WEBVTT - MINI: Sabrina Carpenter explains why she would ban phones at her concerts

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<v Speaker 2>Hey Laura, question, if you were to go and see

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<v Speaker 2>like one of your favorite artists but they said you

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<v Speaker 2>weren't allowed to bring your phone, how would you feel?

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<v Speaker 2>Would it bother you or to put you off going?

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<v Speaker 1>How are they going to police it? Is my question?

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, well I have that answer. So this is actually

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<v Speaker 2>happening at the moment. Sabrina Carpenter has come out. She

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<v Speaker 2>went to a concert herself in Las Vegas to see

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<v Speaker 2>Silk Sonics, and part of that gig was the fact

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<v Speaker 2>that you weren't allowed to take phones, so you had

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<v Speaker 2>to put your phone away. It was like a no

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<v Speaker 2>phone gig. She said she's never had a better experience

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<v Speaker 2>at a concert. She was loving it. Everyone was dancing, engaging,

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<v Speaker 2>That was like they were back in the seventies. And

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<v Speaker 2>she's saying, well, maybe I'm going to consider no phones

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<v Speaker 2>at one of my future concerts.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, I understand the debate for it. I get it,

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<v Speaker 1>like it must be annoying being on stage and everyone's

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<v Speaker 1>actually just watching you and not really watching you. They're

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<v Speaker 1>watching you through a phone. But I also think that

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<v Speaker 1>there's positives to it too.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, she's not any one of the thinks this,

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<v Speaker 2>Like multiple people have come out in the past, John Mayer,

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<v Speaker 2>Billie Eilish have a listened to Billy's comment.

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<v Speaker 3>All I ask is that we all try to live

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<v Speaker 3>in the moment, and a lot of the time I'll say,

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<v Speaker 3>put your phones away, but if you want a film,

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<v Speaker 3>that's okay, just put it next to your face. You

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<v Speaker 3>know what I'm saying. Look at me in my eyes,

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<v Speaker 3>be here because this is the only moment we get

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<v Speaker 3>to be in, this moment, and like, we're never gonna

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<v Speaker 3>be right here this second, on this day and this

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<v Speaker 3>age ever again, this is the only only moment we

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<v Speaker 3>ever get ever. Ever. I do like it.

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<v Speaker 2>Just before Laurie, you said, well, I could be doing

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<v Speaker 2>a poo, and Laura's like, I could be on the

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<v Speaker 2>toilet doing a poo and it will be the last

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<v Speaker 2>moment I get.

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<v Speaker 3>To do that.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay. I love Billie Eilish, but that's one of those

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<v Speaker 1>you have to be their moments to really feel the

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<v Speaker 1>magnitude of it. Because when someone's like it's the only

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<v Speaker 1>moment you're going to be here, that can be said

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<v Speaker 1>about every second of your life. You could you could

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<v Speaker 1>apply that logic to sitting on the toilet doing a pooge,

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<v Speaker 1>Like we can't. Okay, I have multiple feelings about this,

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<v Speaker 1>but I give.

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<v Speaker 2>Me one feeling.

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<v Speaker 1>We don't have time for multiple uncertainty. I think it's

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<v Speaker 1>too hard to police. And my biggest issue with it

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<v Speaker 1>is like it's okay to say, oh, look, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>no phones or put your phones down, so then people

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<v Speaker 1>like socially police each other. So if someone has their

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<v Speaker 1>phone out, it's a bit like put your phone away.

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<v Speaker 1>But I don't think that you could like stop people

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<v Speaker 1>from bringing a phone into a venue for a massive concert.

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<v Speaker 1>Imagine how long those lines would be. They're already too.

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<v Speaker 2>Long, Laura. There is something called a secure pouch. What's

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<v Speaker 2>it called grace. It's a Yonder patch, that's a Yonder pouch,

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<v Speaker 2>and this is.

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<v Speaker 1>Like a female feminine product, Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>Yonder pouch. So they've got these pouches where I'm imagining

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<v Speaker 2>it's a secure pouch. They can only be like it's locked,

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<v Speaker 2>it can only be opened in certain parts of the venue.

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<v Speaker 2>So maybe it's like the bar, or it's the entrance

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<v Speaker 2>or toilet or whatever it is. But I'm imagining people

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<v Speaker 2>line up and when you're scanning your tickets, you get

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<v Speaker 2>a yonder pouch. They what you lock your phone in it,

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<v Speaker 2>and then everyone knows you can't open it until you

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<v Speaker 2>go back to this area. So you've got your phone

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<v Speaker 2>on you, but it's not allowed to be used.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm sort of like, I sort of think it's cool.

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<v Speaker 2>I understand why artists would say, hey, guys, surprisingly, we

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<v Speaker 2>don't want to stare at your phone, like eighty thousand

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<v Speaker 2>phones just looking at us. We'd love to be engaging

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<v Speaker 2>with you and seeing your reaction. Are you enjoying it? Like,

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<v Speaker 2>are you vibing it being the moment? But I also

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<v Speaker 2>understand where we live in a day and age where

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<v Speaker 2>that's also helping promote that artist totally.

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<v Speaker 1>And I think like it's you've got to be in

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<v Speaker 1>a pretty privileged position to say, oh, I don't need

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<v Speaker 1>the promotion of people and their Instagrams.

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<v Speaker 2>Like Sabrina Carpenter Ken say that.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, Like most artists need their audience sharing it and like,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, promoting it across socials and all that sks

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<v Speaker 1>of stuff to be able to sell out venues or

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<v Speaker 1>to get more eyes on the products that they're creating.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know. I mean, I remember this is not

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<v Speaker 1>a new debate. I remember it was very very obsessed

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<v Speaker 1>with John Mayer back in about twenty thirteen, and he

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<v Speaker 1>came out saying that constitutor is different now. He's like,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't feel as though people are enjoying them when

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<v Speaker 1>they're at my concerts. And then I go on social

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<v Speaker 1>media to see how many people have shared it and

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<v Speaker 1>what they've said about it, to actually get a gauge

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<v Speaker 1>because people are watching me perform through a phone.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, he actually said, funnily enough, I've got his quote here.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks.

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<v Speaker 2>People aren't going crazy, And I think to myself, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>not playing a very good show, am I? And then

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<v Speaker 2>I look out into the audience and they are going crazy,

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<v Speaker 2>but not for me. They're applauding into the phone. So

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<v Speaker 2>that sends back to like it must feel really hard.

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<v Speaker 2>Imagine how insecure they are. It's like the John Mayer

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<v Speaker 2>who was huge, and he's still on stage being like,

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<v Speaker 2>oh god, these guys aren't enjoying this. Like no one's laughing, clapping, cheering, celebrating.

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<v Speaker 2>They're just looking into their screen. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>But the question is who's having a bad time. Is

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<v Speaker 1>the audience still having a good time or is it.

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<v Speaker 2>Just because of the person on that's why he doesn't know.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, But there is nothing worse than if you're in

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<v Speaker 1>the standing area and some idiot in front of you

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<v Speaker 1>has their phone out and you can't see over it,

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<v Speaker 1>and you're watching the person on stage through their phone,

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<v Speaker 1>because that's all you can see. That's why I see

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<v Speaker 1>it is better Yep YONDI pouch.

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<v Speaker 2>Here we come.