1 00:00:01,360 --> 00:00:04,560 Speaker 1: You're listening to Jo Just Sea Now with me Jojo 2 00:00:04,640 --> 00:00:06,920 Speaker 1: Seua and iHeartRadio podcast. 3 00:00:07,520 --> 00:00:12,280 Speaker 2: Oh, welcome back to Jojo Say you on now. You 4 00:00:12,320 --> 00:00:15,600 Speaker 2: know my friend actually yesterday was like, you know, you 5 00:00:15,640 --> 00:00:16,920 Speaker 2: have different voices and I was. 6 00:00:16,840 --> 00:00:17,400 Speaker 3: Like, what do you mean? 7 00:00:17,440 --> 00:00:19,760 Speaker 2: And she was like, well, you have like your and 8 00:00:19,800 --> 00:00:21,880 Speaker 2: I was like, oh wait, actually before you answer that, 9 00:00:21,920 --> 00:00:23,119 Speaker 2: I know what you mean. And I was like, I 10 00:00:23,160 --> 00:00:26,279 Speaker 2: have my like excited voice, my quiet voice, my scared voice, 11 00:00:26,360 --> 00:00:28,440 Speaker 2: but then I also have my random British accent that 12 00:00:28,480 --> 00:00:30,479 Speaker 2: comes out occasionally. And she was like, yes, that's what 13 00:00:30,520 --> 00:00:32,479 Speaker 2: made me think of it as your random British accent 14 00:00:32,520 --> 00:00:36,120 Speaker 2: that you do occasionally. I don't know why it comes out. 15 00:00:36,120 --> 00:00:38,400 Speaker 2: I think it's I think it's like when I'm nervous, 16 00:00:38,400 --> 00:00:40,720 Speaker 2: but like right now, I'm not nervous at all, so 17 00:00:40,800 --> 00:00:43,120 Speaker 2: I don't I don't know. I have not quite put 18 00:00:43,159 --> 00:00:46,440 Speaker 2: my finger on what it is. No, do you know 19 00:00:46,520 --> 00:00:48,200 Speaker 2: what I wonder if it is. I'm gonna start thinking 20 00:00:48,240 --> 00:00:50,400 Speaker 2: about this and see if I consciously do it like this. 21 00:00:50,960 --> 00:00:54,920 Speaker 2: But one of my best best best friends is English, 22 00:00:55,120 --> 00:00:58,520 Speaker 2: and so when I think of like if I say 23 00:00:58,520 --> 00:01:01,840 Speaker 2: something that like I hear her say, like when I 24 00:01:01,880 --> 00:01:04,800 Speaker 2: just said, put my finger on it. She has this 25 00:01:04,840 --> 00:01:06,560 Speaker 2: funny saying which she's like, not not doing it, put 26 00:01:06,600 --> 00:01:08,520 Speaker 2: my foot down, put my foot down, not doing it. 27 00:01:08,600 --> 00:01:10,600 Speaker 2: Might that's how like, that's one of her saying. So 28 00:01:10,640 --> 00:01:13,320 Speaker 2: when I say put it makes me think of Kuz. 29 00:01:13,440 --> 00:01:17,560 Speaker 2: I don't know anyways, not the point point is welcome 30 00:01:17,640 --> 00:01:20,760 Speaker 2: back to Joe, just do it now today. I am 31 00:01:21,080 --> 00:01:25,399 Speaker 2: so excited to talk about this. I just had the 32 00:01:25,440 --> 00:01:29,800 Speaker 2: best freaking week of my life. Actually the best and 33 00:01:29,880 --> 00:01:37,120 Speaker 2: the hardest mentally physically, but it was so freaking rewarding. 34 00:01:37,440 --> 00:01:41,280 Speaker 2: I just got off done doing my first live performance 35 00:01:41,319 --> 00:01:44,920 Speaker 2: as an adult, as an adult artist in Miami at 36 00:01:44,959 --> 00:01:50,400 Speaker 2: Miami Beach Pride, and holy how was it amazing? 37 00:01:50,480 --> 00:01:51,280 Speaker 3: I mean it was. 38 00:01:52,320 --> 00:01:56,120 Speaker 2: It was beyond what I ever expected it to be. 39 00:01:56,240 --> 00:01:59,520 Speaker 2: I don't really know, like going into it, I didn't 40 00:01:59,680 --> 00:02:04,400 Speaker 2: have any expectation. I'm I'm about to so basically the 41 00:02:04,440 --> 00:02:08,760 Speaker 2: only concept of Pride that I have in my head 42 00:02:08,840 --> 00:02:12,200 Speaker 2: right is I did the weeho Pride Braide. I did 43 00:02:12,200 --> 00:02:14,919 Speaker 2: it two years ago. It was awesome, such a fun day. 44 00:02:14,960 --> 00:02:18,079 Speaker 2: But I that's very different than like a performance right 45 00:02:18,960 --> 00:02:22,080 Speaker 2: at like Pride, and then the only like concept of 46 00:02:22,120 --> 00:02:25,119 Speaker 2: performance that I have is back in the day when 47 00:02:25,280 --> 00:02:28,280 Speaker 2: Asia and when I had a TV show called Raising Asia, 48 00:02:28,440 --> 00:02:31,520 Speaker 2: she performed at Long Beach Pride and so I remember 49 00:02:31,600 --> 00:02:35,000 Speaker 2: seeing that, and so for me that was kind of 50 00:02:35,000 --> 00:02:37,280 Speaker 2: my expectation of what it was gonna be, like a 51 00:02:37,280 --> 00:02:40,040 Speaker 2: couple hundred people fun. I thought it was gonna be 52 00:02:40,080 --> 00:02:42,560 Speaker 2: during the day. I thought it was just gonna be 53 00:02:42,639 --> 00:02:44,600 Speaker 2: like a chill, little shindig. 54 00:02:44,760 --> 00:02:46,840 Speaker 3: Like mainly, I was like, I'm. 55 00:02:46,680 --> 00:02:48,360 Speaker 2: Also doing it for like the video to have on 56 00:02:48,400 --> 00:02:49,840 Speaker 2: social media, Like there might not be a lot of 57 00:02:49,840 --> 00:02:52,520 Speaker 2: people there, but then like, but I'll have the good 58 00:02:52,560 --> 00:02:55,520 Speaker 2: video for social media. That was like my concept and 59 00:02:55,600 --> 00:02:58,960 Speaker 2: thought of like how I was getting myself to do 60 00:02:59,000 --> 00:03:00,200 Speaker 2: it on a big level. 61 00:03:00,280 --> 00:03:00,480 Speaker 1: Right. 62 00:03:01,520 --> 00:03:04,200 Speaker 2: Anyways, So I got the offer to do Miami Bride, 63 00:03:04,280 --> 00:03:09,360 Speaker 2: I said yes, And when I got there, I got 64 00:03:09,400 --> 00:03:12,639 Speaker 2: to the stage, I did soundcheck and it was empty 65 00:03:12,720 --> 00:03:14,400 Speaker 2: doing soundcheck, and I was like, oh wow, this is 66 00:03:14,400 --> 00:03:17,240 Speaker 2: actually like a really big area of land that this 67 00:03:17,320 --> 00:03:21,480 Speaker 2: could be. But I was like still even then, like 68 00:03:21,800 --> 00:03:23,760 Speaker 2: I bet like two thousand people are going to be here, 69 00:03:23,800 --> 00:03:25,560 Speaker 2: and like out of those two thousand people that are 70 00:03:25,600 --> 00:03:28,880 Speaker 2: gonna be here, like maybe fifteen hundred I'll watch the 71 00:03:28,919 --> 00:03:31,000 Speaker 2: performance like that's like that was the goal that I 72 00:03:31,040 --> 00:03:32,560 Speaker 2: was achieving. I thought I was gonna be able to 73 00:03:32,600 --> 00:03:34,840 Speaker 2: like see the end of people and like that would 74 00:03:34,840 --> 00:03:38,040 Speaker 2: be that and it would be like mingly. But freakin' 75 00:03:38,160 --> 00:03:43,440 Speaker 2: heck was I wrong. I was so wrong. I got 76 00:03:43,520 --> 00:03:45,720 Speaker 2: on stage and it is just a sea of people, 77 00:03:45,720 --> 00:03:47,800 Speaker 2: and I'm gonna go back and go talk about rehearsals 78 00:03:47,840 --> 00:03:50,080 Speaker 2: and talk about the performance and backstage in Miami. But 79 00:03:51,000 --> 00:03:54,440 Speaker 2: I got to start off this podcast by saying, to 80 00:03:54,600 --> 00:03:59,400 Speaker 2: the fifty five thousand people that showed up. 81 00:04:00,240 --> 00:04:03,040 Speaker 3: One thank you. I love you. 82 00:04:03,040 --> 00:04:07,119 Speaker 2: You were the best freaking audience for my first performance. 