| Subject: I was mad when I heard that JC wasn't going to do the Probowl which sucks JC didn't do anything wrong and why should he got punished for this when it was Justin and Janet I just don't get it. |
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Date Posted: 08:31:42 02/12/04 Thu
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chrystynne
's message, "CREDIT GOES TO JANELLE OF N THE MIX MB" on 19:59:48 02/07/04 Sat
>JOJO: JC Chasez – basically what happened, start to
>finish. You and the NFL had agreed to do the Pro Bowl
>
>JC: Basically, it’s a really simple story. Its
>actually pretty confusing at the end of the day, but
>what it boils down to is, a couple of months ago the
>NFL approached me about doing the Pro Bowl. It was
>because I had a new single out called “Some Girls
>(Dance with Women)”, the video had been out, the song
>had been on the radio for 2-3 months, so they knew
>exactly what it was and what they were getting
>themselves into. They had seen the choreography. I had
>actually been working with the NFL about making the
>costumes so I was kind of hand in hand with them on
>that.
>
>JOJO: You guys had possibly planned on using NFL
>cheerleader outfits
>
>JC: We were actually developing cheerleading outfits
>that were NFL cheerleader outfits, yes. What happened
>on the Super Bowl pretty much freaked everybody out
>and I totally sympathize. I don’t like getting
>negative energy. So what they did is a couple of days
>ago they approached me and said ‘you know we’re a
>little freaked out about the content now, do you mind
>doing the song “Blowin’ Me Up”.’ This song is over a
>year old, I really wanted to promote my record
>Schizophrenic, which comes out on the 24 th by the
>way, so I was really hoping to do “Some Girls” but I
>sympathized with their situation and I totally
>understood right off the bat and say ‘you know guys, I
>totally understand, no problem at all, we’ll make it
>happen.’
>
>JOJO: And keep in mind you guys this was on short
>notice
>
>JC: That was like 2 days ago, this was literally the
>day after it happened. They were like ‘we’re really,
>with all this going down, we don’t know if we can have
>you do this song.’ The thing is, even though the song
>has been on tv, MTV, daytime television, kids have
>already seen it, its been on TRL what have you. Its
>not like they didn’t know what it was about in the
>first place when they agreed to do it in the first
>place. Before it was fine, now its not. Regardless, me
>being sympathetic to the situation, I said no problem,
>I’d be happy to change the song to “Blowin’ Me Up
>(With Her Love)”. The song itself is in a PG rated
>movie. Yesterday they called me up and said ‘we have a
>problem with a couple of the words.’ They were worried
>about the dance moves and everything like that. They
>told me the dancers were inappropriate. Well anybody
>who’s seen the video or seen the performance of
>“Blowin’ Me Up”, there is no truth to that whatsoever.
>That is just a fun song, its about drumlines.
>
>JOJO: What words did they have a problem with?
>
>JC: They had a problem with the word ‘horny’, even
>then, its hard as an artist to change a word, but me
>being sympathetic to the situation I had actually
>agreed to change some of the words for that
>performance out of sympathy for their awkward
>situation. I’d agreed to it, they knew I had agreed to
>it. I had literally gone into the studio, I had
>changed some of the words in the studio track,
>everything so they wouldn’t have a problem with it.
>Next thing you know, they’re saying it’s the dance
>steps, it’s the costumes, it’s the words. Well, I had
>already changed the words. I had actually been making
>the costumes with them, with the NFL, I wanted NFL
>cheerleading outfits and on top of that, they said the
>dance moves were inappropriate when they hadn’t even
>seen what they were, which kind of put me in a bad
>spot. I was actually blown away. I felt like I had
>been accommodating in every way, shape and form and
>then all of a sudden I’m reading in the paper or
>online even they said I was going to refuse to
>rehearse. Well hello, I’m an artist, I have to
>rehearse. I have to know my own staging. I’m not going
>to go out there and make myself look like an idiot. We
>had it scheduled, we had it on the schedule. They’re
>saying the words are outlandish and things like that
>when essentially the song has been in a PG rated
>movie. On top of that I had actually decided to change
>some of the words and this was the song that they
>requested. So it’s a pretty frustrating situation man.
>I really don’t think it’s right because at the end of
>the day I feel like, sports and music, they’re a great
>marriage. I feel like its entertainment across the
>board. To really shoot down the chance at having a
>great entertainer and to take away what the halftime
>shows have become would be a real shame over one
>incident. I think that something happened and yeah it
>might not have been the best thing for them. You
>correct it, but I wasn’t even at the Super Bowl. I was
>home watching it with everybody else. That’s the most
>frustrating part, punishing this person for something
>that somebody else did and at the end of the day
>they’re worried about what I’m saying. They’re worried
>about the word ‘horny’ and they’ve got Mike Ditka in
>the commercials for Levitra. I feel weird man, its
>like by the way Ditka can get a hard-on, but I can’t
>say the word horny. He can say erection but I can’t
>say horny. I don’t get it
>
>JOJO: I bet you never thought when you were at home,
>just kicking back watching the Super Bowl that what
>happened at the halftime show 2 or 3 days later, or
>the next day, would affect your performance and change
>your life in the immediate future so drastically.
