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TAK EN ON THI S RI DE W I TH THE CHARACTER AND TRANSFORM ED W I TH HER. I L EARNED THI NGS ABOUT M Y SEL F THROUGH HER. THAT WAS THE M OST FASCI NATI NG PART, THAT A CHARACTER CAN DO THAT TO YOU. AT THE END, W E HAD BOTH BEEN REBORN I N A WAY. M Y L I FE COM PL ETEL Y CHANGED AFTER THI S FI L M . JU LI A H A S SO M UCH M OR E D EPT H T H A N A L OT OF T H E H OR ROR FI LM S OU T T OD A Y LET A L ON E SOM E OF T H E M OR E U N D ERGROU N D I N D I E ON ES, D O YOU CON SI D ER JU LI A T O BE ST R I CT LY A H OR ROR FI LM OR D OES I T T R A N SCEN D I N T O SOM ET H I N G M OR E? A FT ER WAT CH I N G I T A FEW T I M ES W E GOT A V ER Y PSY CH OL O GI CA L D A R K N OI R V I BE FROM I T. Y ES, THANK YOU FOR SAY I NG THAT. W HEN I READ THE SCRI PT, I WAS SO EXCI TED BECAUSE I WAS THI NK I NG, "YAY THI S I SN'T A HORROR FI L M !" I T I S A VERY DARK , TW I STED TAL E OF AWAK ENI NG AND TRANSFORM ATI ON. I T I S A BEAUTI FUL , STY L I SH, DARK , PSYCHODRAM A. PEOPL E L I K E YOU, W HO SEE THE DEEPER ASPECTS OF I T, REAL L Y GET THI S, BUT A L OT OF HORROR FANS W HO WANT TO SEE M ORE GRAPHI C, CAM PY STUFF, ONL Y SEE THE SURFACE AND M I SS THE M EANI NG. SO, THEY 'RE NOT L I K EL Y TO UNDERSTAND I T AT AL L . I T I S AL SO A VERY HARD SUBJECT TO DI GEST. I T'S VERY CONTROVERSI AL I N M ANY WAY S, SO M ARK ETI NG W I SE, THEY HAVE TO TRY AND SEL L I T TO THE M ORE HARDCORE HORROR TY PES. W HI CH I S W HY I T'S
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GI VEN A CHANCE TO AWAK EN OUT OF THEM SELVES AND TO UNDERSTAND W HAT I T TRUL Y M EANS TO L I VE AND BE I N THE WORL D. THAT W E'RE NOT JUST VI CTI M S. I T AL SO DEPENDS ON HOW AWARE YOU ARE OF YOURSEL F AND I F YOU CHOOSE TO TAK E THAT OPPORTUNI TY OR NOT. I CHOOSE TO BE AWARE AND THAT'S THE FI RST STEP TOWARD TRANSFORM ATI ON. I N JUL I A'S STORY, SHE CHOSE A DARK ER PATH, BUT I N THE END, SHE BECAM E STRONGER AND TOTAL L Y UNTOUCHABL E. YOU'RE DEFI NI TEL Y NOT M EANT TO TAK E THAT AS, GO OUT AND CASTRATE A BUNCH OF M EN I N ORDER TO TRANSCEND TO A HI GHER POW ER... HAHA. W E (ESPECI AL L Y WOM EN) ARE M EANT TO UNDERSTAND THAT THERE I S ANOTHER PART OF OURSELVES W HI CH A L OT OF US CHOOSE NOT TO SEE - THAT STRONG, CONSTANT, I NTERNAL GODDESS POW ER THAT W E ARE AL L BORN W I TH.
