Mario Vazquez - Page 29

razorbacker · 10-04-2006, 12:54 PM

For anyone that didn’t know, Mario’s album hit the stands this week. Here are the official Soundscan numbers. A very inauspicious debut I think as he comes in at #80 with just under 12k sold.

80 VAZQUEZ*MARIO MARIO VAZQUEZ 11,812 Total 12,240

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burntbrat · 10-04-2006, 01:02 PM

I heard his song on the radio the other day (Gallery, I think it was). It was okay. Not really my type of music but definitely not the worst thing I've heard on the radio. The only problem is that it sounds like everything else now-a-days.

bbnbama · 10-07-2006, 09:40 AM

http://people.aol.com/people/article...061006-1543257

Ex-Idol Mario Vazquez Reunites with His Dad
FRIDAY OCTOBER 06, 2006 08:00AM EST

Mario Vazquez shocked American Idol fans by dropping out of the competition last year – but weeks earlier, he gave one special viewer a different kind of emotional jolt. After a 16-year separation, Vazquez's father, Mario Rivera, was channel-surfing in his living room when he spotted his son on the show.

"He saw my audition tape and tripped out," Vazquez tells PEOPLE. "He cried to my aunt, 'Mario's there! Mario's there!' " Not long afterward – in that very living room – father and son reunited.

"My dad wasn't around when I was born," says Vazquez, who was raised by his mom, Ada.

Nervous about seeing his father, the singer, 29 (whose self-titled debut dropped Sept. 26), brought a gift for him and flowers for his grandmother and aunt. "It was emotional," says Vazquez. "I'm not too big on crying, but I was definitely choking up inside. I want to have that bond fathers and sons have. I think we're almost there. And now I have twice the family I had before."

Though the show worked wonders for his personal life, Idol couldn't fulfill Vazquez's creative side. "I felt (winning) Idol would be restrictive," he says. "I don't want anyone telling me how to sound or what to sing. That's why I'm an artist."

So he dropped out to sign a record deal unfettered by the show, ending up with Arista (ironically home to Idol winners Carrie Underwood and Taylor Hicks). He says his new album is "much dancier and edgier" than an Idol version would have been.

Whether or not fans embrace the disc, he has no regrets about leaving the competition. Says Vazquez: "I'd rather be known as the guy who got away."

Justafan1 · 10-07-2006, 12:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bbnbama

http://people.aol.com/people/article...061006-1543257

Ex-Idol Mario Vazquez Reunites with His Dad
FRIDAY OCTOBER 06, 2006 08:00AM EST

"I don't want anyone telling me how to sound or what to sing. That's why I'm an artist."

Says Vazquez: "I'd rather be known as the guy who got away."

http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/8065/mariovazquez180fc7.jpg

Oh pweeeeze! # 80 on Soundscan? Way to go!

The only way he will ever be remembered as that guy who made the stupid move and lost an opportunity of a lifetime. Can you say LOOSER?

ShrinkingViolet · 10-07-2006, 12:34 PM

Hee! Justafan1, I was going to quote the same thing as you did, but I decided to be nice and say nothing at all. Thanks for doing it for me.

bbnbama · 02-12-2007, 12:45 AM

I happen to still love Mario and think that he's pretty hot

Clive Davis pre-Grammy party........

Cookiez · 02-12-2007, 12:51 AM

You can never go wrond with Armani!

Fudatskee · 02-12-2007, 01:03 AM

worst career move!!!!! He thought he made it big already when he didn't even cross the finish line.

rizzo0904 · 02-13-2007, 06:01 PM

Not a fan. Not at all.

graycat11 · 02-14-2007, 04:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bbnbama;2095716Though the show worked wonders for his personal life, Idol couldn't fulfill Vazquez's creative side. "I felt (winning) Idol would be restrictive," he says. "I don't want anyone telling me how to sound or what to sing. That's why I'm an artist."

So he dropped out to sign a record deal unfettered by the show, ending up with Arista (ironically home to Idol winners Carrie Underwood and Taylor Hicks). He says his new album is "much dancier and edgier" than an Idol version would have been.

Whether or not fans embrace the disc, he has no regrets about leaving the competition. Says Vazquez: "I'd rather be known as the guy who got away.&quot

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bbnbama Rock Stars! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: In my own little world where all things are Idol...... Age: 43 Posts: 10,756	http://people.aol.com/people/article...061006-1543257 Ex-Idol Mario Vazquez Reunites with His Dad FRIDAY OCTOBER 06, 2006 08:00AM EST Mario Vazquez shocked American Idol fans by dropping out of the competition last year – but weeks earlier, he gave one special viewer a different kind of emotional jolt. After a 16-year separation, Vazquez's father, Mario Rivera, was channel-surfing in his living room when he spotted his son on the show. "He saw my audition tape and tripped out," Vazquez tells PEOPLE. "He cried to my aunt, 'Mario's there! Mario's there!' " Not long afterward – in that very living room – father and son reunited. "My dad wasn't around when I was born," says Vazquez, who was raised by his mom, Ada. Nervous about seeing his father, the singer, 29 (whose self-titled debut dropped Sept. 26), brought a gift for him and flowers for his grandmother and aunt. "It was emotional," says Vazquez. "I'm not too big on crying, but I was definitely choking up inside. I want to have that bond fathers and sons have. I think we're almost there. And now I have twice the family I had before." Though the show worked wonders for his personal life, Idol couldn't fulfill Vazquez's creative side. "I felt (winning) Idol would be restrictive," he says. "I don't want anyone telling me how to sound or what to sing. That's why I'm an artist." So he dropped out to sign a record deal unfettered by the show, ending up with Arista (ironically home to Idol winners Carrie Underwood and Taylor Hicks). He says his new album is "much dancier and edgier" than an Idol version would have been. Whether or not fans embrace the disc, he has no regrets about leaving the competition. Says Vazquez: "I'd rather be known as the guy who got away." __________________ Reality is the beginning...not the end....Wallace Stevens

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bbnbama Rock Stars! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: In my own little world where all things are Idol...... Age: 43 Posts: 10,756	I happen to still love Mario and think that he's pretty hot Clive Davis pre-Grammy party........ __________________ Reality is the beginning...not the end....Wallace Stevens

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Cookiez Americas Next Top Model 9 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New Zealand Age: 21 Posts: 2,277	You can never go wrond with Armani! __________________ The future of fashion, America's Next Top Model

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razorbacker FORT Fogey Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 6,331	For anyone that didn’t know, Mario’s album hit the stands this week. Here are the official Soundscan numbers. A very inauspicious debut I think as he comes in at #80 with just under 12k sold. 80 VAZQUEZ*MARIO MARIO VAZQUEZ 11,812 Total 12,240

10-04-2006, 01:02 PM	#282
burntbrat Forum Assistant Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Houston, TX Age: 34 Posts: 2,256	I heard his song on the radio the other day (Gallery, I think it was). It was okay. Not really my type of music but definitely not the worst thing I've heard on the radio. The only problem is that it sounds like everything else now-a-days.

10-07-2006, 12:34 PM	#285
ShrinkingViolet Endlessly Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 4,714	Hee! Justafan1, I was going to quote the same thing as you did, but I decided to be nice and say nothing at all. Thanks for doing it for me.

02-12-2007, 01:03 AM	#288
Fudatskee FORT Fan Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 319	worst career move!!!!! He thought he made it big already when he didn't even cross the finish line.

02-13-2007, 06:01 PM	#289
rizzo0904 Fabulous Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: pregnant with #2 Age: 32 Posts: 1,362	Not a fan. Not at all.