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Ustream -- Bone Thugs-N-Harmony's press conference (10/21/09)
Left to Right: Flesh, Bizzy, Layzie, Krayzie, and Wish
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony held a press conference via Ustream on Wednesday afternoon in Los Angeles, California. The press conference was scheduled to start at 4:00 PM, but started around 4:20 PM (7:20 Eastern Time).
While the group’s 1995 hit song “1st of Tha Month” played in the background, each member showed up and took his seat. Flesh-n-Bone showed up first, followed by Layzie Bone, Wish Bone, Krayzie Bone, and Bizzy Bone.
The press conference started off pretty well, because the questions were coming from the attendees present (i.e., the press). That all changed when the questions from fans started streaming in from online. This is when the press conference shifted and had an uncanny and amateurish ambiance.
The first strange question concerned horror movies: “Are you still inspired by horror movies since your first tape is Faces of Death?” (“What’s the last good scary movie you saw?”)
The question alone was off because it insinuates that they were already inspired by horror movies, which somehow precipitated the recording of that album. In fact, Faces of Death, a 1993 underground album, has absolutely no connection to horror movies, so why the question was asked by a fan, let alone selected by the moderator, was beyond strange.
The question of course received a giggle from Wish. Nonetheless, Flesh answered the question the best he could, stating that their upcoming album will not be influenced by horror movies. He also added he watches horror movies and at times has nightmares.
The second strange question by a fan concerned the Mayan Calendar which alleges the end of the world: “Does Bone have anything special planned for the Mayan apocalypse predicted on December 21, 2012?”
Again, Wish found the question funny and answered jokingly, “Yeah get you some can and soup.” Thereafter, Wish took a serious approach and answered with an intelligent response, followed by Flesh, who appropriately responded by saying that no one can predict the end of the world but God.
The third strange question concerned donuts; yes donuts: “Where do y’all go for donuts?”
By far, this question was horrible and received some laughs, not to mention some strange faces by the members. The members that responded, however, had the presence of mind to keep their responses short and moved on, for they knew the question was meaningless and only presented by a fan to generate laughter. Unfortunately, the moderator felt the need to present the question.
As the press conference continued, viewers were probably thinking, what’s next?
Considering the horrible questions that were asked by fans – and strangely selected by the moderator – it would not be surprising if questions pertaining to “what food do you guys eat for breakfast” or “what toothpaste do you guys use to brush your teeth” were asked.
That’s how ridiculous the questions were, including one being asked about a former Mo Thugs artist named Powder P, and another concerning the marriage of Layzie and his wife Felicia.
Aside from Bizzy’s constant spitting into his napkin, the members collectively acted professionally and answered each question intelligently and to the best of their abilities, including the nonsense and fatuous questions.
Thankfully, Bizzy saved the day when he stood up and said he had a duty to fulfill. The press conference was about 38 minutes long. Had it gone on even further, it would have been more embarrassing – thanks to the moderator.
For some strange reason, the pointless questions fascinated him. The only selected question that was important concerned the gravesite of Eric “Eazy-E” Wright, their mentor who died in 1995 after signing the group to his Ruthless Records. Other than that, the moderator did a horrible job with the selection of questions from fans. He was unprofessional and should have selected the rational and important questions instead of the silly questions, but he decided to go with the latter.
Many fans anticipated this press conference because they were under the impression that information would be presented concerning their upcoming album, but that was not the case. Questions about an official single, a video, etc. were not presented.
In essence, the press conference began with fans not knowing much about the album and ended with fans not knowing much about the album. The only important information that came from this press conference was the release date of The World’s Enemy, December 15, 2009.
For what Bone Thugs-N-Harmony has done in the music industry for 15 years and counting, they deserved a press conference better than what they were given – and the group’s Brand Engine management team did not present that utmost professionalism at all. Rather, an amateurish press conference was organized, which makes perfect sense why the members looked uninterested and uncomfortable at times.
Seeing the members side by side was an impressive sight, however. Each member handled himself well with the situation that he was put into, and did an amazing job with the questions that he was presented.
View the press conference below:
For more info: Bone Thugs-N-Harmony's MySpace and forum
Comments
Agreed. The moderator was terrible and completely amatuer. I ciouldnt beleieve all the questions streaming inquiring about information about their reality show, due dates, singles etc WERE NOT ASKED. But, questions about DONUTS? Fire that man!
It was mainly the moderators fault for asking those repulsive questions but I'm happy Bone handled themselves well. It only made the person asking the questions look like an ass and not the other way around. You had a chance to ask them serious questions and you f*cked it up!
I think this is some serious BS. How are they gonna disrespect them like that after all that they have contributed...they should have had something serious with serious people to get them published the right way...I know for a fact that there are a lot of people who dont know about there cd who would love. I mean I have it and they have heard and they were like "why havent i heard about this" Its because BS people like that mediator....I am highly pissed....On another note I love Bizzy's exit with the kiss on all of their cheeks...I thought it was sooo sweet... and Wish "Stop it wit that bulls***" Bizzy "Shut up" lol....love bone for life
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