Post by bubsycm on Nov 23, 2009 21:55:36 GMT
www.digitalspy.co.uk/xfactor/interviews/a188238/john--edward.html
Simon Cowell described them as an "unstoppable machine" after their energetic performance of the Wham! classic 'I'm Your Man' on Saturday, but sadly the 50-year-old X Factor judge couldn't have been more wrong about the Jedward phenomenon. One night and one performance of Boyzone's 'No Matter What' later, the Grimes brothers were voted off the ITV1 show. We caught up with the twins to find out the truth about their exciting seven-week reality TV adventure.
When you did that first audition with 'As Long As You Love Me', did you imagine that you would make it this far?
John: "That was our first very first time singing on a microphone. We've improved a lot since then. We could go back over our performances and say that we could do better or change what we did, but you can't go back on anything you do. You should always focus on the future. The greatest groups in the world like the Backstreet Boys, who have been around for 17 years, they could look back and say, 'We're great, we did this, we did that'. But they never sit back, they always look to the future. When you start thinking, 'Oh, we're a great boyband', that's when people lose interest and groups break up. It's about re-inventing yourself and doing something new that's great - like Madonna has done."
There have been some big campaigns and lots of celebrities backing you. Has that been encouraging for your confidence?
John: "It's really cool that people really got behind us. They really got us for who we were and saw from day one that we were ourselves. They knew that we were practising so much, that we were giving it our all. We just had fun with it. Even in the group performances, we always let go and weren't afraid to show ourselves. We were never nervous to do anything, we just wanted to let loose. If we wanted to do a kick, we did a kick."
Did it upset you that people blamed you for the exit of other contestants like Lucie?
John: "I think that a lot of people every week thought, 'Oh no, they are through. Why are they through? My act isn't through'. But it's just about getting on with it."
Edward: "People aren't voting. Why did they blame us, when they should have been voting for their act? A lot of people have come up to us and said, 'so and so was amazing'. You then ask them whether they voted and they said, 'no'."
John: "But Lucie was amazing and she was in the bottom two. I think that she was great and that she has a great future."
Is it true that you have already got management and a single lined up?
John:"At the moment, we are just trying to focus on these interviews today. We've just come straight off the show and we don't know exactly what's going on right now. The thing with me and Edward is that we are the type of guys who know what is going on around us. It's all about knowing what is going around you, because some people can't do that. We are always aware of what we're doing and are focused. If we want to do a certain thing, we'll do it. What we'd really love to do is have an amazing pop record and do some major things in the future. But we'll just see what happens. This isn't a case of someone saying, 'We'll see what happens' and you never see them again. We are going to do a lot of a different things. We are always striving to go where we want to be and do things that haven't been done before."
You've been under a lot of scrutiny the last few weeks. Do you feel like you have control over what you are doing right now?
John: "Me and Edward have got to sit back now and say, 'Hey, we're not on The X Factor anymore, let's sit down and focus'. It's like what we did on the show. After every performance, we forgot about it and moved on to the next one. We made our way to the seventh week and we always came back with something completely different. That's what it's all about. It's about doing something unique that's you. It's about not picking songs that people have seen a hundred times, otherwise you put yourself in a category of being boring."
What was your personal highlight from the seven weeks of the live show?
John: "Our favourite song on the show was 'Oops...I Did It Again' and we'd love to do it again. We got the red suits and the dancers - it was so much fun. The thing about working with Brian Friedman was that it was such a challenge. A lot of people kept saying that we had all the massive productions, but the other contestants could have had the same thing. Sometimes they were offered it, but then they would pull out, saying 'Oh, I can't do this, I can't dance, I can't pull it off'. We would always give it a go. If it worked for us, we would do it. We always used the whole stage, loved working with all the dancers, who were all pretty cool."
Would you like to break into TV if your music career doesn't take off?
John: "I think the main focus right now for us is being singers. We want to be pop singers and follow our dream. But I think you also have to look into the future and see different aspects of what you could do."
Edward: "We'd love to do more TV and do more TV shows, but we want to focus on music and doing good songs."
John: "The thing about me and Ed is that we play guitar, we play piano and violin. It all comes down to writing your own music and being an individual. We write songs that aren't boring about missing girls and boring stuff like that. It's about being different and finding your own originality. Over the last seven weeks, we have done that, people have grown with us. It's cool that our fans know us personally. Me and Edward are characters, we don't try and be a certain way - we just are. A lot of people try to be something they're not, but we are ourselves. A lot of people have written about us, saying that that don't like us, but as I've said before, we're like frosted flakes."
Edward: "Maybe Coco-Pops."
John: "Yeah, maybe Coco-Pops. Let's go with Rice Krispies."
You've got a lot of female admirers now. How are you dealing with all this new attention?
John: "I think that at the end of the day, our main focus is this. If you have a girlfriend - well you don't want to be missing anybody. If you are going around everywhere, it's hard to have a girlfriend. We've only just turned 18 and it's hard to commit to something that big. It's cool to have girls and do whatever - I'm only messing - I don't do any stuff, OK, I'm cool. Whatever happens, happens. You've got to know someone first. It either happens or it doesn't. It's not about being desperate."
