Talk:Kele Okereke

message: I agree with Kele entirely about the sad state of obsession with the minutia of celebrity lives, so I'm somewhat wary of even editing this page, but where Kele grew up surely does have a significant influence on the music (in fact much of A Weekend in the City smacks of London). The article claims he grew up in Essex - do we have a source for this - he lived in London for quite some time while growing up, but he may have lived in Essex before this - anyone got any proof? Tompagenet 08:22, 8 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Right - no one has posted anything in response to this. Ilford County High School, which the article says Kele attended, has a catchment area that is entirely in the London borough of Redbridge or surrounding boroughs. On the school's  site it says "Non-Redbridge Residents: If you are not resident in Redbridge but live within the School’s catchment area you must apply for admission to Ilford County High School to the London Borough in which you pay your council tax." (my emphasis) So, to go there he was almost certainly living in London, not Essex. Tompagenet 21:49, 23 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Indeed.  In the Borough of Redbridge we are technically in London (since 1965), but we tend to refer to ourselves as living in Essex, as that is the historical county that Redbridge was in, as opposed to the heart of London, which was traditionally in Middlesex.  "Essex" also tends to be used in our postal addresses, at least in the east of the borough.  The only time I dropped round Rowly's house it was around Ilford, not very far from the railway.  I don't remember the street name any more, which is probably just as well because his parents may still live there.  — Chameleon 11:08, 22 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: This is true, as I attended Ilford County High School and lived in Ilford, but despite being part of London, my address stated "Essex" rather than "London".Quincy042 03:19, 26 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Postal counties have been abolished. Jim Michael (talk) 08:14, 11 April 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Grew up in 

message: I ask whoever wrote that to read this article: http://pitchforkmedia.com/interviews/b/bloc-party-05/ 
:The link is broken, do u have another one? but i think that helicopter is waaaaay about bush daddy and bush son--ometzit<col> 16:27, 22 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Helicopter about Bush? Nay 

message: The quality of the article needs improving, that is all.  It would be akin to saying that a Jimmy Page article should be merged with Led Zeppelin--Knucmo2 22:45, 14 October 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  It doesn't need merging 

message: It is unfair to say someone is 'notoriously difficult to interview' when it is, in fact, a few failed interviewers who are painting this picture for their own sensational cover stories. Interviews with Kele on NPR in the United States, not to mention those in local papers and on independent music websites, are typically quite candid and insightful, largely because of the pertinence of the interviewers' questions. 
In concert, Kele is one of the more giving, personable and charismatic stagemen in rock 'n roll. He and his bandmates feed off of the energy of the crowd and are very conscientious about providing their fans with a great show and a great time. Kele will stop the performance to rescue an injured fan or stop a fist-fight in the crowd. At a show in New York, he asked the crowd who had paid the most for a concert ticket, and when he found a woman who had paid over $200, he gave her his stage credentials and told her to sell it on eBay.
"Okereke" is a Nigerian name as the singer's parents are Nigerian-born. "Kele" is pronounced the same as "Kelly."
- Joanjettson 8/06/2006
alot of the interviews that said he was difficult to interview were also magazines looking to sell more copies, rather that inlighten themselves and others about this musicians work. the answers he gave in those that i have read were fine - they just weren't the best questions to begin with. the 'difficult to interview' idea was more to cover the author from disappointed fans.
I've amended the first sentence to state that Okereke is British rather than "English". English is an ethnicity and while no-one can dispute that he is a British citizen, English he is not.93.96.45.251 (talk) 22:28, 26 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  A few additions/considerations for the article 

message: a large portion of the article was taken from http://www.towleroad.com/2007/01/in_an_interview.html
Koubiak 23:49, 8 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Copyvio 

message: Is it appropriate to mention that he's gay? Myke251 00:25, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Well, should we put that then? Myke251 04:59, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

text: http://observer.guardian.co.uk/magazine/story/0,,1982746,00.html has a couple of half-examples, but I think he's still only about 80-90% likely to be gay.--MartinUK 22:25, 15 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I was almost certain he was gay. Did the category of gay musicians get removed? I've also heard that the band's guitarist is also gay.--h i s   s p a c e   r e s e a r c h 12:11, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

text: I was pretty shocked reading the article cuz he is like the anti thesis of what should be in a indie band (black, Nigerian and gay/bi?wtf) but we can`t put him on the gay/bi category until he doesn`t come in exact words--ometzit<col> 16:27, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

text: He has confirmed that "I Still Remember" had autobiographical aspects, as well as it being about two school boys (Paste magazine, January 2007). Listening to the lyrics, it can be said that he had feelings for another boy, but was too shy to come out and admit it.
If it's true (which at the moment seems ambiguous at the most), then by all means post it. Just link to the source, it's that simple.
Dextrous 12:47, 17 January 2008 (UTC)

text: Per WP:BLP, until and unless there is a reliable source where Kele Okereke states outright that he's gay or bisexual, we cannot put him in the :Category:Gay musicians or any similar ones. -- SatyrTN (talk / contribs) 03:11, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Gay?

