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Rapper T.I. backstage at MTV's Mi Total Request Live June 19, 2007 (Getty Images)
The new album by rapper T.I. features a battle between split personalities. Singer Tori Amos adopted five personas for her new CD. Today on Soundcheck, find out why multiple personalities are so common among stars and how they affect their music. Plus: we undress "The Full Monteverdi," a classical music concert disguised as a restaurant filled with quarreling, singing lovers. And, a sneak preview of this Saturday's Siren Music Festival.
Musical Personalities
The Atlanta rapper T.I. is the latest artist to explore music using multiple personas. We ask New York Times pop music critic Kelefa Sanneh and Dr. Jeffrey Rutstein, a psychologist specializing in Dissociative Identity Disorder, why multiple personalities are so common among stars and how they affect their music.
The Full Monteverdi
The restaurant set for "The Full Monteverdi" is so authentic, it even has bickering couples. We talk with stage director John La Bouchardiere about the production, which is part of the Lincoln Center Festival.
Siren Music Festival
John Del Signore of Gothamist.com weighs in on this year’s lineup for New York’s biggest free rock music festival.