WEBVTT - MICHAEL BOLTON

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<v Speaker 1>My goal. How are you. I'm hanging in How are you,

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<v Speaker 1>my friend? I'm hanging into lots going on traveling in

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<v Speaker 1>the world. I thought it was going to be easier,

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<v Speaker 1>but it's Um, it takes its toll on you. But

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<v Speaker 1>there's a lot of exciting, important things happening. Yeah, traveling

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't get easier. I've discovered when I go to Africa

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<v Speaker 1>and I'm like, I don't remember it being this difficult,

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<v Speaker 1>even last year. What is happening here? Yeah, you're not alone,

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<v Speaker 1>we're just um, we're getting older by um a little bit,

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit, not much, but I love it. I

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<v Speaker 1>love what I do. And then you know, what happens

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<v Speaker 1>once you get to your destination is really great and

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<v Speaker 1>a lot to be thankful for. And um, I never

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<v Speaker 1>thought i'd be touring the world. You know when fifty

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<v Speaker 1>years ago, when I was signed to EPICUM, I was

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<v Speaker 1>just happy, too happy to make music. And what amazing

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<v Speaker 1>music you make? Well, thank you, thank you so much,

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<v Speaker 1>and look at you. I can't remember when it was

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<v Speaker 1>we talked about your um leap of faith into the

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<v Speaker 1>next evolution of your experience at radio and now you

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<v Speaker 1>basically dominate radio. Well I told you I was going

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<v Speaker 1>to take over the world with your sappy love songs

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<v Speaker 1>and and I think we did that together. You weren't kidding? Yeah, No,

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<v Speaker 1>God is good. I I still love being on the

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<v Speaker 1>air today as much as I ever have. But the travel, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>the travel is tough. Yeah, that's what i'd said. I said,

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<v Speaker 1>once we get there, when it's showed time, it's all

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<v Speaker 1>worth it, you know. And the audience is I'm so

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<v Speaker 1>grateful for. But it's the two and from. It's the

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<v Speaker 1>two and from. Don't you wish that, you know, we

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<v Speaker 1>could do what they did in Star Trek, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>and just topping that machine and de materialized and bet

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<v Speaker 1>miss up study. Yeah, that would be maybe in our lifetime.

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<v Speaker 1>We'll see it. But you know, I'm not knocking it.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm right now. I'm focused on Detroit in the studio,

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<v Speaker 1>building next album. I'm getting ready to tour Australia for

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<v Speaker 1>a month. And something that I started five years ago

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<v Speaker 1>is the Detroit comeback story. So that's what we're going

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<v Speaker 1>to talk about today. You've produced a movie, yes, in

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<v Speaker 1>the process of touring and recording and my day job,

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<v Speaker 1>your day job, very good day job. Um, we found

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<v Speaker 1>in Detroit you know, besides the great music that has

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<v Speaker 1>been coming out of Detroit since since at least my childhood.

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<v Speaker 1>Um that finally people are investing large amounts of money

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<v Speaker 1>and resources to bring back Detroit, to rebuild and bring

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<v Speaker 1>it back. And it's the film is not about just

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<v Speaker 1>the wealthy people who love Detroit and are you know,

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<v Speaker 1>giving people the tools and buildings and space and all

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<v Speaker 1>of that. It's we've also filmed a lot of the

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<v Speaker 1>individuals who make Detroit a great place to be and

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<v Speaker 1>going back there every time in the last five years,

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<v Speaker 1>every time we went back to film, there were new restaurants,

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<v Speaker 1>new stores, more people in the offices. Until the last

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<v Speaker 1>time we were there there was like nine full occupancy

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<v Speaker 1>in all the buildings. That one very generous and and

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<v Speaker 1>smart investor decided to go ahead and dive all the

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<v Speaker 1>way in as that's Dan Gilbert from Quick and Lawrence

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<v Speaker 1>and then the Illetts family who are on the Red

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<v Speaker 1>Wings and Tigers and one of the most beautiful theaters

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<v Speaker 1>in the world, the Fox Theater. Uh just happened to

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<v Speaker 1>you know, have his family scrapes some money together and

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<v Speaker 1>buy a pizza place that they would name Little Caesar's

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<v Speaker 1>Pizza Little Caesars Pizza, which allowed them to buy the

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<v Speaker 1>Tigers and the Red Wings UM and they're now building

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<v Speaker 1>fifty city blocks of living space, working space, play space,

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<v Speaker 1>fifty blocks of redevelopment. So that's really exciting. It's exciting

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<v Speaker 1>for me to see. It's it's a great American dream

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<v Speaker 1>comeback story and will be one of the biggest conducts

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<v Speaker 1>in history for a city in America. So we love

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<v Speaker 1>being a part of it, and we fell in love

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<v Speaker 1>with so many of the people there that it's an

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<v Speaker 1>emotional thing to watch the movie five years later, the

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<v Speaker 1>edited final form, and it's going to be released on

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<v Speaker 1>the fifteenth of May, one day only, in about five

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<v Speaker 1>hundred theaters across America. And people can find out we're

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<v Speaker 1>by going onto my UM website m Bolton dot com

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<v Speaker 1>and they can also go on Stathom Events dot com.

