Although Sheryl Crow first broke into the public consciousness with the declaration that, “All I want to do is have some fun,” in the two decades (and some change) since her breakout, blowup debut album, Tuesday Night Music Club, Crow has proven that she clearly has more substance than being a simple party girl. On her second album, she produced unapologetic songs that talked about abortion and nuclear war—and it was subsequently banned from Wal-Mart because one song accused the mega-store of selling guns to children.
Consistently she has been outspoken about progressive causes, and was a major supporter for Barack Obama during his first campaign. She has donated a significant portion of concert proceeds to United Nations World Food Programs, raised money to support education for at-risk youth, and launched her own foundation to support breast cancer research.
Yes, Crow is a beautiful, smart, caring woman, but jeez, has any singer since Carly Simon had worse taste in men?
Example #1: Kicking around L.A. in the early ’90s, Crow was dating Kevin Gilbert, a younger, painfully handsome, and moderately successful multi-instrumentalist who was part of a songwriting collective, The Tuesday Night Music Club. Gilbert brought Crow into the group, and she soon became its center. According to press accounts, her relationship with Gilbert frayed after the album Tuesday Night Music Club was released and he disputed songwriting credits. Two years after the album won a Grammy, Gilbert died from “apparent” autoerotic asphyxiation.
Example #2: Crow has racked up a decent number of acting roles in addition to her singing career. Her debut was in 1999’s The Minus Man, a molasses slow “thriller” that starred her then-boyfriend Owen Wilson, who had recently completed his first two Wes Anderson films. Although adorable, Wilson is a sad puppy dog and, years after their breakup (and not related), apparently tried to kill himself. The song “Safe and Sound” on Crow’s 2002 album is about their relationship.
Example #3: In 2003, Crow begins to date post-cancer Lance Armstrong, during the cyclist’s strongest period of his career as he was at his comeback’s high point and racking up Tour de France yellow jerseys. In 2005, Armstrong announces his retirement and Crow releases her fifth studio album, which is nominated for a Grammy for Best Pop Vocal Album, and the couple co-hosts “Saturday Night Live;” it seems like bliss. On February 3, 2006, the couple announces that they have split and about three weeks later Crow begins months of radiation therapy for breast cancer. Doubtful that she wore a yellow bracelet during her treatment.
Sheryl, you deserve so much better!
Sheryl Crow
6:30 pm, Monday July 6
Les Schwab Amphitheater
$45-$85
This article appears in Jul 1-8, 2015.
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What does her dating life have to do with anything?!? I find this article incredibly sexist and offensive. You wouldn’t write the same thing about a male musician with a similar history. Besides, her love life isn’t really any of your business anyway! Shame on you!
Yeah, this is another disgraceful, insulting article by someone who obviously has some issues. Why is this article about who she’s dated in the past? Who cares?
Think y’all got confused. You’re supposed to be “progressive.” Not “regressive.” Easy mistake to make.
Whack…. Grow up source.
I am sure Cheryl will get a big kick.. and a lawyer for this fine promotional article…. sheesh.. what a waste of newsprint.. and webspace. Cheryl deserves a better writer.
I’m having a chuckle at the number of people getting worked up over an article in, of all things, The Source. It’s hardly any kind of useful, reputable newspaper. It is by definition a “rag” and is meant for entertainment while you’re waiting for your food at Mazatlan or Pizza Mondo.
As for finding it offensive, remember what Stephen Fry had to say about people who get offended … Or Google it, if you don’t remember.
Another example of the Source showing its true colors. A female artist coming to town out of touch git not only diminishing her to her romantic choices, but diminishing those romantic choices and her emotions and relationships and interest in these troubled, complex men as an “issue” with picking “losers”.
Hey guess what, Phil? The men you talked down on in this article? They’ve all done far more interesting things than you will ever do. But who knows. Maybe if you go to her show and tell her you write for Bend’s sad little weekly she’ll TOTALLY find you as f***able as them.
correction:
“…coming to town RESULTS IN AN out of touch GUY…”
Just… NO.
Ridiculous.
Phil Busse, you are a neanderthal. I suppose the “better” you suggest would be yourself. Keep your weird stalking and sour grapes over stars choices to yourself and learn how to write a music review.
Here we have a woman who is talented, giving, and an advocate for causes she believes in. Rather than focusing on those accomplishments, Phil Busse decides to undermine all that and focus on her choices in men. WHAT. There’s a lot of things wrong here, and if I didn’t have to go to work right now ( I’m a therapist, and FYI a suicide attempt is NOT a character flaw or someone being a “sad puppy dog”), I would list every single one. Thankfully, this disgusting, disappointing and ignorant article is being challenged by people in the community.
It just blows my mind that this idiotic article made it through to publication.