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Miguel

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It's a "Sure Thing" you'll get hooked on the R&B sounds of Miguel. Working with some of the best in the biz, he's becoming a big blip on the radar. To prove his skills he gives us a fun, off-the-cuff freestyle. Hosted by Oliver Trevena.

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Give me give me. See, I wish there was like a little closet or a cupboard that you could just stick a girl in and then come back to it. It's like a refrigerator. Come back to it. That's amazing. Yeah. And it doesn't have to be cold though. Yeah, because then they have to thaw out.

Young Hollywood

I'm Oliver Tvena here at the Young Hollywood Studio with this bundle of energy. Miguel, look at him. Funky and look, he's just this. Oh, this. I didn't get the memo. I would have dressed up more.

Miguel

Pretty much. Yeah.

Young Hollywood

I love it. I love it. I like this what what's this bling thing?

Miguel

Um this is uh um I don't know what this is called. You just got It's kind of cool. It's kind of. So, I put it on today.

Young Hollywood

It looks very expensive.

Miguel

It's not.

Young Hollywood

Okay. In that case, I won't steal it.

Miguel

There you go. You can keep it.

Young Hollywood

Thank you. And then you've got your uh your other single coming out. Sure thing. That's actually the song that got me signed.

Miguel

Yeah, on MySpace you put it up, didn't you?

Young Hollywood

Yeah, pretty much, yeah. 8 million views or something. This guy knows everything.

Miguel

Yeah, I know everything. It's awesome.

Young Hollywood

Yes. Okay. Just a wealth of knowledge. Thank you. Nice putting out. My mom My mom really proud about that comment. Mom, he's smart. Good job. Yeah.

Miguel

Yeah, thanks.

Young Hollywood

His new album, All I Want Is You. All the mama out right now. Yes. Yes.

Miguel

Yeah, I'm really excited about it, too.

Young Hollywood

So you should be. Yeah. So you should be. Actually no. I'm not.

Miguel

Why not?

Young Hollywood

I am. I'm just kidding. This guy won't stop playing. Um and it was wrote about a girl, wasn't it? That you lost. You decided to take a break and then you wanted to win her back.

Miguel

Pretty much. I you know, I don't know if you've ever been there but, you know, been with someone really special and you stay with them for a while.

Young Hollywood

Did you get her back?

Miguel

No, I haven't. It just hasn't been the right time still. It's still timing.

Young Hollywood

See, I wish there was like a little closet or a cupboard that you could just stick a girl in. And then come back. It's like a refrigerator. And then come back to it. Yeah. A girl refrigerator. Yeah. I need to get one. But it doesn't have to be cold though. It doesn't. I want to get them back like normal room temperature. All relationship. Ready to go.

Miguel

Yeah, because then they have to thaw out.

Young Hollywood

Yeah. So actually your story going on to that is quite quite amazing, isn't it? I mean. Started off as a pool boy.

Miguel

Pretty much. Cleaning the pool and all that.

Young Hollywood

Yeah, I did. Actually I did. I I saw you at the bank face money once. Yeah. Oh my God. You're the guy that stole the money from me. Well, you actually stole 50 from me and that's why you got fired. You are on point. This guy is awesome.

Miguel

I put this song out on on the internet, on MySpace, called Sure Thing. It got a lot of attention. It ended up making it to the ears of Mark Pitts who signed me at Jive, or By Storm Jive anyways. And um, I mean, here we are. It's been it's been like two years, you know, since I've been signed.

Young Hollywood

And you you seem to love keeping busy cuz you're obviously the songwriter and you're kind of producing and you're doing all that. Yeah. And then I read that you still want to go into acting and that. Is that right?

Miguel

Absolutely. Absolutely. Taking over the world. Um, one One step at a time.

Young Hollywood

Step at a time. One day at a time. Yeah. Love that. Is that is that the same?

Miguel

Yes. Or either one of them work. That's why I covered my back with both of them.

Young Hollywood

Awesome. Yeah. I need to learn how to do that. See how I did that. See how I did that. And you got a guitar named Scarlet.

Miguel

Yeah, I do.

Young Hollywood

Is that after Scarlett Johansson?

Miguel

Yeah, kind of is. She's a hottie. I have three really big celebrity crushes, you know, three three really big. There's Scarlet. It's um I don't know why Scarlett's always gonna be like the hottest chick to me, Scarlett. And um, she's Prego now. But um, Natalie Portman.

Young Hollywood

Pregnant. So I told you it was Prego.

Miguel

Yeah. Prego. I knew that. Exactly. Hip. You gotta get with it. So I am. Catch up, buddy.

Young Hollywood

We got the Grammys coming up. You nominated. Yeah, nominated writer parent. Best song right? For uh, Jaheim's Find My Way Back. Yeah, Urban song. And you were freestyling earlier. Show us some freestyling. I'll give you a subject.

Miguel

Okay, give me a subject.

Young Hollywood

Oliver. Oliver.

Miguel

Wow. Can you please give me more porridge, baby. I really want some more porridge, baby. Cause I'm really hungry and I need some food. Please could you give it to me? I'm no good, cause I really really want some porridge, baby.

Young Hollywood

Oliver Twist. I know, I got it straight away. Hello, get familiar. He wanted to eat. Yeah, that's the model of that. He just wanted to eat. Oliver Twist. Give him some porridge. That's right. Give him some porridge. Yeah, just a little bit of porridge or oatmeal. Or whatever. That that works. Same sort of thing. Cream of Wheat is cool, too. Same sort of thing. Just a little bit of. I love that. I've got my own song. This has been like the best day ever. Yes. And on that note, I'm going to wrap it up because I don't see where we can go from here. I don't know. I don't know. Brilliant. Thanks for coming in. It's amazing.

Miguel

Thanks, bro.

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PEOPLE MENTIONED

  • Miguel

    Featured artist and interviewee

  • Oliver Trevena

    Host of the interview

  • Mark Pitts

    Signed Miguel to Jive/By Storm

  • Scarlett Johansson

    Mentioned as Miguel's celebrity crush

  • Natalie Portman

    Mentioned as Miguel's celebrity crush

  • Jaheim

    Artist whose song Miguel was nominated for a Grammy for

FAQ

Who is Miguel?+
Miguel is an R&B artist known for his music, including the song "Sure Thing," and his debut album "All I Want Is You."
How did Miguel get discovered?+
Miguel was signed to a record deal after his song "Sure Thing" gained attention on MySpace, leading to Mark Pitts signing him at Jive Records.
What is the title of Miguel's debut album?+
Miguel's debut album is titled "All I Want Is You."
What other career aspirations does Miguel have?+
Miguel expresses interest in acting, in addition to his music career.
What song earned Miguel a Grammy nomination?+
Miguel was nominated for a Grammy for "Find My Way Back," performed by Jaheim, as a writer.
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