.bmi.com /musicworld/features/200103/mgray.asp (529 words)

	Macy Gray: The Id (2001): Reviews
		Macy Gray lets her freak flag fly, almost to the detriment of everything else.
		But while Gray's voice is still beguiling and unique, The Id is basically Brit-award winning, corporate soul with little identity, too cosy and calculated to have any genuine depth.
		Although the public doesn't get it, Macy Gray continues peeling away the layers covering her sexuality with The Id. It's been a while -- since On How Life Is -- that I've heard an album as fun as this, with references to 70s disco and 80s p-funk.
	www.metacritic.com /music/artists/graymacy/id (532 words)

	CNN - Macy Gray sings it like it is - August 10, 1999
		Gray says she isn't counting her chickens yet, largely because she has one scrapped record deal with Atlantic Records under her belt.
		Gray grew up in Canton, Ohio, the daughter of a math teacher mother and a retired-steelworker father.
		In April 1998, Gray signed with Epic Records and in June adjourned to the studio to work on her debut.
	www.cnn.com /SHOWBIZ/Music/9908/10/macy.gray/index.html (864 words)

	hip online: artists: macy gray
		Yet in the end, Macy Gray sounds like no one but herself: Within eight bars of any given song on her Epic debut album, On How Life Is, The Voice is unmistakable.
		Macy moved to Los Angeles to enroll in the screenwriting program of the USC Film School.
		Macy Gray was signed to Epic Records in April, 1998 and in June of that year began recording On How Life Is with producer Andrew Slater (Fiona Apple, the Wallflowers) at several Hollywood studios.
	www.hiponline.com /artist/music/g/gray_macy (1036 words)

	Buy Macy Gray Tickets - Cheap Macy Gray Concert Shows Tickets At Onlineseats Buy Online Tickets At Onlineseats.com
		Macy Gray (born Natalie McIntyre, September 6, 1970) is an American neo-soul R&B singer from Canton, Ohio.
		With her fame growing, Gray became known for a series of bizarre antics, including being booed in 2001 after forgetting the words to the American national anthem.
		Macy Gray tickets may be purchased by following any of the links on this page.
	www.onlineseats.com /macy-gray-tickets/index.asp (1024 words)

	Macy Gray: The Trouble With Being Myself - PopMatters Music Review
		Gray has talked about playing that character, the weird demands of inhabiting a fictional someone's skin.
		Gray's newest album, The Trouble With Being Myself, is at once more of the same and something more, a set of polished, enchantingly newish approaches to her favorite themes, from bad choices (hers and his) and rueful memories to exhilarating anticipations and beguiling fantasies.
		Titled, she says, in reference to her "relationship with the media", the album is confidently produced by Gray and executive produced by pop whiz Dallas Austin.
	popmatters.com /music/reviews/g/graymacy-trouble.shtml (932 words)

	Macy Gray - Moviefone
		In July 2003, Macy Gray released her highly anticipated third album, ?The Trouble...
		Macy Gray (born Natalie Renee McIntyre on September 6,...
		She opened up a music academy called "The Macy Gray Music Academy" in 2005 and it was the scene...
	movies.aol.com /celebrity/macy-gray/296460/main (103 words)

	Macy Gray - On How Life Is \| Album Review @ Music-Critic.com : the source for music reviews, interviews, articles, and ...
		With her aggressive and assertive personality (she said in a recent interview that she would like to punch Mariah Carey) and one of the most unique and unconventional voices around, she is sure to draw both praise and scorn from the often hot and cold record-buying public.
		Gray's vocal prowess is shown off here, especially in the too-catchy-for-words chorus and in her cute little improvisations near the song's end.
		Luckily for Gray and her new fans, the lyrical misgivings are generally overshadowed by unique vocals, interesting and varying production (thanks to Andrew Slater) and a heap of extremely catchy hooks.
	www.music-critic.com /urban/gray_onhowlifeis.htm (612 words)

	Macy Gray: Sexy and Soulful at the Roseland Ballroom (NY Rock)
		With afro ablaze and flowing toward the heavens, Macy Gray, the high priestess of funk and soul, lit the stage at Roseland Ballroom, February 12, 2000, with a voice, searing persona and stage presence that at once elicited the ghosts of Janis Joplin, Billie Holiday and Aretha Franklin.
		Lanky, agile and electrified, Gray took to the stage like the goddess of the mothership – fusing elements of rap, rock, and pop in a way that would have made P-Funk ship captain, George Clinton proud.
		Dressed in sequin pants and in total control, Macy belted out her personal vignettes on life, relationships and doomed romance with a smoky passion.
	www.nyrock.com /reviews/2000/macy.htm (394 words)

	Macy Gray Profile
		When Gray was seven, her mom married Richard McIntyre, and she took his last name.
		But Gray says the two years she spent there were not happy ones.
		Gray is reluctant to talk about her ex-husband except to say that he lives in LA and when she’s on tour, he helps to watch the kids, ages six, seven and eight.
	www.susanfee.com /articles/text/personality/macy_gray_profile.htm (1349 words)

	cleveland.com: Homegrown Heroes
		The following is a transcript of Cleveland.com's chat with Macy Gray on February 6, 2000, before her Cleveland performance.
		Macy Gray: I remember when I was taking piano lessons I used to fool around.
		Macy Gray: Probably "Do Something." I think the words are really telling of who I am and where I was at a certain time.
	www.cleveland.com /homegrown/index.ssf?/homegrown/more/macy/chat.html (951 words)

	Macy Gray - The Id : album review
		Macy Gray's debut album, On How Life Is was the most ubiquitous record of the year in 1999.
		That debut album was a slow burner of a record, with beautifully simple songs that wormed their way into the memory, delivered by an other wordly voice, once memorably described as reminiscent of Marge Simpson on 40 Marlboros a day.
		Two years on, and it would have been very easy for Macy Gray to produce a carbon copy of On How Life Is and pocket the inevitable cash.
	www.musicomh.com /albums/macy-gray.htm (669 words)

	Macy Gray: On How Life Is
		While most pop and R&B is too formulaic to even mention, Gray breaks the mundane with her authentic, introspective debut On How Life Is. She more than proves her talent as a singer and songwriter.
		The theme of death as liberation is not the typical stuff of debut pop albums, but Gray has a few cards up her sleeve.
		Yet Gray dances with death on two songs: “I Can’t Wait to Meetchu”, an effusive gospel dedicated to meeting her maker, and “The Letter”, a musical suicide note possessing sobering lyrics and a danceable beat.
	www.plume-noire.com /music/releases/macygray.html (327 words)

	Macy Gray @ Filmbug
		Macy exploded onto the music scene with her incredibly successful debut album, On How Life Is.
		The album demonstrated Macy exploring a more intimate side of herself, revealing just how textured and unique she can be.
		Macy's pleasing sound has also recently graced such soundtracks as Mona Lisa Smile and Eminem's critically acclaimed blockbuster 8 Mile in which she was the only female artist featured.
	www.filmbug.com /db/22726 (694 words)

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