Lifestyle FRIDAY, MARCH 21, 2014 New album for British WWII forces’ sweetheart Vera Lynn, 97 ritish singer Vera Lynn, the “forces sweetheart” who helped keep up morale during World War II, celebrated Bher 97th birthday yesterday with the announcement of a new album of re-mastered songs. The album will include more than 40 songs from 1940-45, including her wartime anthem “We’ll Meet Again”, and some unreleased tracks uncovered by her daughter Virginia. It will be released on June 2 to coincide with the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings four days later. A previous compilation in 2009, timed for the anniversary of the outbreak of World War II, reached number one, making Lynn, then 92, the oldest living singer to top the British album charts.”I think it’s wonderful that my songs are still enjoyed, especially if it encour- ages people to commemorate what happened 70 years ago,” Lynn said in a statement yesterday. “It’s moving for me to relive those days, and humbling to know that people still think of me- Members of the Rolling Stones board their plane at Perth Airport yesterday, after the suicide of Mick Jagger’s girlfriend LíWren after all, it was simply my duty to keep singing.” — AFP Scott in New York on March 17. — AFP Stones leave Perth after Scott suicide he Rolling Stones jetted out of Perth yesterday after the suicide thought is to support Mick at this awful time,” he said in the state- of Mick Jagger’s girlfriend L’Wren Scott, with Keith Richards con- ment. “We intend to come back to Australia and New Zealand as soon Tsoling his “soul brother” and vowing they will be back on stage as it proves possible.” In the original statement, none of the three soon. The band’s private plane, emblazoned with their trademark red mentioned Scott by name, but in a subsequent comment on their tongue, took off around 0710 GMT. Charlie Watts and Ronnie Wood Facebook page Wood paid his respects to the designer’s family. were seen leaving their hotel while Richards was spotted walking up the jet’s steps. In their first comments since the former model, 49, was Struggling to understand found hanged at her luxury New York apartment on Monday, the On Wednesday, a coroner in New York confirmed that Scott had band said they were shocked and pulling together to help the lead committed suicide by hanging. Jagger has not been seen in public In a file picture on October 22, 2009 taken Dame Vera singer, 70. since hearing the tragic news, but in a blog post on his website a day Lynn poses for photographs in central London. —AP “No-one saw this coming... Mick’s always been my soul brother after Scott was found dead he described her as not only his lover but and we love him. We’re thick as thieves and we’re all feeling for the his best friend. “I will never forget her,” he wrote under a post entitled man,” Richards, his songwriting partner for more than 50 years, said in “L’Wren”, featuring a black and white photo of Scott. “I am still strug- a statement. “We really hate to disappoint our fans but we’ll see every- gling to understand how my lover and best friend could end her life in FX network orders comedy one really soon.” The Stones on Tuesday postponed their 14 On Fire this tragic way.” British media said Jagger was so distraught at the loss tour of Australia and New Zealand. They were due to play a first gig in that he has barely slept and was being monitored by his entourage, starring Billy Crystal Perth on Wednesday and vowed to reschedule concerts in the city as including medical professionals and his daughters Elizabeth and well as Adelaide, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Auckland. Georgia May. It emerged that Scott’s fashion business had large debts illy Crystal has agreed to star in a new television series in The flight plan for the band’s tour 767 lodged at Perth airport, list- at the time of her suicide, according to accounts filed in Britain. LS which he’s paired with Josh Gad in a story about two ed Abu Dhabi as the final destination, according to media reports. Fashion Ltd ran a loss of $5.9 million as of December 31, 2012, said the Bcomics in a generational clash. The series is called “The Watts told Britain’s Daily Mail of Jagger: “He’s holding up, he’s okay. accounts, lodged with Britain’s Companies House last October and Comedians.” It’s set to air on the FX network next year. FX said He’s not really well, he’s not really here. It was such a shock.” Wood obtained by AFP. Scott’s body-hugging and figure-flattering dresses Wednesday it has ordered 13 episodes. “The Comedians” is based said the entire band would be back on stage as soon as possible. “This were loved by celebrities from Hollywood stars to US First Lady on a format popular in Sweden and will look at a late-night televi- is such terrible news and right now the important thing is that we are Michelle Obama. — AFP sion show on which egos and generations collide. The pilot all pulling together to offer Mick our support and help him through episode was directed by Larry Charles, who worked on “Seinfeld” this sad time,” he said. and “Curb Your Enthusiasm.” Crystal has been well known for “Without a doubt we intend to be back out on that stage as soon movie roles, a “Saturday Night Live” stint and repeated turns as as we can.” Watts added that it was an “awful time”, but also vowed to Academy Awards host. But his last role in a regular TV series was be back. “Needless to say we are all completely shocked but our first on the 1970s ABC sitcom “Soap.”— AP Album of discarded Johnny Cash songs comes out of vault ohnny Cash helped define American country tan’ style championed by Garth Brooks. Cash also tunes for the ‘Man in Black’, more than 10 years after music with hits such as “I Walk the Line” and “A endured a difficult personal struggle with drug his death. Much of this is due to the release of a JBoy Named Sue”, but in the early 1980s he addiction and being dropped by Columbia in 1986. series of “American” albums produced by Rick Rubin, recorded an album of songs his record label refused After he was let go by the label, “Out Among The the success of Cash’s cover of the Nine Inch Nails to release and is only now seeing the light of day. Stars” remained in the vaults and was subsequently track “Hurt” and the global success of the biopic “Out Among The Stars”, which Cash, who died in forgotten. “Something that specifically worked for “Walk the Line” starring Joaquin Phoenix and Reese 2003, recorded with legendary Nashville producer Johnny Cash was not what Columbia was interested Witherspoon. Cash’s son also believes part of his Billy Sherrill, will be released by Sony next week and in at the time, sadly. I believe they made a bad mis- father’s enduring popularity can be put down to his includes duets with Cash’s late wife, June Carter take and they didn’t have the vision. However, you enigmatic personality. Cash, and Waylon Jennings. The songs were never can look at it in different ways,” Cash said. “There “He endures because he’s also a figure of mys- released in any form by Cash’s label, Columbia, now was a string of Johnny Cash records that came out tery,” he said. Releasing the album was a not a sim- owned by Sony, and were only rediscovered in 2012 through that time period that weren’t getting atten- ple decision for Cash, who said that he has to consid- when Cash’s son, John Carter Cash, who has written tion. Perhaps if it had been released it wouldn’t have er whether the album is individual and distinct extensively about his late parents, was cataloguing the same songs and it would have been just another enough to add to the Johnny Cash canon. “It’s a their archives. “Originally produced by Billy Sherrill in record,” he added. “I don’t think he was jealous of matter of integrity and spirit. You know, it’s some- 1984 and a couple of songs in ‘81, they exhibited my the other artists who were succeeding at the time thing beautiful and it’s a personal connection with father and showed his creativity in a period of his life period. It was not time for Johnny Cash to stand out the family ... I think I would make a lot more people when not as many people knew about this music,” in the light because the world around just wasn’t as angry by not releasing this beautiful work than by Cash told Reuters on a recent trip to London. cool as he was.” putting it out,” he said.—Reuters At the time “Out Among The Stars” was recorded, country music was moving away from the sound ‘Figure of mystery’ Johnny Cash that made Cash popular towards the ‘countrypoli- The last decade has seen a resurgence in for-.