Hey, I've been doing some work on my book series, Just Friends and I've decided to introduce you to the characters from the books as well as plot details of the first book in the series, Pining - enjoy and keep visiting the blog regularly for all the latest gossip and information on Just Friends, Pining and the characters!
Just Friends - Pining V1:
Ivan McCrough and Stephanie Malone have been best friends since kindergarten even though they're total opposites. They're both students at Lakewood high in New York City, Ivan's the biggest loser in the eleventh grade, he's bullied and has no friends other than Steph, his peers hate him and he satisfies himself by playing saxophone in the school orchestra and writing a popular blog called PeerPunisher. Meanwhile, Steph is the coolest, prettiest and most popular student at Lakewood high, everyone adores her and there's nobody who doesn't secretly envy her, she's friends with everyone, has a hot boyfriend and is on the school's cheerleading team as well as the founder of a summer sorority. Ivan and Steph have been best friends forever but Ivan secretly likes Steph as more than just a friend but is scared to tell her in case it affects their friendship and the series focuses on Ivan trying to impress Steph and have her choose him over her seemingly perfect boyfriend Carlos!
Monday, 30 August 2010
I'm an author!
Yesterday, I met up with publishing agency, Harper Collin and was signed on to write a series of novels which will be released early 2011, the series is going to be called Just Friends and will be based on my latest short story which you can read right here on the blog, it'll be about Ivan and Steph's relationship and what it eventually progresses into and will be available online on the Harper Collin website which is pretty cool so look out for it!
London equals Hell!
Hi, today's going to be a very boring day for me and a very exciting day for my fans - groan! Since my album was released today, I am in London signing copies of my new album Imac for overly eager teenage fans and I'm going to be stuck in London until Wednesday which is another boring thing about today. Most people would give anything to go to London all expenses paid for two and a half days and usually, I'm one of those guys too but thanks to the second album, people in London have become Ivan McCrough obsessed zombies and that stinks! I can't go anywhere without being trampled upon by crazed teenagers so this isn't much of a holiday and I wasn't allowed to bring any family or friends so I'm very lonely right now and I have the washing machine feeling in my stomach because I've nearly been run over twice and my right hand is aching from signing so many autographs! London isn't very fun when you're famous and now I know that first hand thanks to my fans in London. I've been given lots of freebies though (mostly I love London T-shirts from the crazed fans who attempted suicide! - I don't think I'll be wearing those much!) but the freebies weren't exactly "suitable for me?" I don't know why my album signing couldn't take place in somewhere like Germany where nobody can try and kill me and then bribe me with I love London T-shirts! I don't love London (no offence to Londoners!) I used to but not anymore, things have changed since we went on vacation here when I was thirteen! Like suddenly, I'm a household name and everyone thinks I'm gorgeous and ultra cool, what's wrong with these people?! I'm a normal guy who likes music, London's scary, don't go there unless you want to committ suicide!
Imac - thank-yous!
I cannot believe that I'm releasing my second album, this is an honour and an opportunity that most normal people don't get so I am convinced that I'm blessed and to thank everyone involved with the album and everyone who's helped me with my career in general, I am writing these thank-yous so don't not read this post because it could be associated with you!
First of all, I want to thank my dad whose spirit is definitely watching over me and that's the reason I am blessed, if it wasn't for my dad who is my idol and my soul inspiration then I wouldn't have been able to release either of my albums because the hope and faith he had in me was what made me so desperate to achieve success, so I could make him proud. I'd also like to thank my mum who is sort of like my best friend since my dad died because we've leaned on each other through the difficult times and I've loved and supported her as much as she has me, my mum is another of my constant inspirations and I will always be there for her because of that. Next I would like to thank four other important family members: my twenty-five year old brother Ellis who has always helped me and is one of the coolest guys I know, my dogs Lovelace and Buddy who are so cute and really keep me going and my baby sister Charlie who I am so close to!
Secondly, I want to thank my friends, there are my two best friends Andy and Ellie who I will always be close to and they are my rocks, I know they'll be there for me no matter what and that they believe in me and will always support my decisions. Then there's my other friends who are mostly celebrities and have given me so many tips in the industry and have been so much fun to hang out with and are all so humble and down to earth it's not like they're celebrities at all! And finally, there's old friends like Travis and Mercede who have let me down big time but I'll still never forget them.
Thirdly, I want to thank everyone involved with EMI records USA for helping me produce both my albums and signing me and giving me an opportunity to show the world all the talent I possess, I couldn't have done that without you so thanks! And I must thank YouTube for helping me showcase my videos and actually have some fans before my career even began.
Finally, thanks to all the celebrities I've collaborated with, students and staff at NYU and all my awesome fans, you're the reason I'm doing this: making albums and doing this blog right now so thank you!
First of all, I want to thank my dad whose spirit is definitely watching over me and that's the reason I am blessed, if it wasn't for my dad who is my idol and my soul inspiration then I wouldn't have been able to release either of my albums because the hope and faith he had in me was what made me so desperate to achieve success, so I could make him proud. I'd also like to thank my mum who is sort of like my best friend since my dad died because we've leaned on each other through the difficult times and I've loved and supported her as much as she has me, my mum is another of my constant inspirations and I will always be there for her because of that. Next I would like to thank four other important family members: my twenty-five year old brother Ellis who has always helped me and is one of the coolest guys I know, my dogs Lovelace and Buddy who are so cute and really keep me going and my baby sister Charlie who I am so close to!
Secondly, I want to thank my friends, there are my two best friends Andy and Ellie who I will always be close to and they are my rocks, I know they'll be there for me no matter what and that they believe in me and will always support my decisions. Then there's my other friends who are mostly celebrities and have given me so many tips in the industry and have been so much fun to hang out with and are all so humble and down to earth it's not like they're celebrities at all! And finally, there's old friends like Travis and Mercede who have let me down big time but I'll still never forget them.
Thirdly, I want to thank everyone involved with EMI records USA for helping me produce both my albums and signing me and giving me an opportunity to show the world all the talent I possess, I couldn't have done that without you so thanks! And I must thank YouTube for helping me showcase my videos and actually have some fans before my career even began.
Finally, thanks to all the celebrities I've collaborated with, students and staff at NYU and all my awesome fans, you're the reason I'm doing this: making albums and doing this blog right now so thank you!
Imac is available now!
My second album Imac is out now and if you order it online then it will be posted with my signature on! I can't believe that I've actually come this far, I never thought I would have the opportunity to release two albums with only a month's difference, I am the first singer to achieve this in history and I'm very proud look out for my thank-yous in an upcoming post and don't forget to buy the album. Thanks for all your love and support!
Saturday, 28 August 2010
Just Friends (an untrue story by Ivan McCrough!)
I sat on my bed eating pizza and watching Family Guy, I was so happy, everything was perfect, pizza, Family Guy and the best part of it all: Steph. Me and Steph had been best friends since kindergarten and I'd always secretly fancied her but it was obvious she didn't feel the same way about me, Steph was gorgeous, funny and kind and everything about her was perfect except the fact that she was unavailable thanks to her stupid jock boyfriend Carlos. Carlos was the most popular guy at Lakewood, he was mean and stupid but everyone still liked him especially Steph, I didn't understand why she was so crazy about such an idiot when I'd been right beside her for the last thirteen years, how could she not notice me? I smiled at her, she looked so cute when she laughed and her overbite showed, she wasn't laughing at me though, the centre of her attention was the TV. I sighed and switched the TV off, Steph scowled at me "Ivan, what are you doing?" She demanded "it was just getting good! Are you jealous that I can enjoy something and you can't?" I shook my head but it was too late, Steph slipped into her shoes and grabbed her purse "thanks for an awesome night, Ivan, until you ruined the entire thing!" She stormed out of my room "Steph, wait!" I called "don't leave, I was having fun!" But I'd already blown my chances, I sighed, why did I have to ruin anything? Steph would never like me as more than just a friend and even that was debatable sometimes!
I sat in the classroom doing band practice with the school orchestra and Mrs Allan when there was a knock at the door, the music stopped as Mrs Allan went to answer the door and Steph stepped inside "oh, Stephanie, what's the matter?" Mrs Allan asked, Steph grinned "I'm sorry, Mrs Allan, I was wondering if I could sit in here for a little while? I'm due for a dentist appointment so my mom's on her way but she's not here yet and I didn't want to wait alone. Are there any empty seats?" Mrs Allan smiled "you're in luck, we happen to have an empty seat right next to Ivan! Is that okay?" "Any other seats?" Steph asked blushing, Mrs Allan shook her head, Steph sighed "okay then" she sat beside me and scowled. "What's the matter?" I asked "are you still upset about last night?" "I'm a little more mature than that, Ivan" Steph said smiling "well, what's wrong then?" I asked "you've been avoiding me all day." Steph blushed again "it's not because I'm mad at you, I just....I can't explain it right now but I promise it's not because I'm upset about you turning th TV off, that's totally stupid" "right" I agreed "we're not little kids anymore" "exactly!" Steph cried in triumph, it was then the door opened and the receptionist Ms Adams stepped into the room "Stephanie, you have a dentist appointment" she announced "I know" Steph grinned, she waved to me "my mom's waiting for me, I'll see you around, Ivan" "see you" I smiled waving.
I was in my room talking to Steph online after school a few hours after her dentist appointment.
Imac: Hi, how was da dentist?
Steph: It sucked as usual, how r u? Sorry about earlier, was that really embarrassing?
Imac: No, it was fine, I'm used to being interrupted. After all, I do get shoved into a trash can like every day, right?
Steph: I'm sorry, I don't understand why Carlos doesn't like u, mayb if u 2 hung out 2gether he'd realise wot a nice guy u actually r?
Imac: Count me out, Carlos has h8ed me since day #1 + u of all ppl no it, Steph.
Steph: I'm sorry but I can't force my bf 2 like u, Ivan. R u going 2 da dance da day after 2morro?
Imac: Wot dance???
Steph: U no, the charity barn dance at da church, you no?
Imac: Oh, dat dance! No way, my mom's in charge of decorations so I won't be able to show my face there and avoid public humiliation at da same time.
Steph: LOL, u shouldn't let your mom get in the way of ur having fun.
