Tony Curtis Bio Documentary

Tony Curtis

TONY
Tony says he was afraid he was a Homosexual (minute 5:47)
because so many men were hitting on him.



“And then I got frightened that maybe I was a Homosexual. That’s what I said. Frightened that I was a homosexual because I was getting hit-on by so many men. And I didn’t like that. I felt normal. I wanted a normal life. I wanted to sit across a table from a girl, like Cary did. Small talk and have a drink. I didn’t want to do that with a guy.”

Debonair Tony

 

 

Tony Curtis with Janet Leigh


 

Tony Almost Cries
(Minute 14:35 in video above)
“Richard Fliesher said its the greatest film performance of any actor
in the history of movies. I’m gonna dry. I’m thrilled. I mean you know.”
The BADASS COOKBOOK
BADASS Like TONY
RECIPES
Tony hanging out with Dean Martin



TONY CURTIS

Interview with SKIP E LOWE




TONY CURTIS tells HOLLYWOOD STORIES
2009 Interview
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Aerosmith at Maxs Kansas City

MAX’S KANSAS CITY
 
Park Avenue , New York
 
“Check out the Car”
 
 
Steven Tyler
 
AEROSMITH
 
 
 
In 1970, the newly formed Aerosmith moved into a single apartment together in Boston, playing covers of Yardbirds and Rolling Stones songs during their first gig at Nipmuc Regional High School.
Here’s how Steven Tyler remembers those times fives years later, “There were six of us in the group, some of us were living in the kitchen, eating brown rice and Campbell’s soup. Those days, you know, when a quart of beer was heaven. It was hard times and it was really good. During lunch we would set up all our equipment outside of BU, in the main square and just start wailing. That’s basically how we got billed. We never got much publicity in the magazines and newspapers.”
In the next year Aerosmith landed a local agent and begin getting small-time Boston gigs but they were hungry for a big break.
With over 150 million records sold, 12 multi-platinum albums and a place in the Rock and Roll hall of fame, Aerosmith is one of the most successful groups in the history of Rock.
But after years toiling on the Boston scene, got their big break at Max’s Kansas City. They knew Max’s was the place to be, and that performance was their big shot. “You knew even the assholes were going to be famous someday. It was that kind of place … it was like lighting a whole pack of Black Cat firecrackers all at once and throwing it in the room.” – Steven Tyler, lead singer of Aerosmith.
Since Aerosmith was signed by Clive Davis after their Max’s gig they haven’t stopped rocking, redefining themselves over and over, by combining blues, glam, heavy metal, R&B and even hip-hop, which defined one of their most well known collaborations with Run DMC.
Today, more popular than ever, Aerosmith recently took center stage as the virtual rock stars in the most recent version of Guitar Hero – Guitar Hero Aerosmith.
After two years, Aerosmith had been performing regularly across the Northeast, but they still weren’t signed to a label.
At Max’s Kansas City, their manager spotted a chance to show off Aerosmith to Clive Davis, an opportunity any un-signed band would kill for. The problem was Clive had come to Max’s that night to see another act and worse, Aerosmith wasn’t even scheduled to perform. Seeing a chance at stardom slipping away, Aerosmith took a chance and paid money out of their own pockets to open that night. They would be the only band ever to do so.
It was one of the best decisions of their career, as they booked a headliner spot, made sure Clive was there, and he signed them that night to Columbia records for $125,000. “No Surprize” off Aerosmith’s Night in the Ruts, celebrates the moment their fame began.
 
 
 
WARHOL Holding Court at MAX’S KANSAS CITY
 
 
NEW YORK , NY
 
 
 
 
STEVEN TYLER
 
Backstage
 
 
Above Photo Courtesy of Leith
 
DietCokeAndSympathy
 
 
 
MICK JAGGER Chats with ANDY WARHOL
 
MAX’S KANSAS CITY
 
NEW YORK , NY
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
WALK THIS WAY
 
Aerosmith
 
From
 
TOYS in THE ATTIC
 
 
 
 
 
Andy Warhol with Eddie Sedgwick in striped Shirt
 
at Max’s Kansas City NEW YORK
 
 
 
 
 
David Johansen and David Bowie
 
Upstairs at Max’s Kansas City
 
1974
 
 
 
 
 
 
STEVEN TYLER of AEROSMITH
 
Cover of STARS and CARS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The BADASS COOKBOOK
 
 
ROCK n ROLL RECIPES
 
Yeahhh !!!!
 
