Aye!

I can't believe what happened...

One fine day, on Fri 24 Mar 2006, I received an email from MALENE ARPE, a writer from "The Toronto Star", Canada's newspaper. This is what she wrote...

Hello there,
My name is Malene Arpe. I'm the pop culture writer for the Toronto Star in Canada. I'm doing a story on/interview with Michael Buble in connection with the upcoming Juno Awards and I'd love to include some fan comments. I found your email(s) on a Buble fan listing and thought you might like to help me out. So, if you're so inclined please drop me an email and answer these couple of questions (and I'm on a tight deadline, so in the next couple of days would be great).
1) Explain, please, what it is about Michael Buble and his music that you love.
2) Which other artists are you a fan of?
3) If you could ask Michael Buble one question, what would it be?
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Please let me know your name (first or first and last, whichever you're comfortable with,) your age and where you live.
I really appreciate your help. And feel free to share this email with fellow fans if you think they'd like to answer my questions. The story will run Sunday April 2, and can be found at www.thestar.ca
Malene Arpe
Pop Culture Writer
Toronto Star A&E
1 Yonge St, 5th fl.
TO, Ont.
M5E 1E6
416-869-4901

Alright, so... I just wrote back to her... saying,

To Malene.

I'm sorry, I don't know if it's too late, but I just saw your email. I'm from Singapore, so I guess you found my email on http://buble.icecreambox.com/?

Anyway, I can help you on your task. Here are my answers to your questions.

1) Michael Buble, I admit looks really charming, but mostly, I'm a fan of his music. I really like his up-tempo songs and those that really "melts hearts". I have been quite a fan of his voice since I heard him sing "Save the Last Dance for Me". It's my favourite Michael Buble song. It's just a pity I couldn't catch him live in concert when he came to Singapore last year. I heard that he would sometimes rap during his concerts.

2) Apart from Michael Buble, whose songs I listen to when I feel the need to relax or when I am in the mood for jazz, I am a fan of several rock bands, such as Green Day, Franz Ferdinand and Kaiser Chiefs.

3) Well... I'd have to think for a bit... for this question, I think, "Would you consider coming out with a Michael Buble 'rap' album?". Haha.. Nah, that's a joke. I don't know... I think I'd like to ask him if he would come out with an album which is totally original and "Michael Buble" minus singing the old jazz songs. Like, the song "Home", it's great. And he should write more of his own songs, right?

Jia Zhen

Well... this is what I found from the April 3rd issue of The Toronto Star...

FAN QUESTIONS

...

I'd like to ask him if he would do an album with all new, original material, asks Jia Zhen, 17, Singapore.

"No. The answer is no. I'm an interpreter. I was 16 or 17 when I started doing this kind of music and loving this kind of music, and for about 12 years I worked with absolutely no success, no recognition, no money, all because I was passionate about what I was doing. Now that I have success doing it, why would I ever walk away from something that makes me so happy? "

I think she asked wrongly, such that the question was misinterpreted by that crooner.
Hey, whatever! But that was AMAZING! Well, I ain't that big a fan of him anymore anyway.. But, I still like some of his songs. SSSHH! I put my name on that fansite... a long long time ago. I'd never imagine this to happen to me. Is it a lucky thing? I'd rather be asking Green Day, Franz Ferdinand or Kaiser Chiefs. HAHA... ok ok... Michael Buble's great too...

But he sounded really... ARROGANT.

Right?

I replied Malene for fun. But she treated it seriously, heck, it's her job ain't it? haha.. Alright... that's it for today.