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I N T O T H E M AZ E, T H OM AS (DYLAN O ?BRI EN ) AN D T ERESA (KAYA SCOD ELARI O ). T H E FI LM I S RI FE W I T H DYST OPI AN T ROPES, SUCH AS ROBOT CON T ROLLED M ON ST ERS, W ORLDW I D E D EST RUCT I ON , AN D SH ADY RI VAL CORPORAT I ON S T H AT ARE A COM FORT T O AN Y FAN OF T H E GEN RE. LAST YEAR, T H E SECON D I N STALLM EN T , T H E SCORCH T RI ALS, H I T SCREEN S W ORLDW I D E AN D KEPT AUD I EN CES GUESSI NG W I T H EVEN M ORE T W I ST S AN D T URN S. ON E OF T H E KEY PLAYERS I N T H E SERI ES I S FRYPAN , PORT RAYED BY D EX T ER D ARD EN ; H E BEGI N S H I S ST ORY AS AN AFFABLE CO OK I N T H E GLAD ER CAM P AN D T RAN SFORM S I N T O A COURAGEOUS SURVI VOR. T H E FI N AL FI LM I N T H E T RI LO GY, T H E D EAT H CURE, I S ABOUT T O START PROD UCT I ON AN D X O M AG AZ I N E REACH ED OUT T O D ARD EN FOR SOM E I N SI GH T I N T O T H E M AZ E RUN N ER PH ENOM ENON. W I T H FI LM I N G FOR T H E D EAT H CU R E, T H E M A Z E RU N N ER SER I ES?FI N A L I N ST A LLM EN T , ST A RT I N G U P SO ON , H OW WA S T H I S BR EA K FOR YOU ? DEX TER DARDEN: I T WAS AW ESOM E! I GOT THE CHANCE TO RECORD SOM E M USI C W HI CH I ?M REAL L Y EXCI TED ABOUT AND DO SOM E W I NDI NG DOW N. I SHOT A M OVI E CAL L ED COI N HEI ST W HI CH W I L L BE COM I NG OUT SOON. I WAS HAPPY TO WORK ON SOM E OTHER PROJECTS, BUT I ?M EXCI TED TO GET BACK ON SET W I TH M Y BROTHERS! X O : W H EN YOU SI GN ED ON FOR T H E M A Z E RU N N ER , D I D YOU H A V E A N Y I D EA T H AT T H ER E WA S GOI N G T O BE SUCH A N I N T EN SE FOLL OW I N G A N D R EA CT I ON T O T H E M OV I E? DD: NO! I M EAN, I K NEW M Y COUSI NS W ERE BI G FANS OF
THE BOOK S, BUT I HAD NO I DEA THE GL ADER NATI ON WOUL D COM E TOGETHER SO STRONG. W E APPRECI ATE AL L THE L OVE! W H EN I SA W T H E M A Z E RU N N ER , I T A LL FELT V ER Y L OR D OF T H E FLI ES T O M E BU T OBV I OU SLY T H E SCORCH T R I A L S SH OW ED A U D I EN CES T H AT T H I N GS A R EN ?T A LWA Y S W H AT T H EY SEEM . W H AT D O YOU T H I N K SET S T H I S SER I ES A PA RT FROM OT H ER YOU N G A D U LT D Y ST OPI A N S? DD: I THI NK THE FACT THAT W E AREN?T FI GHTI NG AGAI NST EACH OTHER. W E ARE A TEAM THAT?S TRY I NG TO SURVI VE, AND W E K NOW W E NEED EACH OTHER TO DO SO. EA CH GLA D ER BR I N GS SOM ET H I N G U N I QU E T O T H E GROU P, T H OM A S I S T H E LEA D ER , N EW T I S ?T H E GLU E,? ET C. W H AT D OES FR Y PA N BR I N G T O T H E GLA D ER S A N D W H AT ?S YOU R FA VOR I T E PA RT A BOU T PLA Y I N G H I M ? DD: W EL L , FRY PAN BRI NGS THE UNI TY. W I TH HI S SENSE OF HUM OR AND COM PASSI ON, THAT?S SOM ETHI NG THAT?S NEEDED TO HEL P K EEP THE GROUP TOGETHER. THAT?S ONE THI NG I L OVE ABOUT PL AY I NG FRY PAN; W E ARE VERY SI M I L AR I N THAT WAY. ON E T H I N G T