EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: BOBBY VALENTINO
Remember his album is in stores now, so go out and take a listen.
Tianna: Hey Bobby V?
Bobby: Yes?!
Tianna: Hey, How are you doing?
Bobby: Hey, I’m fine, how are you?
Tianna: I’m doing well. I know we got you at a crazy time while you’re getting out of the airport and everything.
Bobby: Nooo, I’m actually still in the airport…
Tianna: Oh, really? Wow, thanks for taking the time to do this interview then.
Bobby: Well, you know you guys are very important.
Tianna: Your album just released this week, how are you feeling?
Bobby: I feel real good you know? I feel like it could’ve been promoted a little better but, you know it’s the hottest album of the year…hottest r&b album of the year guaranteed.
Tianna: What can we expect differently with “Special Occassion” compared to your last solo album? It’s been what, two years?
Bobby: Yep. You can just expect an album you can ride to from beginning to the end. I got a ten songs guarantee with this album so, I’m guaranteeing that the people are going to like ten songs on this album.
Tianna: (laughs) Alright. And on this album, you work with a lot of hot producers like Timbaland, Rodney Jerkins, B. Cox. Talk about your experience a little bit, working with these guys. Did they really allow you to get your creative juices flowing?
Bobby: Yea. You know, just working with them - I had to definitely add my little Bobby V seasoning salt on everything so the album could flow properly. I was ecited to work with all the producers I worked with, they were all my favorites so, it was alot of fun working with all of them.
Tianna: Ok. Now before you hit the scene by yourself - we knew you from the group Mista. So, what’s up with those guys - do you still talk to your exbandmates from time to time?
Bobby: Yea, actually I just had a show a few weeks ago and I brought them out on stage and we did “Blackberry Molasses” together.
Tianna: Whaaaaaaaaat?! Where was this?
Bobby: This was in Atlanta.
Tianna: Oh Ok, that’s hot!
Bobby: Yea, I brought them out on stage and the crowd went crazy and it was a good look…and we still sound the same, as we did back in the day.
Tianna: Oh that’s great, I would love to see that. You should do a little tour with them.
Bobby: A tour with them? I don’t think we would be bold enough to really do a tour.
Tianna: Ha, ya never know! What’s the latest going on with the DTP family? I hear there is a project in the works…is that true?
Bobby: Yea, we’re doing a DTP compilation - I think it’s coming out about in the summer time. But, I’ve just been really working on this album “Special Occasion” and it’s in stores now so, I’m really just trying to all i can to just hype the awareness you know?
Tianna: Ok. I saw you on 106 & Park with a pair of Bobby V jeans?
Bobby: Yea…
Tianna: What’s going on with that? What’s up with Bobby in fashion?
Bobby: Well you know I’m a very fashionable person…
Tianna: I see!
Bobby: I got my Bobby V jeans for women coming real soon that I’m working on.
Tianna: Yea, they want to know when is it going to be in stores? Do you know?
Bobby: Well, I’m starting them off slow. They’re going to be like some specialty jeans…
Tianna: Like in boutiques and stuff?
Bobby: Yea, we’re going to start them off in boutiques and then we’re going to move them out to different stores and stuff.
Tianna: Now I have a few questions from the fans that come to Concreteloop. One of your fans wanted to know which do you love more - performing live or recording in the studio. Also, are you going on tour anytime soon?
Bobby: Well, I love doing both but I would say the creative side is really, really what I love to do. Actually, I think I love both of them same but, being in the studio - coming up with different ideas and conjuring up things - it can stand out a little bit more than performing live. But, it’s not much of a difference. And, hopefully I will be going on tour this summer.
Tianna: A fan mentioned a in Vibe article, you compared yourself to some of the other guys that’s out in r&b now…
Bobby: I’ve NEVER compared myself to anybody out now…
Tianna: You never compared yourself, oh ok we’re going to get that one straight.
Bobby: yes
Tianna: So, how do you feel about your competition and how do you feel about r&b music in general today?
Bobby: I feel like, to me - there isn’t any competition. You know? I feel like they do what they do, and I feel like I do what I do. I just feel like we’re all trying to bring r&b back and you got some guys out there that’s really doing their thing so congratulations to all of them that’s bringing r&b back. But, I’m trying to bring it back as well and I’m not really into competition. i think if you listen to my album and listen to theirs, you’ll hear a slight difference.
