What up, Hooligans? As you all know by now, Bruno Mars is Performing at The 2016 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show;however, what you may not know is, while it doesn't air until the 5th (12-05-16), it took place and was filmed on November 30th. And, thanks to what is quickly becoming my favorite go-to site, Bruno Mars News, there are some pretty fabulous PICS of the event ...
Bruno Mars at Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2016
Bruno Mars at Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2016
Bruno Mars at Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2016
Lookin good, Brunz! "Silky Smooth and Snap!" 😎 For even more pics of Bruno Mars, check out Bruno Mars News(Thanks, guys!)! And, don't forget to tune in to CBSthis Monday (12-05-16) at 10pm to watch Bruno's full performance at the 2016 VS Fashion Show!!
"...I gotta start putting some new music videos together for the new singles ..."
<Aaaahhh!!> Yes, Bruno! Can I just make one teeny tiny request? If you're gonna make some new Videos, please, please pleeeease do one for "Perm"!! Oh! And "Chunky", of course! Oo! Oo! And "Straight Up & Down"! And don't forget "Versa ... " ... actually, would you mind terribly just making a video for the 8 remaining songs? Hmm? Please? What? I can dream can't I?
Pop Music Sensation and suave, sultry Crooner, Bruno Mars’, 3rdAlbum
is set to hit stores in just a few days on November
18th, 2016!
Naturally, and as is only to be expected when concerning the
mega-Star, supreme Fans of the silky-smooth Singer – self-labeled Hooligans – have closely
followed Bruno over the past, nearly
2 years when he first announced his plans to begin writing an all new Album in
January, 2015, while on the Ellen Show.
Bruno Mars and Mark Ronson on Ellen
A tedious trek, to say the least, for most of Mars’ loyal Hooligans who have
lovingly waited out the time period while their favorite Artist had more or
less withdrawn from the Music Scene and society all together!
Still, finally, and at long last, it would seem every Hooligan's
patience is about to pay off in a VERY big way, as the HIGHLY anticipated moment that Fans have been begging for has all
but arrived!!
Dropping small but nonetheless daunting hints and teases
along the way, Bruno seems to have remained particularly careful of late to keep
the excitement hopping amongst his Wait-wearied Fans, offering some extremely
gratifying glimpses, during the last several weeks, as to what his once more elated
Fan-base can expect from his latest Recording venture … and I gotta say, it’s
totally working!
(#Credit!)
Yup, just like pretty much the rest of the whole planet, we’re
really not sure these last– albeit,very few!– days can possibly pass quickly
enough!!
… An-n-nd like most of Mars-obsessed listeners, All About Bruno has happily whittled away
its long hours scrapping together all the pieces of vital information that plainly
predict what a Funk-TASTIC event this newest release will be!
Here’s What We Know So Far:
01.This latest Album
release will mark his FIRST in 4 years.
Marking his first new Album release in nearly half a decade,
Bruno reveals his genius behind the creative writing process, and how hard he
strives for thatjust-right, Mars vibe!
“A lot of times … I turn the radio on and I’ll listen to
what’s goin' on and I’ll go the opposite way!
… It’s somethin' I wanna feel.
There’s, like, a groove, or a pocket, or a swing … that I personally
wanna feel and I try my best to come up with something.”
Bruno Mars with Kristin Klingshirn on The Bert Show
02.The Album is
entitled 24k Magic and is the FIRST
and only Album to feature a self-portrait of Bruno as part of the Album’s Cover.
24K Magic's official Album Cover
03.We ain't seen nothin' yet!
Bruno Mars, with his new album still being days away from release, has already had not one, not two, but THREE smash successes! His first new Single release was the album's title track,
“24k Magic”.
And, according to Bruno, the good times are only just beginning when it comes to this latest Record!
“I just can’t wait! …
the first Single [24k Magic] is really the appetizer … once you start setting
into Tracks 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 – that’s when the real magic begins!”
04.This latest Album by
Bruno will mark the FIRST Release to have included only 9 new Songs from the Singer
(Previous Albums, Doo-wops and Hooligans
and Unorthodox Jukebox both included
10 Tracks each, not incl. any bonus tracks.), and will feature no other
Recording Artist (As was the case for his 2nd Album, Unorthodox Jukebox).
The first – and really ONLY! – insight into his recent
Record to have received some negative feedback from Fans, Bruno explains the shortening switch-up
and how his – understandably! - Mars-hungry Hooligans needn’t feel the least bit slighted!
“A lot of people don’t understand that all the Records that
I do … that’s me playing piano on “When I Was Your Man” [Unorthodox Jukebox], that’s me playing guitar on “Locked Out of
Heaven” [Unorthodox Jukebox], drums
on “Uptown Funk” [by Mark Ronson]
… I’m in there! …It’s not going to a
Studio and working with a producer that [has already] got a bunch of Beats that
I pick from. I’m writin' and playin' and
it takes me a little while longer than I wish it would. … but … you get every piece of me in every Song. … Also, if I can’t get you with 9 Songs, I’m
not going you get you with 19!”
