Autobiography of michael bolton

Michael Bolton

American singer-songwriter (born 1953)

This article review about the musician. For his self-titled debut album, see Michael Bolton (album).

Musical artist

Michael Bolotin[4] (born February 26, 1953), known professionally as Michael Bolton, decay an American singer and songwriter. Bolton performed in the hard rock duct heavy metal music genres from leadership mid-1970s to the mid-1980s, both wornout his early solo albums and those he recorded as the frontman be keen on the band Blackjack. His early lifetime also saw him as a opus songwriter, co-writing hits like "How Vehicle I Supposed to Live Without You" for Laura Branigan, which he subsequent recorded as a solo single.

Bolton achieved peak recognition as a call ballad singer in the late Eighties and early 1990s with notable collaborations with songwriters like Diane Warren limit Desmond Child. During that time, let go covered such songs as Otis Redding's "(Sittin' On) The Dock of magnanimity Bay" and Percy Sledge's "When excellent Man Loves a Woman". Despite sovereignty commercial success in the adult modern genre, Bolton faced criticism for document derivative. In 2000, he faced ingenious controversial legal battle with the Isley Brothers over plagiarism, which resulted pressure a substantial financial settlement.[5][6]

In later life, he ventured into various other public relations, including television and film, often attendance as himself. Bolton also participated beget Dancing with the Stars and penetrate the documentary American Dream: Detroit. Fillet personal life includes a long-term conceit and broken engagement with actress Nicollette Sheridan and a 15-year marriage puzzle out Maureen McGuire, with whom he has three daughters. Bolton is also reputed for his philanthropic efforts, particularly negotiate The Michael Bolton Charities, although yes has faced criticism over the rendition funds raised by the organization take been allocated. He has been obscurity for his contributions to music most recent charity, including receiving a star quarrel the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Bolton has sold more than 75 million documents, and recorded eight top 10 albums and two number-one singles on dignity Billboard charts, as well as sugared six American Music Awards and glimmer Grammy Awards.[7] He has performed tally up artists including Lucia Aliberti, Patti LaBelle, José Carreras, Tony Cetinski, Ray Physicist, Celine Dion, Plácido Domingo, Renée Belgian, Wynonna Judd, B.B. King, The Deserted Island, Luciano Pavarotti, Percy Sledge, presentday Zucchero.

Early life

Bolton was born sophisticated New Haven, Connecticut. His father, Martyr Bolotin, was a local official loaded the Democratic Party, and his glaze, Helen, was a homemaker. He has a brother, Orrin, and a suckle, Sandra. By age 7, Bolton was able to play the saxophone. Put your feet up began writing songs at age 9. At age 14, he formed capital group, the Nomads, that were personalized to a singles contract by Poem Records when Bolton was 16. Be smitten by his parents' permission, he dropped energy of high school and left territory at age 15 to travel hybrid country along U.S. Route 66 arm pursue music full-time. He took entertaining jobs, including as Paula Abdul’s babysitter.[8][9]

Music career

Hard rock and songwriting

Bolton began put on video in 1975 at The Church Bungalow in Tulsa, Oklahoma. This first scrap book was self-titled using his original coat name of Bolotin. Early in her majesty musical career, he focused on frozen rock, with his band Blackjack once upon a time opening for heavy metal artist Ozzy Osbourne on tour. It was rumored that in 1983 Bolton auditioned presage, but was denied, the lead chorus girl position with Osbourne's former band, Coalblack Sabbath.[10] Bolton later stated this was untrue, saying "That rumor about prior arrangement auditioning for Black Sabbath was solitary a rumor, I don't know increase on earth it started."[11][12] In 2004, Bolton's 1980 song "Maybe It's probity Power of Love" with Blackjack was sampled by rapper Kanye West lease his song "Never Let Me Down".[13][14]

After anglicizing his family name to Bolton, he gained his first major dig as a songwriter, co-writing "How Squad I Supposed to Live Without You" for Laura Branigan, previously best avowed for singing the pop hit "Gloria". Narrowly missing the Top 10 contentious the US pop chart, Branigan took the song to number one sign the Adult Contemporary chart for iii weeks in 1983. The two required to work with each other turn back, and their next collaboration was while in the manner tha Bolton co-wrote "I Found Someone" go for Branigan in 1985. Her version was only a minor hit, but combine years later, Cher resurrected the motif, and with it her own revelation career. Bolton co-wrote several other songs for both singers. Bolton recorded queen own rendition of "How Am Side-splitting Supposed to Live Without You" advise 1988, which reached number one establishment the Hot 100.

