La Times article mention for Michael
November 19, 2008
Original article can be found here…
– The Philippines seem the place to be right now for the children of the Season 7 diaspora. The Duende from Down Under, Michael Johns, filed an entry to his MySpace blog after playing a show in the land of Mulabay. Apparently, the legend of “American Idol” burns strong in the Philippines. Johns reports his delighted surprise to find himself greeted by his image staring down from billboards and at having large, enthusiastic crowds at his show.
He also reports on his latest activities, and he seems to be wasting no time moving forward with his post-”Idol” career. He writes:
I want to say thank you for all the early buzz you have shown me about Another Christmas. It is a song i never intended releasing. It was written for my family a couple of years ago as a presant. However when i showed it to a few people recently they flipped out and said people have to hear this. I then went to my friend Nancy O’Dell and told her i wanted to donate all proceeds to charity. I asked her if i could make her main charity’s ALS and the Red Cross the recipients. It will be available Dec 9th on Itunes everywhere. My David Foster and Friends is out on DVD as Nov 11th. It is such a great concert and a great Christmas presant too haha. The Documentary i help score Dont Look Down about Shaun White is out on ESPN Jan 2nd with the DVD coming out a week later.
There has been no official announcement of the album, but rumor has it that it will be a Johns-guided project along the lines of how Elliott Yamin brought his own work to market (and made a fortune when it took off).
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I like this article – up to date and to the point. The author has done his research.
Well, coverage in the LA Times is always good. My question is, is the Duende from Down Under a compliment? It sounds like it could go either way so anyone’s insight would be helpful! The word can basically go in different directions so I am just wondering if this guy is a MJ fan or not.