So I interviewed two of the three boys from The Script yesterday. Mark couldn’t make the MTV Asia Awards because his wife is having a baby, but Danny and Glen were tons of fun. They were hilarious, down to earth and friendly – top blokes we enjoyed interviewing and would enjoy kicking back a drink or two with.
Having met/spoken to a fair bunch of celebrities, I’ve come to realise that while the vast majority of those I’ve met are nice, there aren’t many that really embody the guys-next-door they all say they want to be. The Script do. Some would argue it’s because they are not big enough to be divas yet, but I hope they stay approachable because that would set them apart from most.
The MTV Asia Awards are tomorrow and press stuff began in earnest yesterday. I drove up to Genting Highlands for the first time because we had interviews with The Script and Jared Leto.
While we waited for a record label rep to hook MA up with Jared, I was most amused to see some of the Click Five members simply hanging around the lobby. Amidst the logistical scurry and last-minute panic of hosting such a major event – most hotel staff had a slightly frazzled air about them; the celebrities that had arrived were pretty much free to wander undisturbed. There weren’t many people around (yet) anyway.
As I watched workers unload half a dozen dressing tables (you know, the kind that has fluorescent lights around the mirror), I contemplated going up to Clicks one, two and three, but decided not to. It wasn’t only during dinner at night that I realised I should have, because I knew people who would absolutely love an autograph. Silly me.
While we were waiting in the lobby, the elevator doors opened and Jared, who by the way is hosting the awards show, sauntered out with his manager. He reminds me of Willy Wonka for some reason – something about that quirky, slightly eccentric air about him as he “floated” past. It can’t have been the hat, sunnies and skinny jeans. We were formally introduced to him in an Indian restaurant, where he clasped both hands together, bowed and said, “Nice to meet you.” More out of instinct than anything else, I immediately bowed back. “Nice to meet you too.”
Currently loving this song from The Script, ‘The Man Who Can’t Be Moved’:
