マカス: strings and serenades - corrinne may in concert

Marcus and Corrinne. i was delighted and so
nervous my cheeks were shivering when taking
this shot. ha.

the date: 12th february 2006
the time: 1900 hrs till late
the place: NUS University Cultural Centre Concert Hall

i finally got to hear her 'live' today. seated in the 1st row, i had the best-est view as Corrinne performed roughly about 5m away from me, i was mesmerized by her passion for making music, her powerful and close to pitch-perfect vocals, and most importantly the honest stories she told with tunes and words. she's beautiful, not the Ayumi Hamasaki way, but she exudes such depth, charisma and arty-fartiness that makes her an attractive musician.

talented, she performed almost all 20 over songs from both her albums and treated us with her new creations. i especially liked this new song 'seed'. i cannot wait for her next album. she's probably the only girl i've seen who can play both the piano and the guitar and sing on the same time with such ease and flare. there was one song, she started off in the wrong key, only realizing it when it was getting too low for her. she just turned to her guy for help. such candidness.

after the concert, i actually queued up for 2 whole hours to meet up with her. it was surely worth all my time. the reason it took 2 hours is that she actually was friendly enough to sign her name, take photographs and have a small chat with everyone of her supporters. down-to-earth, no airs, sincere and nice. 4 characteristics that differentiates her from any other singer that crave for fame and riches. her genuine love for music and her determination to pursue her dream further add on to her already long list of credentials.

signing her name.

Corrinne had some problems
spelling Yun's name. Yun had
expected it as well.

my turn..

gracing my iPod. i actually
admire her enough for me to
allow her to sign her name on
my iPod protective cover.

hi Corrinne.
hi.
thank you for your good music. i bring your cds to camp and they're really a necessity in tough times.
oh, thank you. thank you. im glad you like them.
what's your name?
Marcus.
ok. (then she signed her name)
can you sign it on my iPod as well.
sure. wow, what's this?
it's a protective casing for my iPod.
so you want me to sign it here?
yea.
cool.
how long do you have left to serve?
1.5 years left. still long.
(being flustered, i missed her reply to that. i only recall it was something encouraging.)
(we requested to take photos with her, which she happily agreed. i passed my camera to Aaron to take for us.)
wow, is that a phone?
no, it's a digi-cam.
i see, they make all sorts of interesting stuff these days.
(before we took our leave, i asked Corrinne 1 last question.)
when will your next album be out.
(corrinne stood up and announced to the crowd.)
hopefully this year. by the end of the year.
(she looked over to my direction.)
the last album took me 3-4 years. it was sure a long wait. i hope this will be done soon.
Thank you Corrinne.