Oh, we're doing this? Let's go!
Hey, what's going on ya'll? It's your boy Leon Thomas,
and right now I'm about to react to some Victorious clips.
It's been a while, so let's see what's up.
- Tori, that's Andrew. - Andre.
- Hey. - Oh, nice piano.
I remember being super nervous, kind of you know, just flown out to LA.
Yeah, I was playing zero of that piano by the way.
You know what I'm saying? But it's all great, I sold that.
Yeah, that was great.
- Oh my God, you're fantastic! - He's OK.
[sniffing]
Fish mold.
[laughing]
Man, it's been a minute since I've even seen that scene.
What's crazy about it is that was I think
one of the first scenes I ever shot of Victorious.
It's cool to see it actually read really natural and fun.
When you think of Trina, what's the first word that pops in your head?
Crazy.
- Crazy... - But I love her.
- Have you told her that lately? - No.
Are you sure this stuff is gonna help us write a song?
Let's see.
That's nuts, 'cause that's exactly how I write songs today.
♪ You might be crazy But have I told you lately ♪
♪ That I love you And that you're the reason ♪
♪ Da-da-da-da-da ♪
You're good.
[laughing]
When I'm in a session with an artist, we'll talk about their life,
we'll get into whatever it is they're going through whether it be a break up,
or new found love and we'll have that kind of therapeutic conversation,
and then that'll usually turn into a song.
Weirdly enough, maybe I learned that from this, who knows?
♪ Ooh, yummy yummy Ooh, yummy yummy♪
♪ Ooh, yummy yummy ♪
- It's catchy. - Catchy like a rash.
What?
[laughing]
Change it.
Come on, come on.
[laughing]
I gotta get to class.
- Catchy like a rash, you say? - You coming?
♪ I don't know what you been used to ♪
♪ Never been with a girl like you ♪
♪ Give you a lot... ♪
That song I wrote when I was 14 years-old
in New Jersey with some friends of mine and it turned into
one of my favorite songs from Victorious, you know.
♪ I'll give my song, these words to you ♪
♪ Sing you what I feel My soul is true ♪
♪ I don't have the world Can't give it to you, girl ♪
♪ But all that I can do All that I can do ♪
♪ Is give this song to you ♪
Damn.
Yeah, I was congested, like really sick,
the whole time.
The entire time, so that's pretty crazy.
Like looking back on it, it's like man, you gotta power through.
The show must go on.
Making music, it's something you want to share, so...
♪ What I like about cheese ♪
♪ Is that you can put it... ♪
Oh, man.
[laughing]
Oh, no.
[laughing]
I get flashbacks of this day like....
Oh, no...
Oh...
[laughing]
Come on, choreo.
Yeah, that's really working on that too.
No games played.
And five, six, seven, eight...
You know what I mean? Like, ridiculous.
♪ I like hamburgers too ♪
Come on now.
♪ I'll eat ice cream cake Til my tummy aches ♪
Come on, two step, wow.
♪ Here is what I'll do ♪
[laughing]
♪ Share some of mine with you (Yummy, yummy) ♪
♪ In my tummy, yummy yummy ♪
[laughing]
- Food! - Come on now.
Little button at the end.
Self-explanatory, that was...
Woo, troublesome. But we got through it.
Uh, the suit, the spaghetti suit was hot as hell,
so in between every take,
they would have two ladies with fans just pup up on me and
cool me down. I get hot easy, so...
That was a lot and I learned some choreo for it.
Lots of rehearsals.
Oh man, this lady, let's get into it.
Let's go.
Andre!
It's raining in my bathroom!
Grandma, you were just taking a shower.
I'm gonna go get some orange juice!
[laughing]
What was it? Uh...
Andre!
There's a helicopter in the kitchen!
Grandma, that's just the ceiling fan.
- Come on, good jokes. - It's just a ceiling fan.
[laughing]
Andre!
- No... - I'm out.
I'm done. I can't do this.
Ahh...
Listen, like once again, that's comedy gold.
Like, I don't know where they found this lady, but
yeah, she is something special.
♪ Hey now, don't ya spit on my baby ♪
♪ But I always knew he would ♪
[laughing]
So, that's another song I wrote.
- Mm-hm. - I write tons of songs, all country.
All country?
Anyway, I have about seven more if you want to hear 'em.
I thought you didn't like tomato juice.
Yeah, but maybe if I drink enough, it'll kill me.
[laughing]
- You're so funny. - OK.
So, here's my next song, unless you're ready to go home.
Nah, just go ahead and play.
What? What did you just ask me?
- I just said do you want to go home? - Yes! Yes!
[laughing]
Ahh, yes!
That's my new song, it's called Yes! Ha-ha!
It's off my new album called Andre Is Goin' Home Now!
I remember really having a good time at work that day.
So it's crazy. Damn, that was the last line, huh?
Yeah, that's a pretty solid last line, I love it.
Really speaks to Andre's character.
He's goin' home, for good.
[laughing]
It's kind of cool to watch it, really looking back on it.
I haven't seen a lot of these episodes in years, so thanks.
This is dope.
[laughing]
This was fun.