jay2069
Jun 27th, 2001, 06:49 AM
Okay here's the ET interview from http://www.etonline.com--don't worry you guys that was just a WIG she was wearing in that previous pic with the white eye shadow:
All For Janet!
June 27, 2001
Miss JACKSON takes a break from her hectic All For You tour preparation to talk with ET about life, love and her pursuit of happiness! Read up on how this super-sexy, super-fit, super-diva makes room for it all, and see ET's exclusive sneak peek at the world premiere of Janet's new music video for "Someone to Call My Lover"!
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ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT: How do you feel at this point?
JANET JACKSON: (laugh) How do I feel? Well, it's always a stressful thing. It's fun, but it's a very stressful thing. We've been rehearsing but there's a lot of work still to be done and if I could, I would love to have another month. I was the same way with the Velvet Rope tour. So, it all comes together in the end. We leave this Sunday for Vancouver.
ET: What are you going to do in Vancouver?
JANET: It's the production rehearsal. Being here in L.A., we've been rehearsing with the band on one stage and the dancers on another choreographing and changing the show here and there, adding songs, transitions, things like that. But when we go to Vancouver, everybody gets together. We try it out and run the show through with the costumes on one stage.
ET: How many times will you rehearse the songs by the time opening night rolls around?
JANET: I really don't know, because once we get through putting the whole show together, we rehearse it twice a day, run through it, and then there's running through it with the costumes, and making sure the quick change is okay. There's a lot of work to be done.
ET: You look really in shape. What's the Janet Jackson diet?
JANET: I have a nutritionist that I work closely with, I have a trainer and the dancing, really. Which, the dancing doesn't do much for me. (laugh) It really doesn't. I still need a trainer on top of that. I don't know if it's from all the years of dancing, it's just -- your body gets so used to it.
ET: What's special about what you eat?
JANET: Oh gosh! I eat. I love cheese, so I'm having it more than I've ever had it. I eat a lot of protein, a lot of vegetables. I have carbs with every meal when before, I would only have carbs in the morning.
ET: What's your splurge when you don't want to be good?
JANET: But see, it's part of my being good! My strawberries and cream, which I have all the time, that's my favorite.
ET: What have you been doing today?
JANET: It's the photo shoot for the tour book for the All For You Tour. I've always enjoyed putting the dancers and the musicians in the photographs, and that's what is going on this time. You guys wound up seeing the '60s chic vibe. I had on this black wig, which was kind of fun, and the big doe eyes!
ET: What do you get out of that?
JANET: It's fun, it really is. You're playing dress up! (laugh) It's even more fun for me when the dancers are involved because they really liven me up.
ET: What's the best part of life on the road for you?
JANET: Aside from performing, the tour bus. After the show, you're so up and have so much energy, it takes you a few hours to unwind. We jump on the bus afterwards and we watch movies, play games, eat! We stay up pretty late, and sleep in the bunks. It's fun for me. It's like camping, I suppose, so it's a lot of fun.
ET: What's the down side?
JANET: You can never catch up on your rest. Sometimes you arrive in the next city at four or five in the morning, then you have to get up and do it all over again. Get up, work out, head to the venue, sound check, get made up and do the show. Then you jump on another bus and go to another city, and do it again.
ET: Do you get a chance to go out and sightsee while on tour?
JANET: If we have days off I do.
ET: How do you go out and sightsee with such a recognizable face?
JANET: I do a lot of the sightseeing in the car, which is what I enjoy, and get a guide that will take us around. Or, we'll all get in a little banner bus -- all of us, the dancers, the musicians, whoever wants to go. There are times when I've tried to go to the Louvre and things, and it doesn't work. You want to learn about the works of art, and everyone is taking pictures of you as opposed to the art. Eventually you become the art and that's really not what it's about. That didn't work out too well the last time I did it, so I wound up having a little private tour when they were closed at the Louvre, with the band and the dancers. I enjoy being amongst my friends ... but also, sometimes around people ... it's those times when I wish I wasn't recognizable.
ET: Why is it important for you and the tour to support the Boys and Girls Club?
JANET: I've always supported different organizations, and I've actually supported Boy and Girls Club in the past, but I've never done anything as far as the proceeds going to the Boys and Girls Club, the way I have with other organizations. It's an organization that I think is absolutely wonderful, and I truly believe in it so I wanted to continue to support it in some way.
ET: Now you are touring with a very different CD and there have been a lot of remarks about how much more mature this CD is.
JANET: Much more mature it is? Really?
ET: Yeah, in a sense that the songs are very direct.
JANET: No beatin' around the bush! I did that before, but obviously I did something a little different this time. I think I was maybe a little more direct, and everybody seems to be reacting, such as "Love Scene," or "Would You Mind," those are some of the first songs that come out of their mouths.
