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Born
in Brisbane, Australia, Wade began dancing at the age of 3. When he was
a mere 5 year old, he was sharing the dance floor with such stars as Michael
Jackson, Paula Adbul and Debbie Allen. In a feature article in Rolling
Stone Magazine, Wade was lauded as the "hottest choreographer."
"Sometimes it's
hard for people to take instructions from me because of my age, but they
eventually give in," Wade pronounced with a chuckle. Wade's young age
has certainly not hindered his ability to maintain a substantial status
in the entertainment world. At age 11, he signed with Sony Music as a
member of the Rap group Quo. He has also landed guest appearances on "Full
House," "Pacific Blue," Nothing Sacred," Picket Fences," and a role in
the movie, "Ed TV."
A consumate entertainer
of the 21st century, Wade is a brilliant star in the entertainment industry,
and his "fifteen minutes of fame" are far from over. What follows
is TeenSpeak's interview.
TeenSpeak:
Where do you think that the music industry is going?
Robson: You start
off with a bang! Obviously pop is really strong right now, as we all know.
But I think pop is definitely changing a lot. I think pop is going into
an electronica sort of vibe. Things like techno and electronic is sort
of becoming more mainstream. Even N'Sync's last album, had some electronica
elements -- all musicians are kind of going towards that. Also, I pretty
much think that everything is starting to come together. Pop is using
a lot of R&B, now too. It's funny because we forget what pop means.
Pop comes from popular, so, if the people like it, it's pop. Everything
is just starting to come together, it's starting to broaden -- maybe things
won't be so specified.
TeenSpeak:
Where is your music taking you?
Robson: My stuff is
real dance oriented, and it actually has some rock elements in it too,
because I have always really loved rock. It comes from the base of hip
hop and the pop audience, but there are some rock influences and R&B
influences in it. It's definitely something new that no one has heard
before, but it's not going to scare anyone because it's not too different.
TeenSpeak:
How much harder is it to be a music star today than ever before?
Robson: It's funny
I was driving along Sunset yesterday and I saw this quote that this friend
of mine had brought up a while ago. It's a quote from Andy Warhol that
basically says, in the future, everybody will be famous for 15 minutes.
And, I think that's scary, but it's so true. There's so much of everything
now. Things are so specialized. There are so many of each thing that it's
really hard to be famous.
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