>
>JC: My problem is I moved my entire schedule around
>this. Its Grammy time. I actually laid off the
>Grammy’s to do this halftime thing ‘cause I thought it
>was important to get out to that many viewers. It was
>going to be a spotlight for me and I moved a lot of
>things around for it. Now I’m being penalized for
>something that somebody else did. I’m watching it at
>home, I have no idea what its going to do to me
>because I know what my performance is. Then when I try
>to be accommodating I’m reading stuff later saying
>that I wasn’t being accommodating when I changed the
>song to the one that they requested. I changed some of
>the lyrics even though I’m not really comfortable with
>it, but I said I sympathize with their situation and
>then they go back and they throw dirt on me. That is
>something I don’t appreciate. I don’t think its right
>at all. I even offered to talk to this guy on the
>phone myself. He didn’t even give me the courtesy of a
>phone call or the respect of a phone call. I haven’t
>gotten any of that when I’ve actually been nothing but
>accommodating and that’s the part that’s probably the
>most frustrating.
>
>JOJO: I’m not saying this because, well yeah I’m
>saying this cause I’m friends with JC, but you’re a
>good guy, you’re a peace loving guy
>
>JC: Yeah, I talk about sex on my record but that
>doesn’t mean that I’m going to do it at the halftime
>show. Personally, I would never do anything out of
>respect for even my family, I would never do anything
>inappropriate like that. I understand that it’s a
>sporting event and that I want to entertain the crowd
>but I understand what crowd is watching that. You pick
>your platform for certain things. Now some people
>might not do that, the fact is that I was
>accommodating and they should have caught that from
>the fact that I was willing to be accommodating. I
>think it’s a badge of character on them on how they
>look at me. It seems a week ago they were fine with
>“Some Girls”, one incident happens on television and a
>song they were comfortable with a week ago, they can
>an entire performance even after I’m willing to change
>it to a song that they chose. I just don’t see how
>it’s fair.
>
>JOJO: When you come in Monday night, we’re going to
>continue this conversation. I’m curious what happens
>between now and Monday
>
>JC: Are they going to pull Ditka’s commercial?
>
>JOJO: You can’t sell Levitra anymore
>
>JC: I don’t know if you’ll see any Levitra commercials
>during the Pro Bowl or not or if you’ll see, for that
>matter, any alcohol commercials. For an 18-year-old
>kid, you’re watching girls swing around beer with
>guys, sitting on their laps and stuff. What do you
>want me to say dude, its frustrating.
>
>JOJO: You guys can see, obviously, JC the frustration,
>its killing the dude. Obviously I totally agree with
>him, couldn’t agree more. I can tell the frustration
>in your voice and I’m so with you on this. You’re
>totally in the right on this.
>
>JC: I want to have my performance. I want to make my
>record. I want to make a living like everyone else.
>
>JOJO: Let’s do some good stuff. The albums coming out
>February 24 th . It’s going to be a freakin’ sweet
>album. I don’t know all the tracks personally that
>made the cut, but I have heard a handful of tracks he
>was working with with one particular producer. Amazing
>piece of music. Feb. 24 th , definitely get this
>thing. JC’s coming in Monday night, full-on in-studio
>audience listening party. We’re going to continue this
>conversation. Here’s a strange question, will you be
>even watching the Pro Bowl on Sunday?
>
>JC: Here’s the deal, its frustrating. I’m a huge
>football fan, I love watching the game. I just think
>this guy’s got his head screwed on wrong. I don’t have
>to watch him play football. I think it’ll be a shame
>if I’m sitting home watching the game. I think its
>definitely a shame that I have to be at home sitting
>watching the game.
>
>JOJO: What are they putting on at halftime in place of
>what you were going to do? You got bumped, Fefe Dobson
>got bumped.
>
>JC: They’re going to have to come up with something
>pretty fast. I’m sure they’ll come up with something,
>I have no idea what it is, think its hula dancers or
>something. It’s a shame cause I had a really good show
>put together. However many millions of people were
>expecting to see some sort of excitement from a well
>known pop artist, they’re not going to get it.
>
>JOJO: I appreciate you being so honest. I’ve never
>heard you so pissed off.
>
>JC: I’m trying to be cool about it, but it’s
>frustrating
>
>JOJO: Is this the most pissed off you’ve been in your
>professional life?
>
>JC: (laughing) I’ve been pissed off before, but I try
>to handle myself well. Again, I try to keep my cool.
>At the end of the day I’m just trying to do the right
>thing and I just want the right thing to happen and I
>just don’t think that this guy is doing the right
>thing.
>
>JOJO: Who is your favorite football team
>
>JC: I love the Washington Redskins
>
>
>http://www.jojoontheradio.com/world_of_jojo/JCphone.htm
>l
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