Imac: No offence, but 2 me, a dance isn't exactly fun, I'm sorry, Steph.
Steph: Don't worry, I understand, c u 2morro!
Imac: Wait, where r u going? Bye.
I sat in the bleachers with the rest of the school orchestra preparing to watch the big basketball game, Steph was cheering so I had to be there to support her or she would never forgive me plus I liked watching her cheer because she was the best on the entire team and I got a kick out of it. The basketball team jogged on to the pitch wearing their uniforms, Carlos was at the front of the line, he scowled at me and I booed but nobody else bothered joining in and Steph just gave me a thumbs up sign and a cheeky wink, I blushed. The game began and then at half time, the cheerleaders game on to do their little half time cheer, the part all the guys in Lakewood looked forward to the most: half time. This match, they were doing a pyramid which the Lakewood cheerleading squad hadn't tried for centuaries and the top of the pyramid was Steph, when the cheerleading squad ran on to the pitch, the crowd went insane and everyone cheered and some of the older guys whistled, I resisted. The pyramid was formed and Steph was lifted on top of it when suddenly, she fell and the entire pyramid collapsed, the crowd booed and as the basketball team ran back onpitch, I heard Carlos hiss at Steph "it's over, sweetie-pie, I'm done doing your dirty work just so you can impress that guy you like." His words hit me like stones 'that guy you like' who did Steph have a crush on? I'd always thought it was Carlos she was crazy about. Her ankle was badly fractured and then she blacked out.
Steph's eyes finally opened and she looked at me vividly "Ivan? What are you doing...? The hospital? How did we get here?!" I smiled "you fell off the pyramid and Carlos dumped you, remember? You hurt your ankle and then you passed out, the school went bellastic but I had to be with you so I broke school rules and followed the ambulance here and demanded they let me see you." Steph gasped "you did all that for me? Why?" I pursed my lips "this is going to sound kind of stupid but I love you, Steph and I want to be with you for the rest of my life!" Steph's eyes widened and I kissed her full on the lips for a whole five minutes "I'm really awake now" Steph giggled "I love you too, Ivan but I don't want our relationship to ruin our friendship, understood?" "We're not friends anymore" I reminded her "we're boyfriend and girlfriend and we always will be, we're perfect for each other!"
TEN YEARS LATER.....
The priest smiled "you may now kiss the bride!" He declared, I looked down at Steph and kissed her full on the lips "I love you" she told me and I smiled and said "I love you too, even after a decade and now you're my beautiful, blooming bride!"
I sat in the classroom doing band practice with the school orchestra and Mrs Allan when there was a knock at the door, the music stopped as Mrs Allan went to answer the door and Steph stepped inside "oh, Stephanie, what's the matter?" Mrs Allan asked, Steph grinned "I'm sorry, Mrs Allan, I was wondering if I could sit in here for a little while? I'm due for a dentist appointment so my mom's on her way but she's not here yet and I didn't want to wait alone. Are there any empty seats?" Mrs Allan smiled "you're in luck, we happen to have an empty seat right next to Ivan! Is that okay?" "Any other seats?" Steph asked blushing, Mrs Allan shook her head, Steph sighed "okay then" she sat beside me and scowled. "What's the matter?" I asked "are you still upset about last night?" "I'm a little more mature than that, Ivan" Steph said smiling "well, what's wrong then?" I asked "you've been avoiding me all day." Steph blushed again "it's not because I'm mad at you, I just....I can't explain it right now but I promise it's not because I'm upset about you turning th TV off, that's totally stupid" "right" I agreed "we're not little kids anymore" "exactly!" Steph cried in triumph, it was then the door opened and the receptionist Ms Adams stepped into the room "Stephanie, you have a dentist appointment" she announced "I know" Steph grinned, she waved to me "my mom's waiting for me, I'll see you around, Ivan" "see you" I smiled waving.
I was in my room talking to Steph online after school a few hours after her dentist appointment.
Imac: Hi, how was da dentist?
Steph: It sucked as usual, how r u? Sorry about earlier, was that really embarrassing?
Imac: No, it was fine, I'm used to being interrupted. After all, I do get shoved into a trash can like every day, right?
Steph: I'm sorry, I don't understand why Carlos doesn't like u, mayb if u 2 hung out 2gether he'd realise wot a nice guy u actually r?
Imac: Count me out, Carlos has h8ed me since day #1 + u of all ppl no it, Steph.
Steph: I'm sorry but I can't force my bf 2 like u, Ivan. R u going 2 da dance da day after 2morro?
Imac: Wot dance???
Steph: U no, the charity barn dance at da church, you no?
Imac: Oh, dat dance! No way, my mom's in charge of decorations so I won't be able to show my face there and avoid public humiliation at da same time.
Steph: LOL, u shouldn't let your mom get in the way of ur having fun.
Imac: No offence, but 2 me, a dance isn't exactly fun, I'm sorry, Steph.
Steph: Don't worry, I understand, c u 2morro!
Imac: Wait, where r u going? Bye.
I sat in the bleachers with the rest of the school orchestra preparing to watch the big basketball game, Steph was cheering so I had to be there to support her or she would never forgive me plus I liked watching her cheer because she was the best on the entire team and I got a kick out of it. The basketball team jogged on to the pitch wearing their uniforms, Carlos was at the front of the line, he scowled at me and I booed but nobody else bothered joining in and Steph just gave me a thumbs up sign and a cheeky wink, I blushed. The game began and then at half time, the cheerleaders game on to do their little half time cheer, the part all the guys in Lakewood looked forward to the most: half time. This match, they were doing a pyramid which the Lakewood cheerleading squad hadn't tried for centuaries and the top of the pyramid was Steph, when the cheerleading squad ran on to the pitch, the crowd went insane and everyone cheered and some of the older guys whistled, I resisted. The pyramid was formed and Steph was lifted on top of it when suddenly, she fell and the entire pyramid collapsed, the crowd booed and as the basketball team ran back onpitch, I heard Carlos hiss at Steph "it's over, sweetie-pie, I'm done doing your dirty work just so you can impress that guy you like." His words hit me like stones 'that guy you like' who did Steph have a crush on? I'd always thought it was Carlos she was crazy about. Her ankle was badly fractured and then she blacked out.
Steph's eyes finally opened and she looked at me vividly "Ivan? What are you doing...? The hospital? How did we get here?!" I smiled "you fell off the pyramid and Carlos dumped you, remember? You hurt your ankle and then you passed out, the school went bellastic but I had to be with you so I broke school rules and followed the ambulance here and demanded they let me see you." Steph gasped "you did all that for me? Why?" I pursed my lips "this is going to sound kind of stupid but I love you, Steph and I want to be with you for the rest of my life!" Steph's eyes widened and I kissed her full on the lips for a whole five minutes "I'm really awake now" Steph giggled "I love you too, Ivan but I don't want our relationship to ruin our friendship, understood?" "We're not friends anymore" I reminded her "we're boyfriend and girlfriend and we always will be, we're perfect for each other!"
TEN YEARS LATER.....
The priest smiled "you may now kiss the bride!" He declared, I looked down at Steph and kissed her full on the lips "I love you" she told me and I smiled and said "I love you too, even after a decade and now you're my beautiful, blooming bride!"
"Relationships are like a pyramid" - Charice
For some reason, I'm going through a phase where I'm obsessed with metaphors (take my last post "The Apple Tree" for example) and I've been thinking about what you can metaphorically compare a relationship to and just as I was thinking Charice's debut single Pyramid (ft Iyaz) came on to the radio and I had an idea - a pyramid! So here's my latest metaphor and hopefully my last because I'm becoming such a nerd:
A pyramid has approximately four to five layers of what appears to be sand but could easily be something else. Those four (to five, but I'm guessing four!) layers each represent a base, the bottom base represents holding hands, the second base is kissing, the third base is french kissing and the fourth base is "it" if you don't know what I mean then tough! Each base represents a different part of the relationship and when you break up the pyramid crumbles, I guess that's the best way of describing a relationship and the ones built solidly last the longest! (Obviously me and Mercede ran out of foundation!)
A pyramid has approximately four to five layers of what appears to be sand but could easily be something else. Those four (to five, but I'm guessing four!) layers each represent a base, the bottom base represents holding hands, the second base is kissing, the third base is french kissing and the fourth base is "it" if you don't know what I mean then tough! Each base represents a different part of the relationship and when you break up the pyramid crumbles, I guess that's the best way of describing a relationship and the ones built solidly last the longest! (Obviously me and Mercede ran out of foundation!)
The apple tree (metaphor)
The apples at the top of the tree are the juiciest, most radiant and shiniest apples ever, the further toward the bottom of the tree you get, the more rotten the apples become. Some apples have fallen on to the floor because they're so rotten and taste absolutely disgusting, the apples are like girls and the people who pick them are usually boys. Boys tend to pick up the rotten apples because they're closer and easier to reach, they ignore the good apples nearer the top of the tree and that makes the good apples think they're not good enough and they begin to envy the rotten apples. Those boys who dare to climb the tree in search of a good apple are the happiest boys ever because the apples are perfect for them unlike the rotten, lower apples. I wasn't one of those boys (take Mercede for example) but November - college - means a clean slate and a chance to create a new reputation in a place where I don't know anybody, I'm going to take advantage of my clean slate and try and pick a good apple because so far, all the apples in my life have been rotten and I'm still searching for the juiciest, shiniest, red apple I can find - the one that's perfect for me and I will spend the rest of my life sucking (sounds really gross!)
I hope you do (a little something I wrote about an ex!)
