Lionel Richie explains the hype around the 1980s-Diepresse.com
« We didn’t wear outfits in the past. That’s how we looked. » The 75-year-old singer explains why the 1980s are still so popular with young people.
Lionel Richie (75), one of the biggest pop stars in the 80s, has an explanation of why the decade is so popular for young people. « Do you know why this is? I will use a word that may sound a little strange: substance, » says the US singer (« All Night Long », « Dancing on the Ceiling ») in the current edition of the « Zeit Magazins ».
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« Back then, when you interviewed someone, one asked: » Why did you write this song? ‘ Today 14 people wrote the song, and the artist is only the singer.
« Or the question: » Why are you wearing this outfit? « But we didn’t wear outfits in the past, » says Richie. « That’s how we looked. Madonna looked like Madonna. Prince like Prince. And Michael Jackson Like Michael Jackson. They were not an actor, they were what they were. » To this day, an attempt is made to copy the authenticity of the fashion of this era. (APA)
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