China's heavy-handed censors will now have to endure Ai Weiwei's heavy metal

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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 &quot;express his opinion&quot; 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. &quot;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,&quot; Ai, 55, said in a telephone interview. &quot;It helped me pass the time very easily. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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