How do you know when love is real
How do you know what you should feel
How do you know the world around you's no illusion
How do you know that you're not dreamin
Even when we're a thousand miles apart
Even when I'm dancin in the dark
Even when I feel like hope is gone
Even when it feels like my soul is lost
Baby, would you die for me
Baby, would you cry for me
Baby, do you dream of me
Baby, do you ever think of me
When you're all alone thinkin scary thoughts why don't you call
When you're in your back room do you ever feel like you're fallin
When you're heart sinkin but you're still think of me, does your heart shatter into pieces when you think of me
When you're drunken do you become fussy
When your mind goes blank am I your remidy
When you feelin bored and that guy won't call do you think of me
When your heart has burst and you're in despair do you image been with me
And even in the darkness, do you whisper my name
And even when you're with him, are you still in pain
And do you ever think we should be together again
Cos I do, I still love you, even if you're unaware I do
How do you know what you should feel
How do you know the world around you's no illusion
How do you know that you're not dreamin
Even when we're a thousand miles apart
Even when I'm dancin in the dark
Even when I feel like hope is gone
Even when it feels like my soul is lost
Baby, would you die for me
Baby, would you cry for me
Baby, do you dream of me
Baby, do you ever think of me
When you're all alone thinkin scary thoughts why don't you call
When you're in your back room do you ever feel like you're fallin
When you're heart sinkin but you're still think of me, does your heart shatter into pieces when you think of me
When you're drunken do you become fussy
When your mind goes blank am I your remidy
When you feelin bored and that guy won't call do you think of me
When your heart has burst and you're in despair do you image been with me
And even in the darkness, do you whisper my name
And even when you're with him, are you still in pain
And do you ever think we should be together again
Cos I do, I still love you, even if you're unaware I do
Sweet sweet girl, Normal Amonosity and Figuring Life Out
Hi, I've posted some songs on the blog that aren't on any of my albums and I need feedback, please read the songs and if you like them then tell me and I'll put them on my next album and if you don't then they can be bonus tracks - thank you for your cooperation!
Friday, 27 August 2010
Figure out life ft Sadie Thom
If I could take it all back I would now
I only wanna figure life out
I didn't meana hurt those around me
I was blind but now I see
That the problem's not solved
But there's time, it can still be resolved
I just need to work things out
We will be fine cos we're leavin behind all our doubts
I thought working alone would help
I didn't mean to rely on everybody else
The only one to blame is myself
I need to shut everyone else out
And think about
If I could take it all back I would now
I only wanna figure life out
I didn't meana hurt those around me
I was blind but now I see
That the problem's not solved
But there's time, it can still be resolved
I just need to work things out
We will be fine cos we're leavin behind all our doubts
I believed in you the whole time
I finally see the blind side
But we still have some short time
We don't need no regrets
There's no need to forget the past
Baby at last
If I could take it all back I would now
I only wanna figure life out
I didn't meana hurt those around me
I was blind but now I see
That the problem's not solved
But there's time, it can still be resolved
I just need to work things out
We will be fine cos we're leavin behind all our doubts
Too bad I can't take it all back
I just wanna forget the past
Baby, I've been so black
I think that I need some help
To figure things out
I only wanna figure life out
I didn't meana hurt those around me
I was blind but now I see
That the problem's not solved
But there's time, it can still be resolved
I just need to work things out
We will be fine cos we're leavin behind all our doubts
I thought working alone would help
I didn't mean to rely on everybody else
The only one to blame is myself
I need to shut everyone else out
And think about
If I could take it all back I would now
I only wanna figure life out
I didn't meana hurt those around me
I was blind but now I see
That the problem's not solved
But there's time, it can still be resolved
I just need to work things out
We will be fine cos we're leavin behind all our doubts
I believed in you the whole time
I finally see the blind side
But we still have some short time
We don't need no regrets
There's no need to forget the past
Baby at last
If I could take it all back I would now
I only wanna figure life out
I didn't meana hurt those around me
I was blind but now I see
That the problem's not solved
But there's time, it can still be resolved
I just need to work things out
We will be fine cos we're leavin behind all our doubts
Too bad I can't take it all back
I just wanna forget the past
Baby, I've been so black
I think that I need some help
To figure things out
Normal Amonosity
Everybody says the past is a force not to be reckoned with
But personally I disagree with what everyone else thinks
I'm an individual and everyone around me knows it
Maybe the way I stick out it ain't no secret
One look and you've got me all figured out
I'm a lonely person I ain't got no doubt about life
In the autumn when the leaves are falling slowly off the trees
When the snowflakes keep on twirlin
I hope ya think of me
And you take a deep breath and ya take in the scenery
And ya think of me
And wonder who ya supposed to be
Your dad totally controls your life all the time
It really gets you goin
When he's around you pretend that you don't mind
Cos you don't see eye to eye
In the autumn when the leaves are falling slowly off the trees
When the snowflakes keep on twirlin
I hope ya think of me
And you take a deep breath and ya take in the scenery
And ya think of me
And who ya supposed to be
Hey, babe, I'm insecure
I have a million flaws
But there ain't nothing wrong with me
Cos this is who I'm supposed to be
The odd bauble out on a christmas tree
Cos this is who I'm supposed to be
And there ain't nothing wrong with me
This is normal amonosity
At fifteen
But personally I disagree with what everyone else thinks
I'm an individual and everyone around me knows it
Maybe the way I stick out it ain't no secret
One look and you've got me all figured out
I'm a lonely person I ain't got no doubt about life
In the autumn when the leaves are falling slowly off the trees
When the snowflakes keep on twirlin
I hope ya think of me
And you take a deep breath and ya take in the scenery
And ya think of me
And wonder who ya supposed to be
Your dad totally controls your life all the time
It really gets you goin
When he's around you pretend that you don't mind
Cos you don't see eye to eye
In the autumn when the leaves are falling slowly off the trees
When the snowflakes keep on twirlin
I hope ya think of me
And you take a deep breath and ya take in the scenery
And ya think of me
And who ya supposed to be
Hey, babe, I'm insecure
I have a million flaws
But there ain't nothing wrong with me
Cos this is who I'm supposed to be
The odd bauble out on a christmas tree
Cos this is who I'm supposed to be
And there ain't nothing wrong with me
This is normal amonosity
At fifteen
Thursday, 26 August 2010
Sweet sweet girl ft Snoop Dogg
Hello, beautiful
What happened the other day
You look wonderful
Like sunshine rays
And I would eat you
If I could
Bet ya taste like a cupcake
I'd getta know ya if I could
Even only justa today
Cos you make the darkest day seem light
When I'm in ya arms I feel alright
Again
And you
Make me feelike I'm walkin on air
And I ain't ever gon get hurt
No never
We would be together
Forever you'd be all I'd need
My sweet sweet girl
hey hey
hey hey
hey hey
hey hey
Look some girl's been knocked up
But I don't give a f***
About what happened yesterday
And I don't really care
You're wearing underwear
That is all that I have to say
Cos you make the darkest day seem light
When I'm in your arms I feel alright
Again
And you
Make me feelike I'm walkin on air
And I ain't ever gon get hurt
No never
We could be together
Forever you'd be all that I'd need
My sweet sweet girl
Hey hey
Hey hey
Hey hey
Hey hey
I want to get to know you
I wanna be ontop you
I want to knock up you
Peek under you dress
Become obsessed wit you
Girl, I think about you every day
Baby, I masquerade the pain
Baby, cos you're my dime
Cos babe, I ain't wastin no time
I wanna make you mine
And I hope that's fine
Wit you
My sweet sweet girl
Come show me your world
My sweet sweet girl
There's no gettin over you
What happened the other day
You look wonderful
Like sunshine rays
And I would eat you
If I could
Bet ya taste like a cupcake
I'd getta know ya if I could
Even only justa today
Cos you make the darkest day seem light
When I'm in ya arms I feel alright
Again
And you
Make me feelike I'm walkin on air
And I ain't ever gon get hurt
No never
We would be together
Forever you'd be all I'd need
My sweet sweet girl
hey hey
hey hey
hey hey
hey hey
Look some girl's been knocked up
But I don't give a f***
About what happened yesterday
And I don't really care
You're wearing underwear
That is all that I have to say
Cos you make the darkest day seem light
When I'm in your arms I feel alright
Again
And you
Make me feelike I'm walkin on air
And I ain't ever gon get hurt
No never
We could be together
Forever you'd be all that I'd need
My sweet sweet girl
Hey hey
Hey hey
Hey hey
Hey hey
I want to get to know you
I wanna be ontop you
I want to knock up you
Peek under you dress
Become obsessed wit you
Girl, I think about you every day
Baby, I masquerade the pain
Baby, cos you're my dime
Cos babe, I ain't wastin no time
I wanna make you mine
And I hope that's fine
Wit you
My sweet sweet girl
Come show me your world
My sweet sweet girl
There's no gettin over you
Me and Charlie bumped into Mercede the mother-f***er at the newsagent's...
My baby sister is called Charlie. Before Charlie became part of my family, I broke up with my longtime girlfriend Mercede, I convinced myself I hated her and vowed I would never speak to her or see her again, that was a promise I couldn't keep. I bumped into her when I was taking Charlie out in her baby stroller to buy the new issue of Rolling Stone and some mints and our conversation was awkward, well, actually awkward would be an under-statement, it was completely....I don't know....very awkward?! I stepped inside, spotted her at the till with some friends and blushed immediately, I turned around and began to leave the store when I heard Mercede's voice call "Ivan? Whose baby is that?" My head told me to run as fast as possible back to the villa but my heart told me to make an effort to at least talk to Mercede, she may be an obsessive, overly-clingy b***h but I needed to be mature about the situation, not run away from it. "Oh, hey, Mercede, the baby's mine" Mercede raised her eye-brows and I realised what I'd said "well, not mine like that, it's my mum's....this is Charlie, my sister" Mercede gasped, ran over and peered at Charlie with wide eyes. "Oh my god, Ivan! When did this happen? Why didn't you tell me?" "We broke up remember" I muttered "I guess I was ashamed to talk to you because of what you did to me" I admitted. Mercede smiled "oh, oh, yeah, sorry about that" I shrugged and found myself leaning toward my ex-girlfriend, I stopped myself seconds before our lips touched and exhaled "I've gotta run, sorry" I said quickly, running out the door but Mercede followed me "I'm sorry" she repeated "I'm an idiot, aren't I? We broke up for a reason, I can't just kiss you like that anymore, I'm single, we both are" I nodded "um, Mercede?" She looked up at me hopefully and I continued "I'll see you around" "what?" "I've been thinking: I don't want to lose you as a friend, you're awesome and I want you to know that" Mercede grinned "thanks, Ivan. You're awesome too, movies later?" I shook my head "just friends remember? Maybe another time" Mercede nodded "I have to go to the drugstore and pick up a prescription for my mom, I'll see you soon though, Ivan, I'll call you tonight I promise" "you know what? Don't bother, Mercede, that's what got us into this mess" I smiled at Charlie "we're outta here" I told Mercede, rushing away. As I ran I looked back and saw Mercede was crying into her cell phone "I love you too, Ivan" she whispered. I'll never understand chicks!
