walk with jimmy

Let's say that.

Generally speaking, public relations can generally be divided into two types:

One is to insist on protecting their artists from outside interference. Whenever they encounter something bad, they will first find a way to clarify it, and do everything possible to keep the artist away from media harassment, and try to minimize the adverse effects.

Able had been doing this while the Planets were still in the UK.

The other method is completely opposite, which is to let the artist appear in the newspaper as much as possible, regardless of good news or bad news, and regardless of what the artist thinks deep down in his heart. In short, first increase the exposure rate and increase the reputation Come out, and then, it is convenient to carry out a series of subsequent business operations.

Matt, the head of the music company on the American side, did just that.

In fact, it cannot be said that the latter's behavior style is completely wrong.There are still some people who appreciate this way of operating.

But the Planetary Band is obviously not the right way for the latter.

James and the others are not afraid of negative news.

But they don't like the sense of exaggeration in the United States that makes a little thing known to the whole world.

Especially thinking that some of the news might have been put out on purpose by Matt...it felt awful.

Therefore, although the whole band did not encounter any major difficulties during this trip to the United States, it was very irritating throughout the whole process.

For example, Lance once signed an autograph for a fan on the side of the road. It happened that the fan's identity was a bit special, and he was a model who has become popular recently.

So, within a few days, the news that 'the guitarist of the British rock band fell in love with the popular American female model xx' appeared in the newspaper.

However, Lance has no memory of what the fan looked like, and has no memory of the whole incident.

After seeing the photos in the newspaper, James, who had a good memory, remembered the incident and argued unconvincedly: "I remember, that female fan clearly said she liked me more, right?"

Lance just laughed.

He leaned over and took the opportunity to kiss the lead singer's cheek: "Yes, yes, everyone likes you, and I like you too."

In addition, Matt has also operated a very 'admirable' thing.

He once called Planet and said, "Guys, do you want to do a cameo on TV?"

"Are you sure it's a cameo, not an episode or something? We're a band, right?" James asked back, confused.

Matt replied unhurriedly: "Well, that's it. It's just a cameo. Director A appreciates you very much and wants you to play a few cameos in his TV series. We often cooperate and the relationship is too good. I'm not good. No! Only a few shots, really!"

James and Lance looked at each other, neither willing to agree.

But Matt persevered and kept saying, 'Give it a try, it may not work, the director just likes you too much.Besides, even if it's out of politeness, at least we can have a meal and see each other, it's just to satisfy the fan's wish'.

out of courtesy...

James was so annoyed by him that he had no choice but to say, "Let's see each other, but I really don't necessarily agree."

"Ok, no problem."

Matt happily hung up the phone.

Then, he turned to Director A and hung up the phone and said: "The British rock band that our company recently cooperated with really admires you. They are your big fans. Shot... No, no, don't want the main character, and don't need too much, just show a few faces, really! They admire you very much, do you want to give it a chance? Even if it's just out of courtesy, let's have a meal together What about food? It’s just to promote the friendship between Britain and the United States.”

out of courtesy...

Director A couldn't refuse too strongly, so he had to agree, "Why don't we see each other first?"

So, the two parties met and began talking awkwardly.

In this process, it is impossible for both parties to directly ask each other "Hi, I heard you are my fan"?Therefore, they all thought it was the other party's initiative to invite them.

In the end, Matt successfully facilitated this cooperation, first in the TV series, and at the same time helped the planetary band gain a sense of presence.

At the same time, he also secretly sold a favor to the paparazzi reporters, called them here and took a few photos in a 'click click' manner, and after 'the photos were published in the newspaper, the matter is irreparable', he pretended to be angry and said: " What? There is a paparazzi secretly taking pictures! It’s too much, I’ll go back and check who it is?”

As for the TV series that cameo...

There are indeed examples of successful rock musicians crossing borders, but there are really very few!

So, in a word - don't look!

However, aside from the hype and the band's musical struggles...

There are still a lot of interesting things happening on this US tour.

For example, four people ran off to get a tattoo.

Long tours, day and night together, the four of them spend more time with each other than they do with their families.

Theo even joked at one point: "The four of us together like this, it's almost like a sexless marriage."

The blonde lead singer and the brunette guitarist couldn't help but glance at each other, and drummer Baldwin couldn't help but look at them both.

Only the bass player is still there stupidly proposing: "We have to keep something!"

