The Coastal Journal - Liner Notes

Liner Notes

Vanity Projects

by Brandon Carter
Coastal Journal staff

With the release of Scarlett Johansson's album of Tom Waits' covers arose the ever-amusing question of the “vanity” project. Curiously, the term is specially reserved for actors who try their hands in fields beyond but generally related to their specialty. As Johansson was quick to point out in last month's issue of “Interview Magazine,” what is so different about performing on a set and performing in a recording studio?

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