Post by lesley on Nov 15, 2005 15:41:31 GMT -5
Looks like MiG is signed to a label. He and Marty are good friends and remain in touch.
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TAKE FIVE
‘It’s pay-up time!’
First posted 08:55pm (Mla time) Nov 15, 2005
Inquirer News Service
Editor's Note: Published on Page A2-1 of the November 16, 2005 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer
HERE HE IS, JET-LAGGED AND ALL.
But Fil-Aussie rocker MiG Ayesa flashes his toothy grin and lets the love shine from the famous blue-green eyes ... and girls at PDI swoon.
MiG is 35 and married. Okay. But he looks gorgeous in striped jeans and a simple white shirt under a black velvet coat (pretty much like the one he wore during the finals of “Rock Star INXS”), which he takes off when he steps into the conference room.
(This is a muffled scream, right here.)
The second runner-up in the reality TV-style global search for a new front man for Australian band INXS, MiG was clearly Asian fans’ winner, thank you very much. As any avid “Rock Star” follower knows, he never landed in the dreaded bottom three until the very end.
He jests, “‘Rock Star’ was the greatest thing that I’ll never do again.” And then he seats himself for a cup of instant coffee and a chat with Inquirer Entertainment.
Are you playing in Cebu (Thursday, at the Ad Congress) with local musicians that you’ve met?
No I’ve never met them.
The house band in “Rock Star” was great!
Oh my gosh! They were phenomenal!
Many of us saw all the episodes … all the replays, too, including the ones at 2 a.m. and 4 a.m.
Oh my gosh! Oh my gosh! To be honest, I haven’t even seen all the episodes. [But] you have? All of them? Even the reality TV part? Wow!
We probably know more about “Rock Star” than you do.
That’s probably true because we were kept in the dark, really. We weren’t told anything [at the mansion where the contestants stayed].
Have you kept in touch with any of the guys?
Yeah! In fact, I spoke to Suzie [McNeil] just as I was boarding the plane. I’m good friends with Marty [Casey] and I’m in touch with him. I spoke with Deanna [Johnston] just before I left, too. I spoke to JD [Fortune] a few times as well. Jordis [Unga] is doing really well. I keep in touch with all of them—some more than others but they all have been very good friends. When you’re in a house like that sharing those emotional experiences, I can equate it to being like war buddies, you know?
Emotional?
Very emotional. You’re performing for the world. So much is at stake. Everyone feels the pressure and we lean on each other. Every week it’s about, “Let’s put on the best show possible.” We all worked with each other.
When did you start feeling the support of Filipino fans?
When it dawned on me that I hadn’t been in the bottom three. I was like, “What’s going on here?” The producer said, “Hey they love you in the Philippines.” I was like, “Really?” Now, I say, “Thank you very much.” That’s why I’m here, to say thank you.
You said you were going to kiss every one of your Pinoy supporters.
(Laughs.) Here I go. Bring it on, baby. Stay in line. I’m here to pay up!
What’s next?
I’ve got a recording deal in the United States with Universal Records. We are already in pre-production and things are going very, very well in LA. You know how I did “Baby I Love Your Way” on the piano with the string quartet. This album is gonna be basically like that.
When were you last here?
January 2001—not too long ago. I went to Boracay.
Are you having the long-planned reunion?
This visit is too short. I gotta go back to LA.
Then back on Dec. 1 [to topbill the MTV Music Summit for HIV/AIDS]?
Yeah. Then back again on Jan. 29. Maybe then I will have more for a little bit of a reunion. [My wife] Simone will come here with me then.
When you sang “Baby I Love Your Way” on “Rock Star”...
I had no idea it would have the effect that it did. I thought, “I really messed this up ... they’re gonna hate me for this.” But everyone was like, “Aawwww…”
So you’ll be based in the US now?
At the moment, I am working from there. Looks like I’m gonna be there for a while.
How Filipino are you?
Very Filipino. I was born here. My family is many generations Filipino. It’s just that I grew up in Sydney.
Why are your eyes blue?
My grandmother’s family originally came from Austria. Julio Iglesias’ former wife, Isabel Preysler, is my dad’s first cousin.
How did it feel not getting the “Rock Star” prize?
When they said, “MiG you are not right for our band INXS,” I felt an overwhelming sense of relief.
How is that possible?
Had I been chosen, I’d still have been very honored. It was just a relief that the whole thing was over. I can just breathe now. And I made it to the end. I had hoped just to make it to the top 5. So I’m very proud of what I did there.
You do look a lot better than you did at the start of the show.
I always say “Rock Star” was the greatest thing that I will never do again because it was such a wonderful experience. But it was so stressful. I probably averaged four hours sleep a night for three months. Can you just imagine being in an audition for 24 hours a day, seven days a week? Everything you do, everything you say, everything you wear, you’re being judged. I was a nervous wreck by the end.
Are there Filipino artists you’d like to work with?
I would love to work with Gary V. I grew up listening to Gary V and Martin Nievera. And there is this band called “Bamboo” that I’m very interested in.
