Crow: 'Short hair tanked my career'

Sheryl Crow has revealed that having her hair cut short almost killed her career, People reports.

Speaking to students at the Grammy SoundChecks programme, which gives musicians the chance to experience a rehearsal with an artist, Crow admitted that record label executives had problems with her image changes.

She said: "It was a big internal battle for me, between being a vamp and being credible as an artist.

"One time I coloured my hair dark and had a meeting at the label and one of the guys looked at me, obviously upset and said: 'You're going to change that back, right?'

"Then when I cut my hair short, my career tanked for about four years!"