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>>> GOOD
>>> GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY AND WELCOME TO NEW DAY.
FOLLOW ME HERE STARTING THINGS
OFF IS A FORMER HOCKEY PLAYER
TURNED SINGER-SONGWRITER HAND-
PICKED BY COUNTRY MUSIC
SUPERSTAR SHANIA TWAIN FOR HER
MUCH-ANTICIPATED TOUR THAT
KICKED OFF THE TOUR AT THE
TACOMA DOME PLEASE WELCOME. --
BASTIAN BAKER.
BASTIAN BAKER.
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SITTING
SITTING IN THE SHOWER FOR HOURS AND HOURS NO WE DON'T MIND
LOSING TRACK OF TIME WE TALK
ABOUT ALL SORTS OF THINGS THAT
DON'T MATTER NO THEY DON'T
MATTER.
MATTER.
MATTER. WE OPENED OUR SPIRIT PLANNED
OUR ESCAPE TO A FARAWAY PLACE
TO LIFE'S EMBRACE. YOU KNOW I'D
LIKE TO HOLD YOU AND NEVER LET
YOU GO DARLIN' LET ME DO JUST SO
WE
WE CAN'T
WE CAN'T JUDGE OUR BROTHER BY HIS COLOR LOOKS SO I CAN PUT
WORDS TO WHAT YOU'RE WORTH I
GUESS SOMETIMES HONESTY JUST
HURTS.
HURTS.
HURTS. WHEN WE MAKE LOVE YOU TAKE ME
HIGHER.
HIGHER.
HIGHER. YOU KNOW I'D LIKE TO HOLD YOU
AND NEVER LET YOU GO DARLIN'
LET ME DO JUST SO. WHEN WE MAKE
LOVE YOU TAKE ME HIGHER.
I HOPE YOU LIKE TO HOLD ME AND
NEVER LET ME GO DARLIN' LET ME
DO JUST SO OH DARLIN' LET ME DO
JUST SO.
JUST SO.
JUST SO. >> ALL RIGHT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> HELLO.
>> HELLO.
>> HELLO. THAT WAS BEAUTIFUL.
>> YES EARLY IN THE MORNING IS
A CHALLENGE.
A CHALLENGE. I DON'T DRINK COFFEE, I WAKE UP
AND THE PASSION FOR MUSIC JUST
BRINGS ME TO LIFE.
IT IS ONE OF THOSE SPECIAL
THINGS ABOUT ME.
>> SEATTLE MIGHT CHANGE YOUR
MIND.
MIND.
MIND. WHERE ARE YOU BASED?
>> I AM FROM SWITZERLAND AND IT
IS A LITTLE CITY ON LAKE GENEVA
AND IT IS BEAUTIFUL, THE
QUALITY OF LIFE IS GREAT AND I
AM SUPER HAPPY AND GRATEFUL I
WAS BORN THERE BECAUSE IT IS A
GREAT PLACE TO LIVE IN.
>> SO YOUR DAD AND YOUR
GRANDDAD WERE PROFESSIONAL
HOCKEY PLAYERS?
HOCKEY PLAYERS? >> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> SO IT IS IN EVERYBODY'S
BLOOD AND THAT OF COURSE IS THE
WAY YOU GET TO A COUNTRY MUSIC
TOUR RIGHT?
TOUR RIGHT? >> OF COURSE.
>> HOW DID THAT HAPPEN?
>> I STARTED BOTH HOCKEY AND
MUSIC AT THE SAME TIME.
I WAS SEVEN YEARS OLD AND I HAD
THIS PASSION FOR HOCKEY AND AT
THE SAME TIME I HAD THIS EVEN
BIGGER PASSION FOR MUSIC.
HOCKEY WAS IN THE FAMILY AS YOU
SAID MY DAD AND MY GRANDDAD
WERE BOTH PROFESSIONALS SO I
FELT LIKE THIS WAS GOING TO BE
MY WAY TOO AND AROUND AGE 19 I
MET SOMEONE WHO LITERALLY
CHANGED MY LIFE AND GAVE ME AN
OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE IT A TRY IN
THE MUSIC INDUSTRY, TOOK A
CHANCE AND HERE I AM TALKING TO
YOU AND SINGING ALL OF THIS, IT
IS AWESOME.
IS AWESOME. >> WE ARE VERY HAPPY YOU ARE
HERE.
HERE.
HERE. TELL US WHO THAT PERSON WAS AND
HOW YOU FOUND OUT WHAT
HAPPENED.
HAPPENED.
HAPPENED. >> IT WAS ONE OF THOSE AND I
STILL WONDER IF THIS DIDN'T
HAPPEN LIKE WHAT WOULD'VE
HAPPENED IN MY LIFE BECAUSE IT
WAS A BIRTHDAY PARTY IN
SWITZERLAND YOU HAVE TO IMAGINE
AROUND TWO OR 3 IN THE MORNING
AND I AM PLAYING GUITAR AND
THERE MAY BE ABOUT 20 PEOPLE IN
THE ROOM AND THERE IS A GUY IN
THE CORNER AND I CAN SEE HE IS
REALLY PAYING ATTENTION TO MY
SONGS.