Welcome to the house of fun, Buddy!
I grew up with a puppy in the family: Lovelace! And I turned out perfectly so my mum wants Charlie to be raised the same way so today we went down to the shelter and bought a new puppy, a labrador retriever whom we named Buddy, he's absolutely adorable, he's only a baby like Charlie and was born a week ago ( mum wanted a baby dog so Charlie and Buddy could grow up together, unfortunately I was robbed of this experience.) My mum's gone out grocery shopping and Uncle Paul and Aunt Marcelle are out too and Skylar and Maribell have gone to a pool party their friend's throwing at the local public pool so I'm alone with Charlie and our dogs: Lovelace and Buddy in the villa. Usually, I would complain about being stuck in a situation like this but there's so much to do at home, they're asleep (I sang and played bass guitar so they'd drift off) at the moment but soon they'll be awake and I show them everything!
Wednesday, 25 August 2010
I have a baby sister! Must-read!
Since I'm going away to college in November and my mum won't be able to see me, she's been wanting to adopt a little girl for over a year now and she's signed all the adoption papers and decorated her room and everything and this morning, we drove to an adoption agency in Bolton and claimed my new sister! Her name's Charlie and she's already 2 years old, her parents abandoned her because they didn't want a baby and the adoption agency found her in a dustbin and have been caring for her for 2 years so they're really happy that she's finally found a home, she's seriously cute and absolutely hilarious - I love my new baby sister!
This is an adorable picture of my new baby sister Charlie in her baby carrier, isn't she the cutest?!
Tuesday, 24 August 2010
Doodlejump obsession/NYU deets/mum's present stash!
I was just playing on my iPhone and I downloaded a cool new app called Doodlejump, it's a game and you play as a doodled elephant, Olivia recommended it to me yesterday and it's addictive, it's indorsed by the Jonas Brothers and you can get it on your iPhone or iPod by visiting http://www.doodlejump.co.uk/ so please check it out and download it because the proceeds go to charity and the game is really awesome, I have the current high score out of my family so if you beat my score 11785 then you are the reigning Doodlejump champion - congratulations! The date that NYU begins has changed again to November 11th so I get an extra two months off school - hooray! I'm very excited about my birthday now (next Friday - scream!) I discovered I have the same birthday as some guy called Shaun White too which is kind of weird....I found my mum's present stash in her bathroom too but all I found was decorated parcels and I couldn't figure out what they contained, they were probably empty actually (once my mum gave me nothing for my birthday and I got all my presents the next day - that sucked!) so goodbye for now, everyone!
Monday, 23 August 2010
Birthday news/daddy's little girl
About half an hour ago I text from my record company: "Yo, Ivan, it's Michael, we need you at the studio stat, I don't care if you're busy - it's important so be here asap - see you soon, man!" I ended up running to the NYC EMI records HQ to meet with my manager Michael but it turns out that his idea of important isn't the same as mine, the issue is that a top client of his called Cliff Helger had to leave for an urgent buisness meeting and he didn't know where to leave his seventeen year old daughter Lily so Michael made me baby-sit her since we were almost the same age which was a total and utter disaster! It turns out Lily's dad's actually a record company owner himself and is also a billionaire who totally spoils Lily and gets her anything she wants so she expected me to do the same so she dragged me into Urban Outfitters, American Apparel and Forever21 and I ended up spending over $500 on some stuck-up teenager I hardly know - so annoying! My credit card's almost empty and I never carry cash in case I'm mobbed my a stampede of crazed fans so my mum is not going to be impressed and she's probably going to cut my allowance to only $250 per week which considering I'm worth $34,000,00 is not a large amount of money, I'm so glad my birthday's coming up soon, such a life-saver! Oh yeah, my mum's friend Laurie's in NYC but she's leaving town tomorrow to go on a cruise around the world so she gave me my present early and I persuaded my mum to let me open it and it turned out to be a $500 Target giftcard! I am so excited - on the weekend, I'm going out with my mum, aunt, uncle, two cousins, Andy, Ellie, Jake and Olivia to spend it and I'm starting to plan my eighteenth birthday party too so I already began the guestlist but my mum said the maximum is fiftyt's pretty strict luckily I'm used to compromising!
Gueslist so far:
1. mum
2. Uncle Paul
3. Uncle Bobby
4. Aunt Marcelle
5. Skylar
6. Jodeene
7. Maribell
8. Andy
9. Ellie
10. Jake
12. Olivia
13. Ellis
14. Justin Bieber
15. Snoop Dogg
16. Sam
17. Michael
18. Sadie Thom
19. Paul Demon
20. Neel Burrowz
21. Sandi Thom
22. Greyson Chance
23. Katy Perry
24. Debby Ryan
25. Dylan Sprouse
26. Cole Sprouse
27. Selena Gomez
28. Miley Cyrus
29. Miranda Cosgrove
30. USA
31. Sean Kingston
32. Ke$ha
33. Lady Gaga
34. Bridgit Mendler
35. Victoria Justice
36. Emma Roberts
37. Simon Curtis
38. Fearne Cotton
39. Annabelle
40. Ashley Argota
More coming soon.....!
Gueslist so far:
1. mum
2. Uncle Paul
3. Uncle Bobby
4. Aunt Marcelle
5. Skylar
6. Jodeene
7. Maribell
8. Andy
9. Ellie
10. Jake
12. Olivia
13. Ellis
14. Justin Bieber
15. Snoop Dogg
16. Sam
17. Michael
18. Sadie Thom
19. Paul Demon
20. Neel Burrowz
21. Sandi Thom
22. Greyson Chance
23. Katy Perry
24. Debby Ryan
25. Dylan Sprouse
26. Cole Sprouse
27. Selena Gomez
28. Miley Cyrus
29. Miranda Cosgrove
30. USA
31. Sean Kingston
32. Ke$ha
33. Lady Gaga
34. Bridgit Mendler
35. Victoria Justice
36. Emma Roberts
37. Simon Curtis
38. Fearne Cotton
39. Annabelle
40. Ashley Argota
More coming soon.....!
Meet the Benson's!
I had an LA Cosmos match today vs. AC Leo and we ended up drawing 3-3, in short, it was a draw, normally I'd be pissed off about being forced to call a truce but I'm trying to relax right now after my break-up with Mercede so I didn't actually mind. Anyways, after the match the captain of AC Leo, Jake Benson invited me to Starbucks for a chat and some coffee and we discussed college and football and way more and discovered we have a lot in common, afterward he invited me to his house where I met his family which consists of his parents and his seventeen year old sister Olivia. Olivia's really nice too and kind of pretty, we played some video games and watched YouTube videos together and I even stayed for dinner (his mum's a really good cook!) I would definitely consider going over to Jake's house again after that fun-packed visit and Olivia's awesome too! NBFs alert!
Sunday, 22 August 2010
Birthdays from beyond!
My thirteenth birthday: "On my thirteenth birthday, I just had a really simple birthday dinner with my family and then I went the cinema with them and a few close friends, it was really sweet and humble, I'm really glad nobody threw me some huge surprise party because I didn't have many friends aged thirteen and I didn't want a party, a dinner and a movie was good enough for me that year!"
My fourteenth birthday: "I remember turning fourteen like it was yesterday because it was definitely one of my favourite birthdays because of the entire theme thing, I went through this phase where I'd literally just discovered girls so I invited every girl in my year at middle school to this sweet little diner and my parents rented the entire diner so we could have it all to ourselves, the girls loved it and it thought I was really sweet!"
My fifteenth birthday: "I turned fifteen six months after my dad's death and I was still recovering so I had a small dinner with five of my closest friends and the guys slept the night in my room and we had a games marathon and watched netflix with Ellis and my dad, so it was one of my favourite birthdays ever because of the genius simplicity of it all, I really enjoyed it!"
My sixteenth birthday: "My sixteenth birthday was the best birthday of my entire life! I had a party called 'slamming sixteen' and I invited all my celebrity friends and a few close friends and we partied all night long in a club my mum rented out for us by the hour and we got really drunk - there was a lot of drama and 'it' in the hotel room above, it got pretty out of control and my mum went crazy and shut the club down and made everybody leave and then me and my friends had hang-overs for like a week! It was so awesome!"
My seventeenth birthday: "My seventeenth birthday was all about the gifts, I got my permit because my mum wouldn't let me get it aged sixteen because she thought I was too young but I have to be eighteen before I can get my own set of wheels so I'm excited about that, I also got my first credit card and my first signature too so seventeen was a really good year for me!"
This is Miranda Cosgrove surrounded by some delicious cupcakes my mum made on my fifteenth birthday, Miranda's really sweet (almost as sweet as the cupcakes lol!) and we've known each other two years since we met through mutual friends and she's a really good girl and she's cute too and funny! If I had an opportunity to gueststar on iCarly then I would because I'm a big fan of the show and it would be cool to spend time with Miranda and her costars.This is a picture taken at my slamming sixteen party two years ago and I'm posing with Mercede's little sister Annabelle whom I've always been close to and I know how much she enjoyed my party and appreciated being invited.
The above left is taken from my thirteenth birthday dinner with my family on the left is Ellis, Maribell and me and on the other side there's my parents and my cousin Jodeene.
The above left is from my fourteenth birthday and it shows me with my old friend Travis' little brother Lee and his older sister Georgia.
This is a picture of my best friend Andy with Dylan and Cole Sprouse, I'm not friends with them and I don't them properly but Andy met them a while back and became friends with them - the picture was taken at my seventeenth birthday party.This is a picture from my seventeenth birthday of me, my cousin Jodeene and my manager Michael in front of the step and repeat.
This is a picture of my fourteenth birthday and it's my Uncle Bobby, my Uncle Paul, my agent Sam, me and Andy's older sister Georgia.
This is another picture from my sixteenth birthday of my friend Emma Roberts with my other friend Simon Curtis.
This is a picture of me with Cole Sprouse, Victoria Justice and Ellis.
