>>
>> HELLO
>> HELLO EVERYONE WELCOME TO TONIGHT WITH CASSIDY, THIS
WEEKEND, YOU CAN HAVE A VIP
EXPERIENCE AND FIND OUT WHAT IS
IT LIKE TO BE ON STAGE WITH
LEGENDARY, MUSICAL ICONS?
PRINCE, AND MICHAEL JACKSON.
I DON'T KNOW IF I HAVE EVER HAD
THAT THOUGHT LIKE I WONDER WHAT
THAT IS LIKE BECAUSE I HAVE
NEVER EVEN THOUGHT IT WOULD BE
POSSIBLE.
POSSIBLE.
POSSIBLE. THIS EVENT IS CALLED FIVE FEET
FROM FAMOUS AND RIGHT NOW I AM
ABOUT I DON'T KNOW, LIKE THREE
FEET FROM FAMOUS BECAUSE WE
HAVE JENNIFER BATTEN, A
GUITARIST OF COURSE AND JIM
JAMES THE ORGANIZER OF FIVE
FEET FROM FAMOUS, THE EVENT IS
HAPPENING ON SATURDAY NIGHT,
THEY GET TO MEET YOU, THEY GET
TO MEET ANOTHER GUITARIST, I
MEAN DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU HAVE
BEEN FIVE FEET FROM FAMOUS YOUR
WHOLE LIFE?
WHOLE LIFE? >> OR DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU HAVE
BEEN FAMOUS?
BEEN FAMOUS? >> IT TOOK A HOT MINUTE TO GET
THERE, BUT I HAVE BEEN FIVE
FEET FROM WEIKEL JACKSON
MICHAEL JACKSON.
MICHAEL JACKSON. MY LIFE HAS BEEN VERY BLESSED.
IT WILL BE FUN TO SHARE ALL OF
THE STORIES BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN
OUT ON THE ROAD FOR A LONG LONG
TIME.
TIME.
TIME. AND
TIME. AND YOU CANNOT GO PLACES
WITHOUT COMING BACK WITH
STORIES.
STORIES.
STORIES. >> YOU TOURED WITH MICHAEL
JACKSON FOR MORE THAN 10 YEARS?
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> WHEN YOU ARE DOING THAT, DID
IT FEEL LIKE OH, THIS IS MY
JOB.
JOB.
JOB. I
JOB. I AM
JOB. I AM JUST GOING TO WORK EVERY
DAY OR WAS IT LIKE OH MY
GOODNESS!
GOODNESS!
GOODNESS! THIS IS CRAZY.
THIS IS HISTORY!
>> [ LAUGHTER ]
>> WELL, LET ME SAY WHEN I
FIRST GOT THE GIG, I HAD A HARD
TIME SLEEPING.
TIME SLEEPING. I WOULD WORK ON MUSIC UNTIL 2
AM OR 3 AM AND WORK AT 6 AM FOR
NO REASON.
NO REASON. SO IT TOOK A MINUTE TO GET THAT
INTO MY SCHOOL THAT IT WAS
REALLY HAPPENING.
REALLY HAPPENING. AND THEN MOST OF THE SHOW IT
WAS A JOB AND THEN BRING BILLIE
JEAN WHEN HE WOULD DO A DANCE
WITH JUST HIM AND THE DRUMS,
THAT IS LIKE FRONT ROW SEAT TO
WATCH THAT BEAUTIFUL DANCE
EVERY NIGHT.
EVERY NIGHT. IT WAS AMAZING.
>> THAT IS SO AMAZING!
OBVIOUSLY I MEAN EVEN WHEN
YOU'RE NOT ON STAGE HE LOOKED
THE PART.
THE PART.
THE PART. ALL THE TIME!
>> IT IS ALL ABOUT THE BLING
BABY!
BABY!
BABY! >>
BABY! >> YOU CREATED THIS EVENT, FIVE
FEET FROM FAMOUS YOU GET TO
MEET JENNIFER AND THEN CAPPED
DYSON AS WELL WHO PERFORMED AND
TOURED WITH PRINCE.
WHAT INSPIRED YOU TO COME UP
WITH THIS EVENT?
>> I WANTED TO TAKE ARTISTS AND
AUDIENCE EXPERIENCES TO THE
NEXT LEVEL.
