Cher is a lazy Buddhist. The singer-and-actress is a follower of the spiritual faith, but admits she only meditates or prays when she wants to, rather than when she should. She said, “I am the worst Buddhist ever. I love reading it and saying the prayers, but I’m such a lazy Buddhist. I meditate, but only when I want to. I’m so stubborn. I don’t like to be forced to do anything. If you try and force me, it’s the wrong thing to do.”
The 64-year-old Burlesque star also admitted she found being in her 40s the best time of her life.
She added to Attitude magazine, “I would like to be in my 40s again, because I had so much fun. I was just having a really good time. I did three movies in a row. I did an album, my kids were still at home and I had a fabulous boyfriend, so how bad can that be?”
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Quincy gives unique recipe to Winehouse
Quincy Jones once gave Amy Winehouse a rat recipe. The legendary producer, who has worked with some of the world’s biggest stars, urged the Rehab singer to cook the unusual dish during one of their recording sessions.
He said, “I gave her a recipe. I said, ‘You eaten a rat before?’ I’m telling you, it’s like any other meat. I was 7 and my grandmother would send me and my brother out to get the fat ones. The ones wriggling their tales are most tender. It’s true. It’s not a bad meal. When you throw in some onions. And you get over it being a rat.”
Quincy worked with the late Michael Jackson and revealed he used Cockney rhyming slang, a form of phrasing which originated in London, to put the singer, who he nicknamed Smelly, at ease during their recording sessions.