H AT I T H I N K T H AT R EA LLY BR I N GS SUCH A BI G FOLL OW I N G T O T H E FR A N CH I SE I S T H E FA CT T H AT T H E CA ST I S SO CL O SE K N I T. FA N S R EA LLY SEEM T O EN JOY SEEI N G BEH I N D T H E SCEN ES PI CT U R ES A N D V I D EO S ON SO CI A L M ED I A A N D SEEI N G YOU A LL SO SU PPORT I V E OF EA CH OT H ER . H A S T H I S EX PER I EN CE GI V EN YOU A LM O ST A SECON D FA M I LY W I T H T H E R EST OF T H E CA ST ? DD: OH ABSOLUTEL Y ! W E TRUL Y L OVE EACH OTHER AND W E ALWAY S W I L L . W E
TRY TO GET TOGETHER W HENEVER W E CAN JUST TO SPEND TI M E TOGETHER. I T?S NI CE TO K NOW THAT EVEN THOUGH OUR JOURNEY ON SCREEN I S COM I NG TO AN END, W E W I L L ALWAY S HAVE EACH OTHER TO REL Y ON. T H E LA ST FI LM I N T H E SER I ES, T H E D EAT H CU R E, I S SET T O COM E OU T N EX T Y EA R . N OW T H AT YOU H A V E SUCH A SUCCESSFU L FR A N CH I SE U N D ER YOU R BELT , W H AT A R E YOU R H OPES FOR YOU R FU T U R E? WOU LD YOU WA N T T O WOR K W I T H W ES BA LL OR A N Y OF T H E OT H ER CA ST AGA I N ? DD: M Y HOPE FOR M Y CAREER I S TO JUST TO CONTI NUE TO M AK E POSI TI VE AND M EANI NGFUL WORK S. W HI L E WORK I NG ON THE M AZE RUNNER SERI ES I T WAS I NSPI RI NG TO SEE HOW M ANY PEOPL E W E REACHED, AND HOW M UCH W E AL L M EAN TO SO M ANY PEOPL E. I WANT TO CONTI NUE THAT! I T WOUL D BE A DREAM COM E TRUE TO BE ABL E TO WORK W I TH W ES BAL L , W YCK GODFREY, GOTHAM , 20TH CENTURY FOX AND OF COURSE M Y CAST M ATES AGAI N. I THI NK THE BOND W E AL L FORM ED WAS PRETTY I NCREDI BL E AND W I TH THE HI STORY OF OUR FRANCHI SE, I WOUL D SAY W E HAVE A W I NNI NG FORM UL A! ALT H OUGH T H E AGON I Z I NG W AI T FOR T H E D EAT H CURE W I LL BRI NG US I N T O 2017, FOLLOW I NG D EX T ER ON SO CI AL M ED I A M I GH T H ELP EASE T H AT GUT- W REN CH I NG FEELI NG OF AN T I CI PAT I ON. T W I T T ER: @D EX T ERD ARD EN I N STAGRAM : D EX T ERD ARD EN
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O CT OBER 2015 T O NOVEM BER 2015 RUN OF SH ERLO CK H OLM ES , X O M AG AZ I N E GOT T H E CH AN CE T O CAT CH UP W I T H JAM ES M ASLOW , W H O STARRED AS D R. W AT SON T O GET T H E I N SI D E SCO OP OF T H E N EW T H EAT RI CAL AD VEN T URE. H OW I S T H E SH OW GOI N G SO FA R ? SHERL OCK HAS BEEN A TON OF WORK BUT A TON OF FUN! W E ONL Y HAD TWO AND A HAL F W EEK S TO PUT THE SHOW TOGETHER BEFORE PREVI EW S, SO YOU CAN I M AGI NE THAT W E'VE HAD L ONG DAY S, BUT THE CAST AND CREW I S EXCEPTI ONAL AND THEY 'VE REAL L Y M ADE I T A FUN PROCESS. W H AT I S YOU R
