Glenn Medeiros

Fantastic fact in this month's Q magazine Where are they now column on "archetypal cheesy 80s balladeer" Glenn Medeiros - he has named his two children Chord and Lyric. Not sure about the gender of these kids, though when you think of it, Chord is a pretty awesome name for a boy.

I have to admit, this is a pretty brazen attempt to drive traffic to the blog for people looking guitar chords or lyrics to Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You (but yeah I agree, the key change is pretty nifty).

Glenn is now a music teacher back in Hawaii but he still performs "at a local hotel twice a week". But he doesn't miss the debauchery of the rock and roll lifestyle, saying: "Other than sharing the gift of music, there's really nothing I miss about the music industry." I thought it was only hair metal bands and Guns n Roses who still blamed Nirvana for killing their careers, but "by 1992, the record industry had changed - hip hop was booming, the grunge scene was in full swing and I didn't have a lot of labels knocking at my door". Let's remember him this way:



From his school's website is this rather modest biography - don't they know the guy's a legend?

Glenn Medeiros - Assistant to the Principal in the Elementary School for Student Support and Curriculum (2005) Glenn holds a M.A. in Education from the University of Phoenix and a B.A. in Humanities/History from the University of Hawaii - West Oahu. With teaching experience in both public and private schools, Glenn has also earned certification as a teacher and facilitator in The Schools Attuned Network, a nationally known movement that focuses on learning issues deriving inspiration from the work of Dr. Mel Levine. Glenn has experience working with both faculty and students as a trainer/attuner which is being utilized for work with students and staff at IPA .Glenn has sparked the division to seek training in the Orton-Gillingham method, a well-known and well-respected program for the teaching of phonics and the language arts. Prior to his career in education, Glenn worked as music director for a network television show and as a recording artist.

Fair play to you.

Disappointingly, I couldn't find any footage of his infamous appearance on the BBC's Jukebox Jury where the panel reviewed his new single, only to have the hapless Glenn waiting backstage as the surprise special guest. The cruelty of Simon Cowell or God forbid, Brendan O'Connor, has nothing on this. Perhaps the ultimate accolade is that it came in at number 55 on a clip show hosted by Zoe Ball of the 100 TV Moments from Hell. I bet Paul Ross had something hilarious to say about that!