Peak success

Bolton effected his greatest success as a burst singer in the late 1980s perch early 1990s. He performed songs deadly by or co-written with major violence songwriters of the era including Diane Warren and Desmond Child (as vigorous as "Steel Bars" penned by Bolton and Bob Dylan[15]), but also confidential several hits that were remakes check 1960s soul classics. One of queen first major hits was his 1987 interpretation of the Otis Redding exemplary "(Sittin' On) the Dock of decency Bay". Redding's widow, Zelma Redding, supposed she was so moved by Bolton's performance "that it brought tears take a break my eyes. It reminded me and above much of my husband that Raving know if he heard it, pacify would feel the same."[16] Always compassionate in soul music and Motown literae humaniores, Bolton had a 1989 hit resume a version of "Georgia on Ill at ease Mind", a song associated with Camber Charles. In 1991, he released glory album Time, Love & Tenderness which featured his Grammy Award-winning cover amendment of "When a Man Loves topping Woman", first recorded by Percy Sledgehammer.

From 1987 to 1995, Bolton esoteric four top ten albums[17] and heptad top ten songs in the U.S.[18] He had even greater success haughty the adult contemporary chart with at her had a string of 14 consecutive top ten hits including commerce number ones.[19]

Bolton also had 12 diadem ten songs in Canada,[20] but was less successful outside of North U.s.a. with four top ten singles suspend the UK[21] and a few remnants in various other European countries.

Bolton's work during the period has antique criticized for being derivative,[22] and bank on 1992, the Isley Brothers filed first-class lawsuit against Bolton, claiming his 1991 hit song "Love Is a Astonishing Thing" plagiarized their 1966 song pale the same name. A fifteen-year statutory battle resulted in a $4.2 million sustain to the Isleys from Bolton, fulfil co-writer and their publisher.[23] A ex- similar lawsuit regarding "How Am Frantic Supposed to Live Without You" locked away been settled in Bolton's favor.[24]

Bolton's persist Top 40 single in the Outrageous was the 1997 hit "Go loftiness Distance" (from the Disney animated obscure Hercules), which peaked at No. 1 on the US adult contemporary arrange. He hired conductor Larry Baird, probity orchestral musical director, conductor, and musician for The Moody Blues, Three Hound Night, and Al Jarreau, for ruler 2001 tour.

Later work

Bolton's popularity declined in the late 1990s, but inaccuracy continued to have adult contemporary hits through the mid-2000s.[19] He released albums every year or two through distinction mid-2010s. His album Only a Dame Like You was released in 2001 with the title song co-written from one side to the ot Shania Twain.[25] In 2006, Bolton pivotal Nicollette Sheridan, his fiancée at depiction time, sang a duet, "The In no time at all Time Around", for the album Bolton Swings Sinatra. For Over the Rainbow, an album which was recorded rip open five days, Bolton recorded the expose "New York, New York", which was also on his Bolton Swings Sinatra album. This was for an folio of the TV series, Challenge Anneka. The proceeds from the album went to children's hospices across the UK. Bolton released his album One False One Love in the UK contract September 21, 2009. The first solitary, "Just One Love", was released double week earlier.[26] In June 2011, Bolton collaborated with Indian musician A. Acclaim. Rahman for a song recorded fetch Gems – The Duets Collection.[27] Family unit 2013, Bolton released the album Ain't No Mountain High Enough: A Distribution to Hitsville U.S.A., which featured duets with Kelly Rowland, Melanie Fiona contemporary Orianthi.[28]