message: The section about his sexual orientation is being continuosly deleted. We should think on putting it on semi-protection--ometzit<col> 21:03, 5 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Vandalism

message: How do you say his name? is it like 'keel', or 'kelly', or 'ka-lee' ? i think the last one is clossest, but i'm not sure. wondering if anyone else knew.
:It's 'Kelly.' Tarff 23:57, 25 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Yeah, that's how he says it in English, just like the girl's name Kelly.  It's probably not the correct Nigerian pronunciation, though.  Incidentally, I remember him once saying that chicks dug him having a female name.  I don't know whether he was bullshitting me there.  — Chameleon 11:11, 22 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: "Kele"

message: * First off the lead to too small and does not summarize the article, see WP:LEAD
* I suggest renaming "Early days" to "Early life" as Early days is a title you would expect on a band page.
* Every sentence under "Early days" changes topic and has no flowm for example Okereke (nicknamed "Rowly" as a child) was born in Liverpool to Catholic Nigerian parents, though he grew up in London. His mother was a midwife, and his father a molecular biologist. He has one sister. He went to school at Ilford County High School, sounds choppy as the subject changes each sentence
* number three in the UK charts, and propelled the band to fame - reference?
* UK is linked on the second mention
* The album debuted at #12 in the Billboard 200 with 48,000 copies sold.[3] - uh there is no reference here
* November 22, 2006 - link full dates
* The next single, "I Still Remember", is their first American single - repetition of single
* Myspace is linked on the second mention
* Skyscraper magazine - Skyscraper should be in italics
* Okereke is a shy and private person -> according to whom
* "public feuding between bands is completely pointless." direct quote needs a reference
* On RTÉ science television show Scope, he nominated the iPod as his favourite invention. pointless trivia
* As a songwriter, Okereke's approach is somewhat unconventional. this is opinion and needs to be given context to who said it
* It has the lyrics - lyrics must be removed due to copyright
* "A band off of University Challenge", intending it as an insult, while Noel called them "indie shit" references
* In 2004 he collaborated with The Chemical Brothers, singing on the track "Believe" from their album Push the Button. is in the style section but has nothing to do with style
Basically need more references for quotes, sales, chart positions and when talking about style make sure to attribute the quote to the person who said it. Also expand the lead to include a brief mention of his style/career/early life. M3tal H3ad (talk) 03:50, 26 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: GA fail

message: This section needs 100% clarity over what exactly happened, I have already removed the statement that Lydon himself has been accused of physically assaulting Okereke. Each individual statement in that section requires sourcing, preferably multiple times. The nature of the accusations has led to me adding the controversial claims tag at the top of the article. Tom Green (talk) 15:07, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  John Lydon controversy 

message: Let's be clear on this - if what's supposed to have happened actually happened, by all accounts, it was Lydon's security team, not Lydon himself. Let's not have Kele's wiki page turn into a tabloid weasle-fest, okay? Unreadablecharacters (talk) 15:53, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  The Sex Pistols thing 

message: Why is there nothing regarding Kele's various outbursts against Green Day, Babyshambles/Peter Doherty, Oasis, Art Brut, The Killers & The White Stripes? Also the time he punched Eddie Argos of Art Brut? If you need sources I can provide them.
:Per WP:BLP we would have to start with the sources and see what they state. Please ensure as well they are considered reliable sources.  -- Banjeboi 23:17, 28 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Various controversies

message: This is placed inside the section 'Bloc Party';
:"Okereke moved to Berlin to seize the city's music oriented spirit.[4]"
Not really sure why it is since the two are seemingly unrelated. Surely it should be under 'Personal life' with a little more detail as it currently sticks out like a sore thumb. 
On another note, I'm not entirely sure this should be under 'Bloc Party' either;
:"Also Kele makes a guest appearance on Tiësto's song "It's Not the Things You Say"[5] on his new album Kaleidoscope, released October 6, 2009."
Not sure where this should go. Probably best to expand 'Solo Album' into any musical contributions other than Bloc Party that Kele has made, I'm pretty sure he used to DJ and probably still does to name one. Anyway, would be a great help if somebody could help me out here, thanks - Georgebrown92 02:35, 12 June 2010 (UTC)
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