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<v Speaker 1>And it's exciting. It's a lot of work and finally

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<v Speaker 1>come to fruition And now, what if what if somebody

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<v Speaker 1>is you know, my daughter Sheyla, who you met many

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<v Speaker 1>years ago, is expecting a baby any day. What if

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<v Speaker 1>we're in the delivery room and we missed the fathom

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<v Speaker 1>of it, Michael, what do we do how can I

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<v Speaker 1>see the Detroit story or what if I'm you know,

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<v Speaker 1>on the air doing this little radio show. I have

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<v Speaker 1>a feeling, you know, people in high places if you

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<v Speaker 1>can get you that film, I know. But how about

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<v Speaker 1>my listeners who who don't know Craig getson or somebody like,

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<v Speaker 1>is there a way to see it if they missed

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<v Speaker 1>the Fathom event or is this just like a get

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<v Speaker 1>there if they don't see it on the ft where

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<v Speaker 1>it is in theater, They're going to have to wait

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<v Speaker 1>until we decide who we're going with for the release

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<v Speaker 1>of it for worldwide distribution. So we have some offers

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<v Speaker 1>and we're negotiating, and we're going to choose the best

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<v Speaker 1>partner who's going to give it the longest, healthiest life

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<v Speaker 1>possible so that everyone can see it. And we're not

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<v Speaker 1>going to drop it off were it will air one

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<v Speaker 1>time only. This is a limited release in theaters, but

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<v Speaker 1>it's a big splash. To get into theaters for a documentary,

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<v Speaker 1>it's unusual. So tell me about some of the artists

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<v Speaker 1>you've got and some of the music that we're going

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<v Speaker 1>to hear when we go see it. Well, some of

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<v Speaker 1>the artists who are mind blowing ore. Aretha Franklin first

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<v Speaker 1>of all, who still lives in Detroit and loves it,

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<v Speaker 1>and she talks about her childhood through her becoming years

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<v Speaker 1>and developing years and her friendship with Smokey Robinson. How

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<v Speaker 1>coolbox together? How cool must it be for some who

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<v Speaker 1>was there in the heyday and then saw the demise

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<v Speaker 1>to be able to witness the phoenix rising from the ashes,

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<v Speaker 1>that's just got to be the best. Just gave me chills.

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<v Speaker 1>That is really amazing. And we talked about it, and

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<v Speaker 1>they all are weird because in the last five years

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<v Speaker 1>everyone has seen the growth. You can you can't miss

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<v Speaker 1>it really. Um. But yeah, I'll tell you this. I

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<v Speaker 1>noticed even the very first request we put in for

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<v Speaker 1>artists and and icons to step forward and you know

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<v Speaker 1>and basically talk about Detroit, they all were all in,

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<v Speaker 1>when can we do this? Where do you want us?

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<v Speaker 1>You know? Um? Smokey Robinson is mesmerizing and his stories

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<v Speaker 1>and his memory of you know, the Mega Studio of Motown,

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<v Speaker 1>which is in a little house basically where hundreds of

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<v Speaker 1>number one records came out of. Um it's Smokey talks

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<v Speaker 1>about his childhood and says, um, he didn't realize he

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<v Speaker 1>was poor until he wasn't. Everybody had the same thing

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<v Speaker 1>growing up, and everybody loved music, and he was surrounded

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<v Speaker 1>by great talent to people. But he's one of the

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<v Speaker 1>ones who you know, has this infinite career, and he

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<v Speaker 1>speaks with such youth and great energy and again so highly.

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<v Speaker 1>His memories of Detroit ors are so deeply embedded. And

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<v Speaker 1>then you've got people like Francis Ford Coppola, one of

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<v Speaker 1>my favorite directors in my lifetime. And I never thought,

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<v Speaker 1>why is Francis Ford's name? Why is Ford his middle name?

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<v Speaker 1>Because that's the hospital where he was born. Um. Gary Bruckheimer,

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<v Speaker 1>one of the most successful producers of TV and film.

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<v Speaker 1>Um is just raving about Detroit and his family and upbringing.

