R&B singer Macy Gray initially wanted to write music for others rather than
perform herself. After agreeing to sing on a demo of songs that she had written
when the vocalist failed to turn up, she met music producer Joe Solo and worked
on a whole host of songs with him. They recorded them at his studio and the demo
tapes garnered attention via word of mouth and led to Gray performing at various
jazz cafes in Los Angeles. She was quickly signed by Epic Records who, in 1999,
released her first single from her debut album 'On How Life Is'. The track, 'Do
Something', did not make the...