The above left is another slaming sixteen party picture of me with Fearne Cotton and Ellie's sister Annabelle.
The above left is of me with Selena Gomez and Simon Curtis.
Think I'm not over Mercede? Think again!
This is a picture of me on my first date with one of Sandi Thom's best friends Katie (real name Kathryn) Watt, we went on a date to Madison Avenue, NYC for a walk in the park and to do some shopping in Bendels the date was really fun and I really enjoyed chatting to Katie because she's such a down to earth, fun and honest girl she's a little younger than me but it doesn't matter and she's going to NYU with me so we're sure to become close friends at some point in our relationship. Katie's an aspiring actress just waiting for her big break and time to shine to come along so she can finally step into the spotlight like she's always dreamed of. Katie writes and stars in her own plays and posts them on YouTube, you may be familiar with some of her work including Young Love, Forbidden Rose, Dark Star, Fatal Kiss and Dangerous Venom; her titles are dark and mysterious, I watched slash read them all and they were amazing, Katie's very talented and we're going to be spending a lot of time together since we actually live in the same neighbourhood and she's related to one of my favourite actresses slash best friends Dakota Fanning - I can't wait to see how my relationship with Katie progresses!Confrontation: Mercede's Meltdown
When I arrived at the Kingston household at 6:30pm to talk to my girlfriend let's just say this "talk" was not what I had in mind and comment if you think the pouty picture of Mercede is cute! Yeah, she disagrees....Ivan: *knocks at front door of the Kingston household in Los Angeles, California to talk slash apologise to his wonderful girlfriend Mercede*
Mrs Kingston: *opens door and lets Ivan inside* Oh, hi, Ivan, are you alright?
Ivan: Yeah, thanks, Mrs Kingston, is Mercede here?
Mrs Kingston: Yes, Mercede's upstairs in her room but I wouldn't go up there if I were you, she's in a pretty bad mood, maybe you should come tomorrow when you have some spare time?
Ivan: Thanks, but it's really important, I have to speak to Mercede right now. *runs upstairs and knocks on the door of Mercede's bedroom*
Mercede: Mom? I thought I told you to leave me alone, can't you see I'm pissed off about something?!
Ivan: Hey, I'm not your mom but if you don't want to see me then I can go home.
Mercede: Ivan? What the hell do you think you're doing here? I don't want to see you, you freak!
Ivan: Mercede....can't we just sit and down and talk as friends? I don't understand what's going on, we were doing so well and now it's like you hate me.
Mercede: Maybe I do hate you.
Ivan: Oh my god, just let me in please?
Mercede: Kay, fine but this better not be a total waste of my time, Ivan, I'm already mad at you.
Ivan: That's why I'm here, to find out why you're so pissed off.
Mercede: You treat me like I'm some kind of toy, Ivan, all my friends' boyfriends love them and that shows but you just treat me like I'm your little puppet, you never show me in public and all of our dates have been group dates. I'm never alone with you and if you're not proud to call me your girlfriend then maybe I shouldn't be anymore.
Ivan: Mercede, what are you saying? I am proud to call you my girlfriend, I love you and I'm not ashamed to say it, you are my world and I'm sorry if that's not always apparent but that's what dating me is like, Mercede, you're not breaking up with me, don't be ridiculous.
Mercede: Ivan, I love you too but you never let me know that unless it suits you, I'm not sure I can be around someone like that, I need to know that you love me and support me and will stand beside me no matter what and I'm not sure that's something you're capable of.
Ivan: Maybe I'm not capable of that but I can't change myself because you feel self-confident, Mercede, I'm not that kind of person, we've been friends forever and I don't want to lose that no matter what may happen in our relationship and I don't know if we want the same things from each other anymore, understand?
Mercede: That's not what I want from this relationship, Ivan, I want to be with someone who will love me no matter what and someone who will be there for me when I need them and won't mind my leaning on them when I'm scared or worried and you're not always there for me and you don't support me and love me no matter what. The problem's not me, it's you and it's not my fault - you blame me for everything and I'm not sure I can take it anymore! *starts crying* You're selfish and annoying and I'm not sure I want to be around you anymore if that's who you are and you can't make an effort to change that for me your so-called "love!" That's not what love is and no-one will love you more than me!
Ivan: Whoah, Mercede, I never knew you were so clingy! You know, I can't change who I am and I like having fun, hanging out and sharing a special bond, I've always had that with you and now all of a sudden you don't think that way anymore. I'm going to college in November and I won't be able to do this anymore, I hope you understand that, Mercede.
Mercede: Ivan, what are you saying?!
Ivan: I'm saying that you're a clingy, obsessive, no-good idiot, Mercede, I love you and you're breaking my heart, you're not who I thought you were or you've changed too much over the last three years of our relationship. Mercede, it's over, there I said it!
Mercede: Ivan, you've broken my heart, just go away!
It's over, me and Mercede are no more and I've lost friends because of it, Ellie's angry at me and says she needs some time away from me so tomorrow she's going to Hawaii with Mercede and Mrs Kingston and now Andy and I are arguing lots and Sadie Thom won't let me around her kids anymore because she thinks I'm a terrible role-model even BG put me on their love rat hitlist! Life sucks right now!
100 profile views!!!!
This may not seem like a big deal but considering a little over a week ago I had 0 and now I have 102 and counting so to me it's kind of a big deal, okay? Anyway, if I just posted that then this entire post would be a total waste of time so I'm wracking my brain trying to think of anything else I can say about my day but my mind's a blank....hmm.....nope, nothing, sorry! Oh wait, actually, there is something! I went to my house in Brooklyn today which I bought last week and decorated it and I'm officially moving into the house March 16th so yeah, I'm pretty excited about that, it's major! Things aren't going too well with Mercede though we got in a huge argument on the subway today about her outfit, it was totally stupid and now she's blocked me online and is refusing to speak to me until I apologise which is unlike her. I texted her like a thousand times but she hasn't answered any of them or my emails and she's ignoring my calls because they all go to voicemail and according to a magazine she's cheating on me our relationship's full of drama right now and I don't understand what's going on with her, I think I'll pay her a visit tomorrow and try and find out what's going on with her. Um....so bye! Ivan :D
Saturday, 21 August 2010
I met Ashley Argota
I was at a recent event and I spotted Ashley Argota on the red carpet at the same event as me and since we're going to the same college in the fall, I felt compelled to introduce myself but I didn't have to because she actually recognised me. Ashley's reaction was "oh my gosh, you're Ivan McCrough, I love your blog, I cannot believe we're going to college together! Want to exchange numbers?" So me and Ashley are friends now and she's really nice which is a good thing, I can't wait to start college with her!
This is me on the red carpet and below is when I saw Ashley there too like ten seconds later!
My NBF slash college buddy Ashley Argota!
Celebs in my college!
Hi, my roommate information came in the mail today and it's Jermaine Karlton but I found out some celebrities are going to be at NYU at the same time as me including Mara Wilson, True Jackson VP's Ashely Argota, Haley Joel Osment, Amanda Bynes so I'm really excited to be starting school next week on September 1st 2010! So shout-out's to all of those celebrities as well as my new roommate Jermaine. By the way, in 2011 I will be moving into the family villa in NYC followed by buying my very own apartment so look out for that! Peace - Ivan =)
NYU/NYC update
Hi, guys, I'm pretty sure that when you started college you didn't start at the same time as a major teenage actress, right? Well, I just discovered (thanks to J-14) that when I start NYU on September 1st, True Jackson VP star Ashley Argota is too! And I'm a huge fan of Ashley so I'm really excited to go to school with her, hopefully we'll become good friends during the two years we spend together. I got mail today: the identity of my NYU roommate has become known and it's someone called Jermaine Carlton so if that's your name and you're reading this blog entry then please add me as a friend on Google Friend Connect so we can get to know each other before we start living together next week, okay? I'm excited to meet Jermaine and Ashley and all the other NYU students who are starting in the fall with me and now that my roommate's identity has been revealed, I'm even more excited! Being able to study at NYU is a rare opportunity which I am very thankful for and I can't believe I was accepted. If I decide I don't like NYU, I shall be transferring to Columbia in 2011 by the way, I've decided to keep my applications open in the meantime in case I don't fit in for any reason or NYU turns out to not be the college for me. Another familiar face will be there with me though because my old friend Travis also got into NYU which will make things very awkward but I'm not going to let him get me down, I'm cool with life in the dorms until 2011 when I'll be moving into the villa full-time and eventually, I do want to buy my own house in NYC though because it would be a lot easier! Thanks for reading – Ivan =)
Friday, 20 August 2010
Imac on Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Hi, Ivan, welcome to Jimmy Kimmel Live! is there anything specific message you'd like to give to anyone particular who may be watching at home before we begin?
"I want to say hi to all my friends and family who are watching, I'm on TV, guys, that's when you know you've made it!"
I'm sure they'll appreciate that heartfelt message, Ivan. Now back to the important stuff, what exactly are you going through right now? It must be difficult making the most of your last summer of freedom, am I right?
"Absolutely, it's very hard to enjoy this summer because there's a lot on my mind at the moment, I'm nervous about going to NYU, sitting my entrance exams, moving to NYC permanently and I'm worried about both my career and my relationship with Mercede is going to suffer so it's hard to relax."
You're about to start shooting the music video for your new single, Poudin, which will feature Selena Gomez as your video girl! Are you nervous about the shoot and meeting Selena?
"Selena seems like a nice, normal, down to earth girl so I'm very excited to meet her but I'm worried about the video content because I marry my video girl and it's going to be strange marrying Selena Gomez with Mercede watching the whole thing. I'm too young to marry so when the director told me the video content, I didn't approve but then I met Selena and I understood why he'd made the decision. She's an amazing girl and the wedding scene is going to be a lot of fun!"
What's Poundin about and what does marrying Selena Gomez have to do with the ongoing theme?
"Poundin is a dance tune about going through a tough break-up and turning to your favourite songs to help you get through it and then you never want to look at another girl again, you're like 'maybe I'll just marry music!' so in the video, I stand up Selena at the alter in favour of my choice to choose music over girls. I really like the video content and I'm excited to start shooting in the Bahama's on Monday - it's going to be awesome!"
Did you have a say in your video girl and who would be your ideal video girl?
