SHAGGY's Studio.com - Said 2... Your Thoughts

"I am always looking for ways to connect with my fans and to give them something back,"
said Shaggy via Yahoo Media Relations

FIRST MET SHAGGY IN 1997 --- I HAD BEEN LISTENING TO HIS MUSIC, AND HE CAME TO TORONTO. I SAW THE SHOW, AND SOMEHOW MADE MY WAY BACKSTAGE TO MET HIM. THIS WAS MY FIRST ENCOUNTER WITH HIM. HE WAS EXTREMELY NICE. SHAGGY HAS COME A LONG WAY SINCE THEN, AND HE HAS CHANGED --- ALL FOR THE GOOD. THEN, LAST YEAR IN SEPTEMBER, HE FINALLY CAME BACK TO TORONTO. I HAD BEEN WAITING AN EXTREMELY LONG TIME. I LOVE SHAGGY'S MUSIC --- THE LYRICS ARE AMAZING AND HIT THE HEART...THE WAY HE MOVES AND HIS VOICE IS VERY ORIGINAL AND I GUESS THAT WAS THE FIRST THING THAT DREW ME TO SHAGGY BACK IN 1995/1996. WE SAW THE SHOW AND WE HOME. AT THIS CONCERT, WE HAD FRONT ROW TICKETS, AND I WAS TRYING EVERYTHING IN MY POWER TO MEET SHAGGY ONCE AGAIN --- I WANTED TO SHOW HIM THE PICTURE OF US FROM 1997 AND ASK HIM TO SIGN IT. IT DIDN'T HAPPEN THAT NIGHT --- JUST COULDN'T DO IT. THE DAY BEFORE THE CONCERT, I HAD CALLED A RADIO STATION IN THE AREA, AND THEY GAVE ME TICKETS TO GO TO "MUCH MUSIC" IN TORONTO --- THERE WAS A LIVE BENEFIT CONCERT WITH MANY DIFFERENT CANADIAN ARTISTS. SHAGGY WAS GOING TO BE THERE BECAUSE HE WAS IN TOWN. DURING THE SHOW, ROBERT RECOGNIZED US FROM THE CONCERT THE NIGHT BEFORE. HE CAME OVER GAVE US A HUG AND FORMALLY INTRODUCED HIMSELF. I ASKED HIM IF THERE WAS ANYWAY THAT I WOULD BE ABLE TO SHOW SHAGGY OF PICTURE OF HIM AND I FROM 1997 AND ASK HIM TO AUTOGRAPH IT. HE SAID RIGHT NOW, THEY ARE GETTING READY TO PERFORM, BUT IF WE WANTED TO MEET THEM AT THEIR HOTEL AFTER THE SHOW THAT WE COULD DO THAT, AND HE GAVE US THE HOTEL THEY WERE STAYING AT. WE THOUGHT YA YA, BUT THEN I THOUGHT THIS IS SHAGGY AND HIS CREW...WHY WOULD THEY TELL US SOMETHING THAT WAS NOT TRUE. AFTER THE SHOW, WE WENT TO THE HOTEL, AND JUST AS STATED, THERE WAS ROBERT SITTING IN THE FRONT LOBBY...WE WALKED IN, AND HE GREETED US....THERE WERE SOME CREW MEMBERS THERE, THEN RIK ROK CAME DOWN. THEY WERE LOOKING AT THE PICTURE OF SHAGGY AND I FROM 1997 --- LAUGHING A BIT BECAUSE HE HAS CHANGED A LOT FROM THEN. THEY THEN CALLED SHAGGY, AND HE GOT A REAL KICK OUT OF THE PHOTO. HE SIGNED HE, WE CHATTED A BIT. WE SHOWED HIM THE PICTURES THAT WE TOOK AT THE CONCERT THE NIGHT BEFORE. THEN WE TOOK SOME NEW UPDATED PHOTO'S. SHAGGY IS SUCH A DOWN TO EARTH INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS NOT LET HIS "FAMOUS" SIDE GET TO HIM. THEY WERE WALKING AROUND THE FRONT OF THE HOTEL, IN THE LOBBY AS THOUGH THEY WERE NOTHING. I HAVE MET A LOT OF FAMOUS SINGERS, BUT SHAGGY WAS MY FAVOURITE OF ALL TIME TO MET. HE HAS NOT LET HIS "FAMOUS BEING" GO TO HIS HEAD. HE IS A GREAT PERSON WITH AN AMAZING VOICE AND LYRICS. I ALSO WANTED TO TELL HIM THAT THE SONG ANGEL THAT HE SINGS IS A GREAT ONE. I LOOK AT THIS SONG IN A VERY DIFFERENT LIGHT THAN ANYONE ELSE I KNOW. MY MOTHER PASSED AWAY FOUR YEARS AGO, AND EACH TIME I GO TO THE CEMETERY, I PLAY "ANGEL"..TO ME THAT IS A SONG FOR MY MOTHER. WHEN ANYONE IS DOWN ON THEMSELVES, SLAP IN A SHAGGY CD AND HE ALWAYS BRINGS A SMILE AND BRIGHTENS MY DAY. I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO THANK HIS MANAGER ROBERT, FOR HELPING ME MEET SHAGGY A SECOND TIME. ROBERT AND SHAGGY'S WHOLE CREW ARE A BUNCH OF GOOD PEOPLE. YOU FEEL REALLY COMFORTABLE AROUND THEM. I AM HOPING THAT THE NEXT TIME SHAGGY IS IN TOWN THAT I WILL HAVE ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH HIM --- SHOW HIM THE NEW PICTURES AND LET ROBERT KNOW HOW GRATEFUL I AM TO HIM.
Burnsi - Toronto, Canada - Mar. 6, '02