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by Farah Macan Markar
Catching her off schedule as soon as she checks into the Galadari Hotel, I confront a smart, witty, humourous, "Young" lady bubbling with life and zest. As her whole travel group is with her at the time, a lot of English babble and British phrases slip in now and then, into the conversation, sending everyone into peels of laughter. Amidst all this chaos I pose a few rattlers. Me-So tell me a bit about yourself? Lulu-A bit about myself. Well I was born in Glasgow, Scotland. I did my first record at the age of fifteen, and now have had an entertainment career for 30 years. Me-So how did it all start? Lulu-Well it all started in a big way with "To Sir with love". It was my first film and it changed my whole lfe, which is always changing. I didn't expect it to become the big hit it did. It was a nice surprise when the film was released in America and became an instant box office hit. Me-What was it like acting in it? Lulu-Well I had to be this spunky, plucky, cheeky brat of a school girl. It was fun. I was Scottish. The other girls were Cockney. So I had to mingle a lot with them off screen to get that accent. Me-How was Poitier? Lulu-Oooh. Tall. Terrifying. I was just a sixteen year old girl, like in the film. The first thing that struck me about him was his height. He was so tall and dignified. I felt I had to mind my P's and Q's. Me-What about the song? Lulu-Well a friend wrote the music. Don Black wrote the lyrics. I sang it and the rest is history. Me-What have you been doing in recent years? Lulu-Well I've been trying a hand at song writing at present. I've also performed in a lot of duets in recent times, with the likes of Elton John, Paul McCartney, Atomic Kitten, Samantha Mumba and Ronan Keating. Me-Any plans of doing a number on your own? Lulu-Yes. I'm actually in the process of starting a new album of my own. I've been writing songs and collecting items. It will be a single, solo of my own. I haven't yet fully decided the title, but the working title is "The next chapter", which is quite personal for me, as it will be a new chapter in my life as well. Me-Er... any other feats? Lulu-Well, I've written a biography. It's named "I don't want to fight" after the song I wrote for Teena Turner. The title has a deep meaning to it. The hard covers were out last year just after Christmas and the paper backs will be out soon. Me-What are you like as a person? Lulu-I cannot really tell you anything for as a person I keep changing all the time. Me-Any comments about your singing? Lulu-Just one. I'm blessed to have a voice that can sing. Me-How would you say your life, or rather career has changed through the years? Lulu-It has changed, yes. But the thread still runs through, whether be it acting or singing. I still do what I have to do and love it. But I enjoy it and life in a different way. In a kind of detached, philosophical way. I guess its through age and experience. |
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'Those school girl days-of telling tales..." maybe gone for Marie
McDonald Mclaughnn, but Lulu's still in the entertainment industry,
singing it away. This 60's actress, who co-starred with Sydney Poitier in
the 1967 film, which broke box office records all over America on its
release "To Sir with love" was here in Sri Lanka a month ago, as
a patron of "Hope For Children".
