WEBVTT - Jean interviews Charlie Puth!

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<v Speaker 1>Hi charlie, how are you doing?

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<v Speaker 2>I'm good. I'm feeling good right now. I'm like, I

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<v Speaker 2>got my head on a pillow, everything relaxing. I get

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<v Speaker 2>to talk to jean life is good.

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<v Speaker 1>You look super duper comfy. I love that you were

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<v Speaker 1>in Singapore for your voice notes tour back in 2018

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<v Speaker 1>pre covid days. Do you remember much about your time here?

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<v Speaker 2>I do. I remember I stayed in a hotel which

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<v Speaker 2>had a lot of layers to it. It was very

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<v Speaker 2>architecturally impressive hotel right on the water. And I remember

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<v Speaker 2>it was ridiculously hot and humid.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, that's pretty much the same thing now,

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<v Speaker 2>is it Right now?

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<v Speaker 1>It is.

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<v Speaker 2>But I remember that show. I love, it's one of

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<v Speaker 2>the finest memories on the voice notes store. I also

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<v Speaker 2>just can't believe it's been four years crazy.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, So congratulations on a light switch. It just dropped

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<v Speaker 1>what a bop it is. Um, I know it's been

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<v Speaker 1>out for months on Tiktok

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<v Speaker 1>and you documented the whole creation process and the fans

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<v Speaker 1>got involved as well. What made you decide to do that?

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I mean, I haven't put, I hadn't put out

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<v Speaker 2>an album or a song for that matter in such

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<v Speaker 2>a long time that I just knew that it was

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<v Speaker 2>going to take me a long time to actually make

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<v Speaker 2>the song. So I just figured why not just take

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<v Speaker 2>them along for the ride and see the, the progress

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<v Speaker 2>of it all. I kind of inadvertently made them feel

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<v Speaker 2>like they wrote the song with me, which is just

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<v Speaker 2>a great thing.

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<v Speaker 1>I just saw the video last night, loved it. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>I think I see charlie Putin like a totally different light.

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<v Speaker 1>Um it feels like you're lighter and having fun with everything.

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<v Speaker 1>Is that how you're feeling about things right now? Your music?

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<v Speaker 2>I am and I'm glad you noticed that too. My

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<v Speaker 2>whole motto for this album that's coming out and with

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<v Speaker 2>light switch, it's clearly shape as it is just to

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<v Speaker 2>truly be myself. I almost want to overshare, I want

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<v Speaker 2>to share all the songs that are coming out on

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<v Speaker 2>the album. I want to show share everything that's going

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<v Speaker 2>on in my life and I don't want to be

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<v Speaker 2>so precious and hold on to things for so long

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<v Speaker 2>and I just want to fill them in on everything.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm like the anti artist right

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<v Speaker 1>now. I was watching you on your livestream last night

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<v Speaker 1>before the video played out and you look like you

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<v Speaker 1>just woke up. I mean, I love this chill side

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<v Speaker 1>of charlie. I mean, I'm digging it,

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<v Speaker 2>thank you. I mean, the hair is long, I'm relaxing

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<v Speaker 2>on a pillow. I think a lot for a long

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<v Speaker 2>time in my career. I was very buttoned up and

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<v Speaker 2>uncomfortable and I just, I don't know, I don't want

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<v Speaker 2>to be that anymore. I want to be truly me

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<v Speaker 2>and light switches a quirky song. I'm a quirky person.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm very musical song, which I considered myself to be

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<v Speaker 2>that as well. So light switch. The song is me

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<v Speaker 2>as a song.

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<v Speaker 2>It's my personality wrapped into a song.

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<v Speaker 1>Now you're known as the guy who pretty much can

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<v Speaker 1>make music out of any sound that you hear. Is

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<v Speaker 1>there something out there that you haven't used that's going

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<v Speaker 1>to inspire the next song or something or that you're

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<v Speaker 1>just going to pull out of somewhere?

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<v Speaker 2>I haven't thought of it. You know, I didn't, when

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<v Speaker 2>I made light switch, I didn't think that it was

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<v Speaker 2>gonna be a light switch. I, I just knew that

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<v Speaker 2>I wanted a sound effect in the song because I um,

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<v Speaker 2>I hadn't heard a sound effect used in a pop

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<v Speaker 2>song in a really long time. And then I saw

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<v Speaker 2>the light switch and I was like, oh, I'll turn

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<v Speaker 2>me on like the lights with and then, and then

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<v Speaker 2>not just stupid but fun. I don't know, I can't

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<v Speaker 2>think of it, but I definitely do want to use

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<v Speaker 2>more sound effects and music.

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<v Speaker 1>Can you tell us anything about this new album coming

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<v Speaker 1>out later this year? I, I know you talked about

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<v Speaker 1>the fact that it's your most vulnerable work ever. Can

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<v Speaker 1>you share anything else for the fans?