FA VOU R I T E T H I N G A BOU T YOU R CH A R A CT ER , D R . JOH N WAT SON ? THE BRI TI SH ACCENT. I T'S BEEN A FUN PROCESS FI NDI NG THE RI GHT DI AL ECT FOR THE CHARACTER. I 'VE M ADE HI M A L I TTL E M ORE GRI TTY THAN YOUR STEREOTY PI CAL WATSON I N ORDER TO FI ND A BETTER COUNTERPOI NT TO THE ACCENT THAT DAVI D I S DOI NG FOR SHERL OCK . AND I 'VE L EARNED THAT CHI CK S DI G BRI TI SH ACCENTS. H A S PER FOR M I N G I N T H E SH OW PR ESEN T ED A N Y CH A LLEN GES? UNL I K E FI L M OR TV, THERE ARE NO 2ND TAK ES I N THEATRE. I F SOM ETHI NG GOES W RONG YOU HAVE TO I M PROVI SE W HI CH CAN BE CHAL L ENGI NG TO DO L I VE AND I N CHARACTER, BUT I L OVE I T. I F NOTHI NG EVER W ENT W RONG W E'D BE DOI NG THE EX ACT SAM E THI NG SHOW AFTER SHOW, AND W HERE'S THE FUN I N THAT? W H AT H A S BEEN YOU R FA VOU R I T E M OM EN T FROM T H E T OU R SO FA R ? OPENI NG NI GHT WAS AM AZI NG. I HAD SO M ANY FRI ENDS, FAM I L Y AND PEERS I N ATTENDANCE, AND EVERY BODY SEEM ED TO REAL L Y ENJOY THE
SHOW. I T'S A NI CE FEEL I NG TO HAVE THAT K I ND OF SUPPORT FROM THE L A COM M UNI TY. A N Y FU N BEH I N D T H E SCEN ES ST OR I ES? SEEI NG AS W E HAD A L I M I TED W I NDOW OF TI M E TO L EARN A COPI OUS AM OUNT OF DI AL OGUE, I 'D FI ND M Y SEL F AT DAVI D'S HOUSE M OST DAY S BEFORE OR AFTER REHEARSAL TO GET I N SOM E EX TRA PRACTI CE. I 'D EVEN SPEND THE NI GHT SOM ETI M ES SO I WOUL DN'T HAVE TO DRI VE BACK TO VENI CE W I TH SUCH L ONG REHEARSAL DAY S! NEVER THOUGHT I 'D BE HAVI NG SL EEP OVERS W I TH DAVI D ARQUETTE, BUT I 'VE GOT TO SAY THAT HE'S A GOOD ROOM M ATE! YOU R ELEA SED YOU R D EBU T SOL O SI N GLE 'LI ES' LA ST SU M M ER A N D A R E WOR K I N G ON YOU R A LBU M CA N YOU T ELL U S A LI T T LE BI T A BOU T YOU R CR EAT I V E PRO CESS A N D H OW I T S COM I N G A L ON G? I AM JUST STARTI NG TO REL EASE SOL O M USI C. I 'L L BE PUTTI NG OUT A FEW SONGS HERE AND THERE FOR FANS TO ENJOY W HI L E I REAL L Y FI NI SH M Y EP AND THEN W I L L DO A M UCH L ARGER PUSH NEX T Y EAR. M Y GOAL I S TO BE SPL I TTI NG 2016 PRETTY EVENL Y BETW EEN M OVI ES AND
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EXPAN D YOUR M IN D. THAT?S THE PREM ISE BEH IN D THE 2011 FILM LIM ITLESS, STARRING BRADLEY COOPER, AN D NOW THE ROOKIE CBS PROGRAM OF THE SAME N AME. THE SHOW PICKS UP FOUR YEARS AFTER THE FILM?S FIN ALE AN D STARS GREEK ALUM JAKE MCDORMAN AS BRIAN FINCH, A SLACKER THAT STUMBLES IN TO THE WORLD OF N Z T (THE DRUG THAT ALLOWS YOU TO BECOME? LIM ITLESS). AN D WHAT DOES SAID SLACKER DO AFTER BEING CAUGHT RED HAN DED WITH AN ILLEGAL SUPERDRUG? HE TEAMS UP WITH THE FBI OF COURSE! IN WHAT IS A SURPRISINGLY REFRESH ING AN D COMEDIC PROCEDURAL DRAMA, LIM ITLESS IS KNOCKING THEIR FRESHMAN AT TEMPT OUT OF THE PARK. RECEN TLY, MCDORMAN SHARED WITH US WHAT?S UN IQUE ABOUT TH IS COMPAN ION SERIES AN D HOW HE HAS A ?HELL OF A LOT OF FUN ? WITH THE ROLE. W H I LE ON PA PER LI M I T LESS CA N SOU N D A BI T LI K E YOU R T Y PI CA L PRO CED U R A L D R A M A , I T ?S OFT EN FA R FROM T H AT. I L OV E T H AT T H E SH OW D OESN ?T T A K E I T SELF T O O SER I OU SLY A L