83 00:04:07,160 --> 00:04:10,280 Speaker 2: You were the best audience ever. But I that is 84 00:04:10,520 --> 00:04:14,080 Speaker 2: triple the size of my biggest crowd in my past. 85 00:04:14,840 --> 00:04:19,000 Speaker 2: That is I mean, it blew my mind. Not only 86 00:04:19,080 --> 00:04:22,600 Speaker 2: wasn't my biggest crowd, but it was also my performance 87 00:04:22,640 --> 00:04:25,919 Speaker 2: broke the record for Miami Pride attendance. The president of 88 00:04:25,960 --> 00:04:28,280 Speaker 2: Miami Pride came up to me after. That's a tongue twister. 89 00:04:28,360 --> 00:04:32,040 Speaker 2: Miami Pride president. He came up to me after and 90 00:04:32,560 --> 00:04:34,520 Speaker 2: he was just telling me, he was like, we have 91 00:04:34,800 --> 00:04:37,919 Speaker 2: never had an energy like this in the audience, and 92 00:04:37,920 --> 00:04:40,880 Speaker 2: he said, And you broke the record by a landslide, 93 00:04:40,920 --> 00:04:42,560 Speaker 2: he said, And I was like, really, how many people 94 00:04:42,600 --> 00:04:47,400 Speaker 2: were there when he told me? Fifty five thousand. When 95 00:04:47,480 --> 00:04:49,520 Speaker 2: I tell you, I took a lap, I literally ran 96 00:04:49,560 --> 00:04:51,240 Speaker 2: away came back sobbing. 97 00:04:51,640 --> 00:04:54,160 Speaker 3: I didn't know what to say, I didn't know how 98 00:04:54,200 --> 00:04:57,719 Speaker 3: to feel. It was. It was the most. 99 00:04:57,640 --> 00:05:00,680 Speaker 2: Magical feeling, literally ever. And then I was talking to 100 00:05:00,680 --> 00:05:03,039 Speaker 2: one of my dancers because she had lived in Miami 101 00:05:03,120 --> 00:05:04,520 Speaker 2: for a while, and she was like, yeah, normally there's 102 00:05:04,560 --> 00:05:06,840 Speaker 2: like thirty thousand people, Like I kind of expected there 103 00:05:06,839 --> 00:05:09,040 Speaker 2: to be like twenty thirty. And I was like, no 104 00:05:09,080 --> 00:05:11,839 Speaker 2: one felt like telling me this beforehand, Like I didn't 105 00:05:11,839 --> 00:05:14,440 Speaker 2: know it was going to be that big, and then 106 00:05:14,960 --> 00:05:16,919 Speaker 2: for it to be that big already and then to 107 00:05:16,960 --> 00:05:20,360 Speaker 2: have my performance in me being there break the record that, 108 00:05:20,680 --> 00:05:25,839 Speaker 2: I mean, blew my mind. I'm so excited because now 109 00:05:25,880 --> 00:05:28,479 Speaker 2: I get to do it again at Chicago Pride, and 110 00:05:28,520 --> 00:05:30,760 Speaker 2: I get to do it again at Pittsburgh Pride. It 111 00:05:30,839 --> 00:05:35,000 Speaker 2: is going to be so much freaking fun. Okay, let's 112 00:05:35,040 --> 00:05:39,160 Speaker 2: go back, let's no reverse to rehearsals. So I started 113 00:05:39,200 --> 00:05:44,040 Speaker 2: off doing Miami Pride rehearsals. We started we had. It 114 00:05:44,080 --> 00:05:48,240 Speaker 2: was actually pretty chaotic because we didn't have that much 115 00:05:48,440 --> 00:05:52,440 Speaker 2: time to rehearse. It was actually really stressful. We were 116 00:05:52,440 --> 00:05:56,320 Speaker 2: supposed to shoot a music video the day before rehearsals, 117 00:05:56,440 --> 00:05:57,560 Speaker 2: but then I was like, you know what, put the 118 00:05:57,600 --> 00:05:59,480 Speaker 2: music video on hold because I really just want to 119 00:05:59,480 --> 00:06:01,640 Speaker 2: focus on my Pride and it would have been way 120 00:06:01,720 --> 00:06:05,240 Speaker 2: too much. So thank god we did that. Anyways, though, 121 00:06:06,080 --> 00:06:11,120 Speaker 2: we start Miami Pride rehearsals, we have five songs, well, 122 00:06:11,200 --> 00:06:15,159 Speaker 2: we have balance, maybe choose your fighter Karma boomerang, and 123 00:06:15,200 --> 00:06:17,040 Speaker 2: then there was a fifth song in the set. We 124 00:06:17,040 --> 00:06:20,200 Speaker 2: were supposed to do five songs, and at that point 125 00:06:20,240 --> 00:06:23,240 Speaker 2: in time, we had five songs and five days of rehearsals, 126 00:06:23,240 --> 00:06:25,960 Speaker 2: and so it was very tight, very crammed, and very stressful. 127 00:06:26,040 --> 00:06:28,720 Speaker 2: Are we going to make this happen? And of course 128 00:06:28,760 --> 00:06:31,360 Speaker 2: we were. I mean it was no sweat off of anybody, 129 00:06:31,360 --> 00:06:32,839 Speaker 2: but it was like, we got to keep it pushing. 130 00:06:32,920 --> 00:06:38,160 Speaker 2: We can't get lazy any day. The Miami rehearsals, I 131 00:06:38,200 --> 00:06:41,360 Speaker 2: got to have some of the best moments and some 132 00:06:41,440 --> 00:06:45,120 Speaker 2: of the hardest moments of my life. I We're in 133 00:06:45,120 --> 00:06:47,880 Speaker 2: rehearsals and we rehearsed at my studio, studio see what, 134 00:06:48,000 --> 00:06:49,919 Speaker 2: and studio see what. For me, I've talked about this before, 135 00:06:50,040 --> 00:06:53,640 Speaker 2: is kind of like my safe space if a therapist 136 00:06:53,960 --> 00:06:59,080 Speaker 2: was a place to studio see what is my therapist. 137 00:06:59,480 --> 00:07:01,680 Speaker 2: I true really love it out there. It really is 138 00:07:01,720 --> 00:07:03,600 Speaker 2: a safe home for me. I mean I spend as 139 00:07:03,680 --> 00:07:06,680 Speaker 2: much time there as I do at my house. And 140 00:07:06,720 --> 00:07:10,720 Speaker 2: so being in that space on this week where mentally 141 00:07:10,840 --> 00:07:14,880 Speaker 2: I had been going through so much with things going 142 00:07:14,880 --> 00:07:17,160 Speaker 2: on on the internet, things going on behind the scenes, 143 00:07:17,800 --> 00:07:20,560 Speaker 2: things getting out that I didn't even know existed, Like 144 00:07:21,280 --> 00:07:25,080 Speaker 2: what the fuck is happening? And my thing is is 145 00:07:25,120 --> 00:07:28,600 Speaker 2: as long as I'm covered on the back end and 146 00:07:28,680 --> 00:07:30,160 Speaker 2: I didn't do anything wrong. 147 00:07:31,080 --> 00:07:32,720 Speaker 3: I've realized that the world. 