"The director chooses ten girls and introduces me to them and then from those ten, I choose my favourite and she gets the part of my video girl, Pixie Lott actually auditioned but I had to choose Selena because Pixie's my friend and that would be too awkward, I had to choose a stranger in case it got too weird. My ideal video girl would actually be Mercede herself because it would be great to work with my girlfriend but unfortunately that's disallowed because I've been banned from shooting with people who are familiar."
That's kind of unfair, will Snoop Dogg apear in the video?
"Yeah, he plays like the dark side of me who does wants to marry Selena and we kind of see what would have happened if I hadn't made that decision between Snoop Dogg and Selena which means Selena becomes pregnant so then we had a mad search trying to find 'our' child which was crazy! But we finally used a random baby and then for the older scenes we used a child star from the UK called Kane Appleburnt."
You put a lot of effort into your music videos, do you take them very seriously?
"They're really important because they're the story behind the songs so I like them to be stunning and really show people what the song represents and means to me. I owe that much to my fans."
What's been your favourite music video to shoot so far?
"It Was You was really cool because it's a bunch of home videos of me and my dad because the song is dedicated to him although it's actually about a pretty bad break-up I went through a couple years ago but it can be about dad too which is always fun. And I really liked shooting By Yourself because my video girl was Lady Gaga who I wrote the song with and she did a great job, she'd make a great actress actually because her performance was totally believeable and I loved working with her!"
Your song Baby, Girl is on neither of your albums, is it a sneak peek of your third?
"No, originally it was just a possibility but then I posted it on the blog and the buzz encouraged me to release it officially through EMI records USA publicly and I'm glad I did because it's been a huge success and I will definitely consider it for my third album which is yet to be titled or released."
When is your new album Imac going to be released?
"I'm not sure yet because the deadlines are ever changing. Originally, it was going to be released on my birthday but then I found out about the release of my friend Katy Perry's second album and I thought it would be cool if we released both our second albums on 30th August which is three days before my birthday so I plan to keep it on that date."
Good thinking, your performances in your music videos are astonishing, would you ever consider acting?
"I'd like to but it depends on how things go from now, when I go to NYU next month I want to study english lit, english language, drama and history as well as choir because it actually has the best drama department in the country but I don't know if I'll be able to do professional acting under such a tight schedule so if an opportunity came along then yeah but at the moment I don't know."
When you move to NYC are you going to stay in the dorms at NYU or rent an apartment?
"I'm definitely going to stay in the dorms toward the beginning of the first semester but not permanently because I want to live in the villa with my family eventually but I won't be with the entire family because Skylar and Maribell stay in the dorms at Columbia at the moment."
After college, would you like to go to university?
"Yeah, but I'm going to university in the UK because I'm not very successful in Britain and I want to get a seperate record deal over there, if I do go to university then it will be only three hours a day because then my career will end up suffering big time. I've finally gotten my big break and it would be a waste of time and effort to just throw that away."
How are you going to stay in touch with friends like Andy, Ellie and Mercede, will your friendships survive the distance?
"College and university's all about finding out who you are and what you're going to be and pursuing your dreams is part of the experience. I've had great fun with all my friends but this is an important time for me and I need to be away from people I'm comfortable with in order to find myself and achieve self accusation and realise what and who I'm supposed to be."
Thanks for appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Ivan, see you soon!
"Thanks for having me, Jimmy, I enjoyed the interview and I'll definitely be posting my favourite parts of my blog!"
Ladies and gentlemen, Ivan McCrough!
"I want to say hi to all my friends and family who are watching, I'm on TV, guys, that's when you know you've made it!"
I'm sure they'll appreciate that heartfelt message, Ivan. Now back to the important stuff, what exactly are you going through right now? It must be difficult making the most of your last summer of freedom, am I right?
"Absolutely, it's very hard to enjoy this summer because there's a lot on my mind at the moment, I'm nervous about going to NYU, sitting my entrance exams, moving to NYC permanently and I'm worried about both my career and my relationship with Mercede is going to suffer so it's hard to relax."
You're about to start shooting the music video for your new single, Poudin, which will feature Selena Gomez as your video girl! Are you nervous about the shoot and meeting Selena?
"Selena seems like a nice, normal, down to earth girl so I'm very excited to meet her but I'm worried about the video content because I marry my video girl and it's going to be strange marrying Selena Gomez with Mercede watching the whole thing. I'm too young to marry so when the director told me the video content, I didn't approve but then I met Selena and I understood why he'd made the decision. She's an amazing girl and the wedding scene is going to be a lot of fun!"
What's Poundin about and what does marrying Selena Gomez have to do with the ongoing theme?
"Poundin is a dance tune about going through a tough break-up and turning to your favourite songs to help you get through it and then you never want to look at another girl again, you're like 'maybe I'll just marry music!' so in the video, I stand up Selena at the alter in favour of my choice to choose music over girls. I really like the video content and I'm excited to start shooting in the Bahama's on Monday - it's going to be awesome!"
Did you have a say in your video girl and who would be your ideal video girl?
"The director chooses ten girls and introduces me to them and then from those ten, I choose my favourite and she gets the part of my video girl, Pixie Lott actually auditioned but I had to choose Selena because Pixie's my friend and that would be too awkward, I had to choose a stranger in case it got too weird. My ideal video girl would actually be Mercede herself because it would be great to work with my girlfriend but unfortunately that's disallowed because I've been banned from shooting with people who are familiar."
That's kind of unfair, will Snoop Dogg apear in the video?
"Yeah, he plays like the dark side of me who does wants to marry Selena and we kind of see what would have happened if I hadn't made that decision between Snoop Dogg and Selena which means Selena becomes pregnant so then we had a mad search trying to find 'our' child which was crazy! But we finally used a random baby and then for the older scenes we used a child star from the UK called Kane Appleburnt."
You put a lot of effort into your music videos, do you take them very seriously?
"They're really important because they're the story behind the songs so I like them to be stunning and really show people what the song represents and means to me. I owe that much to my fans."
What's been your favourite music video to shoot so far?
"It Was You was really cool because it's a bunch of home videos of me and my dad because the song is dedicated to him although it's actually about a pretty bad break-up I went through a couple years ago but it can be about dad too which is always fun. And I really liked shooting By Yourself because my video girl was Lady Gaga who I wrote the song with and she did a great job, she'd make a great actress actually because her performance was totally believeable and I loved working with her!"
Your song Baby, Girl is on neither of your albums, is it a sneak peek of your third?
"No, originally it was just a possibility but then I posted it on the blog and the buzz encouraged me to release it officially through EMI records USA publicly and I'm glad I did because it's been a huge success and I will definitely consider it for my third album which is yet to be titled or released."
When is your new album Imac going to be released?
"I'm not sure yet because the deadlines are ever changing. Originally, it was going to be released on my birthday but then I found out about the release of my friend Katy Perry's second album and I thought it would be cool if we released both our second albums on 30th August which is three days before my birthday so I plan to keep it on that date."
Good thinking, your performances in your music videos are astonishing, would you ever consider acting?
"I'd like to but it depends on how things go from now, when I go to NYU next month I want to study english lit, english language, drama and history as well as choir because it actually has the best drama department in the country but I don't know if I'll be able to do professional acting under such a tight schedule so if an opportunity came along then yeah but at the moment I don't know."
When you move to NYC are you going to stay in the dorms at NYU or rent an apartment?
"I'm definitely going to stay in the dorms toward the beginning of the first semester but not permanently because I want to live in the villa with my family eventually but I won't be with the entire family because Skylar and Maribell stay in the dorms at Columbia at the moment."
After college, would you like to go to university?
"Yeah, but I'm going to university in the UK because I'm not very successful in Britain and I want to get a seperate record deal over there, if I do go to university then it will be only three hours a day because then my career will end up suffering big time. I've finally gotten my big break and it would be a waste of time and effort to just throw that away."
How are you going to stay in touch with friends like Andy, Ellie and Mercede, will your friendships survive the distance?
"College and university's all about finding out who you are and what you're going to be and pursuing your dreams is part of the experience. I've had great fun with all my friends but this is an important time for me and I need to be away from people I'm comfortable with in order to find myself and achieve self accusation and realise what and who I'm supposed to be."
Thanks for appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Ivan, see you soon!
"Thanks for having me, Jimmy, I enjoyed the interview and I'll definitely be posting my favourite parts of my blog!"
Ladies and gentlemen, Ivan McCrough!
J-14 Questionaire w/ Ivan McCrough
Ivan McCrough
Birthday: 09/03/93
Favourite romantic movie: The Twilight Saga
Favourite kind of chocolate to give a girl: Pillow mints
Favourite kind of flowers to give a girl: Red roses
Favourite first date spot: A walk along the beach in the Bahama's followed by covering up and grabbing ice-cream!
What do you not get about girls? Why do they insist on wearing clothes just because they're fashionable, they should look comfortable, not trendy!
What's the worst way to break up with someone? Not in person, like via Tweet, Facebook status, call, text, IM or email - I like to be able to see the girl's reaction, I think that dumping someone online is really mean!
What should your date wear to impress you? I like the casual look, so jeans, a shirt, sneakers or pumps and a woollen cardigan is perfect! I don't like high maintenance girls because they're a lot of work and treat guys like their slaves.
Birthday: 09/03/93
Favourite romantic movie: The Twilight Saga
Favourite kind of chocolate to give a girl: Pillow mints
Favourite kind of flowers to give a girl: Red roses
Favourite first date spot: A walk along the beach in the Bahama's followed by covering up and grabbing ice-cream!
What do you not get about girls? Why do they insist on wearing clothes just because they're fashionable, they should look comfortable, not trendy!
What's the worst way to break up with someone? Not in person, like via Tweet, Facebook status, call, text, IM or email - I like to be able to see the girl's reaction, I think that dumping someone online is really mean!
What should your date wear to impress you? I like the casual look, so jeans, a shirt, sneakers or pumps and a woollen cardigan is perfect! I don't like high maintenance girls because they're a lot of work and treat guys like their slaves.
