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Duncan Sheik Born: November 18, 1969 Place: North Caldwell, NJ |
Classmates in high school called him "chic" Duncan Sheik. | Duncan's kindergarten classmates called him "Duncan donut". | |
| Fellow students knew him for saying "fashion before comfort". | He put comfort before fashion in kindergarten. (Cute picture of him in kindergarten.) | In college he played guitar in a band with Lisa Loeb. | |
| He trained with an opera singer for 3 years before singing professionally. | Diana Ross heard his demo tape and helped him get his 1st record deal. | This video was shot in a warehouse in Queens, NYC. | |
| The video was originally meant to be a tribute to 1980's "Altered States". | In that film a man in an isolation tank experiences wild hallucinations. | In the original video Duncan experiences "scary hookers and wigged out grandmas". | |
| Duncan felt it was "too alternative". | He has described himself as "the alternative to alternative". | A love interest was cast to make the video "more conventional". | |
| The directors's only direction to her: (see next bubble) | "Put down the cell phone." | All the cell phone conversations were overheard by the crew. | |
| She was deciding between "a flight to Paris and a speeboat to the Hamptons." | Barely breathing increases chances of passing out. | Breathing does not involve thinking - it's an involuntary reflex. | |
| A normal breathing adult breathes 15 times per minute. | And breathes 700, 000 cubic inches of breath every day. | A bear barely breathes during hibernation - just 4 times per minute. | |
| Why did everyon on the set "hold their breath" for 2 hours? | "Chic" was arguing with the record executives - he wanted to wear a tie. | Duncan has warned his fans he may get "really pretentious and wear a suit everywhere". | |
| Dick Grayson wore a suit everywhere as the ward of Brue Wayne. |
"Take My Breath Away" Berlin -1986 |
"Every Breath You Take" The Police -1983 |
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"Stranglehold" Ted Nugent -1975 |
Duncan doesn't consider this video "breathtaking". | Neither do some critics - the video has been called "free of annoying attempts at creativity". | |
| What was Duncan's least favorite part of making this video? | Having a camera "stuck" in his face. | (Girl walking down the hallway) On her way to answer her cellphone. | |
| (Duncan walking down hallway) The director told Duncan to follow her. | The crew knew from her last cell phone conversation where she was going. | She decided on Paris. |