148 00:07:32,560 --> 00:07:35,119 Speaker 2: Is just kind of theorized on things, and the world 149 00:07:35,200 --> 00:07:37,920 Speaker 2: is going to think things without even knowing them, and 150 00:07:38,480 --> 00:07:40,040 Speaker 2: I've kind of had to accept that, and I kind 151 00:07:40,040 --> 00:07:43,040 Speaker 2: of had to accept my fate. Also in this time 152 00:07:43,120 --> 00:07:44,920 Speaker 2: is when the So You Think You Can Dance trailers 153 00:07:44,920 --> 00:07:48,280 Speaker 2: started to come out, and so You're thinking his trailer 154 00:07:48,400 --> 00:07:50,600 Speaker 2: was getting you know, a bit of a bit of 155 00:07:50,680 --> 00:07:53,760 Speaker 2: heat because people didn't like A that I was a 156 00:07:53,840 --> 00:07:56,840 Speaker 2: judge and B they didn't like the new format and 157 00:07:56,920 --> 00:08:00,000 Speaker 2: at this point one two actually two of the top ten, 158 00:08:00,040 --> 00:08:02,680 Speaker 2: and are my dancers for this Miami Pride performance. And 159 00:08:02,680 --> 00:08:05,480 Speaker 2: I'll talk about all my dancers in a second. But 160 00:08:05,560 --> 00:08:07,760 Speaker 2: I was telling them. I said to them, I said look, 161 00:08:07,800 --> 00:08:09,320 Speaker 2: because they felt bad that I was getting the heat. 162 00:08:09,320 --> 00:08:11,680 Speaker 2: And I was like, look, here's the thing, like, I 163 00:08:11,880 --> 00:08:13,440 Speaker 2: don't care if I'm getting the heat and if the 164 00:08:13,480 --> 00:08:15,840 Speaker 2: format's getting the heat, because I know that I can 165 00:08:15,920 --> 00:08:18,040 Speaker 2: handle it. Like I don't I don't mind being the 166 00:08:18,040 --> 00:08:20,240 Speaker 2: punching bag for the show, Like as long as you 167 00:08:20,280 --> 00:08:23,720 Speaker 2: guys aren't getting the heat, like, let's freaking go. Then 168 00:08:23,760 --> 00:08:26,160 Speaker 2: I realized something, and this is what really got me 169 00:08:26,200 --> 00:08:30,880 Speaker 2: through rehearsals is and through last week, was look, if 170 00:08:30,960 --> 00:08:33,560 Speaker 2: I am the world's punching bag for a second, that 171 00:08:33,640 --> 00:08:37,040 Speaker 2: means that somebody is having more fun bullying and destroying 172 00:08:37,080 --> 00:08:39,439 Speaker 2: me than they are somebody at school, than they are 173 00:08:39,480 --> 00:08:42,320 Speaker 2: somebody else on social media. And the thing is, I 174 00:08:42,360 --> 00:08:44,560 Speaker 2: know that I can take it. I know that I 175 00:08:44,600 --> 00:08:47,559 Speaker 2: will be fine. I'm gonna be upset at times, of course, 176 00:08:47,559 --> 00:08:48,839 Speaker 2: but I know I have good people around me, and 177 00:08:48,840 --> 00:08:50,319 Speaker 2: I know I'm gonna be okay, and I'm gonna get 178 00:08:50,360 --> 00:08:53,480 Speaker 2: through it. But I don't know if anybody else could 179 00:08:53,520 --> 00:08:55,720 Speaker 2: get the heat that I am getting right now and 180 00:08:55,880 --> 00:08:59,320 Speaker 2: keep it pushing. And so I'm very grateful to a 181 00:08:59,640 --> 00:09:02,200 Speaker 2: in a very strange, messed up way, just let me 182 00:09:02,280 --> 00:09:04,800 Speaker 2: have it, because it's all I got right now. But 183 00:09:05,080 --> 00:09:07,720 Speaker 2: I am almost grateful that I'm getting the heat because 184 00:09:07,760 --> 00:09:11,360 Speaker 2: I know that somebody else isn't because I am, so 185 00:09:11,400 --> 00:09:13,439 Speaker 2: that's kind of made me feel better. There was a 186 00:09:13,440 --> 00:09:17,440 Speaker 2: few days of rehearsal where I left the studio and 187 00:09:17,520 --> 00:09:19,640 Speaker 2: had to take a couple of phone calls and came 188 00:09:19,679 --> 00:09:23,120 Speaker 2: off those phone calls sobbing because I was like just why, 189 00:09:23,240 --> 00:09:24,480 Speaker 2: like what what? 190 00:09:24,760 --> 00:09:25,880 Speaker 3: Why? This is enough? 191 00:09:25,960 --> 00:09:28,800 Speaker 2: Like let's like people need a can it basically and 192 00:09:28,840 --> 00:09:32,040 Speaker 2: beat it. But I walked back into the studio and 193 00:09:32,240 --> 00:09:33,720 Speaker 2: rich was like, Jojo nish, what. 194 00:09:33,640 --> 00:09:34,080 Speaker 3: Do you need? 195 00:09:34,160 --> 00:09:36,360 Speaker 2: And I was like, Richie's my choreographer, and I was like, Richie, 196 00:09:37,000 --> 00:09:38,959 Speaker 2: play the song, let's do the set, and all my 197 00:09:39,040 --> 00:09:41,600 Speaker 2: dancers like, let's go, let's do it, because that's that's 198 00:09:41,600 --> 00:09:45,920 Speaker 2: what makes me happy, being in that room, running that show, performing, entertaining, 199 00:09:46,000 --> 00:09:48,920 Speaker 2: and so I was like, let's just freaking go. I 200 00:09:49,040 --> 00:09:51,560 Speaker 2: also when we're in those rehearsals. I mean, it is 201 00:09:51,600 --> 00:09:54,200 Speaker 2: the best group of people at the studio. We have 202 00:09:54,320 --> 00:09:58,280 Speaker 2: my videographer Cameron, who is so fun, so chill, with 203 00:09:58,400 --> 00:10:03,160 Speaker 2: my choreographer Richie Jackson. I mean, Richie is one of 204 00:10:03,160 --> 00:10:06,640 Speaker 2: the most legendary choreographers out there, and he has created 205 00:10:06,640 --> 00:10:09,720 Speaker 2: some of the most iconic dances, and he has done 206 00:10:09,760 --> 00:10:14,120 Speaker 2: everything with me since Dariam Music video, so he's he's 207 00:10:14,120 --> 00:10:15,600 Speaker 2: been in my bubble for a very long time. He 208 00:10:15,640 --> 00:10:17,720 Speaker 2: was also a judge on my first show, Abbey's Ultimate 209 00:10:17,840 --> 00:10:22,400 Speaker 2: Dance Competition. He's Lady Gaga's choreographer and creative director. He 210 00:10:22,440 --> 00:10:25,720 Speaker 2: has worked with literally every artist. He's he's the best 211 00:10:25,720 --> 00:10:31,240 Speaker 2: guy ever. His assistant Ian Mackenzie, who is also freaking incredible, phenomenal. 212 00:10:31,760 --> 00:10:35,840 Speaker 2: And then my dancers. We have Madison Alvarado. 213 00:10:35,080 --> 00:10:35,480 Speaker 3: Who is. 214 00:10:37,480 --> 00:10:43,280 Speaker 2: Insanely talented. We have Malia Murray who is also insanely talented. 215 00:10:43,360 --> 00:10:46,559 Speaker 2: She has been with me since Dreamed the Tour twenty 216 00:10:46,600 --> 00:10:50,080 Speaker 2: twenty two. She's I mean, both of those two girls 217 00:10:50,080 --> 00:10:51,160 Speaker 2: are family to me. 218 00:10:52,600 --> 00:10:54,600 Speaker 3: And then my boys. We have CJ. 219 00:10:54,720 --> 00:10:59,520 Speaker 2: Jensen, who's actually done performances with me since I was fourteen. 220 00:10:59,760 --> 00:11:02,360 Speaker 2: At the Kid's Choice Awards so he has been with 221 00:11:02,400 --> 00:11:06,640 Speaker 2: me now for almost seven years, which is crazy. We 222 00:11:06,679 --> 00:11:10,720 Speaker 2: have Braylan, he is Braylan and Madison actually are both 223 00:11:10,760 --> 00:11:12,720 Speaker 2: the two dancers that are in the top ten of 224 00:11:12,920 --> 00:11:16,480 Speaker 2: So You Think You Can Dance, and they are Braylan. 