Tianna: What musicians would you love to work with and collaborate with in the future?
Bobby: Like a Pharrell, a R. Kelly, someone like that. I’ve pretty much worked with all the musicians I wanted to work with. those are the last two that I want to work with. So, I really want to get them on this next album, on my third album.
Tianna: Your female fans want to know are you single? And if you can a sista holla?
Bobby: yes, I’m single and yes a sista can holla.
Tianna: What qualities do you look for in a woman because some of the sistas felt like you ain’t really have no love for them based off of past interviews or comments you have said. They seem to think that you have like, a slight color complex or something?
Bobby: Ummmm, I don’t know where that came from. I want somebody to find the interview where it said that I didn’t like dark-skinned sistas because I like sistas off all shades, colors, nationalities, shapes and sizes. I don’t discriminate.
Tianna: yea there was an Ozone magazine interview a couple of years ago and they quoted you as saying something about mixed girls being easier that black girls…
Bobby: They took what I said the wrong way, I didn’t say it like that.
Tianna: Ok good.
Bobby: And I think they wrote it the wrong way, how I stated it.
Tianna: Good, we got that clarified because I know you make all that love music, you gotta love everybody right?
Bobby: Yeaaaa!
Tianna: Where do you see yourself five years from now? How do you feel about your solo career thus far?
Bobby: Im’ma be running my own label, have my own artists, Bobby V jeans should be crackin’ and I’ll still be doing albums. And hopefully, I’ll be doing some acting…
Tianna: Yea, I wanted to ask you about that ? Are you really interested in doing the acting thing because there are a lot of musicians that switch over, plus Luda - who is really doing his thing in Hollywood right now. Does that give you a little inspiration?
Bobby: Yea definitely you know? But, you have to be really focused to do that so, if I do it I want to be the best at it. I’m really going to go study the whole craft instead of just saying I want to just be an actor.
Tianna: Last but, not least Bobby can you give a quick shout out to your fans at Concreteloop.com?
(does shout out)
Tianna: Alright thank you so much Bobby, it was a pleasure speaking with you.
Bobby: Thank you.
Tianna: I wish you the best with all your endeavors.
Bobby: You need to go get the album too…
Tianna: Oh forreal? Ok I’ll see about the album then.
Bobby: No I need you to get it today. I’m guaranteeing you’re gonna love this stuff.
Tianna: I am?
Bobby: Yeaaaaa
Tianna: Ok, I’ll take your word for it….
Bobby: (laughs)
For more info on Bobby Valentino, make sure you check his myspace page.
47 Comments
1.
jewel13
Friday, May 11, 2007 /
That was good Tianna!
2.
me
Friday, May 11, 2007 /
who cares..usher coming back
3.
Kelis > Beyonce
Friday, May 11, 2007 /
oh my bad…i just read the Mista question…whoops sorry… good question..I need my glasses on
4.
PINK
Friday, May 11, 2007 /
lol…tianna.l it was a good interview!! I dont really feel him tho. He didnt seem real or relatable of something. and is it just me or did anyone peep how tianna kinda carry him on coppin his album? Was that intentional Tianna and did you enjoy interviewing him?
5.
calmsensual1
Friday, May 11, 2007 /
lol she kind of ended it on a weird note, kinda like she didnt want to get the album. am i the only one seeing that? but nevertheless, good interview tianna.
6.
Coko
Friday, May 11, 2007 /
Nice interview I must say…
I haven’t been a real solo fan, because I just love me some Mista so much STILL to this day…
Cool…he single…say he don’t discriminate but it’s all about them red bones out in the A…well, most common to see some of them with anyway.
7.
Ms. TANNA
Friday, May 11, 2007 /
Good job, Tianna!
Too bad Booby Vagintino is WACK!! Best R&B album of the year? Sorry, that title goes to my man NE-YO!
8.
Salty
Friday, May 11, 2007 /
lmao @ me. I can’t wait for usher’s comeback. I miss that dude so much on the music scene.
9.
LUVIN ALL DA MEN..