OT OF T H E T I M E BU T ST I LL H A S T H E A BI LI T Y T O H A V E GR EAT CH A R A CT ER D EV EL OPM EN T ; I S T H I S SOM ET H I N G T H AT D R EW YOU T O T H E PROJECT ? JA K E M CD OR M A N : I THI NK , ORI GI NAL L Y, ONE OF THE BI GGEST SEL L I NG POI NTS OF THE SHOW FOR M E WAS HOW THE STORY PI CK ED UP RI GHT W HERE THE M OVI E L EFT OFF. I T WASN'T A REBOOT, I T WASN?T A REI M AGI NI NG. I T DI DN?T NEGL ECT THE M Y THOL OGY ESTABL I SHED BY THE FI L M . I N FACT, THE OPPOSI TE. EDDI E M ORRA STI L L HAS A VERY STRONG PRESENCE I N THE SERI ES. W E HAVE A NEW PROTAGONI ST W HO I S I NTRODUCED TO THE PI L L UNDER SI M I L AR BUT
DI FFERENT CI RCUM STANCES, AND W E GET TO WATCH HI S STORY W EAVE I N AND OUT OF THE EDDI E M ORRA TI M EL I NE. THAT STRUCTURE, THE ART OF BUI L DI NG SOM EW HAT OF A UNI VERSE AROUND THESE CHARACTERS THAT CAN STRETCH ACROSS M ULTI PL E M EDI UM S WAS DEFI NI TEL Y SOM ETHI NG THAT DREW M E TO THE PROJECT TO BEGI N W I TH. THE SHOW HAS EVOLVED SI NCE THEN I N SO M ANY WAY S. I L OVE THAT W E POK E FUN AT THE PROCEDURAL FORM AT. THE SHOW I S AL M OST SEL F AWARE AND I N ON THE JOK E SOM ETI M ES. THAT AL L CAM E FROM EX PL ORI NG THE JOY THAT WOUL D COM E FROM HAVI NG THE ABI L I TI ES NZT GI VES YOU. I T?D BE A HEL L OF A L OT OF FUN, L ET?S BE HONEST. THAT?S ONE OF THE REASONS THE M OVI E WAS SO ENTERTAI NI NG. ONE OF THE ADVANTAGES OF THE SHOW I S THAT, UNL I K E A L OT OF FI L M TO TEL EVI SI ON TRANSI TI ONS, L I M I TL ESS HAS BRADL EY COOPER?S EDDI E M ORRA AS A RECURRI NG CHARACTER AS W EL L AS BRADL EY AS AN EX ECUTI VE PRODUCER. DOES THI S K I ND OF ACCESS TO THE SOURCE HEL P YOU CONTI NUE THE STORY ? JM : ABSOLUTEL Y. EDDI E M ORRA AND HI S PL ANS FOR AN NZT WORL D W I L L ALWAY S BE THE OVERARCHI NG STORY L I NE. THE JOURNEY STARTED W I TH HI M . I T?S ONL Y FI TTI NG THAT I T W I L L END W I TH HI M TOO. BRADL EY HAS BEEN A CRUCI AL EL EM ENT. BEFORE CRAI G EVEN STARTED PENNI NG THE PI L OT THEY VOL L EY ED I DEAS BACK AND FORTH AS TO W HERE EDDI E WOUL D BE NOW. FOUR Y EARS L ATER. FOUR Y EARS OF
NZT EVERY SI NGL E DAY. THERE I S A PL AN? EDDI E?S PL AN? THAT VERY FEW PEOPL E K NOW ABOUT. I THI NK I T?S PROBABL Y K NOW N BETW EEN BRADL EY AND CRAI G AND NOT M ANY OTHERS. WATCHI NG I T UNFOL D AND HOW I T I M PACTS BRI AN I S THE SUSPENSE OF THE SERI ES. N Z T , T H E D RUG T A K EN T O EX PA N D YOU R M I N D , A LL OW S T H E U SER S T O BECOM E T H E SM A RT EST PEOPLE I N T H E WOR LD . U N LI K E U SER S W E?V E SEEN I N T H E PA ST , BR I A N FI N CH M O ST LY U SES I T FOR H ELPI N G OT H ER S. D O YOU T H I N K T H AT PU T S BR I A N M OR E I N T H E M OR A L R I GH T A N D M A K ES I T H A R D ER FOR H I M T O GO A L ON G W I T H M OR R A ?S OR D ER S? JM : I THI NK SO. I THI NK BRI AN AL SO HAS A PRETTY