Despite self-confessed lack of vocal talent, he released horror-themed singles during the early to mid -' 60s, the most popular " Jack the Ripper ", covered live and on record by garage rock bands including the White Stripes, the Gruesomes, the Black Lips and the Horrors for their debut LP.

Despite the boy's obvious musical talent, Thomas Sullivan knew the disappointments and insecurity of a musical career, and discouraged him from pursuing it.

Despite not having the looks for a romantic lead, he impressed audiences with his talent and played classical roles in two plays by Chekhov, The Cherry Orchard and The Three Sisters.

Despite much of the originally drafted talent departing by 2004, WWE has continued to separate the shows, taking on younger talent, and holds a Draft Lottery every year.

Despite Adele and Fred's teasing rivalry, they quickly acknowledged their individual strengths, his durability and her greater talent.

Despite her blindness, Christina, as she was called, was a happy and gifted child with a talent for languages and an ear for music.

Despite signing up some promising talent ( notably Arthur Hodgson and the Kneecaps and the ' French Beach Boys ,' Les Garçons de la Plage ), poor financial management ( mainly on the part of Stig O ' Hara's financial planner, Ron Decline ) finally led to the label's ultimate failure.

Despite not achieving fame for himself, he was a very astute judge of talent in others, and through his connections in Henny's world, Kelly was able to help promote the early careers of Sam Kinison, Louie Anderson, Roseanne Barr, and several other notable personalities.

Despite her obvious talent for mathematics, she could not complete her education in Russia.

Despite the tension between himself and Head Coach D ' Amato, the latter recognizes Crozier's talent, and he is named D ' Amato's successor, after D ' Amato departs to lead an expansion franchise in New Mexico.

Despite registering the most successful season in its franchise, the Sun's roster was turned upside down in the offseason, but that didn't mean the team was bereft of talent.

Despite the team's pre-draft banter, the Sun used the ninth overall pick to gamble on raw talent in Astan Dabo, an unheralded prospect from Mali.

Despite being surrounded with some talent, such as future NFL ' ers Jojo Townsell, Mel Gray and Kevin Nelson, and making the playoffs in Young's first season, the Express never was able to create a sustaining fan base in Los Angeles.

Despite this talent raid, the AWA went on to have another successful year in 1984, mainly because of the arrival of the Road Warriors and an angle uniting longtime heel Jerry Blackwell with Greg Gagne and feuding with former manager Sheik Adnan El-Kaissey.

Despite this success, the Pro Wrestling USA collaboration did not last, as Gagne accused David Crockett of trying to sign away AWA talent over to the NWA backstage at numerous Pro Wrestling USA shows.

Despite falling behind the WWF and NWA as a major promotion throughout 1986 and 1987, Gagne still managed to find and / or develop legitimate young talent like Scott Hall, The Midnight Rockers ( Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty ), " Bull Power " Leon White ( later known as Big Van Vader ), The Nasty Boys ( Brian Knobs and Jerry Sags ), and Madusa Miceli during that timeframe.

Despite her title as " new talent " at that time, she had already been a singer for more than 10 years from street and club performances during her childhood.

Despite Guimard's innovations and talent, the press soon tired of him — not so much with his work, but his personality.

Despite that and because of his exceptional talent he studied at the School of Fine Arts in Kraków from 1852 to 1858.

Despite his talent and the praise of various contemporaries, Købke had never been inundated with commissions.

Despite the misgivings of Peter and Bean, Graff states flatly that Achilles is not unbeatable ; though he is smart, his major talent has been to put himself in the middle of turmoil and seize opportunities without hesitation.

Despite their interest none of them possessed any sort of talent for it, but they did not allow that to stifle their progress in learning of theory.

Despite noticeable talent, his interests shifted to politics and socialism during his adolescence and young adulthood when he became a prominent leader in the Israeli youth movement, Hashomer Hatzair.

Despite his alleged lack of interest in Harold, Paganini often referred to Berlioz as the resurrection of Beethoven and, towards the end of his life, he gave large sums to the composer.

Despite this careful planning, Berlioz failed to carry through with the plot.

Despite Berlioz not understanding spoken English and Harriet not knowing any French, on 3 October 1833, they married in a civil ceremony at the British Embassy with Liszt as one of the witnesses.

Despite these grim prospects, Berlioz saw the work through to its completion in 1858.

Despite popular opinion, Limbo, which was elaborated upon by theologians beginning in the Middle Ages, never entered into the teaching of the Roman Catholic Church, yet, at times, the church incorporated the theory in its ordinary belief.

Despite numerous searches, the city has never been found.

Despite the lack of a categorical counterindication, the belief that alcohol and antibacterials should never be mixed is widespread.

Despite his enslavement, his spirit was never broken and he survived in folklore as a sort of a trickster figure, because of the tricks he played to evade his masters.

Despite pressure from the Bernese authorities in the 16th and 17th centuries anabaptism never entirely disappeared from the Unteraargau.

Despite Phillip's earlier order that Aboriginal Australians must never be slain, and his insistence that no retaliation be taken to avenge his own non-fatal spearing, Phillip's stance toward Aboriginals changed markedly after the death of his gamekeeper, John MacIntyre.

Despite being attached to the curse, Colavito said that he never placed a curse on the Indians but that the trade was prompted by a salary dispute with Lane.

Despite Cotton Mather's efforts, he never became quite as well known and successful in politics as his father.

Despite its popular support, the CCC was never a permanent agency.

Despite an extensive manhunt and an ongoing FBI investigation, the perpetrator has never been located or positively identified.

Despite the fact that Einhard was on intimate terms with Charlemagne, he never achieved office in his reign.

Despite these moves, the wary Filippo Maria never ceased to be distrustful of Sforza.

Despite the popular adulation of gladiators, they were set apart, despised ; and despite Cicero's contempt for the mob, he shared their admiration: " Even when have been felled, let alone when they are standing and fighting, they never disgrace themselves.

Despite his long career, Lineker was never cautioned by a referee for foul play ( never once receiving a yellow or red card ).

Despite his efforts to rise above the rank of private — he even called upon Frank Capra to intercede on his behalf — he never achieved officer's status or any commendations during his six months of service.

Despite this growth, Hilversum was never granted city rights so it is still referred to by many locals as " het dorp ," or " the village.

Despite the abolition of the German monarchy in 1918, the House of Hohenzollern never relinquished their claims to the thrones of Prussia and the German Empire.

Despite general agreement that the rainbow uniforms identified with the team had become tired ( and looked too much like a minor league team according to the new owners ), the new uniforms and caps were never especially popular with fans.

Despite the thrilling win and the recognition, Bogart later commented, " The way to survive an Oscar is never to try to win another one ... too many stars ... win it and then figure they have to top themselves ... they become afraid to take chances.

Despite his engagement in politics, Abeken never lost his interest in theology and continued to publish and speak in this sector during all of his life.

Despite the fact that Palamism has never been officially condemned by the Catholic Church, Western theologians have tended to reject it, often equating it with quietism.

Despite more than a century of exposure to Western classical music and two centuries of British colonialism, classical music in India has never gained more than ' fringe ' popularity.

Despite the fact that Argentina was never the main destination for Irish emigrants it does form part of the Irish diaspora.

Despite being the highest-rated woman for twenty years, Polgár has never competed for the women's world championship and in a 2011 interview was asked about this possibility.