Nelly Furtado - PARKING LOT premiere

[jordon. 0]

Katy Perry gets too much ****ing flack. She writes damn good pop songs. I swear most of the backlash is only because she ****ing slayed all our faves during the original Teenage Dream era. Also, I saw both her California Dreams tour and Gaga's Monsterball and Katy's show ****ted all over Gaga's, it was way more fun.

But yeah, back to Nelly! The snippet for TSI sounds good but not much more radio friendly than Big Hoops.

[dc1993 1]

Katy Perry gets too much ****ing flack. She writes damn good pop songs. I swear most of the backlash is only because she ****ing slayed all our faves during the original Teenage Dream era. Also, I saw both her California Dreams tour and Gaga's Monsterball and Katy's show ****ted all over Gaga's, it was way more fun.

But yeah, back to Nelly! The snippet for TSI sounds good but not much more radio friendly than Big Hoops.

It's nothing to do with her "slaying" or anything, I just have a huge disliking for her, her music and the image she perpetuates with songs like "I Kissed a Girl" and "California Gurlz"

I really, really hope Nelly gets a big top 10 hit this era. It sounds as if TSI is a hugely personal and important album for her. It deserves recognition!

[Kermit the frog 1,860]

*An interview for "You" magazine:

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*The most interesting bits (imo):

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I was the opposite of a Disney kid; it wasn’t about show business, it was about music, about sitting and practising your instrument. My grandfather and great-uncle were composers, and my father, a landscape gardener, was a huge fan of traditional Portuguese music, so it’s in the family. I was brought up in Victoria, British Columbia, and when I told my mum I wanted to move to Toronto, age 17, she was not happy, but she was still supportive. During the hard days, early on in Toronto, when I was crashing on my sister’s sofa, calling home and crying, she’d say, ‘Well, it’s what you wanted.

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Six years ago I had a nervous breakdown on stage. I was on the Loose tour and my daughter was with me – I was being a mum and a singer on the road. I was exhausted. Then one night I went on stage and I suddenly realised how stressed-out I was. I actually cried my way through the first two songs.

I took a break from music and went home. And I realised that being at home and having the whole family experience was what I was seeking.

Over the past couple of years I have come to terms with my small-town upbringing, and now I can look at it in a positive way. You run and you run and you run, and then you think, ‘Wait a minute, that was beautiful!’

It was not easy to take time out. I had to learn to say no. People were trying to get me to record another album. I wasn’t worried about burning any bridges, though. My career has had its ups and downs – it’s not like it has all been super smooth.

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I am not a brand, and that’s been very much a choice. I turned down lots of make-up offers,

fashion campaigns, perfume deals… I always felt that I wanted my main product to be music.

This business requires some fighting – that’s part of it. Even in the beginning, I had to fight to wear trainers in the ‘I’m Like a Bird’ video.

*There have been so many changes in the music industry since I started out. I feel calmer and more comfortable about myself in my 30s, but I am very aware how much older I am than the youngsters coming through now. That’s the payoff. I hang out a lot with my husband’s two lovely younger brothers, though. One is 22 and the other is 23, and they have a music blog. They are the ones who signed me up to Twitter and get me listening to new things. You have to stay engaged – everyone’s grandmother has a Facebook page these days.

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*Looks like she's talking about Britney here:

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I was not in any way prepared for the scrutiny that fame would bring. Thank goodness I was

20 when it arrived. If I had been a celebrity at 16, I would have been misbehaving so badly. Or, I would have been so repressed and trying so hard not to misbehave that I’d have been a total wreck by 25.

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Dealing with my own body image was difficult at 21, and it’s still difficult now. When you are constantly looking at pictures of yourself, you become incredibly self-critical. Not only do

you need to be a musician, but you feel that you also need to look like a model. I think I had a good, solid upbringing, but I was still like, ‘Oh my God, I look fat in that dress.’ I have evolved over the past five years though. I’ve got to the point now where

*I can look at any picture of myself and love it, because I feel like I am coming into my own. It’s

so much better than the state of mind I was in when I was in my early 20s.

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*You can read it all here: http://www.dailymail...Give-Nelly.html

Edited June 3, 2012 by Kermit the frog

[dc1993 1]

Shiiiiit she had a nervous breakdown on stage, and cried through the first two songs? Are there videos of that happening? :ohno:

[Bonquiqui 0]

Katy Perry gets too much ****ing flack. She writes damn good pop songs. I swear most of the backlash is only because she ****ing slayed all our faves during the original Teenage Dream era. Also, I saw both her California Dreams tour and Gaga's Monsterball and Katy's show ****ted all over Gaga's, it was way more fun.

But yeah, back to Nelly! The snippet for TSI sounds good but not much more radio friendly than Big Hoops.

the delusion :lmao:

[Kermit the frog 1,860]

Shiiiiit she had a nervous breakdown on stage, and cried through the first two songs? Are there videos of that happening?

I was trying to find it but it's impossibe... She said she would explain it in her song "High life" without metaphors and all that ****.

[Tyler D 11]

Oh my lovely Nelly

[Tyler D 11]

*An interview for "You" magazine:

*

*The most interesting bits (imo):

*Looks like she's talking about Britney here:

*You can read it all here: http://www.dailymail...Give-Nelly.html

[ceminay 547]

Katy Perry gets too much ****ing flack. She writes damn good pop songs. I swear most of the backlash is only because she ****ing slayed all our faves during the original Teenage Dream era. Also, I saw both her California Dreams tour and Gaga's Monsterball and Katy's show ****ted all over Gaga's, it was way more fun.

But yeah, back to Nelly! The snippet for TSI sounds good but not much more radio friendly than Big Hoops.

She WAS fun back in 2008-2009, nobody finds Part of Me and TOTGA fun these days, she's just using her personal life for chart success.

Nelly is coming full force this era, brace yourselves!

[Bad 32]

Big Hoops is doing pretty well on UK iTunes. The single is #15 and the EP is #25. :party:

[Kermit the frog 1,860]

Big Hoops is doing pretty well on UK iTunes. The single is #15 and the EP is #25.

:jawdrop:

OMFG what kinda slayage? :giveup:

[Kermit the frog 1,860]

http://watch.ctv.ca/news/#clip692647

She looks almost exactly as in "**** on the radio" video.

How THE **** did she get younger?

And I love how smart she is, not pseudo-intelligent #shade

Edited June 5, 2012 by Kermit the frog

[Tyler D 11]

agree!!!

she´s natural and adorable ... oh, and those eyes

great singer too

[Bad 32]

Great interview. She looks stunning :flutter:

[ceminay 547]

She has beautiful eyes..