Emily
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« on: April 03, 2016, 08:06:12 PM » |
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On the Brian autobiography thread, we veered into a discussion of influential spouses and attitudes toward them; and whether those attitudes differ depending on the gender/sex of the spouse. I'm starting a list of girlfriends/boyfriends/husbands/wives/life partners that are known or popularly thought to have significant influence on careers of their partners. If you can add to the list, that will help. Then, we can consider their reputations, maybe spy on message boards or something, and compare.
So women influencing their partners: Melinda Ledbetter/Wilson: Brian Wilson Yoko Ono: John Lennon Linda McCartney: Paul McCartney Gail Zappa: Frank Zappa Julie Kramer: John Fogerty (I was unaware of this, but it was mentioned in the other thread)
Men influencing their partners: Mutt Lange: Shania Twain Oliver Lynn: Loretta Lynn ? : Alanis Morissette when she was young, I think Garry Keif: Barry Manilow Jason Trawick: Britney Spears Ike Turner: Tina Turner Andrew Stroud: Nina Simone Narvel Blackstock: Reba McEntire Rene Angelil: Celine Dion Tommy Mottola: Mariah Carey
There must be many more famous examples of both sexes, right? To keep things easy, let's limit it to show biz.
Let's not even get in to parents!
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