REBEL L I OUS ATTI TUDE TO BEGI N W I TH. M AY BE NZT ONL Y ENHANCES THAT. THE BI GGEST DI FFERENCE BETW EEN EDDI E M ORRA AND BRI AN FI NCH FROM W HAT I CAN SEE I S THAT EDDI E M ORRA WAS I N A RUSH TO DI SPOSE OF W HO HE WAS BEFORE NZT? W HERE AS BRI AN I S DESPERATEL Y TRY I NG TO K EEP THAT I N TACT. I T?S A M I CROCOSM OF THESE FORCES L I VI NG AT OPPOSI TE ENDS OF THE M ORAL SPECTRUM . LI M I T LESS D OES A GR EAT JOB OF BR EA K I N G T H E GR I M M OLD OF FBI D R A M A S BY A D D I N G A L OT OF FU N ST OR Y T ELLI N G D EV I CES. I N M Y PER SON A L FA VOR I T E EPI SOD E, T H E SH OW BOR ROW S T H E FR A M EWOR K OF FER R I S BU ELLER ?S D A Y OFF. H A S T H ER E BEEN A PA RT I CU LA R FA VOR I T E EPI SOD E OR ST OR Y T H AT YOU ?V E D ON E SO FA R ? JM : I L OVE THE FERRI S
BUEL L ER EPI SODE. THAT WAS SO SURREAL FOR M E. I K NOW THAT M OVI E BY HEART! I DON?T THI NK CRAI G EVEN K NEW THAT W HEN HE W ROTE THE EPI SODE. I T WAS JUST SUCH A NATURAL FI T FOR THE WAY BRI AN HAS DEVEL OPED. I USED TO PL AY HOOK Y FROM SCHOOL , STAY HOM E, AND WATCH THAT M OVI E AL L THE TI M E. HONESTL Y, I DI DN?T EVEN HAVE TO L OOK AT THE FI RST PART OF THE SCRI PT. I K NEW THOSE L I NES AL READY. ANOTHER ONE OF M Y FAVORI TES HAS TO BE THE BRUNTOUCHABL ES EPI SODE. I T COVERS SO M UCH GROUND. I T PUL L S TOGETHER AL L OF THE CHARACTERS FROM THE SHOW, AND I T AL SO WAL K S ON THI S EDGE W E SEEM TO HAVE FOUND W HERE THE TONE CAN SHI FT BACK AND FORTH M ULTI PL E TI M ES I N AN EPI SODE. PLUS, I T ENDS ON SUCH A RI DI CUL OUS HI GH NOTE. W I TH AL L THE FAK E BRUNTOUCHABL ES TRAI L ERS. BRUNTOUCHABL ES VS M UNTOUCHABL ES. ANYONE READI NG THI S W HO HASN?T SEEN THE SHOW I S GOI NG TO BE VERY CONFUSED RI GHT NOW. T H ER E?S BEEN SOM E GR EAT GU EST ST A R S ON T H E SH OW SO FA R , LI K E A N A LEI GH T I PT ON , YOU R CO - ST A R FROM M A N H AT T A N L OV E ST OR Y . A L SO JEN N I FER CA R PEN T ER ?S FOR M ER D EX T ER L OV E, D ESM ON D H A R R I N GT ON H A D A 3- EPI SOD E ST I N T. I S T H ER E A N YON E YOU ?R E H OPI N G T O GET ON T H E SH OW ? JM : SURE. ROBERT DE NI RO AS CARL VAN L OON. A S T H E A U D I EN CES GEA R U P FOR T H E SECON D H A LF T H E SH OW , LI M I T LESS H A S A L OT
T O R ESOLV E BEFOR E T H E SEA SON ON E FI N A LE. W H AT ?S I N ST OR E FOR BR I A N T H ROUGH OU T T H E R EST OF T H E EPI SOD ES? A R E T H E EFFECT S OF N Z T GOI N G T O CAT CH U P W I T H H I M ? JM : I THI NK BRI AN HAS BEEN FORCED TO COM PARTM ENTAL I ZE M ANY DANGEROUS ASPECTS OF HI S L I FE, Y ET I T GOES AGAI NST HI S PROGRAM M I NG. HE?S AN OPEN BOOK . HE?S NOT W I RED TO K EEP SECRETS. I F NOT FOR THE EFFECTS OF NZT, I ?M NOT SO SURE HE WOUL D HAVE BEEN ABL E TO COM PARTM ENTAL I ZE THESE THI NGS AS SUCCESSFUL L Y AS HE HAS SO FAR. THAT W I L L BEGI N TO FRAY.