225 00:11:16,800 --> 00:11:17,760 Speaker 3: Braylan was our baby. 226 00:11:17,760 --> 00:11:19,480 Speaker 2: We always do a set baby on a set Grandpa 227 00:11:19,520 --> 00:11:22,040 Speaker 2: who is our youngest, who's our oldest. And Braylan actually 228 00:11:22,040 --> 00:11:26,320 Speaker 2: for this project was set baby and he freaking crushed it. 229 00:11:27,040 --> 00:11:29,880 Speaker 2: And then there's a dancer. His name is Joseph. I'm 230 00:11:29,920 --> 00:11:34,839 Speaker 2: gonna butcher his last name it's like something like sis 231 00:11:35,720 --> 00:11:39,000 Speaker 2: s z E k U l A. I literally don't 232 00:11:39,000 --> 00:11:41,680 Speaker 2: even know where to begin with that. Joseph did Karma 233 00:11:41,800 --> 00:11:43,520 Speaker 2: with me. That was the first time I met him. 234 00:11:43,640 --> 00:11:48,480 Speaker 2: He is freaking awesome. And then Diego, I'm also gonna butcher. 235 00:11:48,520 --> 00:11:53,120 Speaker 2: Diego's last name pass pass Pasila plus I gotta find it. 236 00:11:53,200 --> 00:11:55,080 Speaker 2: I really gotta find it. P A S I L 237 00:11:55,240 --> 00:11:58,360 Speaker 2: l A S. And he asked Diego that today. Diego 238 00:11:58,760 --> 00:12:02,000 Speaker 2: is literally one of the best dancers in the freaking world. 239 00:12:02,120 --> 00:12:05,600 Speaker 2: He he actually won the TV show World of Dance 240 00:12:06,640 --> 00:12:09,080 Speaker 2: with him and his two friends. They were a trio 241 00:12:09,120 --> 00:12:13,080 Speaker 2: and they won. So yeah, a freaking incredible group of 242 00:12:13,080 --> 00:12:16,720 Speaker 2: people at the studio literally at all times. And then 243 00:12:16,760 --> 00:12:19,040 Speaker 2: for like our last two days of rehearsal, my mom 244 00:12:19,120 --> 00:12:23,080 Speaker 2: was actually up there. She was doing wardrobe and costumes 245 00:12:23,120 --> 00:12:28,560 Speaker 2: with Gabby, who is our assistant helper dancer, she's she 246 00:12:28,640 --> 00:12:31,679 Speaker 2: does a lot of things. And then Kristin, who is 247 00:12:31,800 --> 00:12:35,680 Speaker 2: actually one of the x MG pop kids, her mom. 248 00:12:36,080 --> 00:12:38,560 Speaker 2: So yeah, Kristin was out there, Gabby was out there, 249 00:12:38,640 --> 00:12:39,560 Speaker 2: my mom was out there. 250 00:12:40,440 --> 00:12:41,800 Speaker 3: It was a freaking party. 251 00:12:41,920 --> 00:12:44,400 Speaker 2: It was a lot of work and a lot of 252 00:12:44,480 --> 00:12:47,199 Speaker 2: hours and a lot of training, but it was so 253 00:12:47,559 --> 00:12:49,160 Speaker 2: much fun. Of you and if you know me, you 254 00:12:49,240 --> 00:12:54,679 Speaker 2: know I can spend hours at that studio. But figuring 255 00:12:54,720 --> 00:12:57,040 Speaker 2: out the set and the choreography was actually, I mean, 256 00:12:57,080 --> 00:13:00,480 Speaker 2: it was no joke. These numbers are very fit, physical. 257 00:13:00,640 --> 00:13:07,320 Speaker 2: I'm I'm singing and then dancing, and I'm partnering with 258 00:13:07,679 --> 00:13:10,760 Speaker 2: I'm always partnering with Madison in the set, which is 259 00:13:11,000 --> 00:13:13,839 Speaker 2: I mean, we have so much fun and. 260 00:13:13,880 --> 00:13:15,240 Speaker 3: We put on a freaking show. 261 00:13:15,440 --> 00:13:18,040 Speaker 2: We entertain We are not a singer, we are not 262 00:13:18,120 --> 00:13:20,760 Speaker 2: a dancer, but we are an entertainer and we I'm 263 00:13:20,800 --> 00:13:24,520 Speaker 2: saying we as in me, but we freaking entertained, and 264 00:13:24,559 --> 00:13:27,960 Speaker 2: whether the audience likes it hates it, they are definitely 265 00:13:28,080 --> 00:13:28,840 Speaker 2: entertained by it. 266 00:13:28,880 --> 00:13:31,200 Speaker 3: And that that's what I was put on this earth 267 00:13:31,240 --> 00:13:31,440 Speaker 3: to do. 268 00:13:31,480 --> 00:13:33,600 Speaker 2: So I'm very grateful that I get to do that, 269 00:13:33,640 --> 00:13:37,200 Speaker 2: and I'm grateful that it worked. The end of every rehearsal, 270 00:13:37,240 --> 00:13:39,560 Speaker 2: we always say are high and are low? Oh my gosh, 271 00:13:39,600 --> 00:13:41,640 Speaker 2: in the audio team. Wait, I forgot about the audio team. 272 00:13:41,679 --> 00:13:44,280 Speaker 2: We had these three boys who are my audio team, 273 00:13:44,320 --> 00:13:47,599 Speaker 2: and they are phenomenal, so fun I was when I 274 00:13:47,640 --> 00:13:49,439 Speaker 2: was talking about highs and lows. Just now reminded me 275 00:13:49,480 --> 00:13:52,280 Speaker 2: of them because they always had the best high and lows. 276 00:13:53,040 --> 00:13:57,280 Speaker 2: But honestly, towards the end of rehearsals, like the last 277 00:13:57,320 --> 00:14:01,280 Speaker 2: two days, I actually stopped doing lows and I only 278 00:14:01,320 --> 00:14:05,120 Speaker 2: had everybody say they're high because truthfully, the reason why 279 00:14:05,160 --> 00:14:07,120 Speaker 2: is because my loaves were too low and I didn't 280 00:14:07,160 --> 00:14:09,240 Speaker 2: want to bring them up, didn't want to talk about them, 281 00:14:09,360 --> 00:14:11,080 Speaker 2: didn't want to bring them into the room, didn't want 282 00:14:11,080 --> 00:14:12,600 Speaker 2: to bring that energy into the room. But my loaves 283 00:14:12,640 --> 00:14:15,640 Speaker 2: were very low, and I wanted to keep the vibes 284 00:14:15,640 --> 00:14:17,959 Speaker 2: happy for everybody because at the end of the day, 285 00:14:19,240 --> 00:14:22,520 Speaker 2: that room's energy revolves around my energy. 286 00:14:22,560 --> 00:14:23,120 Speaker 3: You know what I mean. 287 00:14:23,120 --> 00:14:25,600 Speaker 2: When I am the boss in this situation, I'm the 288 00:14:25,600 --> 00:14:27,840 Speaker 2: one that is in charge of everybody. If I'm down, 289 00:14:27,960 --> 00:14:32,040 Speaker 2: everyone's down. If I'm up, everyone's up. There was actually 290 00:14:32,040 --> 00:14:35,040 Speaker 2: this funny moment in rehearsals where I was down. 291 00:14:35,120 --> 00:14:38,440 Speaker 3: We were choreographing Boomerang. I was just not in. I 292 00:14:38,520 --> 00:14:39,440 Speaker 3: was not invested. 293 00:14:39,480 --> 00:14:41,600 Speaker 2: It was the day that I was lower than low, 294 00:14:42,520 --> 00:14:44,080 Speaker 2: and all of a sudden, we take a break, we 295 00:14:44,200 --> 00:14:46,760 Speaker 2: come back from break, and Richie was like, go from 296 00:14:46,840 --> 00:14:50,840 Speaker 2: the top, We're changing this whole thing. Troops and then 297 00:14:50,960 --> 00:14:52,240 Speaker 2: everyone like tapped in. 298 00:14:52,440 --> 00:14:53,720 Speaker 3: I tapped in. I told the dancers. 