Friday, May 11, 2007 /
i really didnt get life off this interview …his myspace page already had that information. I like Bobby tho…chile wouldnt i looooove to get up inside his bobby v jeans tho..somethin about a short man..mmmhmmmm…. AND USHER IS WHACK..WHO CARES ABOUT HIS ALBUM..ALL THIS STUFF HE DOIN NOW IS TO PROMOTE HIMSELF ..(EX. MARRYING THAT MAN…TAMEKA (TIMOTHY) FOSTER
10.
darkandbeautiful
Friday, May 11, 2007 /
Guys pls get the album and help the brother out he is really good.
11.
NetworKing
Friday, May 11, 2007 /
amen @10!
12.
Candy
Friday, May 11, 2007 /
Dang Tianna you were good but he was whack I can tell you didn’t enjoy that interview like the others…
13.
Ebz
Friday, May 11, 2007 /
Tiana. I swear your interviews are the best. Not to knock you Angela, but Tiana is waaaayyyyyy more professional. Great job, great transitions. Keep up the good work.
14.
eZa
Friday, May 11, 2007 /
kl interview
15.
d
Friday, May 11, 2007 /
here we go again with this damn audio
16.
Ashley
Friday, May 11, 2007 /
yay my question made it, i asked was he single and what he looked for in a woman
17.
hood_shit
Friday, May 11, 2007 /
He’s a lame interview but Tianna seemed on point. Tianna, you sound madd sexy ma!
18.
Tianna
Friday, May 11, 2007 /
Lol Thanx everyone. Bobby was cool to talk to, it was just kind of awkward interviewing him while he was at the airport. But he really seemed determined to let everybody know about this album because it hasn’t been promoted like that…but then again, his boss ain’t gonna promote it like crazy anyway so he’ll be aight lol.
As far as buying his album, I’ve heard the whole thing already and I think its decent. I’ll buy in the future, if a sista happens to be in the cd section.
And excuse the audio, my phone was making alot of buzzing noises during the interview. It’s a little bootleg but, its fixed for the future lol.
19.
Tianna
Friday, May 11, 2007 /
As far as comments as these questions already being asked in other interview - this is true but, this isn’t some type of competition. Other websites, blogs, ask what they want for their readers and we do the same for ours.
Can I add that it’s not so much you can ask a person who is looking to soley promote their album anyway? If I talk to a entertainer, my main goal is to talk about their work - period. Gossip, confirming rumors, and etc will come up but, that’s not always my priority. I didn’t have alot of time to interview Bobby beyond this, though I could’ve made it longer - but, I just didn’t the time that day to extend the length of the interview.
I looked to you guys tfor questions as well but, alot of them were also repetitive. So, some of you may agree with me here. If you come up with different questions or info prior to an interview, please let us know. You can even shout out an email because I may have missed something.
Until the next time, peace and love.
20.
new yorker
Friday, May 11, 2007 /
great tianna! ughh i can’t this little leprauchan though. he said that ozone got his comments wrong and how he didn’t “say it like that” blah blah blah. then what the hell did u say? why were u even adressing the issue of skin color?
21.
kaykay
Friday, May 11, 2007 /
good job tianna
22.
Chanté
Friday, May 11, 2007 /
Tianna that was a good interview, very professional.
Bobby V, explain this to me : in a “VIBE” interview about your music compared to other singers of this generation (they listed Ne-Yo, Mario, Chris Brown, Omarion, etc), you said that out of all this generation’s male RnB singers, your “music is hotter than all of theirs” (then of course followed by the typical “who am I to judge” to avoid controversy, but you did judge your music as being better).
http://www.vibe.com/news/...ntino_a_class_of_his_own/
So who’s lying? You or Vibe?
23.
luvmesumneyo
Friday, May 11, 2007 /
give him a chance support the brother…we need to support our own..it was a nice interview he seems like a cool guy..but he has been badly promoted..i didn’t even know he had a new cd out until this interview
24.
browneyz (philly)
Friday, May 11, 2007 /
I agree with # 10. Good job Tianna! Is there no audio for the entire interview?
25.
atreyou
Friday, May 11, 2007 /
Tianna, you’ve done well on the interview. However, I just wasn’t feeling Bobby at all. I like his music though. I too, caught, the weird ending btwn Tianna and Bobby about purchasing the album,lol.
26.
yes
Friday, May 11, 2007 /
mista shoulda sang lady
ashley i hope u are the young lady bobby is looking for lol
27.
Tianna
Friday, May 11, 2007 /
New Yorker - I asked because a lot of people stopped liking him after seeing that interview. Plus I’ve heard from numerous people he’s made ignorant comments towards Black women. Angel also heard this too, so i just wanted to clear it up.