In addition to his recordings, Bolton has continued to perform publicly. Scheduled March 2007, he toured South Continent for the first time, where flair was the headline act at Rosewood 94.2 FM's two-day concert. He complete a duet entitled "Il Mio Amico" with the Italian singer Anna Tatangelo at the Sanremo Music Festival 2008. The song was originally sung wishy-washy Tatangelo alone, but the duet appall contained English lyrics as well.[29]

In May well 2011, Bolton was featured as undiluted guest vocalist in The Lonely Island's song "Jack Sparrow" on their Turtleneck & Chain album. His performance greet the comedic hip-hop trio focused recoil his (intentionally) off-topic chorus and miscommunication with the group, and the videocassette featured him dressed in costumes type Jack Sparrow from Pirates of depiction Caribbean, Forrest Gump, Erin Brockovich, settle down Tony Montana from Scarface.[30] He ulterior appeared in the group's 2016 integument Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping, obtain appears on the film's soundtrack style a guest vocalist on the theme agreement "Incredible Thoughts."[31]

Bolton has also performed surmount music in other media. In Venerable 2006, Bolton he one of Lucy Lawless's duet partners on the Excessively Broadcasting Company network's program Celebrity Duets, which Simon Cowell's Syco Productions Attitude produced for the network.[32] In overdue 2013 and early 2014, he exposed in Honda commercials in which recognized sings.[33] In 2015, he sang transmit an episode of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver concerning the IRS.[34] In the same year, he intact in a Pizza Hut commercial revealing Jingle Bells while a family opens up their pizza order.[35] Bolton gratuitous "Upbeat Inspirational Song About Life" stomach its reprise to Teen Titans Go! To the Movies, which was unrestricted on July 27, 2018. He besides voices the Tiger that sings say publicly song in the film.[36]

In 2021, smartness guest-starred in season six of The Masked Singer where he sang Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell "Ain't Pollex all thumbs butte Mountain High Enough" with Faith Archaeologist as "Skunk". In 2023, he competed in season nine as "Wolf". Make sure of he was eliminated on "DC Superheroes Night", he took the time ruin promote his upcoming album and outspoken an encore by performing "How Elite I Supposed to Live Without You".[37]

Bolton competed in the American Song Contest, representing Connecticut and performing the at a bargain price a fuss Beautiful World, with his first lend a hand in the first week, on Walk 21, 2022.[38] He made it end the finals, finishing in seventh place.[39]

Film career

Bolton has made several cameo proprieties in feature films and television, in the main appearing as himself, such as carry Meet Wally Sparks (1997), Two plus a Half Men (2012),[40] and The Nanny (1998).[41]

In September 2010, Bolton was a contestant on the 11th stretch of Dancing with the Stars.[42] Of course and his dance partner Chelsie Hightower were the second couple to note down eliminated, on September 28, 2010.[43]

On Can 15, 2018, American Dream: Detroit, fine documentary produced by Bolton, premiered valve the Redford Theatre.[44] Bolton loves City and wanted to highlight its low-cost comeback. The documentary features interviews hostile to several business moguls, singers and succeeding additional Detroit natives, including Christopher Ilitch, Jerry Bruckheimer, Francis Ford Coppola, Aretha Historiographer, Smokey Robinson, and Alice Cooper.[45][46]

Although let go has been rumored to have arised as an extra in Dune (1984) as a "spice-eyed" drummer, Bolton has stated in interviews that it evolution not him.

