ANASTACIA: Michael Jackson Tried To Sign Me After Seeing Me On TV
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
But that song is about your dad, right?
I don't talk about that.
Do you not? Mm-mm. Can I ask why?
Because it's my own personal choice. Hello, I'm Anastasia, and I am in great company, and so is Brody.
Music icon Anastasia. She's sold over 50 million records.
Is it true that Michael Jackson tried to sign you? Yeah. What other mentors do you think you had?
Pavarotti was one. So anyway, I sort of just said, am I singing correctly?
And he said... And I'm assuming we're talking about Celine Dion.
We are.
Who's the nicest superstar that you ever met? Who's the worst?
Who's the worst? You know...
You said that you were the most unsignable artist because of the way you looked and sounded.
That's true.
But explain that to me.
Okay, so think about, I found out I had early cancer, but I didn't know if it was early or not. I kind of prepared myself for the worst answer, and I just started crying. But then my job now is to talk about it, because I don't want to know that there's a woman out there that I couldn't have helped.
And I wonder if you know how real it feels... Sing it, girl.
There you go. Are you kidding me? I'm so psyched right now. Hey, everyone. Welcome back to Great Company. Today, we have Anastasia on the show, the huge pop star. This episode is wild. Wild. Get ready for it. But before we start, just one quick favor. If you can click the subscribe button, that would be incredible and amazing and join our wonderful community already. So if you do that one thing, thank you so much. Okay, here we go. Enjoy this wild episode of Great Company with Anastasia. What's the wildest party you've ever been to?
A wildest party? Wrong artist. Wrong artist. I'm the milk and cookies tour. You won't get anything exciting. I've never been to one. You've never been to one? No, I've never really been. I like, I don't think they invited me knowing I was too good. You know, I think I never got invited.
I don't know the cool people. Okay, who's the nicest celebrity? Who's the nicest superstar that you ever met?
The nicest?
Yeah, who were you just like, when you met them, you were like, this person, I love, I adore.
Oh my God, it was, there's a lot of them. But for sure, Celine, she was funny. Is she? Yeah, she's funny.
So you just connected on that?
She's like, funny. Like, she is good funny. Like, we totally get each other. And then, you know, we end up singing together years later. And she air guitars. And I'm like, oh my God, I want to be you. I want to be your guitar. I just love her.
She's great.
She was amazing. Who's the worst? Who's the worst? You know... I wouldn't say. Oh, God, okay. But I do have a couple people that I'm like, not my favorite. But I don't, you know, I mean, they don't have to be my favorite. Give me a clue. It's just, I'm not that kind of girl. You're going to make me do something I don't do. Yeah, I just think if you don't have something nice to say. Don't say it. Kind of my go-to. I love that.
When you perform on stage, right? When you come out and when you sing a song, which one of your tracks do people go?
I mean, I'm Out of Love, for sure. Left Outside Alone, for sure. Paid My Dues, One Day in Your Life, and Sick and Tired, they also like very much. Left Outside Alone, how does that go again? All my life I've been waiting. And I'm singing the right key because I can't lower it or... Because it's so like, left broken, empty in despair. Want to breathe, can't find air. You were sent from up above. But you and me never had love. So much more I have to say. Help me find a way.
And then it goes.
And I wonder if you know how real it feels. Sing it, girl. I've been left outside alone. There you go. I've been left outside alone.
Yeah, go ahead. Go, girl. Yeah, this is the way.
Are you kidding me? I'm so psyched right now. I gotta do that with you. But that song is about your dad, right?
Yeah. I actually didn't mean to write a song about my dad. But when I was writing the song, I realized that during the time that I was writing this album, I was going through radiation.
This is the third album, wasn't it?
Yes. This is the Anastasia album.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–13:26
2
How did Anastacia write 'Left Outside Alone' during cancer treatment and what does the song mean?
13:26–26:08
3
What was Anastacia’s childhood like and how did her mother shape her career?
26:08–54:28
4
What made Anastacia 'unsignable' in the 1990s music industry and how did she find her sound?
54:28–57:55
5
How did Anastacia first get discovered on the TV talent show and why did she lie about her age?
57:55–1:00:23
Speakers
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