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In December 1957, Elvis Presley was drafted into the US Army. Then a major star, he only earned $78 in monthly salary and wasn’t allowed access to his $400,000 worth of music-generated income.
While streaming music has only become popular quite recently, the first music streaming service has existed since 1897. Called Telharmonium, the platform would generate live music from a music plant located at Broadway and 39th Street.
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The oldest musicians to ever have a hit in the Billboard charts were the Zimmers with their rendition of “My Generation” in 2007. The 40-member band had a combined age of 3120, with the average age of 78.
According to research, listening to music while working out enhances physical performance and helps you train efficiently for much longer. The next time you hit the treadmill, make sure to blast some music in the background!
According to Bruno Mars’ mom, the Grammy-winning artist would go to school without books, but with a ukulele or a guitar. The talented singer also took a DJing job once, but got fired after his first gig.
Did you know that Sir Anthony Hopkins was a musician first before becoming an Academy Award-winning actor? In 2011, the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra of England even performed original classical music written by the actor.
Did you know that Brian May studied astrophysics before joining Queen? He later completed his 48,000-word thesis in 2007, and earned his PhD. He was also named “Commander of the Order of the British Empire”.
Before achieving fame, Mariah Carey studied cosmetology in Manhattan and worked several jobs to support herself, including waitress, hair sweeper at salons, hostess, and coat-checker.
Together with Boyz II Men, Mariah Carey holds the longest-running number one song in history – One Sweet Day, which stayed at the Billboards for 16 weeks. Mariah has a five-octave range and was referred to by Guinness as the “songbird supreme”.
Aside from being a renowned musician, Paul McCartney is also an accomplished painter, with more than 70 paintings exhibited at the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool. He is also an honorary detective with the NYPD.
One of Coldplay’s most popular hits, “The Scientist” had a unique music video where the plot was narrated in reverse. To match the words to the video correctly, Chris Martin had to learn to sing the song backward.
With a net worth of $1.2 billion, Paul McCartney is also one of the wealthiest musicians in the world. In 1969, he established MPL Communications, a company that handles his business interests, including to the rights to musicals like “Grease” and “A Chorus Line”.
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In 2002, Kelly Clarkson’s “A Moment Like This” became the fastest song to jump to number 1 on the Billboard’s Hot 100 chart, breaking a record the previously belonged to the Beatles.
Interestingly, Elvis Presley didn't write any of his songs despite being credited for several of them. He was also not very good at playing guitar and just strummed along with the band.
Oliver Wendell Holmes once said, “Take a music bath once or twice a week for a few seasons, and you will find that it is to the soul what the water-bath is to the body.”
“Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy. Music is the electrical soil in which the spirit lives, thinks and invents.” - Ludwig van Beethoven
When you listen to your favorite music, your body releases dopamine, the same hormone released in the brain when you do exciting or pleasurable activities.
Born Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson, Katy Perry started singing when she was just 9 years old. She’s also a talented songwriter who wrote lyrics for other artists such as Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomes, and Kelly Clarkson.
Did you know that music activates both the left and right hemispheres of the brain? In doing so, it improves memory and learning. This is why many professors urge their students to listen to music!
