China's heavy-handed censors will now have to endure Ai Weiwei's heavy metal<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/chinas-heavy-handed-censors-now-endure-ai-weiweis-110223414.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/QISBBQTnwifuLBqxyz7TIQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-03-11T110223Z_1_CBRE92A0UO300_RTROPTP_2_OUKOE-UK-CHINA-ARTIST.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei talks on his mobile phone as he walks near the entrance to his studio in Beijing" align="left" title="Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei talks on his mobile phone as he walks near the entrance to his studio in Beijing" border="0" /></a>By Sui-Lee Wee BEIJING (Reuters) - Dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei announced plans on Monday to release a heavy-metal album that he said would "express his opinion" just as he does with his art. The burly and bearded Ai said 81 days in secretive detention in 2011, which sparked an international outcry, triggered his foray into music. "When I was arrested, they (his guards) would often ask me to sing songs, but because I wasn't familiar with music, I was embarrassed," Ai, 55, said in a telephone interview. "It helped me pass the time very easily. ...</p><br clear="all"/>
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