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news.inq7.net/entertainment/index.php?index=1&story_id=56628
TAKE FIVE
‘It’s pay-up time!’
First posted 08:55pm (Mla time) Nov 15, 2005
Inquirer News Service
Editor's Note: Published on Page A2-1 of the November 16, 2005 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer
HERE HE IS, JET-LAGGED AND ALL.
But Fil-Aussie rocker MiG Ayesa flashes his toothy grin and lets the love shine from the famous blue-green eyes ... and girls at PDI swoon.
MiG is 35 and married. Okay. But he looks gorgeous in striped jeans and a simple white shirt under a black velvet coat (pretty much like the one he wore during the finals of “Rock Star INXS”), which he takes off when he steps into the conference room.
(This is a muffled scream, right here.)
The second runner-up in the reality TV-style global search for a new front man for Australian band INXS, MiG was clearly Asian fans’ winner, thank you very much. As any avid “Rock Star” follower knows, he never landed in the dreaded bottom three until the very end.
He jests, “‘Rock Star’ was the greatest thing that I’ll never do again.” And then he seats himself for a cup of instant coffee and a chat with Inquirer Entertainment.
Are you playing in Cebu (Thursday, at the Ad Congress) with local musicians that you’ve met?
No I’ve never met them.
The house band in “Rock Star” was great!
Oh my gosh! They were phenomenal!
Many of us saw all the episodes … all the replays, too, including the ones at 2 a.m. and 4 a.m.
Oh my gosh! Oh my gosh! To be honest, I haven’t even seen all the episodes. [But] you have? All of them? Even the reality TV part? Wow!
We probably know more about “Rock Star” than you do.
That’s probably true because we were kept in the dark, really. We weren’t told anything [at the mansion where the contestants stayed].
Have you kept in touch with any of the guys?
Yeah! In fact, I spoke to Suzie [McNeil] just as I was boarding the plane. I’m good friends with Marty [Casey] and I’m in touch with him. I spoke with Deanna [Johnston] just before I left, too. I spoke to JD [Fortune] a few times as well. Jordis [Unga] is doing really well. I keep in touch with all of them—some more than others but they all have been very good friends. When you’re in a house like that sharing those emotional experiences, I can equate it to being like war buddies, you know?
Emotional?
Very emotional. You’re performing for the world. So much is at stake. Everyone feels the pressure and we lean on each other. Every week it’s about, “Let’s put on the best show possible.” We all worked with each other.
When did you start feeling the support of Filipino fans?
When it dawned on me that I hadn’t been in the bottom three. I was like, “What’s going on here?” The producer said, “Hey they love you in the Philippines.” I was like, “Really?” Now, I say, “Thank you very much.” That’s why I’m here, to say thank you.
You said you were going to kiss every one of your Pinoy supporters.
(Laughs.) Here I go. Bring it on, baby. Stay in line. I’m here to pay up!
What’s next?
I’ve got a recording deal in the United States with Universal Records. We are already in pre-production and things are going very, very well in LA. You know how I did “Baby I Love Your Way” on the piano with the string quartet. This album is gonna be basically like that.
When were you last here?
January 2001—not too long ago. I went to Boracay.
Are you having the long-planned reunion?
This visit is too short. I gotta go back to LA.
Then back on Dec. 1 [to topbill the MTV Music Summit for HIV/AIDS]?
Yeah. Then back again on Jan. 29. Maybe then I will have more for a little bit of a reunion. [My wife] Simone will come here with me then.
When you sang “Baby I Love Your Way” on “Rock Star”...
I had no idea it would have the effect that it did. I thought, “I really messed this up ... they’re gonna hate me for this.” But everyone was like, “Aawwww…”
So you’ll be based in the US now?
At the moment, I am working from there. Looks like I’m gonna be there for a while.
How Filipino are you?
Very Filipino. I was born here. My family is many generations Filipino. It’s just that I grew up in Sydney.
Why are your eyes blue?
My grandmother’s family originally came from Austria. Julio Iglesias’ former wife, Isabel Preysler, is my dad’s first cousin.
How did it feel not getting the “Rock Star” prize?
When they said, “MiG you are not right for our band INXS,” I felt an overwhelming sense of relief.
How is that possible?
Had I been chosen, I’d still have been very honored. It was just a relief that the whole thing was over. I can just breathe now. And I made it to the end. I had hoped just to make it to the top 5. So I’m very proud of what I did there.
You do look a lot better than you did at the start of the show.
I always say “Rock Star” was the greatest thing that I will never do again because it was such a wonderful experience. But it was so stressful. I probably averaged four hours sleep a night for three months. Can you just imagine being in an audition for 24 hours a day, seven days a week? Everything you do, everything you say, everything you wear, you’re being judged. I was a nervous wreck by the end.
Are there Filipino artists you’d like to work with?
I would love to work with Gary V. I grew up listening to Gary V and Martin Nievera. And there is this band called “Bamboo” that I’m very interested in.
