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[edit] Early comments

I am an Australian and I have a comment to make:

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Upon receiving the award at the podium, she appeared visibly nervous, and stated: "I really wish I was pissed [intoxicated] right now." Despite this misdemeanour, she has been embraced by the Australian public
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I disagree with the text saying: "despite this misdemeanour".
I don't think it correctly reflects Australian culture.
We are easy going, and love a drink, and I doubt _any_ Australian would have taken offence at her comment wishing she was pissed.
(Well, maybe the Salvation Army (the Salvo's) who believe in strict abstinance. But, they do not reflect mainstream attitudes to drink, thankfully.).

Typical bad entry on Wiki:

"Her music has polarised Australians. ... Although Missy Higgins has many admirers; many people such as music critic Daniel Forde, has said her music is bland and underproduced."

How can something supposedly bland have 'polarized' a nation? Who is Daniel Forde and why does his OPINION merit a mention in an encyclopedia? He lists Electric Six as one of his favourite bands - of course he would think Missy Higgins is bland. I thought Wikipedia was about facts rather than opinions.


Maybe the Catholic Church as well ;) anyway i agree

Her music is bland, and all of her singles sounds the same. They're written for bogans.

[edit] Gotta love missy!!!

I've just gotta say that missy has brought out the real australia to everyone who has been caught up in the whole 'hollywood' thing. Way to go!!!!

She's hawt. Is that encyclopedic?

It's a tacit understanding. I think the pic suffices.

[edit] Intro

I love Missy to pieces but this intro is WAY too long. It needs to be about a quarter that size. If there's any info in there you desperately want saved, speak up or it will probably get the cut. Satchfan 12:11, 1 August 2006 (UTC)

It didn't need to be cut, just "massaged" a little. And it's dopne now. Is that what you were after? It's just been made into a "career bio" section.
--lincalinca 07:06, 28 December 2006 (UTC)
Yeh, thanx, that's much better. There are still some one line paragraphs that look a little strange, any thoughts on melding them?Satchfan 13:51, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Forthcoming Releases

Steer is the title track from her sophomore album, On A Clear Night and will be released on April 4, 2007, and April 28, 2007, respectively.

This sentence is factually incorrect as "Steer" is not the title track. This material is already duplicated in a more appropriate place later in the artcle and it does not make grammatical sense. Unbelievably my corrections of these errors were reversed as being "without good reason". I have no wish to get involved in a battle. If anyone agrees with my comments please take up the cause and make appropriate corrections. Keithmall 11:39, 25 March 2007 (UTC)

I modified the sentence slightly. Allthough it is best that the full detail is later in the article, I thought it would be useful to at least mention that a 2nd album was about to be released. Also you are obviously correct about the use of "title track". -- Chuq 12:47, 25 March 2007 (UTC)

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  • Fair Use Rational added for both album covers Dan arndt 09:14, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Commercial

Here's one: is that ad currently on Australia television, I think for some sort of washing powder, a Missy Higgins song? Certainly sounds like it. I ran the lyrics though and didn't really get any results. Any ideas? Cheers, Rothery 09:13, 27 August 2007 (UTC).

Never mind. I was talking about the Extra White chewing gum commercial. Sent an e-mail to them and they said it was made specifically for the commercial but may be released commercially because of wide-spread interest. Didn't say who the artist was but. Still think she sounds like MH though... Rothery 01:44, 1 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] WikiProject class rating

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[edit] lesbian

whoah i heard on the radio today that she admitted to being a lesbian! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 58.166.129.160 (talk) 12:48, 20 November 2007 (UTC)

Looks like there is some support for this statement.Eclecticlibrarian (talk) 23:27, 20 November 2007 (UTC)
Can we now please make her do Abby Winters? Bitwiseb (talk) 09:07, 21 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] LGBT Categories

I've removed the LGBT cats again. She's never stated that she was lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender. Saying she's "not-so-straight" might *imply* one or more of those cats, but per WP:BLP, we can't label her something she hasn't labeled herself. -- SatyrTN (talk | contribs) 16:19, 22 November 2007 (UTC)

she told a lesbian magazine she was definitely not straight - on any reading of the interview. How is that not labeling herself sufficiently? She doesn't have to sign up to particular "trigger-word". That is crackers. And a clear pattern of behavior is enough for any sane person too. Let's not be so priggish. NIghtjar (talk) 17:39, 22 November 2007 (UTC)
BTW, it's not "prudish" to require reliable sources. You might want to read up on Wikipedia's policy on biographies of living people, specifically the part about sources. Jimbo himself says that poorly sourced or contentious material about living people "should be removed, aggressively, unless it can be sourced". Furthermore, being "not straight" doesn't mean LGBT anymore than being "not Irish" makes you Lebanese. -- SatyrTN (talk | contribs) 07:25, 4 December 2007 (UTC)
While I agree that she shouldn't be labelled unless explicitly by herself, that was a ridiculous analogy. But yes... Irrelevant now that she's done so. Bitwiseb (talk) 19:57, 5 December 2007 (UTC)


[edit] Film debut

Apparently shes to be in a new musical film also starring Toni Collette, Delta Goodrem and Natalie Gauci. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 58.166.109.89 (talk) 06:44, 28 March 2008 (UTC)