This major survey traces her development, from the early biomorphic paintings she rejected to the uncompromising reduction of her mature, assured voice.
Mr. Klein put dolman sleeves on a taffeta jacket, or an exaggerated cowl on a dress, but never let such references overpower his own assured voice.
"I was a cocky high-school coach who enjoyed great success because I had great players," said McKillop, whose silver hair and assuring voice give him the air of a trusty news anchor.
Erin McCarley's airy, assured voice sails through "Love, Save the Empty," a debut album full of romances: a few good ones and a majority summed up by the title of one song, "Lovesick Mistake".
Ms. Badu's hit single "On and On" made nondenominational mysticism sound like down-home advice, and she sang it in a tart, assured voice, never pushing too hard.
Its completely assured voice drew the notice of T. S. Eliot and Stephen Spender, among others, and its suggestive imagery brought angry letters from subscribers: Dawn breaks behind the eyes; From poles of skull and toe the windy blood Slides like a sea; Nor fenced, nor staked, the gushers of the sky Spout to the rod Divining in a smile the oil of tears.
Its completely assured voice drew the notice of T. S. Eliot and Stephen Spender, among others, and its suggestive imagery brought angry letters from subscribers: **{:.break one} ** Dawn breaks behind the eyes; From poles of skull and toe the windy blood Slides like a sea; Nor fenced, nor staked, the gushers of the sky Spout to the rod Divining in a smile the oil of tears.
The internet has the face and assured voice of absolute authority when at many times it is no more than the big, angry face of the all-powerful Oz, who was in reality an old man projecting his face and manipulating his voice behind a curtain.
I dashed to the toy room and found my four-year old lying on her back, knees up, legs spread, holding her belly and her three-year old friend kneeling between her legs, saying in a gentle, assuring voice, "I can see the baby, it's coming, just one more push... .. *Record scratch* Huh?!? What the HELL happened to the stork?
And we will assure all voices are heard.
