The 78-year-old British artist was upbeat in speaking to the Guardian on Wednesday at the launch of a new exhibition in Los Angeles, his on-off home where he has embarked on a new phase of his career.
The most striking instance of antiquated characterology may be an old black-and-white newsreel, in which an upbeat baritone, speaking over the clicking of the projector, sums up the slugger Ted Williams.
Despite it all, he was upbeat and spoke favorably of the Italians.
In his speech tonight, Mr. McCain looked upbeat, but spoke the words of a politician unwilling to yield.
By contrast, the first single off the album, "Kerala," which leans on a vocal sample from Brandy's 1994 hit "Baby," is markedly more upbeat and speaks to the electrifying magnetism of starting over somewhere new.
He has projected an upbeat mood, generally speaking, and has joked about his poor spelling skills and his age (67).
Hlinka keeps the mood light, Barnaby said, by exchanging jests, by maintaining an upbeat disposition and speaking English most of the time.
Certainly, he's in a markedly better mood than the previous day, greeting me in an English accent ("to whom am I speaking?"), upbeat about everything from his mythic reputation – "God, yeah, there's all kinds of stories about me, but it doesn't bother me, it's interesting" – to his variety of ongoing lawsuits against former managers and business associates.
Charismatic worship is a high-octane affair involving, upbeat music, dancing, speaking in tongues and even unsanctioned exorcisms on occasion.
I've interviewed Anthony Scaramucci many times, and I've always walked away feeling more upbeat and positive after speaking with him.
