NAMES IN THE NEWS : Success ‘a Burden’ to McFerrin
Success can have its drawbacks, says singer and Grammy award winner Bobby McFerrin.
“It can be a burden,” the soft-spoken McFerrin said. “People want you to repeat what you’ve already done. You have to watch that you keep growing, stretching.
“I found myself getting bored,” the San Francisco-based singer said. “I’d begun to pander to the audience--they wanted ‘Don’t Worry, Be Happy’ and ‘The Wizard of Oz.’ It was all getting too easy.”
McFerrin and his 11-person all-vocal ensemble “Voicestra” are here preparing for a sold-out concert Saturday.
“Don’t Worry, Be Happy,” was McFerrin’s 1989 Grammy hit.
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