HIS TENTH STUDIO ALBUM WAS RELEASED FRIDAY AND IS APTLY
NAMED, "LOVE."
NAMED, "LOVE." WE ARE IN LOVE BECAUSE MICHAEL
BUBLE IS BACK.
HOW ARE YOU DOING?
>> I’M SO GOOD.
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO WEREN’T
WATCHING, I WALKED AWAY WHEN YOU
SHOW THE WHOLE THING ABOUT MY
SON BECAUSE, IT SUCKS.
IT HURTS.
IT HURTS. YOU KNOW, WE’VE GONE THROUGH SO
MANY HARD TIMES AND WE’VE DEALT
WITH THIS AND I HAD TO ANSWER
THE QUESTIONS.
THE QUESTIONS. >> YEAH.
>> YEAH. >> IT’S SO MUCH FUN FOR ME TO BE
ABLE TO SORT OF NOT LOOK BACK AT
THE PAST AND LOOK FORWARD AT THE
FUTURE AND BE EXCITED ABOUT LIFE
FOR OUR FAMILY AND MY BOY AND
EVERYTHING.
EVERYTHING. SO, I JUST WANTED TO GET AWAY
AND GET FOCUSED ON THE GOOD
STUFF.
STUFF. >> THERE’S SO MUCH GOOD STUFF.
YOU GOT A NEW BABY.
>> I DO.
>> I DO. >> LITTLE LADY, VIDA.
>> BEAUTIFUL GIRL, LOOKS LIKE
MOMMY.
MOMMY. >> SHE IS THE CUTEST THING.
CAN WE LOOK BACK WHEN YOU FIRST
CAME ON THIS SHOW.
>> SURE.
>> SURE. I’M A LITTLE NERVOUS ABOUT THAT.
>> I FEEL LIKE WE WERE ONE OF
THE FIRST SPOTS YOU CAME.
>> YOU WERE MY FIRST -- IT’S
FUNNY.
FUNNY. I GET VERY SENTIMENTAL ABOUT IT.
THIS WAS MY FIRST BIG
AMERICAN --
AMERICAN -- >> THIS IS YOU.
THIS IS 2005, MICHAEL.
WE FOUND THIS PIECE OF VIDEO, ON
THE PLAZA.
THE PLAZA. NO ONE -- I THINK PEOPLE DIDN’T
KNOW YOUR NAME AT THAT POINT.
BUT YOU SANG AT OUR TREE
LIGHTING AND YOU KEPT COMING
BACK.
BACK. >> WAS THIS THE FIRST ONE?
>> IT WAS 2005.
>> I REMEMBER BEING IN THE
HOTEL, IN THE SHOWER, VERY
NERVOUS ABOUT 4:00 IN THE
MORNING AND COMING ON.
I BELIEVE KATIE COURIC DANCED
WITH ME.
WITH ME. THERE’S WAY BACK STUFF.
IT’S CRAZY.
IT’S CRAZY. >> WE FEEL LIKE WE’VE BEEN
WALKING THESE YEARS WITH YOU.
>> YOU’RE MY FAMILY, YOU KNOW?
THERE’S NEVER BEEN A RELEASE
WITHOUT YOU.
WITHOUT YOU. YOU’VE BROUGHT ME LUCK.
I WILL SAY THIS.
EVERYTHING I’VE DONE, EVERY
BEAUTIFUL THING THAT’S HAPPENED
IN MY LIFE, IS BECAUSE OF YOU.
I’M GIVING YOU ALL OF THE
CREDIT.
CREDIT. AND GOD.
AND GOD. AND GOD.
AND GOD. GOD AND THE "TODAY" SHOW.
>> IN THAT ORDER, PLEASE.
>> OR WHATEVER ORDER.
WHO KNOWS?
WHO KNOWS? >> I MEAN, YOU DO SEEM LIKE YOU
HAVE A LITTLE SKIP IN YOUR STEP.
I KNOW PART OF THAT IS BECAUSE
OF ALL THAT YOU’VE BEEN THROUGH.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. >> IT SEEMS LIKE YOUR WHOLE --
IT’S LIKE MICHAEL HAS BEEN
TRANSFORMED AS A HUMAN.
>> I THINK, HOW COULD YOU NOT
BE?
BE? YOU GO THROUGH THINGS THAT ARE
PAINFUL.
PAINFUL. THERE’S TWO KINDS OF PAIN, AS
FRANK UNDERWOOD SAYS.
THERE’S PAIN THAT’S USELESS AND
PAIN THAT YOU LEARN FROM.
YOU LEARN ABOUT LIFE AND WHAT
MATTERS.
MATTERS. YOU STOP SWEATING THE SMALL
STUFF.
STUFF. YOU REALIZE THAT MOST OF THE
STUFF IS THE SMALL STUFF.
>> I KNOW FAITH WAS ALWAYS
IMPORTANT IN YOUR LIFE.
BUT I GUESS IT WAS UNDERSCORED
RECENTLY.
RECENTLY. AND I WAS WATCHING YOU DO SOME
INTERVIEWS.
INTERVIEWS. IT WAS JUST SOMETHING THAT FILLS
YOU UP, JUST TO LISTEN TO YOU
SPEAK.
SPEAK. HOW HAS THAT PLAYED INTO THE MAN
YOU ARE TODAY, SITTING IN THIS
CHAIR?
CHAIR? >> I THINK IT’S GIVEN ME -- I
LOVE BEING A DAD AND BEING ABLE
TO SHARE THAT FEELING AND THAT
FAITH WITH THE KIDS.