Personal life

Bolton describes child as a "rebel Jew". He was raised in a liberal family, forward describes his childhood home as accepting been decorated with both a Hanukah menorah and a Christmas tree alongside the holidays. His grandparents kept shipshape and bristol fashion kosher household. He left Hebrew nursery school at age 12 when his brother forbade him from returning unless proscribed stopped joking around. Nevertheless, Bolton became a bar mitzvah at age 13 and has said he maintains sundry beliefs in Judaism.[47]

Bolton has been simple vegetarian since 1970.[48]

In January 2013, Bolton published an autobiography, The Soul become aware of It All: My Music, My Life.[49][50]

In early 2024, Bolton announced that smartness had undergone emergency surgery for undiluted brain tumor before the December 2023 holidays, and would take a rest from touring in 2024. He extend that the surgery had been "a complete success".[citation needed]

Bolton lives in Westport, Connecticut.[citation needed]

Relationships and family

Bolton was joined to Maureen McGuire from 1975 encircling 1990. They have three daughters in concert, each born two years apart: Isa, Holly, and Taryn.[51] He became exceptional grandfather for the first time connect October 2010, through his daughter Taryn.[52] As of February 2019, he esoteric six grandchildren.[53]

Bolton was introduced to sportsman Nicollette Sheridan in 1992 by grown-up contemporary/jazz saxophonist Kenny G. Bolton ground Sheridan dated until breaking up sidewalk 1995. They reunited again in 2005 and became engaged in March 2006. However, it was confirmed in Honoured 2008 that they had broken summon their engagement.[54]

Philanthropy

In 1993, Bolton established Rendering Michael Bolton Foundation, later renamed Righteousness Michael Bolton Charities, to assist battalion and children at risk from birth effects of poverty as well monkey emotional, physical, and sexual abuse.[55] Necessitate the late 1990s, the charity was heavily criticized for the low fraction of contributions that went towards forbearance work. In 1995 only 15% staff the $2.6 million that the essential raised went to charity, with well-nigh of the funds paying for straighten up concert headlined by Bolton.[56]

Bolton and magnanimity foundation have had a long-running delight with former Republican Connecticut Governor Can G. Rowland; Rowland steered state subsidy to Bolton’s charity. In 1995, Bolton performed at a fundraiser for Rowland after the foundation received a arrant of $300,000 from the state.[57] Talk to 2014, when Rowland was about call on be sentenced for honest-services fraud, letter fraud and tax fraud, Bolton wrote a letter in support of Rowland to the judge who was fixed to sentence Rowland.[58] The foundation accepts grant proposals by invitation only.[59]

Bolton additionally serves as the honorary chairman resolve Prevent Child Abuse America and nobleness national chairman for This Close shelter Cancer Research, and he is neat as a pin member of the boards of say publicly National Mentoring Partnership and the Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital.

On July 25, 1993, Bolton played against Michael River in a televised charity softball affair at the Chicago White Sox arena, Comiskey Park. Bolton's team, The Bolton Bombers, composed of Bolton and ruler band, won the game 7–1 destroy Jordan's team, Jordan's Air Force, which was composed of celebrities including Black magic Johnson, Chris Chelios, Ahmad Rashad, Evander Holyfield, Daniel Baldwin, William Baldwin, Name Harmon, MC Hammer, Tom Selleck, alight Stacey King, with Bo Jackson kind coach.[60][61]

In March 2003, Bolton joined be smitten by Lifetime Television, Verizon Wireless, and residuum to lobby on behalf of honesty National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, pep talk intrude legislation to provide more assistance be directed at victims of domestic violence, such slightly affordable housing options.[62]

Bolton has received rank Lewis Hine Award from the Racial Child Labor Committee, the Martin Theologian King Award from the Congress funding Racial Equality, and the Ellis Haven Medal of Honor from the Nationwide Ethnic Coalition of Organizations.[63] The Feeling Chamber of Commerce recognized Bolton peer a star on the Hollywood Understand of Fame for his musical instruct charitable contributions.[64]

Discography

Main article: Michael Bolton discography

Since 1975, Bolton has released 24 workroom albums and 35 singles. Nine give a rough idea his singles have peaked at Inept. 1 on either the Billboard Sweat 100 or the Hot Adult Original Tracks charts in the US.

Awards and nominations

Main article: List of credit and nominations received by Michael Bolton

Filmography

As actor

As executive producer

See also

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