music
wn Richard. Arguably one you start to hate the thing that you it starts to damage your image
of the most dedicated loved once. Once you stay true and damage who you are. People
members of Diddy’s to yourself and stay true to the have this idea that it’s the truth,
protégés, Danity Kane. At 25 passion you have in the business, when it’s only part of the truth,
years old, like the rest of us, she then you’ll survive. and everybody knows that life has
has encountered her fair share of many layers and many situations
disappointments, most of which What would you say is the high- that lead up to one experience,
weren’t seen on the MTV series light of being in Danity Kane? and there are always five or ten
Making The Band. As sweet and Highlight? Easy! That has to be sides to any particular story.
delicate as she may appear, she performing on the stage for the
lets me know the raw deal, and fans every night! I love it, it’s crazy Talking of rumours, are you
what really goes on in her life. Her hearing people sing the songs that able to clarify the Danity Kane/
first rule: ‘Success does not come you have written. I’ll never forget DK3 situation for us? There are
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for free.’ The price is pain. Let’s them singing some of the songs rumours that a few members
start from the beginning… I wrote on the album – it was like have left the group…
the biggest highlight! When they I can’t confirm anything! All I can
Louisiana, New Orleans is the sang Lights Out, I wanted to cry, say is that I do still want to be a
place you call home that was you know, because that was my part of Danity Kane. I would love
deeply affected by the wrath of song; that was my baby! I wrote to rock with them again, every day
Hurricane Katrina. Millions saw that! People were singing the of the week if I could! But, like I
the effect it had on the people
living over there. How did this
“My spirituality is strong, so I would say God
personally affect you?
It was hard; we lost our home, and
helped me motivate myself. Other than that, I
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the two things that meant the
most to us. We didn’t know where lyrics! That was really my dream said, this is a business based on
we were gonna sleep, where we – to hear people singing a song five sides and I can only verify my
were gonna eat, we lost every- that came from my heart. side. I’m willing to rock whenever
thing – other than that, it affected because I love this business.
my career because back then we A lot of the time on reality TV
hadn’t finished Making The Band, shows we don’t see the harsh Tell me about you producing
so I had to go back and do the realities of being in the music the remix of British star, Cherri
show. It was very stressful, but and media industry. What was V’s music, how did that come
it turned out positive – we had to your biggest setback? about? What’s the story?
start over. It was a hard process. The worst thing about this is being Oh my gosh! Cherri is my girl, you
on TV, you know, people see you know! She contacted me through
How did you manage to on TV and they don’t want to MySpace! I liked her music and I
motive yourself again? separate the two. Then they will told her so, and so we were like
My spirituality is strong, so I say ‘Oh, they are just reality TV ‘We should do something
would say God did that for me. stars’, and it’s like no, we are together’. It’s crazy! I love her
Other than that, I had a great artists that have a TV show, and song, she’s amazing!
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base, you know, great parents, I think that people sometimes
they supported me, so even forget that. You know, it makes it So it happened just like that?
through the worst times, they hard, as well as the editing. Peo- Yeah, I love talking to people.
helped me look at the positive and ple don’t understand that there I love people who are trying to
keep moving. If you keep looking is more to a story than what’s on make it – I was that person, hell, I
at the negative you will never get TV. That becomes difficult. People still am that person, you know! So
out of the hole that you’re in. start coming up with rumours, and I support anyone who is a great
singer and who makes great
Is it true before Danity Kane music, and she’s a great singer
you were the warm up act for and a great artist.
Anthony Hamilton?
Yes, watching him perform, the What other projects are you
process was so inspiring, he did presently working on?
it with so much heart and passion Now I’ve done an alter-ego comic
when he was on stage; he made based on me and on our group,
me wanna do the same. Danity Kane. It’s out right now.
I’m really excited about it because
What would you say is the most I’ve got a follow up comic book
valued lesson of being a part of coming out in stores in March
Danity Kane? 2009, and I also have another
I learnt about myself, you have single being released. It’s all
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because you can loose yourself in Boy label, and it’s the single that
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with a lot of love, passion and the entitled All The Way, which you
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that love. When you start losing To read more of this interview
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