SONGS.
SONGS. I
SONGS. I FINISHED PLAYING AND HE SAID,
DO YOU HAVE A PRODUCER DUDE?
I SAID NO AND HE SAID NOW YOU
HAVE ONE I SAID WHO ARE YOU?
AND IT JUST HAPPENED TO BE A
GUY IN THE MUSIC BUSINESS IN
SWITZERLAND AND HE GAVE ME MY
FIRST CHANCE.
FIRST CHANCE. WE RECORDED A SONG TOGETHER AND
THE SONG WENT INSTANTLY ON THE
RADIO AND FROM THEN ON WE
STARTED BUILDING THE CAREER AND
THAT WAS SEVEN YEARS AGO SO IT
HAS BEEN A COOL JOURNEY.
>> NOW YOU ARE ON THIS WORLD
TOUR WAS SHANIA TWAIN WHEN AND
HOW DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THAT?
>> WE CONFIRMED THE WORLD TOUR
A MONTH AGO AND THAT HAS BEEN
THE HARDEST THING IS KEEPING IT
ALL SECRET BECAUSE WE WERE ABLE
TO ANNOUNCE THIS 15 DAYS AGO OR
SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
>> I WOULD HAVE TO EVERYBODY.
>> IT WAS TOUGH.
IT WAS TOUGH TO KEEP IT A
SECRET BUT I HAVE KNOWN SHANIA
FOR SIX YEARS NOW, WE MET IN
SWITZERLAND AND SHE IS ONE OF
THE MOST AMAZING PERSONS I KNOW
AND WE REHEARSED YESTERDAY AND
I CAN TELL YOU THE NEW TOUR IS
GOING TO BE HUGE AND
SENSATIONAL.
SENSATIONAL. >> THE TACOMA DOME IS GREAT
THAT WILL BE A GREAT PLACE FOR
IT.
IT.
IT. WE
IT. WE WERE ATTEMPTING TO CALL YOU
A COUNTRY MUSIC STAR BUT THAT
IS NOT ALL YOU DO RIGHT?
YOUR MUSICAL GENRES ARE BROADER
THAN THAT?
THAN THAT? >> I FEEL LIKE MY MUSIC HAS
BEEN INSPIRED BY ALL OF THE
MUSIC I HAVE BEEN LISTENING TO
GROWING UP AS A KID STARTING
WITH REM, QUEEN, LED ZEPPELIN
SO A BIT MORE ROCK MAYBE AND
FOR ME MUSIC HAS NO LIMIT.
I LOVE TO EXPLORE EVERY STYLE
SO CALL THE COUNTRY CALL IT FOLK
CALL IT EDGY OR ALTERNATIVE,
CALL IT WHATEVER AS LONG AS YOU
ENJOY IT THAT IS GOOD FOR ME.
>> SO YOU WILL HIT A BIG STAGE
TONIGHT, HOW DO YOU PREPARE FOR
THAT?
THAT?
THAT? >>
THAT? >> THAT IS ONE THING I AM
REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO. I
DEFINITELY WILL BE VERY EXCITED
BEFORE GOING OUT ON STAGE.
>> DON'T START COFFEE TODAY.
>> IT IS GREAT TO BE HERE,
COFFEE IN SEATTLE.
I HAVE BEEN PLAYING A LOT OF
SHOWS IN THE PAST YEAR, I HAVE
SEEN A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT
STAGES IN THIS OBVIOUSLY IS A
BIG ONE BUT I FEEL AT HOME ON
STAGE AND I CAN'T WAIT TO COME
BACK PLUS I WILL HAVE THE
CHANCE AFTER MY SAID OPENING
FOR SHANIA TO PLAY A DUET WITH
HER WHICH ADD TO THE MAGIC OF
THE MOMENT SO IT IS GREAT AND I
AM VERY GRATEFUL FOR HER.
>> SHE IS AMAZING.
I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW WHETHER
IN SEATTLE IS ALWAYS LIKE THIS.
>> I AM PLANNING MY SUMMER
HOLIDAYS.
HOLIDAYS.
HOLIDAYS. >> EXCELLENCE.
>> EXCELLENCE. THANK YOU SO MUCH IT WAS LOVELY
TO MEET YOU.
YOU CAN CATCH BASTIAN BAKER
OPENING FOR SHANIA TWAIN
TONIGHT AT 730 AT THE TACOMA
DOME.
DOME.
DOME. AFTER THE BREAK WE WILL FIND
OUT HOW DAILY SKETCHING CAN BE
GOOD FOR THE SOUL AND