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<v Speaker 1>Alice Cooper, did you know he was from Detroit? I

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<v Speaker 1>did not know that. One of the nicest people you

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<v Speaker 1>will ever meet. By the way, um uh and my

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<v Speaker 1>golf buddy, um and he was really happy to talk

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<v Speaker 1>about all the sports that they used to go to

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<v Speaker 1>and and how you know one block down is an

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<v Speaker 1>Italian family of Italian neighborhood. Block from them is our Greeks,

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<v Speaker 1>and from that Polish and they all got together and

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<v Speaker 1>played baseball every day. That was their common connection. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>Everybody basically created this love fest. So we've we call

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<v Speaker 1>this movie a love letter to Detroit, not just from

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<v Speaker 1>me um and enjoying and being attached to so many

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<v Speaker 1>great people, but from all of these iconic legends, artists, producers, directors,

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<v Speaker 1>moguls who are coming and giving back to Detroit. It's

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<v Speaker 1>a love letter. And a lot of the negative and

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<v Speaker 1>the darkest parts of Detroit's history have been covered, but

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<v Speaker 1>no one has come in and said, wait a second,

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<v Speaker 1>take a look at what's going on here. And this

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<v Speaker 1>is the city that used to be the fourth largest

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<v Speaker 1>city in America. And we have our chival footage that

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<v Speaker 1>comes from the twenties, thirties, and forties, and you see

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<v Speaker 1>Detroit looking like New York at its peak hour, people

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<v Speaker 1>filling the sidewalks and over branding basically with energy and

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<v Speaker 1>life and culture and now all that's coming back. But

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<v Speaker 1>they're also it's also a city where during World War Two,

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<v Speaker 1>the auto manufacturers turned their factories into um an arsenal

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<v Speaker 1>for democracy, basically building armored vehicles that went over for

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<v Speaker 1>our troops during the war. A lot of people don't

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<v Speaker 1>know that either Detroit has given us a lot, and

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<v Speaker 1>I think there's plenty of good reason to take a

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<v Speaker 1>look at how did how great Detroit has been for us,

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<v Speaker 1>but also how the few tour is looking really right there.

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<v Speaker 1>And so if you're an artist, or if you're into

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<v Speaker 1>a tech company or any type of business at all,

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<v Speaker 1>there are opportunities in Detroit, and so we cover that

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<v Speaker 1>and we recommend it. But as an amazing woman of

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<v Speaker 1>Veronica Scott, whom her place is called the Empowerment Plan,

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<v Speaker 1>she hires only women who are homeless. Um takes them

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<v Speaker 1>from shelters, gives them jobs and skills, and they wind

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<v Speaker 1>up getting homes, being reunited with their families, and um,

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<v Speaker 1>she's one of our champion heroes. We have a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of great people individuals. Um it's not just companies giving back,

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<v Speaker 1>but it is still really important that the big three

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<v Speaker 1>automakers continue doing well because they employ a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>people and they give a lot back to their communities.

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<v Speaker 1>There's there's so many great stories inside this one big story.

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<v Speaker 1>But it's um, I'm American Dream Detroit and it's May fifteen.

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<v Speaker 1>All across the country and our websites, um My Michael

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<v Speaker 1>Bolton dot com will will lead you to where you

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<v Speaker 1>can get tickets and where it's playing. And then after that,

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<v Speaker 1>as you said, um, it will air. It will air

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<v Speaker 1>as soon as we decide where our partner is going

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<v Speaker 1>to be around the world, whether it's going to be television,

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<v Speaker 1>cable or streaming. We'll soon find out soon. Now, how

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<v Speaker 1>exciting I can tell you are in love with Detroit,

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<v Speaker 1>Like like when you fall in love and give your

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<v Speaker 1>heart completely you are just smitten or you just just

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<v Speaker 1>made it sound like poetry, but it is poetry. It

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<v Speaker 1>is poetry. And and when you were just talking about

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<v Speaker 1>what's the woman's name who has the empowerment project Veronica

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<v Speaker 1>Veronica Scott. When you impact lives and build families or

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<v Speaker 1>rebuild family LEAs or reconnect families, you're changing the world.

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<v Speaker 1>You're changing the world for good. You're changing You're not

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<v Speaker 1>just impacting that family, because it has a ripple effect

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<v Speaker 1>and it impacts the whole community. So, you know, people

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<v Speaker 1>like going and seeing movies about superheroes and people with

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<v Speaker 1>magical powers, but these are the real superheroes because their

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<v Speaker 1>magical power is rebuilding lives. That's so exactly what this

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<v Speaker 1>one courageous inspired woman does in Detroit day in, day out,

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<v Speaker 1>and John Varvados during I was interviewing these people, if

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<v Speaker 1>you can imagine me on the other side of the interview, UM,

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<v Speaker 1>John Varvados went and checked out her place, UM and

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<v Speaker 1>said that he would love to be in business with her.