Thursday, 19 August 2010
Poundin' ft Snoop Dogg
Stompin my feet
Along to the beat
Of the snare drums
Not a care in the world
Nothin can compare
To this feelin
I may be alone
But I'm not on my own
Cos you're with me
Ooh, baby, you're with me
All the blood inside my body
Movin to the rhythm of the fu**ing music
All the veins all over my skin
Can't stop a movin
My heart is poundin in my chest
I must confess
I am at one
With the music
Hey, I get you baby
I want you to be with me
Every night and day
Beside me always
You ain't gon find no-one who treats you better
We'll go wherever whatever the weather
No, I don't mind
Girl, you can have whatever you like
As long as it's wise then I don't mind
Whether it's diamond rings or phone skins
You know I love my bling
It's as simple as ABC
You know you adore me, baby
You love the music like you love me
Let my soft word become your symphony
All the blood inside my body
Movin to the rhythm of the fu**ing music
All the veins all over my skin
Can't stop a movin
My heart is poundin in my chest
I must confess
I am at one
With the music
My heart is poundin, my heart is poudin
Boom, boom
My heart is poundin, my heart is poundin
Girl you are my heart and soul
When I'm with you, I'm in control
I change my face, become another man
Show my softer side
What other guy would do that for you?
Money, I wan spend it all on you
Yeah, cos you are my beau
You're my one and only
Pretty soon, we'll be married, I ain't bein phony
My heart is poundin, my heart is poundin
Boom, boom
My heart is poundin, my heart is poundin
Along to the beat
Of the snare drums
Not a care in the world
Nothin can compare
To this feelin
I may be alone
But I'm not on my own
Cos you're with me
Ooh, baby, you're with me
All the blood inside my body
Movin to the rhythm of the fu**ing music
All the veins all over my skin
Can't stop a movin
My heart is poundin in my chest
I must confess
I am at one
With the music
Hey, I get you baby
I want you to be with me
Every night and day
Beside me always
You ain't gon find no-one who treats you better
We'll go wherever whatever the weather
No, I don't mind
Girl, you can have whatever you like
As long as it's wise then I don't mind
Whether it's diamond rings or phone skins
You know I love my bling
It's as simple as ABC
You know you adore me, baby
You love the music like you love me
Let my soft word become your symphony
All the blood inside my body
Movin to the rhythm of the fu**ing music
All the veins all over my skin
Can't stop a movin
My heart is poundin in my chest
I must confess
I am at one
With the music
My heart is poundin, my heart is poudin
Boom, boom
My heart is poundin, my heart is poundin
Girl you are my heart and soul
When I'm with you, I'm in control
I change my face, become another man
Show my softer side
What other guy would do that for you?
Money, I wan spend it all on you
Yeah, cos you are my beau
You're my one and only
Pretty soon, we'll be married, I ain't bein phony
My heart is poundin, my heart is poundin
Boom, boom
My heart is poundin, my heart is poundin
Singles from Curses & Imac
1. Curses
2. First Encounter
3. Middle of the Night
4. Used To Be
5. It Was You
6. Baby, Girl
7. By Yourself
8. Poundin'
These are all my singles so far plus the name of my upcoming single featuring an old friend Snoop Dogg!
2. First Encounter
3. Middle of the Night
4. Used To Be
5. It Was You
6. Baby, Girl
7. By Yourself
8. Poundin'
These are all my singles so far plus the name of my upcoming single featuring an old friend Snoop Dogg!
By Yourself ft Lady Gaga
I hung out with you
It was like all I'd do
Every day, you were my rock
I really liked you
I thought you liked me too
But obviously I was wrong
That's why I'm stuck singing this song
Of heartbreak
Why don't you
Believe in the things you do?
Ooh, baby, I relied on you
I thought you leaned on me too
But I shan't anymore
Cos you're all by yourself
You ain't got no-one else
Baby, stop talkin
You should start walkin away
I want you gone today
Never wan feel this way
You're by yourself
Don't ask for my help
Again
You keep on textin
You are obsessed with me, baby
I don't want no show
But you just won't go quietly
I know you don't love me
So please just shove me, okay?
He-ey
Cos you're all by yourself
You ain't got no-one else
Baby, stop talkin
You should start walkin away
I want you gone today
Never wan feel this way
You're by yourself
Don't ask me for help
Again
You are all by yourself
You are all by yourself
Hey, you don't need no help
You are all by yourself
You can keep tryin
I'll keep on cryn
Anyway
Until the day you walk away
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
You are all by yourself
You are all by youself
You ain't gon need no help
You are all by yourself
You can keep tryin
I'll keep on cryn
Anyway
Until the day you walk away
So make it today eh eh
eh eh eh eh eh
You're all by yourself
You ain't gon need no help
I thought I'd be fine alone
But I'm all on my own
I ain't stopped cryin
Since the moment
You walked away
eh eh eh eh eh
It was like all I'd do
Every day, you were my rock
I really liked you
I thought you liked me too
But obviously I was wrong
That's why I'm stuck singing this song
Of heartbreak
Why don't you
Believe in the things you do?
Ooh, baby, I relied on you
I thought you leaned on me too
But I shan't anymore
Cos you're all by yourself
You ain't got no-one else
Baby, stop talkin
You should start walkin away
I want you gone today
Never wan feel this way
You're by yourself
Don't ask for my help
Again
You keep on textin
You are obsessed with me, baby
I don't want no show
But you just won't go quietly
I know you don't love me
So please just shove me, okay?
He-ey
Cos you're all by yourself
You ain't got no-one else
Baby, stop talkin
You should start walkin away
I want you gone today
Never wan feel this way
You're by yourself
Don't ask me for help
Again
You are all by yourself
You are all by yourself
Hey, you don't need no help
You are all by yourself
You can keep tryin
I'll keep on cryn
Anyway
Until the day you walk away
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
You are all by yourself
You are all by youself
You ain't gon need no help
You are all by yourself
You can keep tryin
I'll keep on cryn
Anyway
Until the day you walk away
So make it today eh eh
eh eh eh eh eh
You're all by yourself
You ain't gon need no help
I thought I'd be fine alone
But I'm all on my own
I ain't stopped cryin
Since the moment
You walked away
eh eh eh eh eh
It Was You
Katy Perry's new single (the second single from her upcoming new album Teenage Dream) Teenage Dream has been leaked on YouTube by Katy herself as well as on her official website and after listening to it, I really like the song, it's something I can relate to and makes me wish she'd asked me to feature on it because I think it's amazing. My new single It Was You is released 30th August - same day as Katy's new album in the UK which is intimidating! My next single which will be called Baby, Girl was posted here on the blog earlier but It Was You hasn't been posted yet and I felt bad for leaving my latest single out so I've decided to post it now so please read it and tell me what you think - it's dedicated to my dad.
It Was You:
Once upon a time I was cryin in my bedroom
Lookin out the window, watchin the flowers bloom
Then something caught my eye
Took me by surprise and it was you
yeah, it was you
It was you
The one who said goodbye
It was you
The one who makes me cry
The one who wants to try again
And it was you
The one who tried to kiss me
But now you really miss me
Yeah, baby, you dissed me
And I won't try again
Ya took my hand and ya took me out
Wanted...to take a walk around town
But I knew better than that
That you were gonna dump me there
Girl, you left me hanging in mid-air
Should've known before you acted
Never knew who you'd react but
CHORUS
You had your chance but you lost it
Took a swing but they caught it
And your lesson was taught
Can't treat a girl like that
Cos she'll wanna get you back
Back, back, back
Wan get back at ya
CHORUS
It Was You:
Once upon a time I was cryin in my bedroom
Lookin out the window, watchin the flowers bloom
Then something caught my eye
Took me by surprise and it was you
yeah, it was you
It was you
The one who said goodbye
It was you
The one who makes me cry
The one who wants to try again
And it was you
The one who tried to kiss me
But now you really miss me
Yeah, baby, you dissed me
And I won't try again
Ya took my hand and ya took me out
Wanted...to take a walk around town
But I knew better than that
That you were gonna dump me there
Girl, you left me hanging in mid-air
Should've known before you acted
Never knew who you'd react but
CHORUS
You had your chance but you lost it
Took a swing but they caught it
And your lesson was taught
Can't treat a girl like that
Cos she'll wanna get you back
Back, back, back
Wan get back at ya
CHORUS
New supposal song lyrics "Baby, Girl"
Baby, Imma stick wit you always
Baby, Imma be wit you through the tough times
Baby, you can count on me whenever
Baby, we can make it through the weather
Come on out together
And we'll survive forever
I know I haven't been around lately
I know that you've been disappointed
I understand you feel let down
I understand I've lost you now
But what if I don't wanna give up?
Maybe we ain't given it our all
Perhaps we just need some more magic
Please don't tell me
That I am not welcome anymore
Hahahaha
Baby, Imma stick wit you always
Baby, Imma be wit you through the tough times
Baby, you can count on me whenever
Baby, we can make it through the weather
Come on out together
And we'll survive forever
Baby, why won't you forgive me?
Got me on my hands and knees
Begging please
Don't set me free
Maybe I'm not ready
For you to leave me
I know I haven't been around lately
I know that you've been disappointed
I understand that you feel let down
I understand I've lost you now
But I don't wanna lose you
Don't wanna have to choose you
Cos baby, you're the only
Number one girl for me
And we'll be together always
Just wait until tomorrow, baby
Hahahaha!
Baby, girl
Hahahaha!
Yeah!
Baby, Imma be wit you through the tough times
Baby, you can count on me whenever
Baby, we can make it through the weather
Come on out together
And we'll survive forever
I know I haven't been around lately
I know that you've been disappointed
I understand you feel let down
I understand I've lost you now
But what if I don't wanna give up?
Maybe we ain't given it our all
Perhaps we just need some more magic
Please don't tell me
That I am not welcome anymore
Hahahaha
Baby, Imma stick wit you always
Baby, Imma be wit you through the tough times
Baby, you can count on me whenever
Baby, we can make it through the weather
Come on out together
And we'll survive forever
Baby, why won't you forgive me?
Got me on my hands and knees
Begging please
Don't set me free
Maybe I'm not ready
For you to leave me
I know I haven't been around lately
I know that you've been disappointed
I understand that you feel let down
I understand I've lost you now
But I don't wanna lose you
Don't wanna have to choose you
Cos baby, you're the only
Number one girl for me
And we'll be together always
Just wait until tomorrow, baby
Hahahaha!
