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...learning and observing without pressure." After school, Crowe wanted to attend college to study history. But his father was out of work, so instead he hit the market and got jobs in repertory productions of Grease and The Rocky Horror Picture Show and sang in a moderately successful band, Roman Antix. After enduring the usual amateur lows--including a job as the star of a Seventh-Day Adventist in-house video--he caught his first big break at 25, when he was cast in a low-budget film, The Crossing. The director, George Ogilvie, says he asked Crowe which role...
...wouldn't be worth doing. I'm very boring." It must be said that Crowe's normal-guy credentials are impeccable. He loves rugby, throwing back a pint and working on his 800-acre farm near Coffs Harbor, six hours north of Sydney. He also loves playing with his band, 30 Odd Foot of Grunts. The actor-band is an unfortunate cliche of celebrity culture, but TOFOG, as Crowe's group is known, existed well before its lead singer became a household name. (Crowe and guitarist Dean Cochran have been playing together since their teens.) Nevertheless, the six-man group...
...Marines in the Amtrac I was traveling in during the terrible sandstorm that hit on Day Four. Later that night, huddled in the vehicle, I discovered I could sing at the top of my lungs, so sing I did; in particular, Throw Your Arms Around Me by Australian band Hunters and Collectors...
...When booking a band] I try to look for any talent at all and decent songs that give me a good idea of what the band is about,” said Millman...
This intimacy renders performances unpretentious and quaint. It’s easy to chat with an impressive opening act between sets or offer congratulations to a headliner. That never-before-heard-of band might even become the next big thing...