Talk:Kele Okereke

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Contents 1 Helicopter about Bush? Nay. 2 The Tone of the article 3 It doesn't need merging 4 Remove merge suggestion? 5 A few additions/considerations for the article 6 Copyvio 7 Gay? 8 Vandalism

[edit] Helicopter about Bush? Nay.

I ask whoever wrote that to read this article: http://pitchforkmedia.com/interviews/b/bloc-party-05/

The link is broken, do u have another one? but i think that helicopter is waaaaay about bush daddy and bush son--ometzit<col> 16:27, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] The Tone of the article

Ok... What Can I say? This article was crap. It needs to be re-formulated big time, because it sounds like either a) a fanboy's late night ramblings or b) something copied from an article. I'll try to do some dits myself later when I have more time, but until then, please take a look at the article, and edit the sentences that can/should be changed... --NuclearFunk 09:07, 10 August 2005 (UTC)

Agreed, this is terrible.

I think you're right with b). See: http://www.theage.com.au/news/music/preciously-private/2005/07/14/1120934357864.html

[edit] It doesn't need merging

The quality of the article needs improving, that is all. It would be akin to saying that a Jimmy Page article should be merged with Led Zeppelin--Knucmo2 22:45, 14 October 2005 (UTC)

• Jimmy Page is a rock and roll legend who is notable for more than just his membership in Led Zep. Okereke, while a very good singer and a member of a popular band (who I happen to like very much) is best known as a member of Bloc Party. All of the material in this article directly relates to his membership in the band, except for the blurb about the guest vocals on the Chemical Brothers track. Until Okereke launches a solo career or otherwise does something notable or newsworthy outside of the context of Bloc Party, the reader is best served by having all of the Bloc Party-related information in one article. android79 23:02, 14 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Remove merge suggestion?

The quality of this article has much improved. Though the content of the article is Bloc Party related, it is also Kele specific and would be rejected in some measure on the Bloc Party article.

[edit] A few additions/considerations for the article

It is unfair to say someone is 'notoriously difficult to interview' when it is, in fact, a few failed interviewers who are painting this picture for their own sensational cover stories. Interviews with Kele on NPR in the United States, not to mention those in local papers and on independent music websites, are typically quite candid and insightful, largely because of the pertinence of the interviewers' questions.

In concert, Kele is one of the more giving, personable and charismatic stagemen in rock 'n roll. He and his bandmates feed off of the energy of the crowd and are very conscientious about providing their fans with a great show and a great time. Kele will stop the performance to rescue an injured fan or stop a fist-fight in the crowd. At a show in New York, he asked the crowd who had paid the most for a concert ticket, and when he found a woman who had paid over $200, he gave her his stage credentials and told her to sell it on eBay.

"Okereke" is a Nigerian name as the singer's parents are Nigerian-born. "Kele" is pronounced the same as "Kelly."

- Joanjettson 8/06/2006

[edit] Copyvio

a large portion of the article was taken from http://www.towleroad.com/2007/01/in_an_interview.html Koubiak 23:49, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

• It looks okay to me now, although the quote taken from the guardian is long and rambling. I will try to summarize it.--DCo1 02:28, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Gay?

Is it appropriate to mention that he's gay?

Myke251 00:25, 24 January 2007 (UTC).

he's not gay, he's bisexual. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.252.171.13 (talk • contribs) 03:39, 24 January 2007.

Well, should we put that then?

Myke251 04:59, 24 January 2007 (UTC).

Didn't he "come out" in The Gaurdian? It was quite ambiguous but I presumed he did. The Gaurdian article should be put there and left there.

http://observer.guardian.co.uk/magazine/story/0,,1982746,00.html has a couple of half-examples, but I think he's still only about 80-90% likely to be gay.--MartinUK 22:25, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

I was almost certain he was gay. Did the category of gay musicians get removed? I've also heard that the band's guitarist is also gay.--h i s s p a c e r e s e a r c h 12:11, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

I was pretty shocked reading the article cuz he is like the anti thesis of what should be in a indie band (black, Nigerian and gay/bi?wtf) but we can`t put him on the gay/bi category until he doesn`t come in exact words--ometzit<col> 16:27, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

Beth Ditto is also unlike the average indie rock band singer...--h i s s p a c e r e s e a r c h 11:11, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Vandalism

The section about his sexual orientation is being continuosly deleted. We should think on putting it on semi-protection--ometzit<col> 21:03, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

I have to admit I'm not all that comfortable with it being there. No-one has been able to cite a concrete source and to have an entire paragraph about it in the introduction just smacks of tabloidism and doesn't seem all that encyclopaedic to me. 194.75.129.200 17:10, 8 March 2007 (UTC) Above comment was by me, thought I was signed in. I now somewhat retract some of the above after reading the observer article but my comment on placement still stands. Potkettle 17:21, 8 March 2007 (UTC)