Plus, the Dr. Dre collab that almost happened.
The Ugly Sweater was unraveled onThe Masked Singerstage on Wednesday.
Why did you want to addThe Masked Singerto the mix?
Ugly Sweater.Michael Becker/FOX
CHARLIE WILSON:Well, it is fun.
One day I was like, if T-Pain can do that, I know I can do that.
So I was so happy for him and it was so much fun watching it.
Charlie Wilson.Steve Granitz/WireImage
And from that moment on, I wanted to be a part ofMaskedSinger.
Did it live up to what you thought it would be?
I was like, aw man, let me sing a few more times.
When he was just saying, “Nope, nope, that’s Charlie Wilson.
I studied his voice.
I know what his voice sounds like.
I’ve been studying him since I was a kid.”
So I was listening.
I never said nothing.
[Laughs]
It’s your 50th anniversary in the music industry, which is amazing.
If you could go back to the beginning and tell yourself anything, what would you tell yourself?
I would tell myself, self, you don’t have anything to worry about.
You just need to go forward.
Does it feel real to you?
Everything you’ve accomplished in that time?
It is quite different.
And I just got to understand that that’s what it is, and just keep on going.
Who is someone you haven’t worked with yet that you want to?
A lot of people kept me away from those people.
But I’m still here.
But it’s all good.
I could have worked withDr.
Dre, but I had COVID and I didn’t get a chance to go at all.
And we tried to call him back to let him know what was wrong with me.
And I never got an answer from the guy that was talking for him during that time.
I can’t remember everybody, anyway, now.
I got to keep going and I’m not looking back.
If they want to work with me, they know how to get ahold of me now.
What are you working on now that you’re excited about?
I’m excited about having a top five record.
So here we are.
