Post by Collin Scott Reynolds on Jun 8, 2012 16:54:59 GMT -5
Collin rolled his neck from side to side and let it pop loudly before he stretched his back out and adjusted in his seat. It just made sense really, for them all to meet here. The only people in Natalia’s ‘entourage’ that worked for Taboo were himself and Logan. But he was here, Natalia was in her studio, Logan was in a meeting for Joel’s tour right now. She was going on tour soon and he knew that her image was something that was playing a key factor, that’s the way it was for all artists. Her clothes, sound, videos, dancing, everything got put under scrutiny. ‘ Well what’s the boyfriends opinion?” someone asked and Collin looked up. He narrowed his eyebrows. “ I’m not sitting here as her boyfriend.” he said defensively before he picked up his coffee and took a drink, leaning forward to take a look at a few of the costumes that the stylist was creating for the shows in South America. He liked to know stuff like that, it was important to know what the artist was as a whole when he was doing videos. You think he would ever strap Blake in one of these costumes? Hell no. Because they all came, as much as he hated to use this term, as a product. “ Look I just.. We need to be careful how we do this, no matter which direction it goes. If we throw too much sex in people faces, it’ll alienate fans that have been there from the start. If we try to hold her back and make her be something she isn’t, then she loses part of herself and we’re making her nothing more than a trained monkey up on stage,” he said, setting the drawings down before he turned his head to look at her manager. ‘ We need to be focusing on her core audience right now. It’s too soon after Disney to be starting up this persona. People are going to think it’s just an act to push the envelope so she can ‘rebel against the house of mouse’. Collin lifted his hand to his jaw, scratching the side of it as he listened to her publicist counter back, “Are you kidding me? No one is looking at her anymore and thinking Disney. Sex sells and that kids got it. Ask the video director. Collin, were you thinking about Disney when you first hooked up with Natalia?”[/i]. There was silence following that question, followed by a few snickers and all Collin could feel was the anger building up in his chest as he kept his eyes locked on the publicist. “ Look I might not know what the best answer is to every question in an interview or.. how to curl hair, or do make up,” he said, referencing what Natalia had said at a premiere recently, “ But I do know that it’s bullshit to try and put someone into some cookie cutter idea of what you think they should be. You’re looking at her as a sex symbol. The manager is looking at her as the next Disney ticket to success. Both of you are looking at her as a cash cow, and neither of you are trying to take into consideration what she wants,”.
‘ Do you get this defensive of all of your artists, Collin?” the publicist asked, and Collin shook his head, sort of having enough of this. Yup, he was dating one of the artists that he worked with. That didn’t mean anything once he stepped into the office. “ This is bullshit,” he said, standing up as he picked up all of his own paperwork, mock sketches he had come up with for videos, outfit ideas, etc. “ You have the inside to Natalia… which idea do you think she would be willing to play along with the most?” the manager said and this time Collin lost it. “ I am not some sort of vehicle you can use with Natalia. Which identity will she play along with? Her own. She is going to do what she wants to. If you try to force her, she will become unhappy and burn out. I would think you dumbasses would know that by now about artists. Look.. when it comes down to it, our job isn’t to come up with ideas and then have Natalia cater herself to them. Our job.. is to look at the artist, see what they want.. and alter to them. This is about her. She’s the talent. If she wants to go out there and sing about Jesus, I’ll slap on a ‘ Jesus is my homeboy’ t-shirt and film her next video at a church. If she wants to sell sex? I’ll slap her in a g-string and find the nearest…sanitized.. strip club there is and set up shop there. I’ll put up with just about anything,.. you guys can shove it up your ass if you think you can try to control her,” he said, shaking his head as he left the conference room.
Collin stopped by his own office, throwing his paperwork onto his desk before he made his way into the lounge. After grabbing two bottles of apple juice he made his way towards Natalia’s studio, not entirely stopping to talk to Dani as she poked her head out of her own studio. ‘ Man on a mission..’ she said quietly before she disappeared and Collin stopped in front of Natalia’s studio, tapping his knuckle against the door before he waited for a few seconds and headed inside. “ Hey,” he said tiredly as he shut the door behind himself. Collin walked over, setting the two Minute Maid apple juices on the counter before he smiled down at Natalia. She was so beautiful. And he genuinely was proud of her. She could do anything in the world. She could be a nun, she could be sexy. Hell if she wanted to work at a zoo, he’d probably give up anything to try and help her. “ I am so proud of you, all of the work that you’ve put into this album, all of the changes you’ve been through in the last year,” he said, reaching down to lace his fingers around hers. Collin leaned down closer to her, placing his other hand into the side of her hair before he spoke quietly, “ I love you,” he said, bringing his lips to her before he kissed her gently.
‘ Do you get this defensive of all of your artists, Collin?” the publicist asked, and Collin shook his head, sort of having enough of this. Yup, he was dating one of the artists that he worked with. That didn’t mean anything once he stepped into the office. “ This is bullshit,” he said, standing up as he picked up all of his own paperwork, mock sketches he had come up with for videos, outfit ideas, etc. “ You have the inside to Natalia… which idea do you think she would be willing to play along with the most?” the manager said and this time Collin lost it. “ I am not some sort of vehicle you can use with Natalia. Which identity will she play along with? Her own. She is going to do what she wants to. If you try to force her, she will become unhappy and burn out. I would think you dumbasses would know that by now about artists. Look.. when it comes down to it, our job isn’t to come up with ideas and then have Natalia cater herself to them. Our job.. is to look at the artist, see what they want.. and alter to them. This is about her. She’s the talent. If she wants to go out there and sing about Jesus, I’ll slap on a ‘ Jesus is my homeboy’ t-shirt and film her next video at a church. If she wants to sell sex? I’ll slap her in a g-string and find the nearest…sanitized.. strip club there is and set up shop there. I’ll put up with just about anything,.. you guys can shove it up your ass if you think you can try to control her,” he said, shaking his head as he left the conference room.
Collin stopped by his own office, throwing his paperwork onto his desk before he made his way into the lounge. After grabbing two bottles of apple juice he made his way towards Natalia’s studio, not entirely stopping to talk to Dani as she poked her head out of her own studio. ‘ Man on a mission..’ she said quietly before she disappeared and Collin stopped in front of Natalia’s studio, tapping his knuckle against the door before he waited for a few seconds and headed inside. “ Hey,” he said tiredly as he shut the door behind himself. Collin walked over, setting the two Minute Maid apple juices on the counter before he smiled down at Natalia. She was so beautiful. And he genuinely was proud of her. She could do anything in the world. She could be a nun, she could be sexy. Hell if she wanted to work at a zoo, he’d probably give up anything to try and help her. “ I am so proud of you, all of the work that you’ve put into this album, all of the changes you’ve been through in the last year,” he said, reaching down to lace his fingers around hers. Collin leaned down closer to her, placing his other hand into the side of her hair before he spoke quietly, “ I love you,” he said, bringing his lips to her before he kissed her gently.
