If I were a famous musician who went on tour a lot, I'm not quite sure what special demands I'd have. I think I'd want a TV in my dressing room and maybe a few snacks and drinks for me and my friends, but I can't really think of anything outrageous. Remember when Van Halen demanded no brown M&Ms?
Now take a look at what Diana Krall wants. This is a wine list that would make the Gallos jealous. This isn't what she has in her wine cellar; this is what she wants in her dressing room when she's on tour in North America. Obviously, she doesn't want all of them, it's just a list of wines she'll accept. There's Clos Pegase Cabernet Sauvignon, Falesco from Italy, D'Arenberg Shirz "The Laughing Magpipe," Landmark Chardonnay (2001, 2002, and 2003) and a ton more.
I think she makes a mistake though by saying "Any from Ravenswood" and "Any from Ridge." If I had to get this wine I'd probably just stick with those because they're general and easier to get, heh.
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7-10-2007 @ 12:11PM
Rhea said...
I always find these requests/demands in celebrities' contracts a bit odd. Some of them even want a particular brand of water. I guess Diana knows her wine.
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7-10-2007 @ 12:41PM
Olli said...
As I hear it, there actually was a very good reason Van Halen put that outrageous demand in their contracts. The reason was, that since they had a big stage-show with loads of really heavy equipment, they wanted to make sure that everything was up to their demands in regards to the safety on stage.
And since the demand for "only brown M&Ms" was buried deep in the contract, when they saw a bowl full of only brown M&Ms in their dressing room, at least they'd know that the contract had been thorougly read. Which also meant they had seen all the safetyrequirements for the stage. If not, well, then they had a bone to pick with the venue.
That's the story at least :) ... but yeah, many of the things you hear today is quite outrageous.
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7-10-2007 @ 1:20PM
MJ said...
To each their own.............must be nice or naughty,guess it depends on how you ask?
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7-10-2007 @ 2:04PM
Adam Jaskiewicz said...
I think this is a fairly non-outrageous list. I mean, she listed a LOT of wines. It gives caterers many options, and I think it is a lot more reasonable than asking for one specific wine (or brand of water, for that matter).
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7-10-2007 @ 2:20PM
Rex from Ars said...
Olli is pretty much right, except that it was "NO brown M&Ms", not "ALL brown M&Ms".
Van Halen almost caused a riot by refusing to play a show somewhere in Colorado back in the 80s. They refused because of the M&Ms, but it ended up being a good thing: wherever this concert was (the University of Colorado, I think), they had just installed one of those new "rubbery" floors in the basketball arena (where the concert was taking place). They didn't read VH's contract, and the weight restrictions were (ironically) listed somewhere near where the thing about "no brown M&Ms" was.
It turns out that the weight of VH's set damaged the new floor. Had the Uni read the contract, they would have known that it would have, but they just didn't. The Uni then had the nerve to try to sue VH to fix it. It was this lawsuit that made the whole "M&Ms thing" public knowledge. For some reason, it then morphed into a "prima donna rock star request" thing.
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7-10-2007 @ 2:26PM
kim said...
If you have to drink white, Caymus Conundrum is an excellent choice.
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7-10-2007 @ 3:49PM
Adam Jaskiewicz said...
Yeah, I really like reds a lot better than whites, but Conundrum is amazing stuff.
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7-10-2007 @ 4:08PM
Hoolie said...
Diana who?
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7-10-2007 @ 5:07PM
Adam Jaskiewicz said...
She's a jazz singer. Pretty good, actually; she did a really nice album of stuff in honor of Nat "King" Cole a while back, and most of the stuff I've heard her sing has been very good. She mainly sings covers of old standards.
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7-10-2007 @ 7:52PM
Erin said...
Yay Ravenswood! That's one of my favorite everyday wine brands. And Diana can do whatever she wants as long as she keeps singing songs with that amazing voice of hers.
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7-10-2007 @ 8:52PM
Joe said...
Diana Who?????
Been around quite a few years and more recently married Elvis Costello
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7-11-2007 @ 12:14AM
Andrew said...
Snopes has an article about this Van Halen thing. http://www.snopes.com/music/artists/vanhalen.asp
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7-11-2007 @ 4:56AM
Andi said...
If everyone is saying "Diana who" then I wonder how she thinks she has the right to make such demands, did you read the rest of that part of the contract posted? There were like, 6 pages, and that's really obnoxious. I'm a big fan of Tori Amos and she's a lot more known than that, and she pays a crew to set stuff up like that and brings in her own catering and generally doesn't act like a diva like the rest of these performers.
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7-12-2007 @ 8:24PM
Liz Kelley said...
Diana Krall is one of the best entertainers EVER,Not only does she have a terrific voice,but she plays great jazz piano. Obviously,the people who responded know little of her and have no appreciation for musical genius. Furthermore,as a former caterer to the stars,her choices for wine are considerate,not demanding.
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7-15-2007 @ 3:39AM
Bob said...
She sure has a nice taste in wines, even tho she is Ravi Sitar's daughter by an early wife. The conundrum kinda sucks by me... it's a blend of up to seven grapes I think hence conundrum
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7-16-2007 @ 10:27PM
Lydia said...
Diane does play a mean piano, so if she knows what she likes in wine, more power to her. Not all wines are created equal, as many of us know. Why spoil a tour with a wine she doesn't like? I could think of worse things.
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7-17-2007 @ 5:13PM
Venuz said...
Bob, hate to correct you, but it's Ravi Shankar (sitar is the instrument he plays) and his daughter is Norah Jones. Different musician.
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