299 00:14:53,760 --> 00:14:55,240 Speaker 2: I was like, here we go, let's get it together 300 00:14:55,360 --> 00:14:57,080 Speaker 2: like this, we're being embarrassing right now. 301 00:14:57,160 --> 00:14:59,360 Speaker 3: Let's find it. And we found it. 302 00:14:59,440 --> 00:15:01,320 Speaker 2: The new versee is what made it on stage and 303 00:15:01,360 --> 00:15:03,800 Speaker 2: I am so happy because of the new version. Ah 304 00:15:04,080 --> 00:15:08,680 Speaker 2: so freaking good. So it actually wasn't until it was 305 00:15:08,720 --> 00:15:10,520 Speaker 2: Actually it was pretty early on. It was like day 306 00:15:11,120 --> 00:15:14,800 Speaker 2: two of rehearsal because we had done Karma. No, I'm sorry, 307 00:15:14,840 --> 00:15:16,520 Speaker 2: it was day three rehearsal because we had done Karma. 308 00:15:16,720 --> 00:15:20,080 Speaker 2: Choose your Fighter and then Balance Baby and next in 309 00:15:20,120 --> 00:15:24,000 Speaker 2: the set was supposed to be uh ah, do I 310 00:15:24,000 --> 00:15:25,560 Speaker 2: want to tell you what it was? Now? I don't 311 00:15:25,600 --> 00:15:27,040 Speaker 2: want to tell you what it was. There was supposed 312 00:15:27,040 --> 00:15:30,720 Speaker 2: to be another song. We ultimately decided that that song 313 00:15:31,320 --> 00:15:35,680 Speaker 2: is too big of a power move in the future 314 00:15:35,840 --> 00:15:39,160 Speaker 2: of my career that we didn't want to put it 315 00:15:39,200 --> 00:15:42,360 Speaker 2: out there in just a quick performance. And it was 316 00:15:42,440 --> 00:15:44,440 Speaker 2: very important to us to hold onto it and make 317 00:15:44,520 --> 00:15:47,520 Speaker 2: that song a reveal at a time, because it is 318 00:15:47,680 --> 00:15:50,920 Speaker 2: such same way that Karma was a head turner, this 319 00:15:51,000 --> 00:15:53,040 Speaker 2: song is the next head turner, and so it was 320 00:15:53,120 --> 00:15:55,120 Speaker 2: very important to us that we held onto that and 321 00:15:55,160 --> 00:15:58,160 Speaker 2: we didn't reveal it right away. And it was a 322 00:15:58,160 --> 00:16:03,040 Speaker 2: tough decision because creatively, half of my team wanted it there, 323 00:16:03,400 --> 00:16:05,800 Speaker 2: and then creatively half of my team didn't want it there. 324 00:16:05,920 --> 00:16:08,440 Speaker 2: And so ultimately that then comes down to me to 325 00:16:08,440 --> 00:16:10,960 Speaker 2: make the final decision. And I know I'm making half 326 00:16:11,000 --> 00:16:12,880 Speaker 2: my team happy one way and half my team happy 327 00:16:12,920 --> 00:16:16,120 Speaker 2: the other way. But I have to eliminate all of that, 328 00:16:16,600 --> 00:16:20,280 Speaker 2: really figure out what makes sense, and then go with that. 329 00:16:20,360 --> 00:16:23,040 Speaker 2: Cause even even for me, you know, I actually I 330 00:16:23,120 --> 00:16:25,680 Speaker 2: probably would have been more happy and more satisfied if 331 00:16:25,720 --> 00:16:27,560 Speaker 2: I did do that song because I would have gotten 332 00:16:27,560 --> 00:16:31,600 Speaker 2: to do another song, which I would have loved, but ultimately, 333 00:16:31,640 --> 00:16:34,160 Speaker 2: in the scale and the scope of my career, it 334 00:16:34,240 --> 00:16:37,160 Speaker 2: made sense to not perform that song, and so. 335 00:16:37,280 --> 00:16:38,800 Speaker 3: We're holding it, We're saving it. 336 00:16:39,800 --> 00:16:43,200 Speaker 2: I don't think I'll end up doing it at Pittsburgh Pride, 337 00:16:43,240 --> 00:16:46,280 Speaker 2: but I think I'll for sure do it at Chicago Pride. 338 00:16:46,320 --> 00:16:48,840 Speaker 2: So I'll see you in Chicago and you will know 339 00:16:48,880 --> 00:16:49,760 Speaker 2: what I'm talking about. 340 00:16:50,760 --> 00:16:51,400 Speaker 3: But that song. 341 00:16:51,480 --> 00:16:54,040 Speaker 2: Also, we're planning music video for next week, which I 342 00:16:54,080 --> 00:16:59,560 Speaker 2: am so excited. Oh my god, I ah, oh, I 343 00:16:59,600 --> 00:17:04,240 Speaker 2: didn't I didn't think I would be more excited for 344 00:17:04,240 --> 00:17:08,080 Speaker 2: a concept than I was for Karma. And truthfully, as 345 00:17:08,160 --> 00:17:10,080 Speaker 2: soon as we came up with this next step in 346 00:17:10,080 --> 00:17:12,920 Speaker 2: this next music video, I honestly was like, well, good luck, Karma, 347 00:17:12,920 --> 00:17:14,679 Speaker 2: I hope you do good. And I kind of like 348 00:17:14,760 --> 00:17:16,800 Speaker 2: a borded mission on Karma and just like chucked it 349 00:17:16,840 --> 00:17:19,560 Speaker 2: out for the last week and really started focusing on 350 00:17:19,640 --> 00:17:23,400 Speaker 2: this second music video. So I'm really excited about that. Anyways, 351 00:17:23,600 --> 00:17:28,600 Speaker 2: wrapping up rehearsals, we ended rehearsals, flew out, landed in 352 00:17:28,640 --> 00:17:31,520 Speaker 2: Miami at six in the morning, went to sound check 353 00:17:31,560 --> 00:17:34,080 Speaker 2: at nine in the morning, ordered some of many food, 354 00:17:34,160 --> 00:17:37,320 Speaker 2: got back from sound check, started doing my makeup. For 355 00:17:37,359 --> 00:17:40,159 Speaker 2: anyone that doesn't know, I do all my own hair 356 00:17:40,200 --> 00:17:41,919 Speaker 2: and makeup. Not hair, that's a lie. I don't do 357 00:17:41,960 --> 00:17:44,520 Speaker 2: that anymore. I have an incredible HAIRSTYLI his name is Corey, 358 00:17:45,600 --> 00:17:47,040 Speaker 2: But I do all my own makeup. 359 00:17:47,119 --> 00:17:47,439 Speaker 3: Still. 360 00:17:48,280 --> 00:17:50,320 Speaker 2: There's a couple of reasons why I Number one, efficiency, 361 00:17:50,640 --> 00:17:53,080 Speaker 2: I'm a really fast makeup artist. I can get that 362 00:17:53,080 --> 00:17:56,720 Speaker 2: thing on and a couple couple honestly, like, depending on 363 00:17:56,760 --> 00:17:59,040 Speaker 2: the look. If I'm doing the black Beast makeup look, now, 364 00:17:59,080 --> 00:18:01,080 Speaker 2: I can get that on in literally forty five minutes. 365 00:18:01,600 --> 00:18:04,440 Speaker 2: This makeup look, though, because it was white, it required 366 00:18:04,480 --> 00:18:06,840 Speaker 2: a bit more time because it required drying and then 367 00:18:07,119 --> 00:18:09,320 Speaker 2: reapplying and drying and reapplying and then drying and reapplying. 368 00:18:09,359 --> 00:18:11,040 Speaker 2: Had to a couple layers because it was a white 369 00:18:11,119 --> 00:18:14,560 Speaker 2: beast makeup look. But we got it on took like 370 00:18:14,560 --> 00:18:17,960 Speaker 2: two and a half hours for context. The Black Beast 371 00:18:18,000 --> 00:18:21,080 Speaker 2: makeup on set took four and a half hours. And 372 00:18:21,200 --> 00:18:24,199 Speaker 2: so I can get that on real quick, and I 373 00:18:24,240 --> 00:18:26,520 Speaker 2: just enjoyed doing it. Gives me, It relaxes me, It 374 00:18:26,520 --> 00:18:29,040 Speaker 2: gives me a creative outlet and then yeah, my two 375 00:18:29,280 --> 00:18:32,240 Speaker 2: girl dancers, Malia and Madison, they both came over to 376 00:18:32,280 --> 00:18:35,840 Speaker 2: my room. We had a warm up party, we got dressed, 377 00:18:35,960 --> 00:18:39,840 Speaker 2: we chugged celsies, and then we headed over to Pride. 