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DOL L A SI GN W HOM W E HAD THE PL EASURE OF WORK I NG W I TH. HE SEEM ED TO HAVE THE SW EETEST AND M OST GENUI NE CHARACTER. HE CAM E TO THE "WORTH I T" M USI C VI DEO SET AND K I L L ED HI S PART AND M ADE I T SUCH AN EASY PROCESS. HE?S SO HUM BL E AND CHI L L . THE WAY THAT HE DEL I VERED HI S VERSE WAS M ORE THAN W E HAD I M AGI NED. THE FACT THAT HE COM PL ETEL Y CHANGED THE M EL ODY AND THE WAY THAT HE RI DES THE BEAT OF THE M USI C I S I NSANE. W E APPRECI ATE HI S ARTI STRY. YOU GU Y S W ER E N A M ED GROU P OF T H E Y EA R BY BI LLBO A R D ?S WOM EN I N M U SI C, W H AT W EN T T H ROUGH YOU R M I N D W H EN YOU FOU N D OU T ? I L OOK AT THI S QUESTI ON AND STI L L CAN?T BEL I EVE THAT I T EVER HAPPENED. BEI NG I N THE I NDUSTRY THAT W E?RE I N I S ONE THI NG BUT BEI NG I N THE I NDUSTRY AS WOM EN I S ANOTHER THI NG. I TRUL Y THANK BI L L BOARD FOR BUI L DI NG SUCH AN I NSPI RI NG PL ATFORM FOR WOM EN TO I NSPI RE OTHER WOM EN I N K NOW I NG THAT W E CAN BE JUST AS SUCCESSFUL I N THI S FI EL D AS M AL ES ARE. I FEEL THAT WOM EN THROUGH THE Y EARS I N M USI C HAVE M ADE M ORE OF A PRESENCE AND HAVE BROK EN M ANY BARRI ERS THAT M AY NOT HAVE BEEN POSSI BL E Y EARS AGO. I WAS SO BL ESSED TO HAVE BEEN AM ONGST SUCH PRESTI GI OUS I NDI VI DUAL S AND M USI CI ANS. I TURNED TO THE STAGE TO SEE AL I CI A K EY S AND L OOK ED TO M Y
RI GHT ONL Y TO SEE M I SSY EL L I OT. THEN SI TTI NG NEX T TO M E AND JAM M I NG OUT W I TH M E DURI NG THE TRI BUTE TO M I SSY WAS CI ARA. M Y CHI L DHOOD WAS I NFLUENCED BY THESE ARTI STS AND BY M ANY L I K E THEM . I HOPE THAT BY WATCHI NG OUR PERFORM ANCE THROUGHOUT THE SHOW W E I NSPI RED M ANY YOUNG GI RL S W I TH AND DREAM . I AM AL SO BEYOND PROUD OF L ADY GAGA FOR BEI NG NAM ED BI L L BOARD?S WOM AN OF THE Y EAR. SHE I S SO DESERVI NG OF THE AWARD AND W I L L FOREVER BE AN I NSPI RATI ON I N HEL PI NG PEOPL E TO BE THEM SELVES. I L OVE GETTI NG TOGETHER AND CEL EBRATI NG SI STERHOOD. THANK YOU BI L L BOARD. CA N YOU T ELL U S A BI T A BOU T YOU R N EW SI N GLE ?WOR K FROM H OM E?? OUR A&R JOEY ARBAGEY PRESENTED US W I TH THE SONG AND W E THOUGHT THAT I T WAS THE COOL EST THI NG EVER. I REM EM BER BEI NG GATHERED I N THE STUDI O W I TH THE GI RL S, THE M USI C ENGI NEER, THE VOCAL PRODUCER VI CTORI A M ONÉT AND ONE OF THE SONG W RI TERS JUDE DEM OREST AND W E W ERE AL L VI BI NG OUT TO THE SONG. I L OVE THE SI M PL I CI TY Y ET EFFECTI VE ASPECT OF THE TRACK . THE BEAT I S SI M PL E AND I S CONTI NUOUSL Y THE SAM E THROUGHOUT THE SONG. ?WORK FROM HOM E? I S THE PERFECT FI RST SI NGL E OFF OF 7/27 ESPECI AL L Y FOL L OW I NG ?WORTH I T?. I T'S AL READY DOI NG SO
