Tuesday, January 09, 2007
Jon's 1st letter for 2007!I must say, we waited long for this... But good things are worth waiting for! :)
So here goes, Jon's 4th letter to us!
A happy 2007 to you! I hope the first week of your New year has been good. Thank you for making me The newpaper's dude of year. It was really quite surprising! Jeanmarie (of TNP) actually mentioned that the number of votes that I received have broken the records from all previous flame awards. Wow right? My thoughts exactly...
I hope you enjoyed the performance I gave at Vivocity if you headed down to celebrate the new year with us there. I do apologise that I was not able to say hi after the countdown. I didn't get the chance to as I had to go and meet some people right after the show. Anyway, I read a lot of well wishes for my return to school and for that I thank you.
Things are probably going to be a little bit less hectic for me with regards to being in the "limelight" of local entertainment. Haha. I would like to seal up my negotiations and confirm a recording deal so that I can start working on my own album soon. I can't go around singing covers forever right? It's really time to move on to a proper music career because the competition is over and there isn't much point in living in the past. Clinging on the whole competition brand long after it has passed is rather lame don't you think?
However, speaking of the past... I do miss performing with my band. The feel is very much different as compared to being the only person on stage. The energy, the chemistry, the vibe is still something I am getting used to. Nothing beats "live" sound, honestly. If I have a chance to play with my band there have been a couple of songs that I have been wanting to do with my band, like "Fix you", "If you could only see", "all these things that I've done", "Why do I keep ccounting", "Hysteria", "Creep", "Underdog", "come as you are" and "leave the lights on" are just a few off the top of my head. There are songs that I would love to do with a big band too that are too many to mention.
Speaking about things I want to do, I have always believed in this and I still do, as a personality, if you "come into favour" for being somebody that you are not. You are not going to last. That's because you are not genuine and people will see through you as a result (though they may not be able to put their finger on it). So as a result, I always do away with the pretence and let people see me for who I am, in the kind of songs I sing, my "image" and in my interviews as well, though reports are never written verbatim. I have been trying my best to maintain this though it is not as easy to do as one would think. There is a school of thought that feels you should give the people what they want in order to be liked, I feel however, that you should be who you are, and people will appreciate you more (while at the same time not be too headstrong and always be open to sugeestions and compromise). What's the point of being what you are not and do what everyone else does just to be on the "safe" side? Besides, it will make you look silly because you probably aren't good at it. The worst part is that by doing that you mislead your supporters. There are downsides to thinking as I do though. Haha. Oh well, every action has a reaction.
Anyway, I will keep you all in the loop as life progresses for me (I will write at least once a month). In the meantime, I have resolved to work hard in all aspects that are important to me. All of you take care too! If for one reason or another, things are not going your way, someone once told me to "Just do the right thing, everything will sort itself out. The only people we shouldn't disappoint are ourselves. Just have faith and push on." Hopefully this quote can be of some help.
Till next time!
Jon.
We would like to wish Jon all the best for his studies, and we hope to see you soon! :) Also wishing a very happy new year to everyone, may you be blessed with lots of love, luck and success in whatever you do.
Colleen.
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