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<v Speaker 1>Everybody's amazed by by her work and her energy and

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<v Speaker 1>what she's doing for individuals and families. And you're right,

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<v Speaker 1>as it changes the world. It changes the world one

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<v Speaker 1>family at a time. So if a woman has I

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<v Speaker 1>know you're you're acutely keenly aware of domestic abuse. If

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<v Speaker 1>a woman is homeless because she has suffered domestic abuse,

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<v Speaker 1>or because she suffers from alcoholism or drug addiction or

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<v Speaker 1>mental illness, chances are her kids are in foster care

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<v Speaker 1>or farmed out to a family or a friend. So

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<v Speaker 1>when her life is restored, their lives are restored. That

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<v Speaker 1>impacts the whole community. Yeah, that's all right. You know

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<v Speaker 1>all about this, This is UM. You know the patterns

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<v Speaker 1>that are cyclical. You know you break those cycles by

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<v Speaker 1>creating self esteem and individuals And I mean it's all good.

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<v Speaker 1>It's very heavy subject matter that's very necessary to address,

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<v Speaker 1>and I appreciate you talking about it. It kind of

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<v Speaker 1>sounds Detroit was a homeless woman. For a while. Detroit

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<v Speaker 1>was a beautiful, beautiful gem, a gorgeous, musically talented, shining,

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<v Speaker 1>you know star, and then, through a series of misfortunes,

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<v Speaker 1>became that homeless woman, and now is being restored to

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<v Speaker 1>not only her former glory, but something far better. Another

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<v Speaker 1>amazing metaphor. I'm writing it down, if you don't mind,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm going to use it and use it. Use it, Michael,

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<v Speaker 1>and keep changing the world for good. I'm so proud

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<v Speaker 1>to know you, my class, so proud to know you. Well.

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<v Speaker 1>Good luck. I haven't seen you in a long time.

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<v Speaker 1>We need to get together and catch up. Last time,

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<v Speaker 1>I tell our story, Michael, when I do my public

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<v Speaker 1>speaking and and I tell people the truth that I

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<v Speaker 1>had a major, major, major crush on you, and you

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<v Speaker 1>invited me to come and spend some time with you,

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<v Speaker 1>and I didn't know that showing up with eight of

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<v Speaker 1>my kids was a bad idea. That was not a

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<v Speaker 1>bad idea at all. That was fun. That was a

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<v Speaker 1>fun day. Yeah. Remember you climbing your waterfall with a

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<v Speaker 1>broken thumb um vaguely, yeah, fractured thumb you had fractured

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<v Speaker 1>your thumb, and my son climbed to the top of

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<v Speaker 1>your waterfall, and you heroically went and saved him. I

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<v Speaker 1>remember these things, Michael, all in the day's work. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>that was fun, and it was We had a beautiful

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<v Speaker 1>day there too. But I was hoping it's a very

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<v Speaker 1>positive memory because I was trying to explain to people.

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<v Speaker 1>But we had some important guests coming up to Connecticut.

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<v Speaker 1>So I don't know how you do it. I have

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<v Speaker 1>no idea. I know three, my three daughters were more

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<v Speaker 1>than enough to raise, especially the years, and and I'm

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<v Speaker 1>adopting a two year old and you're you're saint. I'm crazy,

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<v Speaker 1>is what. You're a crazy thing? All right? The Detroit Project,

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<v Speaker 1>what's the what's the official title? American Dream Detroit. American

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<v Speaker 1>Dream Detroit. But it's really a love letter to Detroit.

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<v Speaker 1>I will be there, I will find my way. I

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<v Speaker 1>will figure out a way to to make that happen

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<v Speaker 1>and uh and we can all fall in love with

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<v Speaker 1>the beautiful woman Detroit is. Now. That sounds perfect to me.

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<v Speaker 1>It's music to my ears. Thank you, Michael, thanks for

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<v Speaker 1>being here the same. Give me some new music to

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<v Speaker 1>play too, Dude, going to promise you're working on it.

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<v Speaker 1>Not right now in Los Angeles. I can't talk much

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<v Speaker 1>about it, but it's it's going to be very, very lush,

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<v Speaker 1>powerful record. We need you, My sappy love Songs show

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<v Speaker 1>needs you. And if you get hook up with Smokey

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<v Speaker 1>and have him do something new with you, that'd be great.

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<v Speaker 1>Smoky idea. I love him. He's he's an inspiring guys.

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<v Speaker 1>He's still things beautifully in tours and gives us inspiration

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<v Speaker 1>about what the future is like if you take care

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<v Speaker 1>of your voice. Um, a lot of great guests. There's

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<v Speaker 1>an Eminem appearance in the film as well, in the

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<v Speaker 1>commercial he did, and he doesn't do very much like that,

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<v Speaker 1>so it was very impactful. But he did something for

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<v Speaker 1>Detroit that's really powerful statement. But you know, smoking and

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<v Speaker 1>we'll show up again somewhere together. Okay. Michael Bolton, thank

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<v Speaker 1>you for being on the Delilah Show. I love you.

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<v Speaker 1>I love you too. I hope to see you soon,

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<v Speaker 1>do I