A few weeks ago I went to the best concert of my life with my bff Kjersti (and yes, we were twinners for the night in our matching t-shirts). We spent the evening swooning, dancing, laughing, and singing along with Michael Bublé as our most gracious host. He was charming, goofy, natural, sincere, and an absolute entertainer. Every song he sang was full of emotion, like he was living it all himself. He called us "my loves." On several occasions, he removed his earpieces so he could just hear pure sound of the band. His voice was raw yet just as smooth and dreamy as his recordings. I screamed uncontrollably when he hit the stage. I felt like a school girl at a Backstreet Boys concert - it was just an instinctive reaction to an incredible moment. lol He even wandered out through the crowd as he sang!
At the end of an incredible 3-song finale, he hushed the crowd and sang "Your song" - like he was singing to every one of those ten thousand people individually - with no earpieces or microphone. It was simply beautiful.
On his website it says: As Michael Bublé opens wide the doors to his own emotions for the world to see on “Crazy Love”, he knows he has no other choice. "I can't [BS] my fans, he says. They will know it’s real because they will feel it too -- and after that we are no longer strangers."
Sure he likes to cuss every now and then, but he is real. It felt like hanging out at his house, with a big band in the living room :) He made it personal; you truly felt like his friend by the end of it.
The best part was that he recognized what a blessing it is to do what he does. He gives the best show imaginable because he knows his fans are the people who make his life possible. He was so gracious and humble about the gift and opportunities he has been given. If only more performers were like Bublé!
Can you tell how totally thrilled we were to be there?
Bublé has said, "You can try to trick the people and come out wearing a fedora and a tuxedo but that's not me. I was born in the late '70s, I wear jeans. i don't hang out in casinos. The lifestyle isn't my thing. I don't drink martinis and I don't smoke cigars."
He's still just Mike, the son of a "salmon killer" from Burnaby, BC, who simply loves to sing.
And I tell you what, it was worth every penny to attend such an amazing concert by someone who made me feel appreciated for being there. Too bad all his Canadian concert dates are sold out, cuz I would LOVE to live that night again :)