So, they went to get tattoos together, and collectively got Planet tattooed on their bodies, but in different positions.Among them, Baldwin is tattooed on the left arm, Theo is tattooed on the shoulder, Lance is tattooed on the wrist, and James is the most exaggerated, directly tattooed on the left chest, the position closest to the heart.

how cool!

Some people say that forming a band is like building a gang.A group of men with a middle and second aura get together for a common dream, and then, lay the same brand...

Sounds so silly!

But after the ceremony, they seemed to have become brothers, and their relationship became closer.

What Baldwin and Theo don't know, though, is that...

James and Lance later went to get another tattoo alone, hand in hand, and they got each other's name tattooed on their bodies.

Next, the tour continues.

Interestingly, there is another member of the tour team.

The member even sparked the second recent spat between James and Lance.

That day, James was particularly angry.

He believes that he has done his best in this love relationship with Lance, and he has done his utmost to tolerate and give!

But Lance was a selfish, thoughtless jerk the whole time.

Last night, without saying hello, this bastard picked up a stray puppy from outside and brought it back with him in the RV.

James went to bed early these days, so he didn't know about it.

It wasn't until he got up early in the morning and went to wash up that he was surprised to find a dog squatting swaggeringly in the middle of the only way to the bathroom. It was covered in black hair, had fierce eyes, wagged its tail vertically, and opened its mouth. The mouth, baring its fangs, suddenly let out a 'woof'.

"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!"

He ran in a panic all the way, crying and howling, and after shouting the whole car, he knocked down a lot of things.

Theo almost fell off the top bunk in fright.

Baldwin sat up abruptly, hitting his head on the top bunk with a bang and a pathetic whine.

Lance, who got up the most angry, smashed the teacup beside the bed.

But the turbulent scene did not stop, James continued to call for help, the black dog chasing his ass was about to scare him to death.

Bill and Davis were startled when they heard such a loud commotion from outside, and rushed over in a hurry.

They rushed into the car: "what's the matter, what's the matter?"

James rushed to them as if he saw a savior: "Hurry up and get rid of it! Get rid of it! Get rid of it!"

Everyone looked at him dumbfounded.

Baldwin still didn't understand what was going on, clutching his forehead, and asked angrily and speechlessly: "Jimmy, what the hell are you doing so early in the morning?"

"I didn't make a fuss! Who the hell put that creepy thing in the car? Hell, you know, it bites!"

James hid behind Bill, waving his arms aggressively and shouting, "Get it off, get it off!"

"That's a dog, what do you think it is?" Theo jumped off the bed and said inexplicably.

"Yeah, dogs can fucking bite, don't you know that?" James continued.

"Gigi doesn't bite, I picked it up." Lance finally got up too.

It was still rare for him to get up so early, walked over to pick up the black dog, and asked with a puzzled look on his face, "Jimmy, you, are you afraid of dogs?"

"It's not that I'm afraid, it's that I don't like it. I don't like all the things that bite people. Throw it away."

"...But I just brought Gigi back."

"Throw it away! Throw it away!"

"Jimmy?"

Fine!

First Gina, now there's Gigi...

This bastard who never considers other people's feelings!

James kept a straight face that day, and moved his luggage to Davis' car.

He couldn't ride in a car with a biting dog.

Lance is caught off guard by this development.

He thought about all kinds of quarrels with Jimmy, but he never thought that there would be such a thing, and he couldn't laugh or cry for a while.

But just as people who are afraid of dogs can never imagine having a dog at home...

Dog lovers will never understand how anyone can be afraid of dogs.What's more, the little black dog named Jiji is less than one year old, and it is a milk dog that can be easily picked up with one hand.

"How about you take the dog to the staff?"

Baldwin suppressed a smile and suggested, "Jimmy does seem to be afraid of it."

"But what's so scary?"

Theo picked up the dog and hugged it into his arms. He opened the dog's mouth very naturally and looked at the teeth: "How could this kind of baby teeth bite people?"

The little black dog seemed to feel something, barked twice again, and looked around uneasily with a pair of eyes.

Lance hesitated for a while, and decided to try to persuade his lead singer.

"Jimmy, look! It's cute, plus, fluffy."

"Take it! Take it! Fuck, get away from me."

"Jimmy, he doesn't bite, really, he just likes to lick."

"Ahhh, fuck me! Don't touch my fingers! Don't bite me."

Baldwin and Theo, who watched this scene, burst out laughing for days.

But when they start betting with each other on when on earth Lance will give away the dog to bring back their lead singer...  

James moved back in again.