378 00:18:40,320 --> 00:18:43,080 Speaker 2: We were backstage and we were just having fun like 379 00:18:43,119 --> 00:18:44,520 Speaker 2: it was all like fun and games, and then all 380 00:18:44,560 --> 00:18:46,800 Speaker 2: of a sudden, the announcer was like, you guys ready 381 00:18:46,800 --> 00:18:50,159 Speaker 2: for Joe Joe, so you are, and the scream that 382 00:18:50,280 --> 00:18:53,320 Speaker 2: was led out by the audience, I had never heard 383 00:18:53,359 --> 00:18:57,000 Speaker 2: anything like it before. Before we go out on stage, 384 00:18:57,080 --> 00:18:59,000 Speaker 2: I have a couple of things that I do. So 385 00:18:59,040 --> 00:19:03,080 Speaker 2: I grab pull aside all my dancers and only the dancers, 386 00:19:03,119 --> 00:19:04,960 Speaker 2: because me and the dancers, and one day if I 387 00:19:05,000 --> 00:19:07,040 Speaker 2: have a band, I would include them. But basically just 388 00:19:07,080 --> 00:19:11,000 Speaker 2: the people that are on this stage, and pull everybody aside, 389 00:19:11,080 --> 00:19:15,800 Speaker 2: and we all hold hands, and I give a speech, 390 00:19:15,880 --> 00:19:18,959 Speaker 2: a motivation and for some a prayer. The thing for 391 00:19:19,000 --> 00:19:21,199 Speaker 2: me is not everybody in the world believes in what 392 00:19:21,280 --> 00:19:23,800 Speaker 2: I believe in, and I don't believe in what everybody 393 00:19:23,800 --> 00:19:25,679 Speaker 2: in the world believes. And everybody has their own beliefs. 394 00:19:25,720 --> 00:19:27,080 Speaker 2: That's the right of the world. 395 00:19:27,240 --> 00:19:28,720 Speaker 3: And so we do. 396 00:19:28,920 --> 00:19:31,439 Speaker 2: I do a speech that is basically, I say, no 397 00:19:31,480 --> 00:19:35,160 Speaker 2: matter what you believe in, no matter if it's a figure, 398 00:19:35,720 --> 00:19:41,639 Speaker 2: a crystal, manifestation, a religious thing, whatever it is to you, 399 00:19:43,320 --> 00:19:46,960 Speaker 2: let that help you get through this performance. Please give 400 00:19:47,000 --> 00:19:51,600 Speaker 2: your energy to that. Please ask that to help you push, 401 00:19:51,760 --> 00:19:54,080 Speaker 2: to help you be inspired, and to help the audience 402 00:19:54,160 --> 00:19:57,640 Speaker 2: have a good time. And then I say, I say 403 00:19:57,640 --> 00:19:59,439 Speaker 2: for me specifically, because I never want to make it 404 00:19:59,440 --> 00:20:04,359 Speaker 2: too to I don't ever want to push anything on anybody, 405 00:20:04,359 --> 00:20:06,280 Speaker 2: and so I always just say, and for me specifically, 406 00:20:06,440 --> 00:20:09,760 Speaker 2: big man upstairs, thank you for giving me this gift. 407 00:20:09,920 --> 00:20:14,199 Speaker 2: Thank you for giving me this ability and this body 408 00:20:14,280 --> 00:20:18,359 Speaker 2: and these friends and this family of people to be 409 00:20:18,440 --> 00:20:20,639 Speaker 2: on this stage with, and this audience of people to 410 00:20:20,760 --> 00:20:23,639 Speaker 2: go on this stage four And thank you, and do 411 00:20:23,720 --> 00:20:27,360 Speaker 2: me a favor, keep us all safe, help us all 412 00:20:27,359 --> 00:20:30,000 Speaker 2: have fun. And uh. Then you know, we give a 413 00:20:30,000 --> 00:20:32,919 Speaker 2: little we give a little sign out, and then I 414 00:20:33,000 --> 00:20:34,760 Speaker 2: just give a speech to my answers, being like, look, 415 00:20:34,800 --> 00:20:37,040 Speaker 2: here we go. I always say, you're gonna be tired, 416 00:20:37,359 --> 00:20:39,120 Speaker 2: You're gonna be hot, you're gonna be sweaty, you're gonna 417 00:20:39,119 --> 00:20:40,919 Speaker 2: be in pain, your legs are gonna hurt. At the 418 00:20:40,960 --> 00:20:43,280 Speaker 2: end of the day, no one cares. No one in 419 00:20:43,320 --> 00:20:45,399 Speaker 2: the audience cares. I don't care while we're on stage. 420 00:20:45,400 --> 00:20:47,760 Speaker 2: I care when we're off the stage. Absolutely. When we 421 00:20:47,800 --> 00:20:50,080 Speaker 2: are off the stage, I will get I will get 422 00:20:50,080 --> 00:20:51,920 Speaker 2: off the stage and get you all the water, get 423 00:20:51,960 --> 00:20:54,719 Speaker 2: you all a massage, whatever you need. I will care 424 00:20:54,720 --> 00:20:56,600 Speaker 2: about you after. But when we are on that stage, 425 00:20:57,160 --> 00:20:59,639 Speaker 2: no one cares. We keep going and we push and 426 00:20:59,640 --> 00:21:02,960 Speaker 2: we give an incredible show. So enjoy being tired, because 427 00:21:03,000 --> 00:21:05,480 Speaker 2: after we will fix it. But let's go on stage 428 00:21:05,480 --> 00:21:07,320 Speaker 2: and let's give it everything we got. And the dancers 429 00:21:07,359 --> 00:21:09,520 Speaker 2: it's always like a funny type of tone, and so 430 00:21:09,600 --> 00:21:11,680 Speaker 2: the dancers always laughing and we're all. 431 00:21:11,520 --> 00:21:12,680 Speaker 3: Like yeah, true, true, true. 432 00:21:12,680 --> 00:21:15,639 Speaker 2: And it's a very good vibe because you got to remember, 433 00:21:15,640 --> 00:21:19,040 Speaker 2: these dancers are also my closest friends, and so we 434 00:21:19,160 --> 00:21:21,280 Speaker 2: some most of my closest friends. I have a lot 435 00:21:21,280 --> 00:21:23,840 Speaker 2: of close friends that are not dancers, but this group 436 00:21:23,840 --> 00:21:27,679 Speaker 2: of people specifically are very close to me. Then you know, 437 00:21:27,720 --> 00:21:30,280 Speaker 2: I break that up and I go over by myself. 