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aim ↔ dope qirl magic [February 2nd, 2029] text msgs ↔ voicemails ↔ tweets ↔ facebook comments ↔ tabloid responses 1 read reply

all the stars play on sunset_blvd [December 14th, 2028] you look like you can handle what's under my hood you keep sayin that you will, boy, i wish you would ( ! ) 4 read reply

forgive me father, for i have sinned... [November 18th, 2009] [ mood | accomplished ] [ music | In the Spotlight on tv ] I cannot remember the last time I was able to sit down and watch SVU and just relax. These past few weeks have been dedicated to putting the final touches on the album which means shooting the cover and all of the album work, as well as doing promotion and launch parties, as well as promoting and shooting the video for the first single. This is considered the fun stuff and in a way, it is. I enjoy the traveling doing the television shows and just seeing my fans and gauging their reactions to the album. So far the overall reception of it has been positive, although, it will be released officially until the week after Thanksgiving. It's still a little surreal that its finally finished. Two years of arguing with the studio heads, long nights at the studio, producer after producer...it all comes down to these few tracks, which, I happen to think is my best work. It's a little different from what people are used to hearing and I know those who are expecting another Umbrella probably won't know what to do with this cd. But I can't continue to stay stuck, as an artist, I want to be able to explore different options. And that's what I did. Don't get me wrong there are some club bangers on there; a few songs that will make the radio happy. But the subjects go deeper than what I've been talking about before. Hopefully it goes over well. As I said, reception has been for the most part positive. Russian Roulette is number one on iTunes, both the song and the video, so I mean so far so good. We'll have to see what happens when the Rated R is released. The holidays are coming up and I have a ton of shopping to do. I'm also very happy that I'm finished shooting the promo pics because I plan on being a total cow this Thanksgiving and pretty much indulging in whatever...because I'll more than likely work off all of the calories when I go shopping the following morning. I love the holiday. This would be a good time to leave your present wishes, people, i'm just sayin. I have to call my parents to make sure they got all of their flight information together. I guess I should go and relax because on Friday its back to work. I'll performing at the AMA's, so I've gotta be on my shit. I think I need a nice glass of Moscato. Sounds good. ( ! ) "...and you can see my heart beating...you can see it through my chest. and i'm terrified but i'm not leaving.... know that I must must pass this test. so just pull the trigger..." 10 read reply

[October 20th, 2009] [ mood | accomplished ] [ music | Rain- The Wreckers ] Well it seems that I the fruits of my labor will have finally come to pass. The album is officially ready and will be released in a month. It's about fucking time, right? This was starting to feel like it was never going to get released especially with all of the push backs and the never ending tweaking and tossing of songs. The entire line-up has been changed and the entire concept of the album is completely different than what we set out to record. So far those that have heard it says its my most personal album to date. I guess in a way they'd be right. I talk about a lot of the things that has been going on in my life and just a bunch of subjects that people could truly relate to. Wow, that sounds like a PR response, but its true. It's quite personal. I'm absolutely over the moon with how it turned out, hopefully, the fans can appreciate it for what it is. If not? To each his own, but either way, I'm really proud of it. Having said that, now that the album is ready for release that means my life is back on fast-forward. Tomorrow, I meet with Dave LaChapelle to shoot the promo images and album art for the cd packaging, then after that its a full-on promo tour in which I'll be dropping off the first single from the album. I'd tell you what it is, but the decision hasn't even been made. They all have the potential to be hot, but the first single can make or break a record, so it has to be right. Somewhere in between all of the madness I'm sure there will be a video shoot, so over all my life is about to become hectic once again and as per usual I welcome the challenge. The good thing is I'll have Jagger with me, that way she can see if this is the life she really wants to lead and if it is, at least she'll have experienced the schedule instead of jumping into it head first. Plus it'll be good to have someone to team up against Cash with. Other news? Harley has ditched me for work. Pfft. No, just kidding, but she is fully engrossed in filming that flick. I'm assuming she hasn't sealed the deal yet or else I would have gotten a voicemail at the very least full of explicit details and I haven't gotten that yet. Which reminds me, I must call her to let her know how disappointed I am that's dropped the ball so far. Tsk tsk, tramp. J/k. Or I could wait to rub it in her face when I see her on Sunday. Ooh Sunday. Let's not talk about that. It will go fine because it has to go fine and yeah, it'll be fine. It will not be another Summerslam. Moving right along, my mom is finally speaking to me again. Or at least she's been giving me more than one word answers before passing me off to my dad. She still hasn't actually asked me about anything, so I guess that's how she chooses to deal with it, whatever the "it" actually is. You never know with her, but at the end of the day I have to live with the decisions I make or I don't make. Some might work and some may explode in my face, but it is what it is, I suppose. Anyway, I think everything is all up to date. If not, it will have to suffice for now, I have a date with the couch and a SVU marathon. Don't judge me. 23 read reply

[October 1st, 2009] [ mood | bleh ] i'm never drinking again. quote me on that.... 2 read reply

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