Happy Birthday musician Blake Shelton
Born: June 18, 1976 in Ada, Oklahoma, USA
Married to: Miranda Lambert (14 May 2011 – 20 July 2015) (divorced)
Kaynette Gern (17 November 2003 – 2006) (divorced)
In a relationship with pop singer Gwen Stefani as of October 2015.
Happy Birthday rapper Tupac Shakur (1971–1996)
Born: June 16, 1971 in East Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Died: September 13, 1996 (age 25) in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Married to: Keisha Morris (29 April 1995 – 1996) (annulled)
QUOTES:
Everybody’s at war with different things…I’m at war with my own heart sometimes”. In Vibe interview 2/96
Reality is wrong. Dreams are for real.
The only thing that comes to a sleeping man is dreams.
The reason why I could get into acting was because it takes nothing to get out of who I am and go into somebody else.
I’m not saying I’m gonna change the world, but I guarantee that I will spark the brain that will change the world.
I swear, if they hadn’t tried to ruin me, I never would have ended up being a rapper. I probably would have been a preacher or something.
If you walked by a street and you was walking on the concrete and you saw a rose growing from the concrete, even if it had messed up petals and it was a little to the side you would marvel at just seeing a rose grow through concrete. So why is it that when you see some ghetto kid grow out of the dirtiest circumstance and he can talk and he can sit across the room and make you cry, make you laugh, all you can talk about is my dirty rose, my dirty stems and how I am leaning crooked to the side, you can’t even see that I’ve come up from out of that
Happy Birthday musician Boy George
Born: June 14, 1961 in Eltham, Kent, England, UK
He was the lead singer and vocals of 80s band Culture Club which formed from 1981-1986. Joined together again in 1998.
Has four brothers: Gerald, Kevin, David and Richard.
Has one sister: Siobhan
Co-lead vocal, with Annabella Lwin, in Bow Wow Wow for a short while under the stage name of “Lieutenant Lush”.
Overcame a heroin addiction which nearly killed him c. 1987; was treated by electro-acupuncture, as was Eric Clapton in the 1970s.
QUOTES:
I’m bisexual… when I want sex, I buy it.
When it comes to DJing, I’m more of a shit stirrer than a mixer.
I know Victoria’s Secret – He’s a man!
I am what I am. There’s nothing I can do about it.
I don’t get all this Speedo stuff actually, I mean, whatever happened to the feather boa?
I tend to deal with depression by being angry which is probably not a good thing. What really makes me depressed? I guess sometimes there’s a revelation that you’re on your own no matter how many people you know – that’s quite depressing.
[on ending his feud with George Michael] We have exchanged emails and things are pretty good between us. We’ve spoken a couple of times and he’s doing OK.
Happy Birthday actor/singer Dean Martin (1917–1995)
Born: Dino Paul Crocetti
June 7, 1917 in Steubenville, Ohio, USA
Died: December 25, 1995 (age 78) in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
Married to: Catherine Hawn (25 April 1973 – 24 February 1976) (divorced) (1 child)
Jeanne Martin (1 September 1949 – 29 March 1973) (divorced) (3 children)
Elizabeth Anne McDonald (2 October 1941 – 23 March 1949) (divorced) (4 children)
Read reviews of the best of the actor:
 Robin and the 7 Hoods1964 dir. Gordon Douglas Starring Frank Sinatra Martin Sammy Davis Jr. |
 Airport1970 dir. George Seaton Starring Burt Lancaster Martin |
 The Cannonball Run1981 dir. by Hal Needham starring Burt Reynolds Roger Moore |
Happy Birthday Iggy Azalea
Born: Amethyst Amelia Kelly
June 7, 1990 in Sydney, Australia
QUOTES:
People criticize you for trying new things. I think, ‘I’m new! I’m 22!’ I don’t know exactly what my sound is or what I want my album to sound like, so I’m not releasing it yet. While I’m experimenting, I’ll let you in on the journey, and you can hear it for free.
It’s different, it’s weird to say, ‘She’s a white rapper or she can’t do this because she’s this color – this color does this thing. These are the boxes we have, this is what it is, don’t try to change it.’ And it’s crazy to me because I’m just not from that world, so I can’t really rock with it all the way.
I’ve never heard a man in a suit tell me what to wear; that’s not their forte. You hire your stylist; whatever someone’s image is as an artist is what they’ve chosen to portray.
I’ve been a little bit Las Vegas and casino-obsessed. So, I love some trashy glamour… and I think nothing’s trashier or more glamorous than a bit of a sheer number!
I’d dropped out of high school without really doing it on purpose – I’d just go home at lunch ‘cos I didn’t have friends, then stay there all afternoon listening to rap. It got to the point where I wouldn’t have passed even if I’d gone back. I was depressed, basically.
They say I’m insane because I need to have so much creative control. They say I’m unmanageable, but I’m not. I just know what I like. I’m obsessed with it. If you can’t control it, that’s like having somebody else paint your pictures. How could you do that? I never could.
Happy Birthday Prince (1958–2016)
Born: Prince Rogers Nelson
June 7, 1958 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Died: April 21, 2016 (age 57) in Paisley Park, Chanhassen, Minnesota, USA
Married to: Manuela Testolini (31 December 2001 – 2006) (divorced)
Mayte Garcia (14 February 1996 – 14 February 1999) (annulled) (1 child)
QUOTES:
You can always renegotiate a record contract. You just go in and say, ‘You know, I think my next project will be a country-and-western album.’