Moreover, he not only moved back, but also began to carefully try to get in touch with the dog, first holding the paw, and then slowly walking past it calmly, instead of running away quickly...

magical!

It might be easy to convince James to come back, but it's definitely not that easy to let a person who is afraid of dogs take the initiative to touch dogs, right?

"How on earth did you do it?" Theo couldn't help asking.

Lance gave a mysterious smile.

This incident made the whole tour team extremely curious.

Everyone especially wanted to know how Lance got Jimmy to overcome his fear and live in harmony with the dog.

But when Lance didn't want to say anything, almost no one could get words out of his mouth.

What's more, he is different from James. He hardly drinks, and has strong self-control. When he is rarely drunk, he doesn't even give him a chance to talk!

This matter is over.

However, at that time, the staff of the tour team imaginatively made a lot of superstitious guesses, such as "Lance the Black Magic Master", "Lance the Witchcraft Demon King", and even scientifically oriented, "Hypnotist Lance" Master Lance'.

The touring team is on the road all year round, and the space is too closed.

And closure will breed superstition, so, for a long time, under the circumstance of spreading rumors, many people are afraid of Lance, for fear of offending the master of black magic, the great devil of witchcraft, and the master of hypnotism (not).

But during the tour, there was an extra little animal running around lively every day, which was really relaxing.

Lance is very serious about keeping a dog. He spent money to vaccinate the puppy and apply for a certificate. He planned to return to the UK with him after the tour.

As a result, James inevitably got in touch with the dog every day, and his relationship improved.

After he and the little black dog Jiji have a stable relationship...

Lance just brought up the secret that everyone wanted to know, and he mentioned it in a separate interview...

"Jimmy was chased and bitten by a dog once when he was a child, so he has childhood shadows and is very afraid of dogs. But I didn't know it at the time, so I picked up Jiji. Yes, Jiji is the little black dog that Theo and the others said .When I picked it up, it was covered in mud, pitiful, dirty and looked up at me on the ground. In fact, the eyes looked a bit like Jimmy. That's one of the reasons why I picked it up."

"But it's useless to look at it any more. Jimmy was almost afraid of it at the time. Moreover, he told me that if there is him, there will be no dog, and if there is a dog, there will be no him. But I just picked it up, so I can't be irresponsible and throw it away. Okay. Well, you want a dog, and you want my lead singer, what should I do?"

The reporter couldn't help sighing: "It's quite embarrassing, so how did you get Jimmy to accept Jiji?"

Lance started laughing from here.

He kept laughing, and kept laughing until he couldn't stop laughing, so he laughed and said, "I ran to Jimmy and said, do you know? Is there actually a way to stop dogs from biting people? Jimmy said, it's impossible, Dogs bite."

"I said, you are right. It is true that there is no way to prevent all dogs from biting people, but it is possible to prevent specific dogs from biting people. Jimmy actually likes dogs, but he is afraid. Hearing what I said, he is very curious. He asked me, is that right? Then how to do it? I immediately told him to wear the dog’s fur on his body. The dog’s nose is very good, and he can smell his own scent. Bite. Jimmy asked me half-believingly, is it a lie? I immediately took out a pinch of Jiji’s dog hair that I had prepared and said, look, I have always carried it, and it never bit me. Jimmy was very shocked, really Is it? So powerful!"

The reporter couldn't help asking: "And then?"

Lance said: "Then, hahahaha, he was so creative, he tied the dog hair directly to his hair, hahahahaha, and went to play happily with Gigi. Later hahahaha, he also told me that this The method is super effective, and Gigi really didn't bite him hahahaha."

"I didn't make it up, it's all true hahaha... If you don't believe me, go to the video of the performance at that time and look carefully. There is a particularly obvious black dog hair on his golden hair, which is very obvious."

The reporter also burst out laughing: "Hahaha, you, did you tell him the truth later?"

Lance laughed and replied: "What's the truth? No, I don't want to tell him, I want to raise another husky in a few days. After a while, you may see him tie gray and white dog fur in his hair again hahaha .”

The author has something to say: PS. Lance didn't intentionally scare Jimmy with the dog. He didn't know it at first, but later, he tried a nonsense method to try to see if Jimmy could take the initiative to touch the dog.And Jimmy liked to tease cats and dogs when he was a child, and he was bitten by dogs to have psychological shadows, but he still likes dogs in essence, so he immediately fell on the ground excitedly when he heard that there was a way to avoid being bitten. Only with dog hair every day.However, it was also because it was Lance who said this, and he had a high degree of trust in Lance.