28.
JRochelle
Friday, May 11, 2007 /
Nice interview .
29.
d
Saturday, May 12, 2007 /
tianna dont even waste yo time buyin that album it dont even look lik somethin i will pick up and scan at walmart jus to see wats on it i dont kno i just dont lik bobby v i neva liked him from slow down he jus need to go somewhere and sit his ass down cause this album is not gon make it
30.
Bobby V is aiight!
Saturday, May 12, 2007 /
Nice interview Tianna.
I agree with the majority though. Something about this interview was off…
I brought his new album and I can definently say that I’m only feeling about 6 songs and he has like 13-15 songs.
If his people aren’t promoting him right then its time to move on…
31.
NetworKing
Saturday, May 12, 2007 /
There’s not an audible version of the interview? I don’t like to read
32.
New Yorker
Saturday, May 12, 2007 /
@tianna no sorry haha i didn’t mean you. i was talking about bobby. i wanted to know why he would even be bringing up race at the magazine interview. yes, ppl can skew what you say but there must be some basis of truth in it
33.
Bouga
Monday, May 14, 2007 /
Thanks for asking him my question Tianna (Tianna: Now I have a few questions from the fans that come to Concreteloop. One of your fans wanted to know which do you love more - performing live or recording in the studio). The answer was ok, but it didn’t sound very confident.
34.
Bahia Oawi
Wednesday, May 16, 2007 /
Too bad his album is not going to be released in Poland
I luv this guy!
35.
BITCH I DO IT WELL
Thursday, May 17, 2007 /
I lOVE ANONYMOUS..THATS ABOUT IT…
36.
((K.A.Y.L.A)) ((M.A.R.i.E))
Friday, May 25, 2007 /
iM REALLY FEELiN WHAT BOBBY V. iS TALKiN ABOUT iM SO iN LOVE WiTH HiM YOU DON’T EVEN KNOW! HE iS A VERY iNTELLEGENT YOUNG MAN AND HAS EXPERiENCED MUCH iN LiFE MOST DEF. iM LiKE ONE OF HiS BiGGEST FANS TO SAY i LOVE HiM !! i WENT TO ONE OF HiS CONCERTS iN THE PAST && iT WAS GREAT !! BiG UPS TO MY BOi BOBBY V. !1
37.
tosha
Monday, May 28, 2007 /
I love you bobby b
38.
KraZy~K
Friday, June 1, 2007 /
the interview was alright… and it didnt really seem like him …luv ya gurl ~k!
39.
Jar'Vette
Tuesday, June 5, 2007 /
u is fine a i loveyour new song
40.
Inyana
Tuesday, June 5, 2007 /
That was a great interview Tianna. I am lovin me some Bobby V.. His new album is crazy!
41.
Tonya
Wednesday, June 13, 2007 /
luvin the article BV
42.
sexyred
Tuesday, June 19, 2007 /
Bobby V keep doin ur thang i luv ur new album
plus i think ur sexier than them other R&B singers esp. Neyo with his square face big hangin lip azz trying to be Micheal Jackson… and Usher i don’t care if he comes out, to me Chris Brown then took his place so he can stay where he is.
but Bobby V and R. Kelly keep doin it
43.
honeychile112
Sunday, July 1, 2007 /
I love Bobby and have been a friend since his first album. I think his 10 song guarantee is legit… How many artists out now can even give u a 4 song let along a 10 song promise??? not many!!!! He is a real SINGER also- ya know like old head R&B dudes so please stop hating. Cop the album and Im sure u’ll enjoy it. It dont hurt he fly as hell and cute too. Keep doin ya thang Bobby!!!
44.
oulabozeldr
Saturday, October 27, 2007 /
coliroltroc
45.
supasoak
Friday, November 2, 2007 /
bobby is right his cd is good as hell…n man i wish u woulda asked him y boyshorts aint on the cd i had to get it bootlegg since it wasnt on there but i still bought the cd he sings so sexy..makes ya pantys melt
46.
olositpasc
Sunday, November 18, 2007 /
laaldome
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YAZMiN
Thursday, January 10, 2008 /
dat was a qOOd interview;; bObby v. is sO sexy;; n i lOve his music;; ii most deff. will kOp dem jeansz