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Phil Spector, who has died from Covid-19 aged 81, was a highly gifted record producer and songwriter whose recordings in the 1960s, and later with the Beatles, revolutionised pop music, but whose talents were undermined by a mercurial temperament that would lead to him twice standing trial for the murder of actress Lana Clarkson. In his heyday in the early 1960s, Spector pioneered what became known as “The Wall of Sound”, producing some of the most exhilarating and uplifting recordings ever heard in pop music, including Be My Baby by the Ronettes and Da Do Ron Ron by the Crystals. In the ...

Phil Spector, brilliant record producer behind the ‘Wall of Sound’ – and convicted murderer – obituary A troubled figure, he produced Be My Baby by the Ronettes and John Lennon’s Imagine, but in 2009 was found guilty of murdering an actress Phil Spector circa 1965 Credit: Michael Ochs Archives Phil Spector, who has died from Covid-19 aged 81, was a highly gifted record producer and songwriter whose recordings in the 1960s, and later with the Beatles, revolutionised pop music, but whose talents were undermined by a mercurial temperament that would lead to him twice standing trial f...

'If the art's maniacal, I'm maniacal': Phil Spector, in 1966 Credit: Getty NB. This piece first ran in February 2003, and has been republished following the death of Phil Spector, aged 81 'I have not been well,' says Phil Spector, choosing his words carefully. 'I was crippled inside. Emotionally. Insane is a hard word. I wasn't insane, but I wasn't well enough to function as a regular part of society, so I didn't. I chose not to.' He pauses. 'I have devils inside that fight me.' The classical music that has been playing throughout our conversation ebbs and flows. Sibelius, Bach, Beethoven, Br...

As an elementary schooler, I was already an aspiring writer and was in awe every time I read Karen Brewer‘s latest adventure and got a preview of the next book in the pipeline. First of all, how did they know? It seemed like sorcery. And second of all, how lucky was I that I wouldn’t have to wait too long to see what came next. In middle and high school, somehow I ended up on a teen advisory committee of some sort and got to give my feedback and receive sneak peeks of new series like The A-List. I remember suggesting to them that their next tie-in item be a ripoff of Bonne Bell called Glo...

No power or running water, the hospital damaged so badly, they've set up a triage tent outside of it because they can't treat patients inside. >> just waiting. we're still waiting. >> reporter: a doctor telling me fema's only brought them water so far. this is what's left of someone's home. you can see the windows completely blown out. the concern now? looters. someone writing "keep out" on their home. across the u.s. territory, the race to get the most basic of needs to the people more urgent than ever. but images like these, thousands of commercial shipping containers sitting in port, are ra...