438 00:21:30,280 --> 00:21:32,160 Speaker 2: And this is something that I've done ever since Dancing 439 00:21:32,200 --> 00:21:34,280 Speaker 2: with the Stars. First week of Dancing with the Stars, 440 00:21:34,320 --> 00:21:36,600 Speaker 2: my partner Jenna was like, let's go pray, and I 441 00:21:36,640 --> 00:21:39,280 Speaker 2: was like, pray, let's go, let's do it. And I, 442 00:21:39,640 --> 00:21:44,280 Speaker 2: I mean, I didn't know what to expect. I guess 443 00:21:44,359 --> 00:21:46,080 Speaker 2: is a good a good way to put it. But 444 00:21:47,000 --> 00:21:50,760 Speaker 2: she said a prayer and I was like, wait, I 445 00:21:50,960 --> 00:21:53,320 Speaker 2: love this. And so now every time before I go 446 00:21:53,359 --> 00:21:55,439 Speaker 2: out on stage, I say the same thing that she 447 00:21:55,600 --> 00:21:58,600 Speaker 2: used to say, and I give a true prayer. And 448 00:21:58,680 --> 00:22:01,160 Speaker 2: then I used to have this mantra that we would 449 00:22:01,160 --> 00:22:04,119 Speaker 2: say to each other. I would say, we're prepared. She 450 00:22:04,160 --> 00:22:06,240 Speaker 2: would say, we're excited, and then I would say and 451 00:22:06,280 --> 00:22:08,159 Speaker 2: we have each other, or we would say together and 452 00:22:08,200 --> 00:22:10,840 Speaker 2: we have each other. And so now I say I'm prepared, 453 00:22:10,960 --> 00:22:13,560 Speaker 2: I'm excited, and I have myself and I do it 454 00:22:13,640 --> 00:22:16,520 Speaker 2: every single time. And then I get up, I do 455 00:22:16,560 --> 00:22:18,200 Speaker 2: the dance. Moms wanted the advices and we want to 456 00:22:18,200 --> 00:22:19,560 Speaker 2: the devices. We went to the Besties and we want 457 00:22:19,600 --> 00:22:24,600 Speaker 2: to divices. I went to the wantedsciused knock, knocked, backcrack, 458 00:22:24,720 --> 00:22:27,840 Speaker 2: backcrack every single time. I'll never do a performance with 459 00:22:27,880 --> 00:22:31,320 Speaker 2: live doing that. Then hop my happy ass on stage 460 00:22:31,359 --> 00:22:41,880 Speaker 2: and give the show for life. So then we went 461 00:22:41,960 --> 00:22:45,000 Speaker 2: on stage. I got my costume on. We're feeling good. 462 00:22:45,119 --> 00:22:48,360 Speaker 2: We are having so much fun on stage. The stage 463 00:22:48,400 --> 00:22:50,880 Speaker 2: was so slippery. I told my dancers, I was like, look, 464 00:22:50,920 --> 00:22:52,840 Speaker 2: if I could do anything about it, you guys know 465 00:22:52,920 --> 00:22:55,119 Speaker 2: I would, but I couldn't. And so I was like, everybody, 466 00:22:55,760 --> 00:22:57,680 Speaker 2: hope for the best, try not to die. 467 00:22:58,119 --> 00:22:58,640 Speaker 3: And I told my. 468 00:22:58,640 --> 00:23:00,359 Speaker 2: Dancers, I was like, look, I need you next. I 469 00:23:00,400 --> 00:23:01,840 Speaker 2: was like, don't injure yourself. I was like, if you 470 00:23:01,840 --> 00:23:03,920 Speaker 2: can only go so deep and you play go that deep, 471 00:23:03,960 --> 00:23:07,480 Speaker 2: we're all gonna be fine. And then, of course, I 472 00:23:07,520 --> 00:23:09,159 Speaker 2: mean I plan out what I'm going to say to 473 00:23:09,200 --> 00:23:11,960 Speaker 2: the crowd in some sort of way. Of course, I 474 00:23:12,160 --> 00:23:15,080 Speaker 2: add lib like no other UH would Literally I told 475 00:23:15,080 --> 00:23:16,640 Speaker 2: my son guys like, the only thing I'll go rogue 476 00:23:16,640 --> 00:23:18,479 Speaker 2: on is my talking that I do for thirty seconds 477 00:23:18,520 --> 00:23:22,119 Speaker 2: will be fourteen minutes. Get ready, which did happen. But 478 00:23:22,400 --> 00:23:25,320 Speaker 2: I uh, I started to talk to the crowd, and 479 00:23:25,359 --> 00:23:26,520 Speaker 2: one of the things that I planned to say it 480 00:23:26,560 --> 00:23:29,240 Speaker 2: was like, let me here, you scream, Miami, let them scream. 481 00:23:29,240 --> 00:23:30,520 Speaker 2: And then I was gonna be like, oh, come on, 482 00:23:30,760 --> 00:23:33,120 Speaker 2: I've had six year old scream louder than that. Making 483 00:23:33,200 --> 00:23:36,879 Speaker 2: like a joke to my past right, but honestly, like 484 00:23:37,000 --> 00:23:39,320 Speaker 2: I still made the joke, but as they're screaming, I 485 00:23:39,359 --> 00:23:41,880 Speaker 2: was like, damn, that is the loudest scream I've ever 486 00:23:41,920 --> 00:23:44,520 Speaker 2: heard of all life. But then I still made the joke, 487 00:23:44,600 --> 00:23:46,600 Speaker 2: and then they screamed even louder. Uh. 488 00:23:47,320 --> 00:23:48,840 Speaker 3: It was crazy. The crowd was crazy. 489 00:23:48,840 --> 00:23:51,600 Speaker 2: There was this person that wore a T shirt that 490 00:23:51,680 --> 00:23:54,399 Speaker 2: had me getting paparazzi outside the sex store on it, 491 00:23:54,800 --> 00:23:56,360 Speaker 2: and then I pulled that shirt on stage and put 492 00:23:56,400 --> 00:24:00,600 Speaker 2: it on Madison. And then there was somebody holding up Jojo, 493 00:24:00,680 --> 00:24:03,679 Speaker 2: have you learned Nothing? Poster with Abby's face on it, 494 00:24:03,720 --> 00:24:08,480 Speaker 2: but Abby wearing the Beast makeup. There was so many posters, 495 00:24:08,480 --> 00:24:11,919 Speaker 2: Everyone's singing, Oh my god. The way people sang thou 496 00:24:12,000 --> 00:24:14,080 Speaker 2: shalt not lie, thou shall not cheat, Thou shall not 497 00:24:14,119 --> 00:24:17,040 Speaker 2: get caught, or you'll end up just like me. I mean, 498 00:24:17,280 --> 00:24:22,080 Speaker 2: I have never heard anything like that. I mean it 499 00:24:22,320 --> 00:24:27,480 Speaker 2: was it was crazy. I actually messed up in the performance, 500 00:24:27,880 --> 00:24:31,119 Speaker 2: which I'm still so mad at myself for I I 501 00:24:31,520 --> 00:24:34,199 Speaker 2: fucked up the second chorus of Choose Your Fighter. No 502 00:24:34,200 --> 00:24:37,520 Speaker 2: one would know, but I know, and I can guarantee 503 00:24:37,520 --> 00:24:40,200 Speaker 2: I will never mess that up ever again. I will 504 00:24:40,200 --> 00:24:43,080 Speaker 2: have my shit together on that course for the rest 505 00:24:43,119 --> 00:24:46,320 Speaker 2: of my life. But yeah, you know, I always have 506 00:24:46,440 --> 00:24:48,320 Speaker 2: my answers before we go out on stage. I'm like 507 00:24:48,880 --> 00:24:51,600 Speaker 2: I know, in rehearsals, I am hard on everybody about 508 00:24:51,640 --> 00:24:54,879 Speaker 2: being perfect in that room. But now on this stage, 509 00:24:54,880 --> 00:24:57,720 Speaker 2: it's not about that. On this stage, it's about trusting yourself. 510 00:24:58,240 --> 00:25:00,720 Speaker 2: You're gonna mess up. I'm gonna to mess up. We 511 00:25:00,720 --> 00:25:02,720 Speaker 2: don't know where we're gonna mess up, but it's gonna happen, 512 00:25:02,720 --> 00:25:05,040 Speaker 2: and we're gonna recover from it and it's gonna be fine. 513 00:25:05,560 --> 00:25:08,119 Speaker 2: I just want you, guys, go out on stage, enjoy 514 00:25:08,200 --> 00:25:09,720 Speaker 2: the hard work that you put in, and be proud 515 00:25:09,760 --> 00:25:11,560 Speaker 2: of the hard work you put in. But now let 516 00:25:11,640 --> 00:25:13,560 Speaker 2: that hard work do the work for you and you 517 00:25:13,640 --> 00:25:16,320 Speaker 2: just enjoy it, have fun, let the audience feel your fire. 518 00:25:17,600 --> 00:25:19,040 Speaker 3: And that's something that I truly believe in. 519 00:25:19,000 --> 00:25:21,439 Speaker 2: Because look, at the end of the day, you get 520 00:25:21,440 --> 00:25:23,520 Speaker 2: into that performance once, I will never get to do 521 00:25:23,600 --> 00:25:26,480 Speaker 2: that first performance ever again, and so we have to 522 00:25:26,560 --> 00:25:29,000 Speaker 2: truly cherish every moment on stage. And so I make 523 00:25:29,040 --> 00:25:32,040 Speaker 2: sure that I really get that into my dancers heads 524 00:25:32,119 --> 00:25:34,560 Speaker 2: before I go out, and make sure everyone's energy is good. 525 00:25:34,680 --> 00:25:37,640 Speaker 2: And we get on that stage, we do our thing 526 00:25:37,800 --> 00:25:40,160 Speaker 2: and we get off, and honestly, when we got off 527 00:25:40,160 --> 00:25:42,800 Speaker 2: the stage, all the dancers were like celebrating. That was awesome, 528 00:25:43,240 --> 00:25:45,239 Speaker 2: and I just kind of was standing there and I 529 00:25:45,280 --> 00:25:47,640 Speaker 2: was like, I don't know how to feel right now. 530 00:25:47,640 --> 00:25:50,720 Speaker 2: I was like I was very numb, which I haven't 531 00:25:50,760 --> 00:25:53,400 Speaker 2: really felt before. It was like kind of like did 532 00:25:53,440 --> 00:25:56,280 Speaker 2: that just happen? And it was almost like it was 533 00:25:56,320 --> 00:25:58,600 Speaker 2: almost like how I would feel on Special Forces of 534 00:25:58,720 --> 00:26:02,560 Speaker 2: just being like I'm I'm not scared, I'm not sad, 535 00:26:02,600 --> 00:26:06,200 Speaker 2: I'm not I'm happy, but I'm not like showing it. 536 00:26:06,320 --> 00:26:08,520 Speaker 3: But I like don't know what to do right now. 537 00:26:09,160 --> 00:26:11,080 Speaker 2: And then when the President came up to me and 538 00:26:11,160 --> 00:26:13,000 Speaker 2: he told me about the fifty five thousand people, I 539 00:26:13,520 --> 00:26:15,440 Speaker 2: mean I lost it. I was running, I was crying. 540 00:26:15,480 --> 00:26:19,159 Speaker 2: Then I was celebrating and super happy. Everyone was so 541 00:26:19,200 --> 00:26:20,240 Speaker 2: happy with the performance. 542 00:26:20,920 --> 00:26:21,800 Speaker 3: Richie was so happy. 543 00:26:21,840 --> 00:26:24,119 Speaker 2: My mom we call her a Rod. She I know 544 00:26:24,160 --> 00:26:25,480 Speaker 2: if a Rod says it was good. 545 00:26:25,520 --> 00:26:27,480 Speaker 3: I know a Rod. She would never lie to. 546 00:26:27,520 --> 00:26:29,240 Speaker 2: Me, and she would tell me, she would tell me 547 00:26:29,280 --> 00:26:32,520 Speaker 2: one hundred percent if it was not good. And so 548 00:26:32,720 --> 00:26:34,639 Speaker 2: when I got the A Rod's stay up of approval 549 00:26:34,680 --> 00:26:35,720 Speaker 2: and she said we were good, I was. 550 00:26:35,720 --> 00:26:40,240 Speaker 3: Like, we're in. We did it, baby, we freaking did it. Yeah. 551 00:26:40,320 --> 00:26:43,800 Speaker 2: That and we went out to dinner after Madison made 552 00:26:43,840 --> 00:26:47,560 Speaker 2: us all a reservation at Komodo in Miami, which was 553 00:26:48,640 --> 00:26:51,520 Speaker 2: so delicious. If you were ever in Miami, please take 554 00:26:51,560 --> 00:26:52,320 Speaker 2: a trip to Kmoto. 555 00:26:52,440 --> 00:26:55,720 Speaker 3: It is so good. Then all my dancers were not 556 00:26:55,840 --> 00:26:56,440 Speaker 3: to live after. 557 00:26:56,640 --> 00:26:58,560 Speaker 2: They wanted to go out and go out, and I 558 00:26:58,600 --> 00:27:00,720 Speaker 2: was like, y'all go live your life. I will be 559 00:27:00,760 --> 00:27:04,000 Speaker 2: sleeping because I have pressed the next morning, so I 560 00:27:04,040 --> 00:27:06,080 Speaker 2: went back to hotel, did my press the next day, 561 00:27:06,320 --> 00:27:08,680 Speaker 2: ended up back in la that night, and now we're 562 00:27:08,720 --> 00:27:10,800 Speaker 2: freaking here. We are getting ready to do it all 563 00:27:10,840 --> 00:27:13,040 Speaker 2: again in a couple of weeks with Pittsburgh Pride and 564 00:27:13,040 --> 00:27:17,000 Speaker 2: then in a couple of more weeks with Chicago Pride. Also, 565 00:27:17,680 --> 00:27:19,000 Speaker 2: you know me, you know how much I love and 566 00:27:19,080 --> 00:27:20,919 Speaker 2: ador g Flip, And I just found out that g 567 00:27:21,040 --> 00:27:23,879 Speaker 2: Flip is doing Pittsburgh Pride two days after me and 568 00:27:23,920 --> 00:27:25,600 Speaker 2: I was told my whole team. I was like, extend it. 569 00:27:25,720 --> 00:27:28,919 Speaker 2: I was like, cause I will be staying so stoked 570 00:27:28,920 --> 00:27:31,800 Speaker 2: about that. Don't know why that side note came up. Anyways, 571 00:27:32,440 --> 00:27:35,640 Speaker 2: That's pretty much the tea on Miami. It was so amazing. 572 00:27:35,720 --> 00:27:37,879 Speaker 2: It was so fun. It definitely fueled my fire. I 573 00:27:37,920 --> 00:27:40,280 Speaker 2: find myself now that I'm home, I'm like, let's go, 574 00:27:40,440 --> 00:27:43,080 Speaker 2: let's train, let's dance, let's stretch, let's work out. Like 575 00:27:43,119 --> 00:27:45,399 Speaker 2: I'm very much so inspired to be back to that 576 00:27:45,480 --> 00:27:46,600 Speaker 2: workhorse mode, which. 577 00:27:46,480 --> 00:27:50,080 Speaker 3: I am so happy about. And I've been. I've been 578 00:27:50,119 --> 00:27:51,040 Speaker 3: training like no other. 579 00:27:51,600 --> 00:27:53,720 Speaker 2: It's been so good and I am ready to keep 580 00:27:53,880 --> 00:27:58,320 Speaker 2: it freaking pushing. Thank you all for listening. I hope 581 00:27:58,359 --> 00:28:00,639 Speaker 2: you enjoyed. I feel like this was like a really 582 00:28:01,560 --> 00:28:03,600 Speaker 2: fast paced talking podcast. I feel like I was like 583 00:28:03,680 --> 00:28:06,720 Speaker 2: really really inspired, really stoked, and just like kept going 584 00:28:06,760 --> 00:28:08,520 Speaker 2: on my rants. I feel like sometimes I like slow 585 00:28:08,600 --> 00:28:11,080 Speaker 2: down to try to think of my thoughts, but I 586 00:28:11,080 --> 00:28:13,040 Speaker 2: feel like today I was just like, really, we kept it, 587 00:28:13,080 --> 00:28:16,920 Speaker 2: we kept it pushing. Yeah, anyways, I need to stop rambling. 588 00:28:17,400 --> 00:28:18,280 Speaker 3: I adore you all. 589 00:28:18,440 --> 00:28:20,560 Speaker 2: Thank you for listening, and uh, I'll see you next 590 00:28:20,560 --> 00:28:23,400 Speaker 2: time on JO Now or I'll see you in Chicago 591 00:28:23,560 --> 00:28:27,439 Speaker 2: or Pittsburgh at Pride. I love y'all, Jesus, thank you 592 00:28:27,560 --> 00:28:28,640 Speaker 2: so much for listening. 593 00:28:28,680 --> 00:28:29,200 Speaker 3: Everybody. 594 00:28:29,280 --> 00:28:31,880 Speaker 1: Be sure to follow us on Instagram and TikTok at 595 00:28:31,960 --> 00:28:34,959 Speaker 1: Jojosua Now podcast be sure to write us a review, 596 00:28:35,080 --> 00:28:37,600 Speaker 1: and maybe, if you're feeling to leave us five stars, 597 00:28:37,840 --> 00:28:38,920 Speaker 1: I'll see you next week.