The Associated Press reports that Mandy Moore recently interrupted one of her concert to let her audience know that some guys suck. Moore was specific about which of the men in her life suck but she has dated Zach Braff, Andy Roddick and Wilmer Valderrama.
"You know, guys suck," she proclaimed, her sweet facial expression diluting any post-breakup bitterness. "I don't want to make a sweeping generalization, but some guys suck! And I've come across a few."
The statuesque 23-year-old, who split from TV star Zach Braff last year and has dated tennis hunk Andy Roddick and man-about-town Wilmer Valderrama, sings through some heavy stuff on "Wild Hope," her first studio album in more than three years.
The folk-pop disc, released last month and recorded in New York's rustic Catskill mountains, is a departure from the bubblegum music of Moore's not-so-distant past. Produced by John Alagia, who's shaped albums by Dave Matthews and Liz Phair, its acoustic sound and mature themes of heartbreak and personal growth would be more at home in a coffee shop than on popular radio. And Moore, who has had more success as an actress than she ever did as a singer, is fine with that.
Poor Mandy. One of these days she will meet the right guy who isn't a jerk. Her new ablum Wild Hope is due in stores on July 9th. Her first single from the new album in "Extraordinary" and here is the video.