W EL L . THE SONG HI T NUM BER THREE ON THE I TUNES CHART THE FI RST DAY OUT AND OUR M USI C VI DEO FOR THE SONG GENERATED SI X M I L L I ON VI EW S I N TWO DAY S AND WAS NUM BER ONE ON THE I TUNES CHART. THAT'S A BL ESSI NG! D O YOU H A V E A FA VOU R I T E SON G OFF T H E N EW A LBU M ? I HAVE M ANY FAVORI TES ON THE NEW AL BUM . I WOUL D TAL K ABOUT ONE I N PARTI CUL AR BUT I CAN?T SPOI L ANY SURPRI SES. YOU?L L HAVE TO WAI T AND SEE. YOU GU Y S H A V E BEEN WOR K I N G ON N EW M U SI C BU T H A V E A L SO A CK N OW LED GED T H AT YOU A LL WA N T T O PU R SU E OT H ER V EN T U R ES A N D SOL O PROJECT S ON CE YOU R T I M E W I T H FI FT H H A R M ON Y COM ES T O A CL O SE ? W H AT D OES T H I S L O OK LI K E FOR YOU PER SON A LLY ? WOU LD YOU WOR K ON PROJECT S OU T SI D E OF M U SI C? I DEFI NI TEL Y SEE M Y SEL F PURSUI NG M Y PERSONAL ENDEAVORS I N THE FUTURE. I WOUL D L OVE TO CONTI NUE M AK I NG QUAL I TY M USI C AND CROSSI NG OVER I NTO ACTI NG. ONE OF M Y GOAL S I S TO STAR I N A M AJOR M OTI ON PI CTURE. I WOUL D AL SO L I K E TO CONTI NUE TO BUI L D A NAM E FOR M Y SEL F I N THE FASHI ON WORL D AND OF CARRY ON W I TH M Y DANCI NG. W HATEVER I T I S THAT I S I N M Y DESTI NY I W I L L WORK HARD AND ALWAY S GI VE M Y AL L . I ?M EXCI TED FOR THE CHAPTER I N M Y L I FE THAT I AM NOW L I VI NG BUT I AM AL SO EXCI TED TO SEE
W HAT?S I N STORE FOR M E PERSONAL L Y. W H AT I S YOU R FA VOR I T E SON G T O PER FOR M LI V E? I WOUL D HAVE TO SAY ?BO$$?. I HAVE ALWAY S HAD SUCH A SPECI AL CONNECTI ON W I TH THE RECORD. I FEEL EVERY I NSTRUM ENT THAT I S USED I N THE SONG. I ?M ORI GI NAL L Y FROM NEW ORL EANS AND W E?RE EX TREM EL Y M USI CAL L Y I NFLUENCE BY L I VE I NSTRUM ENTS. I L OVE THE HORNS BEI NG USED. I T?S AL SO SOM ETHI NG ABOUT THAT FI RST 808 THAT DROPS BEFORE M Y VERSE. W E AL SO TAL K ABOUT SUCH I NSPI RATI ONAL WOM EN. FROM A DANCERS PERSPECTI VE I T?S M Y FAVORI TE AND OUR CHOREOGRAPHER SEAN BANK HEAD CREATI VEL Y K I L L ED I T. THI S WAS THE TURNI NG POI NT I NTO OUR NEW ERA. ?BO$$? WAS OUR I NTRODUCTI ON. I T?L L FOREVER BE M Y BABY.
AND AL SO PREPARE TO REL EASE OUR SOPHOM ORE AL BUM 7/27 THAT'S COM I NG OUT ON M AY 20TH. W E HAVE SO M ANY THI NGS I N THE WORK S THAT W I L L BE K EEPI NG US VERY BUSY AND I ?M SURE A L OT OF OTHER OPPORTUNI TI ES W I L L BE PRESENTED AL ONG THE WAY. STAY TUNED!
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AND SPECI FI C EY E W I TH THE WORL D AND THE CHARACTERS SHE I S DEPI CTI NG. I L EARNED A L OT WATCHI NG HER DI RECT. DAVI D OY EL OWO WAS FANTASTI C AS W EL L . I HAVE TO SAY THAT. W HAT A COM BI NATI ON THOSE TWO. I T BL ESSED M E TO BE THERE W I TNESSI NG THEI R GREATNESS UNL EASHED. WOR K I N G ON BOT H SELM A A N D EM PI R E H A V E T O BE SUCH I N CR ED I BLE EX PER I EN CES T H AT H A V E BOT H M A D E SUCH I M PA CT I N M A N Y PEOPLE?S LI V ES. W H AT A R E YOU L O OK I N G FOR I N T H E FU T U R E, N OT ON LY FOR YOU R SELF BU T FOR T H E I N D U ST R Y A S A W H OLE? I WANT TO DO WORK THAT SPEAK S TO M E AND AL L GENERATI ONS. I WANT TO CHAL L ENGE M Y AUDI ENCE. I WANT TO TAK E THEM TO THE DEPTHS OF THEI R SOUL AND THEN AS FAR OUTSI DE OF THEM SELVES TO ANOTHER DI M ENSI ON. I THI NK THAT PEOPL E HAVE THE ABI L I TY TO BE ENTERTAI NED AND EDUCATED AS W EL L . THAT'S M Y GOAL , TO DRAW THEM I N W I TH PERFORM ANCE, AND HAVE THEM L EAVE THE THEATRE W I TH REVEL ATI ON.
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