ET: At this point in your life, you are a single woman. Does it make any difference to you?
JANET: (exhale) Um ... no, it's just writing about life experiences, really, and that's what it truly is for myself. That's the way I write, that's the way I've always written. They're a little bit more fun. (laugh) For me, at least, this time around.
ET: Who is "Son of a Gun" about?
JANET: It's about different people. Um, anybody you know? Could be, yes. It's about different people that I've crossed paths with. No one person in particular.
ET: How is it for you at this stage in your life to be a single woman?
JANET: It's great. I'm really enjoying myself and my life, my friends and my family, more than I did ever before and that's really important to me. It's been absolutely wonderful and I really wouldn't change a thing. I'm having a great time and there's a lot of work ahead of me with the tour and other things.
ET: If a fellow would want to meet you and ask you out, how would he do that?
JANET: Just ask, and either it will be a yes or a no, I suppose. (laugh)
ET: When you say yes, what is it that makes you say yes?
JANET: Um ... it all depends ... different things. For the most part, I feel kind of comfortable because my friends have hooked me up with their friends. I've had a couple guys come up and ask me out, but there has to be something there, obviously. I like a great sense of humor and somewhat of a charm.
ET: Do you ever have to say "no" to your friends when they try to set you up with someone?
JANET: With my friends, no, because they truly do know me -- but I have a certain set of friends that feel I should be taken care of. "It's time for you to be taken care of now, as opposed to you taking care of someone," which is the way they look at it. Then, I have another set of friends that say, "We're just going to find you someone." But the thing is, I keep saying, "You guys, I'm not looking for anyone." So, it's okay for right now.
ET: When you go out on this long tour, what makes you comfortable? Are there certain things you like to have around you?
JANET: Sure. My incense, my candles, my dog. I'm very fortunate that three of the dancers are my best friends.
ET: That last minute before you go out on the stage, whether it be the first show or the 100th show, do you feel the same? What goes on in that last minute?
JANET: (laugh) For me, probably yawning, because I'm always tired! One of the things that's really, truly running in my head right now, and will be running through my head seconds before I hit the stage, is how difficult the show will be. Every show is different, and even though you do your run-throughs, it's still different when you hit the stage with an audience, because there's a little bit more energy that you have. You're so pumped and so hyped from the energy that you get from your audience, that you truly have to pace yourself. So, that will be what's going through my head.
All For Janet!
June 27, 2001
Miss JACKSON takes a break from her hectic All For You tour preparation to talk with ET about life, love and her pursuit of happiness! Read up on how this super-sexy, super-fit, super-diva makes room for it all, and see ET's exclusive sneak peek at the world premiere of Janet's new music video for "Someone to Call My Lover"!
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ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT: How do you feel at this point?
JANET JACKSON: (laugh) How do I feel? Well, it's always a stressful thing. It's fun, but it's a very stressful thing. We've been rehearsing but there's a lot of work still to be done and if I could, I would love to have another month. I was the same way with the Velvet Rope tour. So, it all comes together in the end. We leave this Sunday for Vancouver.
ET: What are you going to do in Vancouver?
JANET: It's the production rehearsal. Being here in L.A., we've been rehearsing with the band on one stage and the dancers on another choreographing and changing the show here and there, adding songs, transitions, things like that. But when we go to Vancouver, everybody gets together. We try it out and run the show through with the costumes on one stage.
ET: How many times will you rehearse the songs by the time opening night rolls around?
JANET: I really don't know, because once we get through putting the whole show together, we rehearse it twice a day, run through it, and then there's running through it with the costumes, and making sure the quick change is okay. There's a lot of work to be done.
ET: You look really in shape. What's the Janet Jackson diet?
JANET: I have a nutritionist that I work closely with, I have a trainer and the dancing, really. Which, the dancing doesn't do much for me. (laugh) It really doesn't. I still need a trainer on top of that. I don't know if it's from all the years of dancing, it's just -- your body gets so used to it.
ET: What's special about what you eat?
JANET: Oh gosh! I eat. I love cheese, so I'm having it more than I've ever had it. I eat a lot of protein, a lot of vegetables. I have carbs with every meal when before, I would only have carbs in the morning.
ET: What's your splurge when you don't want to be good?
JANET: But see, it's part of my being good! My strawberries and cream, which I have all the time, that's my favorite.
ET: What have you been doing today?
JANET: It's the photo shoot for the tour book for the All For You Tour. I've always enjoyed putting the dancers and the musicians in the photographs, and that's what is going on this time. You guys wound up seeing the '60s chic vibe. I had on this black wig, which was kind of fun, and the big doe eyes!