05. Every Track listed
on the Album – including its concluding Single, reportedly entitled, “Too Good to Say Goodbye”!! – has
distinct purpose and pre-planned, categorized levels of enjoyment.
Introducing the Mars Movie!!
Pleased about the 9 Tracks or no, Bruno discloses if you’re into film,
you’re into this Record!… And as for his first released Single, “24k Magic”? Why, that’s merely the opening credits!!
“With this Album … I wanted to make a movie, a real
movie! … I told myself , ‘We’re gonna
have a Screenplay … and were gonna work to that!’ … If you listen to Doo-wops and Hooligans or Unorthodox
Jukebox, you know [that] I'm a student of music, I love music! So, I’m gonna write whatever
the Hell I wanna write in the Studio … we got a Reggae
Song, we got a Ballad, we got “Locked Out of Heaven”, “Treasure”, [it’s] all over the place! But … if I
could tell myself, ‘I’m shooting a movie.’, then I need the ‘Opening’ to, you
know, let everybody know what time it is!
… And that [specifically] was 24k Magic –the Opening to the movie! ”
So, can we expect some more new and amazing Music Videos to
arrive in the wake of Bruno’s exciting Album Release?! Yes, we can!!
As the Artist himself enthuses,
“Oh, man!
Absolutely!”
07.... And so is a Tour!!
Funk, YEAH!! Plans
for an all-new, Mars-velous Tour are ALREADY in effect; and, I can't tell just
who is closer to losing their minds with excitement over it: Us, the fans or Bruno?!!
“This Album, I couldn’t be prouder about! - I can’t wait to
go on Tour with it, I can’t wait to do the Shows and open for the AMAs [American Music Awards] … it’s everything I wanted!”
“The Tour is coming very soon … I guarantee [that] I’ll be
touring in 2017! And when you hear this Album,
you’re gonna be like, ‘Oh, yeah! He’s
touring!’ “
-The
Bert Show
07.It’s. Bruno’s.
Best. Album. Yet!!
“Don’t look too hard, might hurt yourself!” Bruno exclaims that his latest Record is
also his GREATEST Record!!
“This Album – Can I just say it?! – This is the best Album
I’ve ever done! Out of all three of ‘em,
this is the one!”
Well, “Sh*#” !! If Bruno’s New Album is even HALF as good as its three, (TERRIFIC!) already-released Songs, I'd say that Christmas is coming early this year!!
Hooligans, have you heard the amazing news?! Bruno Mars is planning to release a new song this Friday!! <Aaaaahhh!!> Earlier this week, the singer teased via twitter,
"Maybe this week I release one more song off the album ... Maybe ..... #24kMagic"
"Maybe"?? That's not funny, Bruno! Later in the week, Bruno at last confirmed the exciting rumor in a "WORLD EXCLUSIVE" during an interview with CapitalFM ...
" ... I wasn't gonna do it, but, I changed my mind. I'm gonna release one more song on Friday!"
It's too good to be true! I can't wait, can't wait, CAN'T WAIT!!
Check out the video below to see the full interview and hear even more "Quirky Quotes" from Bruno Mars, courtesy of Fresh 102.7's official YouTube channel!
He’s the Robin to Bruno’s Batman, the Samwise to his Frodo, Booboo to his Yogi Bear, his “right hand man”!
Bruno Mars and Phil Lawrence
… and he doesn’t even have a Wikipedia page? … what the funk, people?!
During an interview, Phil was asked
“Give us the rundown,
Phil, who are you, man?”,
Then Bruno Mars, (who was seated next to Phil) jokingly whipped around to Phil and said
"Who the hell are
you?!"
Phil, who is just as much of a prankster as Bruno, quipped that he had met Bruno in a parking lot just a few weeks earlier and said,
"Yo, dog!I
ain't got nothin' to do for the rest of my life, can I just hang out with yous?"
A few more jokes and many more laughs later, Phil began to seriously explain ...
“To be honest, I'm one part of the production team with Bruno Mars, The
Smeezingtons.I also perform with him
onstage ..."
At this point, Bruno interrupted and said,
“He’s
being modest!Every song that you’ve
heard me sing, every song [that] they said that I produced, I produced with
Phillip Lawrence, I’ve written with Phillip Lawrence.He is my writing partner.My right hand man!”
… … Phil was born July 17th, 1980, in
Evansville, Indiana. Lawrence said the first time he was on stage was
“…around four years old.My dad was a DJ
in the 70s, so at any given time there were crates and crates of albums just
laying around the house- everything from the Isley Brothers to the Eagles, Led
Zeppelin, Stevie Wonder, Billy Joel- you name it, it was there. So we were
inundated with music and all these styles at a young age, so I think it was
inevitable what I was going to do.”