NEXT LEVEL. I WANTED TO BLEND A CONCERT
WITH A MEET AND GREET WITH
ACTUALLY HEARING THEIR STORIES,
AND THEN WHEN I WAS TALKING
WITH JEN ABOUT DOING THIS
EPISODE, WE WERE TALKING ABOUT
HOW COOL IT WOULD BE IF WE PUT
MICHAEL JACKSON'S LEAD GUITAR
PLAYER AND PRINCES LEAD GUITAR
PLAYER IN THE SAME ROOM AT THE
SAME TIME.
SAME TIME. AND JEN HOOKED US UP.
>> SO HAVE YOU CROSSED PATHS?
>> YES!
>> YES!
>> YES! >> WHAT IS THAT WHY?
>> ACQUAINTANCES, BUT WE HAVE
PLAYED TOGETHER BRIEFLY.
AND I KNOW HER WELL ENOUGH TO
KNOW THAT SHE IS REALLY FUNNY.
SO, THAT WAS MY FIRST PICK.
I SAID OH WE HAVE TO GET HER!
I HOPE SHE IS NOT ON THE ROAD.
SHE WAS ABLE TO DO IT.
AND I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.
>> THE EVENT IS ON SATURDAY AT
7 PM AT THE MELODY EVENT
CENTER.
CENTER.
CENTER. YOU CAN FIND ALL OF THE INFO AT
FIVE FEET FROM FAMOUS.COM.
DO PEOPLE NEED TO GET THEIR
TICKETS BEFORE IT HAPPENS?
>> IF THEY WANT TO GET TICKETS!
THEY ARE SELLING OUT PRETTY
FAST.
FAST.
FAST. AND
FAST. AND SO, YEAH.
IT WILL BE INCREDIBLE.
WHERE CAN YOU HEAR THESE
STORIES?
STORIES?
STORIES? EVER?
EVER?
EVER? THESE TWO WOMEN IN THE SAME
ROOM AT THE SAME TIME.
>> AMAZINGLY POWERFUL AND
TALENTED WOMEN, HOW LONG WILL
YOU HAVE FOR PEOPLE TO ASK YOU
QUESTIONS AND TELL STORIES?
>> THREE HOURS.
>> THE AUDIENCE ISN'T JUST
GOING TO GET TO HEAR THE
STORIES, THEY ARE GOING TO GET
TO MEET THE ARTIST, HANG OUT
WITH THE ARTIST, LISTEN TO THE
STORIES, AND THEN THEY WILL
PLAY SOME GUITAR.
>> AND TO SOME QUESTIONS!
>> THAT IS RIGHT.
>> WE HAVE 30 SECONDS LEFT IN
THE SEGMENT, WE DON'T HAVE
THREE HOURS.
THREE HOURS. IS THERE A QUICK LITTLE STORY
YOU ARE EXCITED TO SHARE WITH
PEOPLE AT THE EVENT?
>> WELL, THE STORY OF HOW YOU
GOT THE GIG!
>> THAT IS AMAZING.
>> THE STORY OF THE SUPER BOWL!
>> OH, JUST THE CASUAL THING.
>> JUST THAT SUPER BOWL.
>> I TALKED ABOUT HOW HE
BROUGHT BUBBLES ATTEMPT TO
JAPAN.
JAPAN.
JAPAN. >>
JAPAN. >> [ LAUGHTER ]
>> THEY NORMALLY DO NOT ALLOW
THAT AND HE SAID WELL IF THE
MUCKY IS NOT COMING, YOU'RE NOT
GETTING THE SHOWS!
>> SO ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE WAS
A MUGGY.
A MUGGY.
A MUGGY. >> DO YOU HAVE THINGS LIKE THAT
NOW?
NOW?
NOW? IF
NOW? IF YOU'RE LIKE IF I'M GOING TO
PLAY YOU HAVE TO HAVE A MUGGY,
A SNAKE, A SOMETHING.
>> I DON'T HAVE QUITE THAT
AMOUNT OF PULL.
>> [ LAUGHTER ]
>> WHAT ABOUT AT THIS EVENT?
YOU ARE LIKE JIM, I HAVE THIS I
NEED THIS.
NEED THIS. >> YES, IT DOESN'T GO BEYOND