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<v Speaker 2>I'm going to call it Charlie. It has 12 songs

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<v Speaker 2>and there are songs that you've heard on Tiktok that

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<v Speaker 2>are absolutely on the album. There's a song called her

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<v Speaker 2>that's hilarious, tears on my piano loser. There's a first

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<v Speaker 2>time for everything. These are all songs that I've teased

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<v Speaker 2>on Tiktok that

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<v Speaker 2>I will put on the album. And if you would

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<v Speaker 2>have told me two years ago that I just ran

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<v Speaker 2>off a bunch of names, uh, with, with jean on

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<v Speaker 2>the radio showing like about all my songs. I would have,

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<v Speaker 2>I would have not believed me because I would've been like, oh,

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<v Speaker 2>I have to not tell my fans until the album

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<v Speaker 2>is out and they and and surprise them.

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<v Speaker 2>Everybody. I want to fill everybody in early.

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<v Speaker 1>Nice. It's refreshing. It's fun for us to on the radio.

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<v Speaker 1>We can talk about it. We can, we can sell

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<v Speaker 1>all we want about charlie and we know some information

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<v Speaker 1>about you right now about the new album.

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<v Speaker 2>I might give you my social security number.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, where are we finding you right now? Like what's

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<v Speaker 1>your state of mind right now? I know you're, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>you're happy the songs out, the video is out. What

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<v Speaker 1>else is happening with you and how are you feeling?

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<v Speaker 2>I don't want to jinx it, but it's the highest debut.

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<v Speaker 2>These numbers are insane. I haven't, I've never seen numbers

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<v Speaker 2>like this on a song of mine. So I don't

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<v Speaker 2>want to, there's wood near you, knock it because I

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<v Speaker 2>don't want to jinx it. But it's going really well.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you very much. Thank you jean. It's going, it's

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<v Speaker 2>going well right now and I just wanted to continue

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<v Speaker 2>to go well and I want to, I'm in the

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<v Speaker 2>mode of wanting to inspire people musicians and non musicians alike.

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<v Speaker 2>I just want everybody to make music and art. And

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<v Speaker 2>I just feel like, especially here in the States that,

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<v Speaker 2>that's not really embraced enough. So I want to be the,

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<v Speaker 2>the reason and poster child for all that.

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<v Speaker 1>Love it. And I just read a little article about

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<v Speaker 1>you helping out this. I think this kid that wanted

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<v Speaker 1>to go to Julia and

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<v Speaker 1>you know, and that's, that's great charlie. You're using your

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<v Speaker 1>influence to sort of encourage as well.

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<v Speaker 2>Well that was his name was axel And you know,

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<v Speaker 2>like we all do. I was scrolling on Tiktok and

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<v Speaker 2>he was crying and I hate seeing people cry and

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<v Speaker 2>be sad. But it's one of the great things about

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<v Speaker 2>Tiktok where you can be super vulnerable. It's not like

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<v Speaker 2>it used to be, where everything had to be faced

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<v Speaker 2>tuned and super buttoned up everywhere,

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<v Speaker 2>pretending everybody's really showing their true side. And I was

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<v Speaker 2>just like, man, you don't have to worry that you

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<v Speaker 2>didn't get into one school, you're well on your way

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<v Speaker 2>to amassing a huge following. And something else that rejection

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<v Speaker 2>is just another beautiful thing that will lead you to

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<v Speaker 2>somewhere where you didn't even think you'd be,

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<v Speaker 1>do you have any messages for the Singapore fans who

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<v Speaker 1>have just been waiting with bated breath for a new

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<v Speaker 1>music from you. And it's finally here, go ahead.

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<v Speaker 2>Singapore fans. You're not going to wait four years anymore.

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<v Speaker 2>You're not not waiting five months for a single to

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<v Speaker 2>come out. I'm sorry about that. But the lights which

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<v Speaker 2>needed to sound perfect. You're going to get a whole

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<v Speaker 2>album from me this year and God willing. I'm going

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<v Speaker 2>to see you in person and it's going to be

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<v Speaker 2>10 times as electric as it was in 2018. Connection

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<v Speaker 2>is going to be even

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<v Speaker 2>stronger and I love you all and I just can't

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<v Speaker 2>wait to see you.

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<v Speaker 1>Excellent. What a nice catch up charlie. I wish we

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<v Speaker 1>had like an hour to just sit back and kick

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<v Speaker 1>back and relax.

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<v Speaker 2>Very fun to talk to. I appreciate the nice questions

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<v Speaker 2>and it's nice to catch up with Singapore.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, we can't wait to see you over here sweating

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<v Speaker 1>it all out with us and I'm putting on a

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<v Speaker 1>great show.

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<v Speaker 2>I love it. I'll definitely be sweating.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you charlie. Best of luck with everything stays safe. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>thank you. You too. Thanks for the interview