Phil went to college in Nashville, Tennessee, and studied communications and theater there for a year. But all he really wanted to do was write songs -
“… needless to say me and
school never really got along.
After a year I said to my parents, ‘I can do this
school thing if you want me to, but it’s probably going to be a waste of your
money. I kind of know what it is what [sic] I want to do- perform and sing and
pave that route for myself.’So they
said ‘Alright, set out on your journey and blaze a trail for yourself.’
Over the years I did some theater, and one of the
longest jobs I held down was [I] worked at Disney World in Florida for about
six years … ”
That’s right,
Hooligans!In his early years, Phil,
worked at “The Happiest Place on Earth! … um, can I just say, funking cool, Philip!Funking cool!! There’s even a clip on YouTube of Phil emceeing an
attraction at Disney's Hollywood Studios (then known as Disney's MGM Studios)
called Superstar Television, an
attraction that made its debut with the park in 1989.
Phil Lawrence emceeing at MGM'sSuperstar Television
Although, apparently, MGMwasn’t the only park that he worked at. ... In this clip (at 4:10) Phil, talking with
Bruno, references working at Animal Kingdom,
“this is what I would do, ...
Hellooo, Animal Kingdom!”
<Phil putting his hand to his ear to hear the
crowd then, disapprovingly, shakes his head>
<Bruno imitates the crowd going nuts!> <Phil smiles, nods and points to the imaginary crowd>
“That’s it!”
"That's it!"
“… that was kind of like my college years. I came
into my own as a performer there, and really kind of got the bug for songwriting. I left there to move to California and pursue my
dream even further. ”
Phil is a third part of the production team TheSmeezingtons
along with Bruno Mars and Ari Levine.Phil is actually the one that introduced Bruno To Ari. During an interview, Bruno said,
“Phil knew Ari, and
we [Bruno and Phil)] needed a studio, …he's [Phil is] like, ‘ I know this kid.’ So we called Ari up and we
started going there.”
The Smeezingtons
Lawrence is probably the most recognized and prominent member of Bruno’s band, The Hooligans. But, he’s not just a band member, a co-writer and co-producer, he’s also (as you probably know by now) Bruno’s best friend!
Bruno Mars and Phil Lawrence
In an
interview by American songwriter.comPhil tells the story of how he and Bruno met … “ I first got a call from a producer we were both working with in late 2006 and he said, ‘ I got this kid who’s phenomenally talented and he’s signed to Universal Records, but I think they’re going to drop him because they don’t know what to do with him. He’s great, but he needs a writer to help get his ideas out.’ At the time I was flat broke with no money, no car, and it was going to cost me everything I had to get to that studio session. ... He [the producer] said, ‘Whatever it cost you to get out here, I’ll reimburse you.’ So I said, ‘just give me five dollars back for the bus’. I get to the studio, and it was Bruno, and that session was the first time either of us had written and recorded an entire song. From that point on, we never stopped working together.”
Bruno Mars and Phil Lawrence
In this interview (at 3:30), Bruno tells his side of that
same, fateful meeting ...
“The producer that I worked with, at the time,
called Phil to write with me.And I meet
Phil, and he’s just a goofball … it was so refreshing!‘Cause … every session I would go to,
everyone was so serious and just like, you know, a little too into
themselves!And this guy was a goofball
but, had the talent to back it up.One
of the most talented guys I’ve ever met.So that was like … inspiring! … He’s believed in me, you know, when we
had nothin', no deal, no one was answering their phones, no one was calling us,
and he was still coming to the studio rocking with me.So, …”
<pausing to set his face into a dramatic stare while pointing at the camera>
“I love you, Phillip Lawrence!”
He concluded with a laugh. BTW, as an interesting note the “producer” that
Bruno “worked with at the time”the one
that called Phil, was, none other than, Keith Harris, the drummer for the Black Eyed Peas! … #whaaat?! In 2013, Phil released his debut solo album, Letters I Never Sent.
Philip Lawrence's Album, Letters I Never Sent
Phil is married to Celebrity Stylist-Designer Urbana Chappa and, together they have three kids, two girls Zaima and Zahlia, and a boy, Zadeh.
Well, Hooligans, there you have it ... Phil Lawrence in a nutshell! A very small nutshell, I grant you, but, in my defense, I didn't have much to work with! And I bet you didn't know all that stuff about Phil before, did ya? Huh?
" ... Margarine is in there, natural fruits and berries, and, surprisingly, Barbecue Potato Popchips! "
- Bruno Mars, when asked:
" How many products does it take to make the Bruno Mars Pompadour? "
Check out this video below to see the full interview and hear even more "Quirky Quotes" from Bruno Mars, courtesy of popchips' official YouTube channel!
" If you had to pick a different carreer, what would you do? "
Bruno Mars ... Cage fighter.
Check out this video below to see the full interview and hear even more "Quirky Quotes" from Bruno Mars, courtesy of Portal Bruno Mars' official YouTube channel!