ET: What do you get out of that?
JANET: It's fun, it really is. You're playing dress up! (laugh) It's even more fun for me when the dancers are involved because they really liven me up.
ET: What's the best part of life on the road for you?
JANET: Aside from performing, the tour bus. After the show, you're so up and have so much energy, it takes you a few hours to unwind. We jump on the bus afterwards and we watch movies, play games, eat! We stay up pretty late, and sleep in the bunks. It's fun for me. It's like camping, I suppose, so it's a lot of fun.
ET: What's the down side?
JANET: You can never catch up on your rest. Sometimes you arrive in the next city at four or five in the morning, then you have to get up and do it all over again. Get up, work out, head to the venue, sound check, get made up and do the show. Then you jump on another bus and go to another city, and do it again.
ET: Do you get a chance to go out and sightsee while on tour?
JANET: If we have days off I do.
ET: How do you go out and sightsee with such a recognizable face?
JANET: I do a lot of the sightseeing in the car, which is what I enjoy, and get a guide that will take us around. Or, we'll all get in a little banner bus -- all of us, the dancers, the musicians, whoever wants to go. There are times when I've tried to go to the Louvre and things, and it doesn't work. You want to learn about the works of art, and everyone is taking pictures of you as opposed to the art. Eventually you become the art and that's really not what it's about. That didn't work out too well the last time I did it, so I wound up having a little private tour when they were closed at the Louvre, with the band and the dancers. I enjoy being amongst my friends ... but also, sometimes around people ... it's those times when I wish I wasn't recognizable.
ET: Why is it important for you and the tour to support the Boys and Girls Club?
JANET: I've always supported different organizations, and I've actually supported Boy and Girls Club in the past, but I've never done anything as far as the proceeds going to the Boys and Girls Club, the way I have with other organizations. It's an organization that I think is absolutely wonderful, and I truly believe in it so I wanted to continue to support it in some way.
ET: Now you are touring with a very different CD and there have been a lot of remarks about how much more mature this CD is.
JANET: Much more mature it is? Really?
ET: Yeah, in a sense that the songs are very direct.
JANET: No beatin' around the bush! I did that before, but obviously I did something a little different this time. I think I was maybe a little more direct, and everybody seems to be reacting, such as "Love Scene," or "Would You Mind," those are some of the first songs that come out of their mouths.
ET: At this point in your life, you are a single woman. Does it make any difference to you?
JANET: (exhale) Um ... no, it's just writing about life experiences, really, and that's what it truly is for myself. That's the way I write, that's the way I've always written. They're a little bit more fun. (laugh) For me, at least, this time around.
ET: Who is "Son of a Gun" about?
JANET: It's about different people. Um, anybody you know? Could be, yes. It's about different people that I've crossed paths with. No one person in particular.
ET: How is it for you at this stage in your life to be a single woman?
JANET: It's great. I'm really enjoying myself and my life, my friends and my family, more than I did ever before and that's really important to me. It's been absolutely wonderful and I really wouldn't change a thing. I'm having a great time and there's a lot of work ahead of me with the tour and other things.
ET: If a fellow would want to meet you and ask you out, how would he do that?
JANET: Just ask, and either it will be a yes or a no, I suppose. (laugh)
ET: When you say yes, what is it that makes you say yes?
JANET: Um ... it all depends ... different things. For the most part, I feel kind of comfortable because my friends have hooked me up with their friends. I've had a couple guys come up and ask me out, but there has to be something there, obviously. I like a great sense of humor and somewhat of a charm.
ET: Do you ever have to say "no" to your friends when they try to set you up with someone?
JANET: With my friends, no, because they truly do know me -- but I have a certain set of friends that feel I should be taken care of. "It's time for you to be taken care of now, as opposed to you taking care of someone," which is the way they look at it. Then, I have another set of friends that say, "We're just going to find you someone." But the thing is, I keep saying, "You guys, I'm not looking for anyone." So, it's okay for right now.
ET: When you go out on this long tour, what makes you comfortable? Are there certain things you like to have around you?
JANET: Sure. My incense, my candles, my dog. I'm very fortunate that three of the dancers are my best friends.
ET: That last minute before you go out on the stage, whether it be the first show or the 100th show, do you feel the same? What goes on in that last minute?
JANET: (laugh) For me, probably yawning, because I'm always tired! One of the things that's really, truly running in my head right now, and will be running through my head seconds before I hit the stage, is how difficult the show will be. Every show is different, and even though you do your run-throughs, it's still different when you hit the stage with an audience, because there's a little bit more energy that you have. You're so pumped and so hyped from the energy that you get from your audience, that you truly have to pace yourself. So, that will be what's going through my head.