 
 
 

 

Madonna

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The QUEEN of POP
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HOLIDAY
 
 
 
BORDERLINE

INTO THE GROOVE
1985
 
 
“I WANT YOU”
 
 
 
 
 
VOGUE
Madonna
 
 
 
CHERISH
 
 
 
 
The BADASS COOKBOOK
 
 
 
MADONNA 
DESPAERATELY SEEKING SUSAN
1980s

 
 
PAPA DON’T PREACH
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La ISLA BONITA
 
 
 
MADONNA
Circa 1980s
 
 
MADONNA MODELS
 
Pre-FAME MADONNA
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THE BIG LEBOWSKI COOKBOOK
GOT ANY KAHLUA ?
by Daniel Zwicke
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Piece of My Heart by Janis Joplin and ???

 

 
 
JANIS JOPLIN
 
PIECE of MY HEART
 
 
by JANIS JOPLIN
 
 
JANIS’S ecording of PIECE of MY HEART
 
is the definitive cut, but check out the Wonderful renditions of this Icon song,
 
one by the late great DUSTY SPRINGFIELD and the other by the great STEVEN TYLER
 
of AEROSMITH Fame … We’re sure JANIS would approve of both cuts. We do.
STEVEN TYLERPEACE of MY HEART

 
 
Dusty Springfield sings the ICON PIECE of MY HEART
 
 
 
 
 
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Dusty in Memphis Springfield

 

Dusty Springfield
 
 
DUSTY in MEMPHIS
 
 
 
 

JUST a LITTLE LOVING
 
Dusty Springfield
 
From DUSTY in MEMPHIS
 
 
 
 
 

SO MUCH LOVE
 
From DUSTY in MEMPHIS
Dusty in Memphis has frequently been named one of the greatest albums of all-time; according to Acclaimed Music, it is the 104th most ranked record on critics’ all-time lists.  NME named it the 54th greatest album ever in their 1993 list,  and in 2003, Rolling Stone ranked the record 89th on its list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. Richie Unterberger wrote in AllMusic that the album’s reputation has improved significantly over time and felt it was “deserving of its classic status”. Tony Scherman from Entertainment Weekly said Dusty in Memphis was a “pure gem”, Springfield’s greatest work, and perhaps one of the greatest pop records ever recorded,  Q took note of its balance between “R&B and sensitive pop dramas”,  while Spin critic Chuck Eddy viewed it as one of the all-important blue-eyed soul records.  In The A.V. Club, Keith Phipps wrote that Springfield and her team of musicians and producers for Dusty in Memphis developed an elegant and distinct fusion of pop and R&B that predated the Philadelphia soul sound of the 1970s.  According to Eric Klinger from PopMatters, its sophisticated style of music influenced the sound of 1990s trip hop artists who sampled songs from the album and became a blueprint for British female singers of the 2000s, including Adele, Rumer, and Duffy.
 
 
 
 
 
SON of a PREACHER MAN
 
 
DUSTY’S Big Hit from DUSTY in MEMPHIS
 
ATLANTIC RECORDS
 
 
 
 
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TONI BRAXTON

Toni Braxton
 
 
 
 

ANOTHER SAD LOVE SONG
 
 
 
 

 
 
LOVE SHOULD BROUGHT YOU HOME
 
 
 
 
TONI BRAXTON
 

 
SEVEN WHOLE DAYS
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TONI’S First BIG ALBUM
ABSOLUTELY AWESOME !!!
 
 
 
 
 
SUNDAY SAUCE
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