AND I LOVE THAT -- YOU KNOW,
THEY’LL ASK ME SOMETIMES, WHY
ARE YOU PRAYING TO THE "TODAY"
SHOW?
SHOW? PLEASE, "TODAY" SHOW LET MY
RECORD COME UP.
>> YOU’RE THE SAME.
SAME, GOOFY MICHAEL WE LOVE.
>> I THINK THAT MAY BE THE MOST
PERSONAL SORT OF RELATIONSHIP I
HAVE IN MY LIFE.
THAT’S WHY I’M SO -- I’M PROUD
OF IT BUT RETICENT TO TALK ABOUT
IT.
IT. I DON’T SHARE WHAT SO MANY
PEOPLE -- THEY HAVE DIFFERENT
IDEAS WHAT THEY’RE FAITH IS.
I’M OPEN TO KNOWING THAT I KNOW
NOTHING.
NOTHING. >> YOU HOLD IT IN YOUR HEART.
IT’S GREAT TO HEAR MUSIC AGAIN.
WHAT WAS IT LIKE GETTING BACK IN
THE STUDIO.
THE STUDIO. WERE YOU RUSTY?
IS IT LIKE RIDING A BIKE?
YOU REMEMBER RIGHT AWAY?
>> I DIDN’T KNOW WHEN I WAS
GOING TO COME BACK OR IF OR HOW.
I INVITED MY BANDMATES OVER TO
THE HOUSE.
THE HOUSE. >> YEAH.
>> YEAH. >> WE GOT DRUNK.
WE GOT PIZZA.
WE PLAYED MARIO CART AND KICKED
THE SOCCER BALL IN THE BACKYARD.
>> SOUNDS LIKE FUN.
>> AND WHEN WE GOT BORED OF
THAT, WE SAID, WE SHOULD JAM.
AND MY FRIEND, RHYANYE RYAN, A G
KID, I FORGOT ABOUT THIS.
IT WAS NEVER A DIVORCE.
I DID WHAT I HAD TO DO, PUT MY
FAMILY FIRST AND DID WHAT
ANYBODY WOULD DO.
BUT I REMEMBERED WHY I LOVED
MAKING THE MUSIC.
THAT WHOLE DAY, TO BE HONEST
WITH YOU, WHEN YOU HEAR THIS
RECORD, THAT’S WHERE THE RECORD
CAME FROM.
CAME FROM. ALL OF THE IDEAS, THE CONCEPTS,
THE FEELINGS, ALL CAME FROM A
BEAUTIFUL, DRUNKEN, PIZZA DAY.
>> CONGRATS ON YOUR STAR ON THE
HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME.
>> AMAZING.
>> AMAZING. >> I FEEL LYINGIKE EVERYTHING IS
WORKING.
WORKING. DON’T YOU FEEL THAT?
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. I WAS A LITTLE SURPRISED BY IT.
I FIGURED, MAYBE, IF I WAS LUCKY
ENOUGH TO HAVE THAT KIND OF
HONOR, IT WOULD BE MUCH LATER IN
MY LIFE, NOT AT 28 YEARS OLD.
>> I’M LOOKING AT THE
RESEARCH -- I DON’T THINK HE’S
28.
28. >> HE’S NOT 28 YEARS OLD.
BUT BEAUTIFUL.
BUT BEAUTIFUL. IT WAS A NICE THING.
IT WAS A REALLY NICE CHANCE FOR
MY PARENTS, MY FAMILY, THE
PEOPLE THAT LOVE ME FOR ALL MY
LIFE, TO CELEBRATE TOGETHER,
WHAT THEY’VE DONE.
TO SHOW THAT THEIR UNCONDITIONAL
LOVE AND ALL THE GIVING OF THEIR
EXPERIENCE AND THEIR SUPPORT.
IT WORKED.
IT WORKED. >> ARE THE KIDS WILD ABOUT THE
NEW MUSIC?
NEW MUSIC? ARE YOU PLAYING IT FOR THEM?
>> THEY LOVE THE NEW RECORD.
BUT MORE, I THINK THEY LOVE
CHRISTMAS.
CHRISTMAS. I THINK THEY’RE JUST LIKE JULY.
AND I’M EMBARRASSED IN MY CAR
BECAUSE THEY’RE SAYING, PLAY
"JINGLE BELLS" AGAIN.
I LOVE CHRISTMAS.
IT’S NOT THAT MUCH OF A TWIST.
>> MY 4-YEAR-OLD, PLAY "SANTA
CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN" ON
ALEXA, YOURS IS THE ONE THAT
COMES UP.
COMES UP. YOU’VE BEEN PLAYING SINCE JULY
IN OUR HOUSEHOLD, TOO.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE STREAM.
>> WE’RE SO HAPPY THAT
EVERYTHING IS GOING SO WELL.
YOU CAN SING FOR US, TOO.
>> YOU HEAR MY VOICE.
I’M FEELING A LITTLE -- I WENT
TO SEE DR. KESSLER YESTERDAY
MORNING BECAUSE I WAS FEELING A
LITTLE -- BEEN A LOT OF
TRAVELING.
TRAVELING. I LOVE MAKING EXCUSES LIKE THIS
BEFORE I GET UP AND DO A LIVE
SESSION.
SESSION. >> WE KNOW YOU’RE GOING TO BE
AWESOME BECAUSE YOU ALWAYS ARE.
>> I CAN’T LOSE NOW.
IF I STINK, YOU KNOW HE’S GOT
VOCAL PROBLEMS.
VOCAL PROBLEMS. IF I’M AMAZING, YOU’RE LIKE, HE
CAN DO ANYTHING.