Have you ever heard a song entitled “Kiss From A Rose”. What in your mind when you are listening that song. I think its romantic song with unique voice. All of us knew that Seal was the singer of that song.Seal was born Sealhenry Olumide Samuel in London, England. His parents had moved there from Nigeria and divorced when he was still an infant. Raised first by foster parents and then by his own father, he had what he described to Rob Tannenbaum of Rolling Stones as “a rough childhood”. In an interview with Mark Cooper of Q he called his father “a bitter person who’d missed a lot of opportunities in life. I think he loved me but was just incapable of showing it.” Seal earned a degree in architecture and worked a variety of jobs, from electrical, engineering to posting ads for London prostitutes: the latter occupation resulted in an arrest.
After trying to build a music career in London, Seal hooked up with a band called Push, playing funk music or tour in Japan. It was important more for geographical than for musical reasons: “I’d never been to that part of the equator before, “he noted to Tannenbaum. “It was right up my alley. Every day was a new experience”. After a jaunt with Thailand Blues group, he made his way to India and there had what he called “a few spiritual experiences, “The Happiness he felt there, he insisted, bestowed a calm and contentment about his future and allowed him to stop wanting a record deal so fervently. He believes this is why he soon got one.
As one of the nineties artist, Seal also became convinced that the half – moon scars under his eyes left by a skin ailment were a kind of omen of stardom. “I got really depressed about (the scars) at first, as you can understand, “he recalled. “Now I really like them” The scars, he ultimately reasoned, would serve as a kind of insignia.
Seal met producer Trevor Horn, who had made a fortune making records for the Art of Noise and Yes, among others, and had his own label, ZTT.After trying to build a music career in London, Seal hooked up with a band called Push, playing funk music or tour in Japan. It was important more for geographical than for musical reasons: “I’d never been to that part of the equator before, “he noted to Tannenbaum. “It was right up my alley. Every day was a new experience”. After a jaunt with Thailand Blues group, he made his way to India and there had what he called “a few spiritual experiences, “The Happiness he felt there, he insisted, bestowed a calm and contentment about his future and allowed him to stop wanting a record deal so fervently. He believes this is why he soon got one.
As one of the nineties artist, Seal also became convinced that the half – moon scars under his eyes left by a skin ailment were a kind of omen of stardom. “I got really depressed about (the scars) at first, as you can understand, “he recalled. “Now I really like them” The scars, he ultimately reasoned, would serve as a kind of insignia.
In 1990, Seal took his fate into his hands, achieving immediate success that would grab the attention of Horn and much of the pop world. He wrote a song called “Killer” with British Keyboardist Adamski, and its mix of dance and rock, helped by heartfelt singing and lyrics, took it to the top of the U.K chart.
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