Chaka Khan Slams Mariah Carey and other stars classified on the "Greatest Singers" list
The emblematic singer has some notes for experts in the recent ranking of Rolling Stone.
When Rolling stone published his list of 200 largest singers of all time On January 1, fans of certain singers were furious that their favorites were not included or were not classified as high as they wished. (Notably, fans of Celine Dion were not happy that the beloved singer was not presented at all on the list.) Now, Chaka Khan , the singer who won place No. 29, talked about the list, and she has strong feelings about who is classified on her.
On the Los Angeles magazine podcast The originals , Khan shared exactly what she thinks of a list like Rolling stone Existing at all and what she thinks of knowing where some of her colleagues artists have been sown in relation to her. Read the rest for the star's without restraint on the star on Aretha Franklin ,, Mary J. Blige ,, Mariah Worry , and more.
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Khan ranked in the top 30.
Of the 200 singers included in THE Rolling stone list , Khan ranked 29th. The description by the singer's magazine notes that its "vocal performance can be promenades with sensations" and that it "it can eliminate any emotion from the park".
When Khan read her entry on the podcast, she replied: "In my eyes, listening to just that, if I did not know Chaka Khan, I would have said:` `Ooh, it earned him at least five, can -Be at least 10. "
Of the first place, the 10 best singers of all time, according to Rolling stone , are Franklin, Whitney Houston ,, Sam Cooke ,, Billie Holiday , Carey, Ray Charles ,, Stevie Wonder ,, Beyonce ,, Otis Redding , And Al Green .
Khan denounced the placement of certain singers.
On The originals , Khan shared that she agreed with Franklin obtaining first place. "As she [explained] should be," said the singer of "I am every woman" about Franklin. And of Beyoncé, Khan said: "She's chops." AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB
But, she was much more critical of the other stars that were included. "Let's be honest, the [explains] cannot sing," said Khan about Joan Baez , N ° 189. Now she was a good writer. "" Debbie Harry , which is n ° 160, she said: "Okay, because she cannot sing either."
De Carey ranking fifth, Khan suggested that maybe someone was bribe. "It must be Payola or a certain [explanive] like that," she said.
And when Khan was said that Adele was ahead of her at No. 22, her answer was: "Okay, I stopped."
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She was particularly shocked by the classification of a singer.
Khan had particularly strong words for Blige, which is n ° 25 Rolling stone ' S list.
"These [explanive] are blind as a [explanive] battle! They need hearing aids," Khan said about those who have established the list . "It must be the children of Helen Keller . ""
Khan once referred to his song "Sweet Thing" like "La Chanson Mary J. Blige [Expaletive] Up" when she covered it. She was questioned about this elsewhere in the podcast interview.
"I didn't say that in public. I may have said it. I told her to Mary J. Blige that she [explained]," said Khan. "Number, his voice was flat. And I told him. I asked him, I said," What time of the day was it or night? What were you doing when you decided to cover "Sweet Thing"? "" She said Blige told her that she had recorded it in the morning. "I said:" Girl, you don't sing anything at 8 am in the morning [explanive] "", recalls Khan.
The singer continued by explaining that she and Blige - who Los Angeles The magazine called him "Frenemy" - developing at ease to be so honest with each other. "She and I have this kind of relationship, we can speak," said the 69 -year -old man. "I love her. She loves me. We have no problem. Now the press would like to make it a [explained] problem."
Khan is not a big fan of lists in general.
Khan shared on the podcast that she was not tall on lists anyway and does not like the idea that musicians are opposed to each other.
"These people do not quantify me or validate me in any way," she said about writers behind the ranking. "They are people like you, like me. They too, [explanive] on the toilet ... I didn't even know what you were talking about, so obviously the lists do not mean much to me. ""