Ryan Star, Rising Star

As I drove to work this morning, I heard a song that I'd not heard before on the radio. It was a song called "Start a Fire" and I couldn't readily tell who was singing. At first I thought it was a new song from Ricky Martin. After all, it had a very upbeat, danceable rhythm - much like Ricky Martin's music. Plus his voice sounded pretty close to it. Before the song ended, I noticed the info screen on my car radio. This song was from Ryan Star.

Who is Ryan Star? Well, he's actually been a musician all his life, having been born from parents who exposed him to music as though music were their religion. He probably came into the public eye from his exposure as a contestant on the reality TV series "RockStar" where he unfortunately did not make it to the top three but managed to entice a new following of fans.

Shortly before his stint on the show, he released a full-length album titled "Eye of an Elephant". The album included a song called "Back Of Your Car" which he performed on the Rockstar show, receiving rave reviews and quickly becoming a fan favorite.

My first thought is personally I was quite surprised to hear Ryan Star's new song this morning because of its very danceable beat. This is a striking contrast from the songs I listened to from the Eye of an Elephant album which I (sadly admit) thought was somewhat depressing. The whole album may have its artistic qualities but the dramatic, serious mood of the songs in the album could not invite me to listen to it again after the first time. (Sorry, that's just my opinion!)

As I look forward to hearing the rest of this new album, my next thought is that 2011 might just be the year that Ryan Star's star rises. Since he is going to be touring with Bon Jovi this year, I am going to assume that this new album is going to contain more "upbeat" sounds unlike his previous album.  And if I'm right on that, then we'll be sure to hear a lot more of Ryan Star in 2011.

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Rock Star Marriages

The New Year started with a lot of talk about more rock star marriages hitting the rocks and going the way of Humpty Dumpty's fall. First my big favorite, Sebastian Bach, announced that he and his wife Maria Bierk have decided to get divorced.
Man! After 18 years! They said they tried to keep it together for the sake of their family but just could not reconcile their differences. How sad!

Just prior to that, I had learned that John Mellencamp and his wife, model Elaine Irwin decided to go their separate ways, too. They were also married 18 years! I guess even the wild life of a rockstar can't provide enough excitement to keep a marriage together. Either that or the excitement IS the PROBLEM. I'm sure that rockstars (or celebrities in general) face so much temptation out on the road that you have to be a really strong person and have a really strong devotion to your partner to be able to get past those obstacles.

On a happier note, though, Shania Twain and Frederic Thiebauld rang in the New Year with marriage vows to each other. After suffering from the heartbreak of their former spouses cheating with each other, these two found comfort with each other and a friendship that they decided to make permanent.

There are some rocking couples still together after more than 20 years and I sure hope they can stay that way. We need some famous people like these to show us that marriages can last and that couples should respect each other enough to stay married through thick and thin.

There's Jon Bon Jovi (whoot whoo!) and his lovely wife Dorothea. They were high school sweethearts - imagine that!!!

And then there's Ozzy Osbourne and his manager-wife, Sharon. They've literally been together through hell and back! I give them kudos!!! Hurray for the madman and his wife...you're really no madman when you can keep your life together like that. You're both amazing!