When I saw Lee DeWyze win American Idol Season 9 from the comfort of my couch, I certainly didn't think that I would actually get to meet the guy a year later!
He was down for a promotional tour of his first album and came down to our studio on the morning of Vesak Day.. and here's what went down :
What was crazy was that his fans from the US were actually listening in to our show online and were tweeting about it!! Also, his acoustic rendition of U2's "Beautiful Day" with JD's guitar was completely unplanned and unexpected. But very, very cool! He even signed JD's guitar, which made him a very happy camper!
Later that afternoon, he had a date with his fans at Subang Parade. And what a turnout it was! I was very impressed with the Malaysian fans for giving him such a warm welcome...
And since it was his first time here in Malaysia, and Mix FM was the official radio station for his tour, his record label came up with the idea to let us give him a little tour of our own together with a lucky listener, Vidya.
And here's what we did :
It was a night that neither of us expected would turn out the way it did... we even took him to a palm-reading man, Master Chin, who according to Lee, was 95% accurate about him! His keyboardist, Lincoln and his manager, Lizzie, were also so enthralled that they also decided to get their palms read. Lincoln even decided to try out the tarot cards - after which Lee said he wanted to hear what the cards had to say about his career. He was blown away by that unique experience..
There was so much to see at Central Market! We didn't have time to see everything! You could see that Lee wished he had time to step into each and every one of them and get something for his loved ones back home. He did manage to buy a few bracelets and a blow-pipe for his brother. And because he thought the 'keris' looked so cool, Vidya was sweet enough to get a souvenir sized one for him to take back!
We certainly hope that he won't forget us or Malaysia. He has to come back to try durians!