Baby, girl
Hahahaha!
Yeah!
attic pix =)
Andy dared me to crash Mercede's sleep-over party with all her closest girl friends and once everyone was asleep I filmed her in her bathroom for my YouTube channel and called the infamous vid "Gate Crasher!"
Me and Mercede backstage at T4 On The Beach 2009 last year, the event was absolutely amazing and Mercede says the VIP passes are the best gift she's ever received from anyone. We saw all our favourite British acts perform and even went backstage and hung out with some of them, it was definitely a festival to remember!
Last year, I surprised Mercede by taking her on a romantic week-long vacation to Rome and I took this sexy picture of her. We went to all the museums and art galleries before checking into a hotel and doing a lot of snogging and romantic walks along the street!
This is a picture of me and Mercede at her mum Sylvia's wedding to her dad Bill, she was a bridesmaid and I was just a normal audience member - it was in 2009 and it was a really amazing wedding and I enjoyed it a lot, I'm really happy for Sylvia and Bill so I'm glad they finally married for the sake of their daughter's happiness!
When I was invited to a semi-recent Disney event, I took Ellie along with me because we'd been fighting a lot and it was my way of apologising for being a terrible friend and almost destroying such an amazing friendship so it's a good thing she forgave me for behaving like such an idiot!
This is a picture Ellis took in 2008 of me aged fifteen with Ellie, my dad and Ellie's little sister Annabelle, we were at a movie premiere in LA, it was my first premiere so I didn't really understand what I was supposed to be doing which you can probably tell just by looking at the expression on my face!
This is a very recent picture Ellis (who is now a photographer - surprise, surprise!) took of me with some of my closest friends there's my close friend Alberto, Mercede and Andy's sister True, who I've known years and we're really close friends.In my head - not by Jason Derulo
Recently, Katy Perry and I were on the phone and our conversation went a little like this (well, part of the conversation anyway) she asked "can I ask you a question?" And I replied "sure, Katy, you can ask me anything, what's wrong?" "A magazine asked me what my brain's like and it got me thinking what it's like inside yours. So can you tell me?" "You mean like my thoughts and a world full of Ivan?" "Exactly, go ahead and answer my question!" A lightbulb flickered inside my head "Katy, you genius, this is rich! It's a great idea for my blog - a peek inside my own brain! I'm so lucky to have you as a friend." Katy sounded impatient now "are you going to answer my question?" Silence. "Hello, Ivan? Is your phone dead or something?" "Katy, I've got to go, I'm sorry" "it's fine, Ivan, listen...." I hung up on her (is that really bad, I don't want a reputation like Simon Cowell's for messing with KP's mind lol!) So I asked Ellie to interview me about the contents of my strange, twisted mind!
Hi, Ivan, why did you want me to interview you about the contents of your mind again?
"It was Katy's idea, I think I should have a close relationship with my viewers and what better way to make sure they understand me than by giving them a private tour of my mind? It's not totally insane, is it?"
No! Let's move on....what are you thinking right now?
"Hahaha! Actually I was just thinking about how cute you look today, is that a new shirt or something, Ellie? You look really hot!"
Ivan, you don't want to make Mercede jealous, you goofball! This shirt's ancient, I got it when I was like six or something! Anyway, enough about me, what does your mind look like?
"I don't know, do you want me to like rip open my head and see? Haha! It's a pretty scary place in there full of tunes and lyrics and fluffy clouds full of nothingness - stuff like that! My mind's a twisted place."
Who do you think about most often?
"I think about my mum and dad lots, I'm protective of my parents especially my mum, if anything happened to her and I wasn't a witness then I'd never forgive myself so I get really worried when I leave her all alone in our house."
I don't think viewers realised you lived with your mom....
"She's my mum! It's just temporary because my roommate's an asshole - don't tell him that. Remind me Andy cannot read this interview!"
See, viewers, Ivan McCrough still lives with his mommy, I think that concludes this interview!
"Ellie, no, you biatch! I'm sorry about this, viewers, my best girl friend's an idiot!"
Hi, Ivan, why did you want me to interview you about the contents of your mind again?
"It was Katy's idea, I think I should have a close relationship with my viewers and what better way to make sure they understand me than by giving them a private tour of my mind? It's not totally insane, is it?"
No! Let's move on....what are you thinking right now?
"Hahaha! Actually I was just thinking about how cute you look today, is that a new shirt or something, Ellie? You look really hot!"
Ivan, you don't want to make Mercede jealous, you goofball! This shirt's ancient, I got it when I was like six or something! Anyway, enough about me, what does your mind look like?
"I don't know, do you want me to like rip open my head and see? Haha! It's a pretty scary place in there full of tunes and lyrics and fluffy clouds full of nothingness - stuff like that! My mind's a twisted place."
Who do you think about most often?
"I think about my mum and dad lots, I'm protective of my parents especially my mum, if anything happened to her and I wasn't a witness then I'd never forgive myself so I get really worried when I leave her all alone in our house."
I don't think viewers realised you lived with your mom....
"She's my mum! It's just temporary because my roommate's an asshole - don't tell him that. Remind me Andy cannot read this interview!"
See, viewers, Ivan McCrough still lives with his mommy, I think that concludes this interview!
"Ellie, no, you biatch! I'm sorry about this, viewers, my best girl friend's an idiot!"
Timetable for a day in my life!
Hi, today was really fun and since it's almost over, I decided to write a timetable to commemorate it slash so you guys knew a little more about my daily life, I may be headed toward world domination (I mean that in the nicest way possible!) but I'm still just a normal seventeen year old guy at heart who likes music and hanging out with his friends and family.
7:30 - I woke up and did my daily morning regime. I marked off today on the calendar before taking a shower and brushing my teeth in my bathroom, then I combed my hair and washed my face before dressing and eating oat meal for breakfast! Then I grabbed my ipod and locked myself in my bathroom with it so I could listen to David Guetta's ace new album without waking the rest of my family.
8:00 - Everyone woke up and did their own daily morning regime's in their rooms slash bathrooms. Then I went into the dining room for my official breakfast of Coco Pop's which was delicious and made me very full up of food!
8:20 - I went into the school room with my tutor Ms Abrams - I'm independantly home-schooled so I spend three hours a day studying with Ms Abrams so I don't lose out on my education.
11:20 - I had a boardgame marathon with Skylar and Ellis, my family are very obsessed with boardgames! Which was really crazy.
12:45 - I took a break for lunch with Skylar, Ellis, Uncle Paul, Aunt Marcelle, Maribell and my mum, we ate fish and chips because Aunt Marcelle went to Europe recently and is currently suffering from Brit food withdrawal symptons lol!
1:25 - I had a very important meeting with my record company which was about deadlines for my upcoming single with 3OH!3 the meeting was really boring, I think it's sly that they make a 17 year old attend meetings just because he's famous - I'm still underage!
3:25 - I took Lovelace for a walk in the park (she's in NYC too!) and bumped into Sandi Thom, it turns out she's in NYC shooting some scenes for the music video for her new single Gurlz and she was walking her own dog Presley. So we decided to hang out on the steps of the MET, grab coffee and then visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art, always fun!
6:25 - I went back home and watched MTV with Maribell and her friend Harold who's really cool so we exchanged cell phone numbers and promised to keep in touch when I return to LA.
7:05 - The previous night, Ellie and Andy had invited me to a pool party their peer Jackie was throwing tonight so I took my outfit to Ellie's house to prepare with my friends (my date for the party, Mercede, had arranged to meet me there.)
8:00 - Andy arrived at Ellie's house and I discovered that Ellie broke up with her old boyfriend and has started dating some groupie called Mason!
9:00 - We arrived at the party and I was introduced to Jackie who was really lovely! Her boyfriend Max was nice too.
1:00 - The party ended and my hang-over began!
That's a day in the life of Ivan McCrough - an ordinary guy by day, a popstar by night slash party goer by night!
7:30 - I woke up and did my daily morning regime. I marked off today on the calendar before taking a shower and brushing my teeth in my bathroom, then I combed my hair and washed my face before dressing and eating oat meal for breakfast! Then I grabbed my ipod and locked myself in my bathroom with it so I could listen to David Guetta's ace new album without waking the rest of my family.
8:00 - Everyone woke up and did their own daily morning regime's in their rooms slash bathrooms. Then I went into the dining room for my official breakfast of Coco Pop's which was delicious and made me very full up of food!
8:20 - I went into the school room with my tutor Ms Abrams - I'm independantly home-schooled so I spend three hours a day studying with Ms Abrams so I don't lose out on my education.
11:20 - I had a boardgame marathon with Skylar and Ellis, my family are very obsessed with boardgames! Which was really crazy.
12:45 - I took a break for lunch with Skylar, Ellis, Uncle Paul, Aunt Marcelle, Maribell and my mum, we ate fish and chips because Aunt Marcelle went to Europe recently and is currently suffering from Brit food withdrawal symptons lol!
1:25 - I had a very important meeting with my record company which was about deadlines for my upcoming single with 3OH!3 the meeting was really boring, I think it's sly that they make a 17 year old attend meetings just because he's famous - I'm still underage!
3:25 - I took Lovelace for a walk in the park (she's in NYC too!) and bumped into Sandi Thom, it turns out she's in NYC shooting some scenes for the music video for her new single Gurlz and she was walking her own dog Presley. So we decided to hang out on the steps of the MET, grab coffee and then visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art, always fun!
6:25 - I went back home and watched MTV with Maribell and her friend Harold who's really cool so we exchanged cell phone numbers and promised to keep in touch when I return to LA.
7:05 - The previous night, Ellie and Andy had invited me to a pool party their peer Jackie was throwing tonight so I took my outfit to Ellie's house to prepare with my friends (my date for the party, Mercede, had arranged to meet me there.)
8:00 - Andy arrived at Ellie's house and I discovered that Ellie broke up with her old boyfriend and has started dating some groupie called Mason!
9:00 - We arrived at the party and I was introduced to Jackie who was really lovely! Her boyfriend Max was nice too.
1:00 - The party ended and my hang-over began!
That's a day in the life of Ivan McCrough - an ordinary guy by day, a popstar by night slash party goer by night!
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