Simon Cowell described them as an "unstoppable machine" after their energetic performance of the Wham! classic 'I'm Your Man' on Saturday, but sadly the 50-year-old X Factor judge couldn't have been more wrong about the Jedward phenomenon. One night and one performance of Boyzone's 'No Matter What' later, the Grimes brothers were voted off the ITV1 show. We caught up with the twins to find out the truth about their exciting seven-week reality TV adventure.
When you did that first audition with 'As Long As You Love Me', did you imagine that you would make it this far?
John: "That was our first very first time singing on a microphone. We've improved a lot since then. We could go back over our performances and say that we could do better or change what we did, but you can't go back on anything you do. You should always focus on the future. The greatest groups in the world like the Backstreet Boys, who have been around for 17 years, they could look back and say, 'We're great, we did this, we did that'. But they never sit back, they always look to the future. When you start thinking, 'Oh, we're a great boyband', that's when people lose interest and groups break up. It's about re-inventing yourself and doing something new that's great - like Madonna has done."
There have been some big campaigns and lots of celebrities backing you. Has that been encouraging for your confidence?
John: "It's really cool that people really got behind us. They really got us for who we were and saw from day one that we were ourselves. They knew that we were practising so much, that we were giving it our all. We just had fun with it. Even in the group performances, we always let go and weren't afraid to show ourselves. We were never nervous to do anything, we just wanted to let loose. If we wanted to do a kick, we did a kick."
Did it upset you that people blamed you for the exit of other contestants like Lucie?
John: "I think that a lot of people every week thought, 'Oh no, they are through. Why are they through? My act isn't through'. But it's just about getting on with it."
Edward: "People aren't voting. Why did they blame us, when they should have been voting for their act? A lot of people have come up to us and said, 'so and so was amazing'. You then ask them whether they voted and they said, 'no'."
John: "But Lucie was amazing and she was in the bottom two. I think that she was great and that she has a great future."
Is it true that you have already got management and a single lined up?
John:"At the moment, we are just trying to focus on these interviews today. We've just come straight off the show and we don't know exactly what's going on right now. The thing with me and Edward is that we are the type of guys who know what is going on around us. It's all about knowing what is going around you, because some people can't do that. We are always aware of what we're doing and are focused. If we want to do a certain thing, we'll do it. What we'd really love to do is have an amazing pop record and do some major things in the future. But we'll just see what happens. This isn't a case of someone saying, 'We'll see what happens' and you never see them again. We are going to do a lot of a different things. We are always striving to go where we want to be and do things that haven't been done before."
You've been under a lot of scrutiny the last few weeks. Do you feel like you have control over what you are doing right now?
John: "Me and Edward have got to sit back now and say, 'Hey, we're not on The X Factor anymore, let's sit down and focus'. It's like what we did on the show. After every performance, we forgot about it and moved on to the next one. We made our way to the seventh week and we always came back with something completely different. That's what it's all about. It's about doing something unique that's you. It's about not picking songs that people have seen a hundred times, otherwise you put yourself in a category of being boring."
What was your personal highlight from the seven weeks of the live show?
John: "Our favourite song on the show was 'Oops...I Did It Again' and we'd love to do it again. We got the red suits and the dancers - it was so much fun. The thing about working with Brian Friedman was that it was such a challenge. A lot of people kept saying that we had all the massive productions, but the other contestants could have had the same thing. Sometimes they were offered it, but then they would pull out, saying 'Oh, I can't do this, I can't dance, I can't pull it off'. We would always give it a go. If it worked for us, we would do it. We always used the whole stage, loved working with all the dancers, who were all pretty cool."
Would you like to break into TV if your music career doesn't take off?
John: "I think the main focus right now for us is being singers. We want to be pop singers and follow our dream. But I think you also have to look into the future and see different aspects of what you could do."
Edward: "We'd love to do more TV and do more TV shows, but we want to focus on music and doing good songs."
John: "The thing about me and Ed is that we play guitar, we play piano and violin. It all comes down to writing your own music and being an individual. We write songs that aren't boring about missing girls and boring stuff like that. It's about being different and finding your own originality. Over the last seven weeks, we have done that, people have grown with us. It's cool that our fans know us personally. Me and Edward are characters, we don't try and be a certain way - we just are. A lot of people try to be something they're not, but we are ourselves. A lot of people have written about us, saying that that don't like us, but as I've said before, we're like frosted flakes."
Edward: "Maybe Coco-Pops."
John: "Yeah, maybe Coco-Pops. Let's go with Rice Krispies."
You've got a lot of female admirers now. How are you dealing with all this new attention?
John: "I think that at the end of the day, our main focus is this. If you have a girlfriend - well you don't want to be missing anybody. If you are going around everywhere, it's hard to have a girlfriend. We've only just turned 18 and it's hard to commit to something that big. It's cool to have girls and do whatever - I'm only messing - I don't do any stuff, OK, I'm cool. Whatever happens, happens. You've got to know someone first. It either happens or it doesn't. It's not about being desperate."
What a tease. 
