Talk:Brad Mehldau

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Did you know... that pianist Brad Mehldau compared the difficulty of composing music to a game of chess?

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Copyright violation

I've just deleted/restored to remove the previous copyright violation. Even if it wasn't a copyvio (which it clearly was), it's not good form to simply replace the whole article with something else. --ajn (talk) 07:11, 18 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Citation needed

Looks like someone wrote that Mehldau has Asperger's. While this is certainly possible, seems like we should have a citation, or we should take it out. Anyone able to find one? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 148.85.202.246 (talk) 01:18, 17 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

In addition, the citation to Mehldau playing with "Jackie McLean, Nipsey Russell and Jimmy Cobb" no longer works. Nipsey Russell? While entirely plausible, an updated citation is needed. Otherwise, yank it.

List of albums and songs

Is the discography (and songs) listed here because pages for the albums need to be created or for some other reason? 75.134.97.160 22:08, 3 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It is commonplace on Wikipedia musician articles to list albums released, but not for songs. I have removed the track listings and left the albums. --cholmes75 ^{(chit chat)} 16:21, 9 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Photo

Sorry about the odd edits here. I've been trying to figure out how to add a reasonably sized photo to the page. I uploaded bradmehldau-publicity page.jpg from bradmehldau.com but then, when I tried to add it, I found that it was about the size of Kansas and that seems too large. If anyone knows how to do it for me, that would be cool. Thanks. Bgfay 18:36, 11 July 2007 (UTC)Bgfay[reply]

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Mention of John Mayer in Biography

I feel it is unnecessary to mention the set performed with John Mayer. Throughout Mehldau's career, he has performed with musicians that are far more notable than Mayer. Why single out Mayer? Because he is a pop icon? I've removed it. If the general consensus is that it belongs there then by all means add it back.

Here is the text for reference:

In August 2010 Mehldau joined John Mayer on stage at the Hollywood Bowl for a short duo set. Their set included "Bittersweet Symphony", "Can't Find My Way Home", "Going To California", and "The Wind Cries Mary". — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sib301 (talk • contribs) 16:08, 15 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Birth mother

He was adopted. His birth mother was a teenager from Tallahassee and her parents sent her to a home in Jacksonville where he was adopted. He has met his birth mother, Jane Ellen Heerema, and her extended family. 2601:341:4202:5EA0:6713:2950:1C7:2FBF (talk) 03:12, 11 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

What's your source for that? We need reliable sources. See WP:RS EddieHugh (talk) 20:36, 11 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I've now added that information, based on a reliable source. I see that it's public as a result of his memoir. EddieHugh (talk) 13:33, 4 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Memoir

A lot of important content from his memoir is missing. I just bought it and may get around to adding it, but my plate is a bit full. Encourage someone to take it up if they can toobigtokale (talk) 20:08, 27 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I've added some already. What do you think is missing? EddieHugh (talk) 12:54, 28 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Stuff about his principal. Is there maybe a policy against having it? Not sure toobigtokale (talk) 14:20, 28 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I see. I'm not aware of a policy against including that sort of content. However, the question is: why include it? Relevant policies on that, if needed, are WP:DUE and WP:VNOT. Based on his description, it affected his adolescence/youth (unsurprisingly), but I don't remember him identifying it as a major factor in his later life. I also don't know of other sources that have stressed this facet of his life. EddieHugh (talk) 17:05, 29 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I haven't yet read the book (it's on the way), but in an interview I heard with him, he attributed the abuse as a reason for making him feel more like an outsider, making him shy and reluctant to approach jazz musicians in clubs, and a reason for his drinking and heroin usage. toobigtokale (talk) 19:00, 29 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I don't want to spoil the read for you... but I don't remember it being singled out in the book as a reason for those things. EddieHugh (talk) 15:42, 3 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Got it; my impression came from this npr interview [1] (20:25ish)

The wording came from the host and isn't 100% clear, he said something about how Mehldau's childhood traumas led to the things I mentioned earlier, so I figured it was a factor toobigtokale (talk) 20:36, 3 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]