Meredith Brooks
Meredith Brooks Trivia
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Trivia
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Meredith's hit Shine was chosen by the Television psychologist Dr. Phil as his show's theme song.
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In August 2005, Meredith started working on a children's album called If I Could Be....
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Meredith's favortite philosopher is Carl Jung, a Swiss psychiatrist.
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Meredith's favorite movies: The Wizard of Oz, and Gone With the Wind.
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Meredith loves best to eat Cookies, Chocolate chip cookies, and fruit-sweetened cookies.
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Meredith's Chinese Astrology sign is the Dog - loyal and discreet person, great as a listener, who fights injustice.
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Meredith's song, Bitch (from album Blurring the Edges), was covered by Amazing Transparent Man (in album Taking Back The Covers).
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Meredith has covered Melanie's song Lay Down (Candles in the Rain), and included the cover in album Deconstruction.
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Meredith's song, Sin CIty, was fetured in Nicolas Cage's film Snake Eyes.
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Meredith performed in the all-female rock concert, Lilith Fair, alongside Lisa Loeb, Jewel, Chantal Kreviazuk, Queen Latifah and Sarah McLachlan.
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After the release of her debut album in 1997, Blurring the Edges, she released See It Through My Eyes, a song she wrote 13 years before.
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Meredith was involved in the foundation of Planet Art, a charity organization that helps turning creative endeavors into businesses. She participated in the courses while helping teenagers.
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Meredith likes spiritual activities such as yoga and psychology.
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Meredith gratudated high school at the age of 15.
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Meredith Brooks' albums: Blurring the Edges (1997), Deconstruction (1999), Shine (2004).
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Meredith produced the whole album of Jennifer Love Hewitt in 2002, Barenaked, whose title-song was Top 30 in that year.
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Meredith co-wrote and produced Hilary Duff's song Party Up, from Metamorphosis album in 2003.
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Meredith's hits were featured in movies: Song Bitch in What Women Want (2000), and song Crazy in What a Girl Wants (2003).
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Meredith was born in Oregon City, Oregon, USA.
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Meredith was born as Meredith Ann Brooks.
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Meredith married Russell Jackson in 1991. They divorced in 1998, with no children.
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Meredith was a member of the female group The Graces (which included Charlotte Caffey, former Go Go member). They had one album, Perfect View.
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Meredith first played the guitar at the age of 11 and couldn't stop since then. She used to play while hearing Eric Clapton or The Beatles.
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Meredith Brooks: (about her career) I had my dysfunctions, but music gave me peace and joy. I never felt in tune with the world. My parents always saw me as an artist, and that greatly influenced me. My art was my autonomy.
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Meredith Brooks: In the song (Shine), I say, 'When there's nothing but no, and there's nowhere to go, you find a way'...and I did. Thanks to this extraordinary opportunity with Dr. Phil, both 'Shine' and the other songs are being given a chance in a new format which perfectly fits where my life is at these days.
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Meredith Brooks: You don't realize till you get here what a moment in history you're a part of.
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Meredith Brooks: The Graces was a great experience; it's great working with women, but we weren't put together in an organic way, and I think that's why we didn't stay together. There wasn't that natural friendship.
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