People say I’m wearing heels because I’m short. I wear heels because the women like ’em.
Cool means being able to hang with yourself. All you have to ask yourself is “Is there anybody I’m afraid of? Is there anybody who if I walked into a room and saw, I’d get nervous?” If not, then you’re cool.
I never really got off on awards so much. I think it’s more for the people who give them and also for the fans. I get a lot of props from people in the street and a lot of love and congratulation, pats on back, so it’s a good feeling you know the after-effects.
I’ve got more hits than Madonna’s got kids.
I don’t see why I should give my new music to iTunes or anyone else. They will not give me an advance for it and they get mad when they don’t get it. All computers and digital gadgets are no good. They just fill your head with numbers and they are not good for you
It’s fun being in Islamic countries, to know there’s only one religion. There’s order. You wear a burqa. There’s no choice. People are happy with that.
Happy Birthday musician Alanis Morissette
Born: Alanis Nadine Morissette
June 1, 1974 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Married to: Souleye (22 May 2010 – present) (1 child)
Quotes:
We’re taught to be ashamed of confusion, anger, fear and sadness, and to me they’re of equal value to happiness, excitement and inspiration.
Peace of mind for five minutes, that’s what I crave.
The whole celebrity thing is not something I’m overly interested in. I don’t pop up at parties. It’s just not my thing.
Music will always be a part of my life. I love music and I don’t care how many units I sell.
That what we judge in someone else, we are really judging in ourselves.
So many times I’ve been just gripping the steering wheel and driving, and just have a piece of paper on where my horn is, and just writing sort of looking up and down. I’ve done that so much! It’ll be worth the crash.
I have not an ounce of regret. Every link is so valuable in forming the chain that is my life. Who I am today is because of those links, and I wouldn’t change any of them.
Happy Birthday singer Grace Jones
Born: Beverly Grace Jones
May 19, 1948 in Spanish Town, Jamaica
Quotes:
[on drug use] Use, don’t abuse.
[on her gay following] The fact that I get in there and perform during this political time, and have a great time doing it helps. Gays are my best audience.
[on her film career, or lack thereof] After the doing the first big film (Conan the Destroyer (1984)), I realized there was so much time, so much empty space — always, you know… waiting to be called. Thank God, I’ve got the music because in all that space, I was writing music.
[on how she became to be a singer] I never thought I was going to be a singer. That was an accident.
[on her stage persona] When I perform on stage I become those male bullies, those dominators from my childhood. That’s probably why it’s so scary, because they scared me.
[on her aggressive behavior] I think I am aggressive in a positive way, it protects me- it puts everyone on their guard-to be nice to me.
Happy Birthday actor Fred Astaire
Born: Frederic Austerlitz Jr.
May 10, 1899 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Died: June 22, 1987 (age 88) in Los Angeles, California, USA
Married to: Robyn Smith (27 June 1980 – 22 June 1987) (his death)
Phyllis Livingston Potter (12 July 1933 – 13 September 1954) (her death) (2 children)
Read reviews of the best of the actor:
 TOP HAT1935 dir. Mark Sandrich Stars: Fred Astaire Ginger Rodgers |  Holiday Inn1942 dir. Mark Sandrich Starring Crosby Astaire |
 The Band Wagon1953 dir. Vincente Minnelli Starring: Astaire Cyd Charisse |  Funny Face1957 dir. Stanley Donen Starring Audrey Hepburn Astaire |
 Earthquake1974 dir. Mark Robson Starring Charlton Heston Ava Gardner |  SWING TIME1936 dir. George Stevens Stars: Fred Astaire Ginger Rogers |
Happy Birthday Adele
Oscar Winner: Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song
Skyfall (2012)
Shared with:
Paul Epworth
For the song “Skyfall”.
Personal Quotes
I’m learning about tax at the moment with my accountant – pffffff! I use the NHS, I can’t use public transport any more, doing what I do, I went to state school, I’m mortified to have to pay 50 per cent! Trains are always late, most state schools are shit and I’ve gotta give you like four million quid, are you ‘avin a laugh? When I got my tax bill in from 19 I was ready to go ‘n’ buy a gun and randomly open fire.
[on singing her songs of heartbreak] Imagine if you weren’t in an office job or whatever, and you were performing your feelings as I do. It’s kind of like not getting over something isn’t it, because every night you have to talk about it.
I love food and hate exercise. I don’t have time to work out. I don’t want to be on the cover of Playboy or Vogue. I want to be on the cover of Rolling Stone or Q. I’m not a trend-setter. I’m a singer. I’d rather weigh a ton and make an amazing album than look like Nicole Richie and do a shit album. My aim in life is never to be skinny.
When it comes to staying myself – my career isn’t my life, it doesn’t come home with me. So it’s a piece of piss staying grounded and not being changed by it. The same things I’ve always liked still satisfy me. My team’s the same and my group of friends are the same. Of course I’m bowled over by people’s response to “21,” and when I meet artists I love, it blows my mind. But it baffles me as well. I go home and my best friend laughs at me, rather than going to a celebrity-studded party to rub shoulders with people who know me but who I don’t know. I’m Z-list when it comes to that shit.
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