Corrida de Toros
The suicide of Ernest Hemingway, that great bull of a man, was surely foreshadowed by his fascination with bullfighting. Death in the Afternoon. The Sun Also Rises.
No doubt the connection was conscious in his last moments.
Perfect Day
In 2010, Susan Boyle was to perform a cover of Lou Reed's Perfect Day on America's Got Talent. Just hours before her performance she received word that Lou Reed refused to give permission for her to cover the song. As there was no time to rehearse a new song, her appearance was summarily canceled. Within days, Lou Reed himself released a statement that he had had nothing to do with the decision. Further, within weeks, Reed not only gave permission for Boyle to include the song on her album The Gift, but stepped forward to produce the video himself. Lawyers.
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