Streisand interview (August 2016)

[DRW50]

At first I was mostly wondering if she'd had some work done, but otherwise it's an interesting interview, especially her comments about working with Judy Garland. 

 

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[quartermainefan]

I think this interviewer didn't ask the most interesting questions.   She is in a position that Sinatra was in before her--continuing to sing with a voice deteriorating to age, and she has to know it.   So why not address it?   What steps does she take to sell the songs now that she can't sing them the way she used to?   And what does she do to stem the slide?  Also, when she said she knew why Judy Garland was shaky, the interviewer should have followed up with "and that is?"  because we still don't know what it is Streisand is referring to when she says she knows now.  

 

I am not a huge fan of her syrupy and power note laden style of singing that can turn any two minute song into a four minute shmaltz fest, but I don't think there is no denying that she is the #1 female singing star of all time at this point, and there is no one who is going to have her longevity other than Tony Bennett.  Madonna has been around 30 years, but Streisand could actually sing.  Listening to her modern singing I don't know why she didn't want to hang it up while she was still on top of her game, but if her fans don't care and she enjoys it still, more power to her I guess.

[DRW50]

I see what you mean, but I kind of liked that they kept it low-key about Judy. Obviously the drugs destroyed Judy, but, as Barbra obliquely suggested, it was the business itself that took the biggest toll, which is what she said she couldn't understand at the time.