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"Color Me Badd: Chilly Me Badd"
by Peter Stanton
from Number One magazine (UK), 1991
My oh my, hasn't the weather turned rather chilly? And don't Color Me Badd
know it!! The poor lads have just whisked their way over to Freezerville Britian
and they're none too keen about it! Number One joined the shivering foursome to
chat about the climate, socks, and erm.. eyebrows!
COLD!
"Man, it's cold!" cries a teeth-chattering Mark Calderon. "Summer was still here
last time we were here - and now it's gone!" Top marks there for Mark, who looks
quite high in the running to replace top weatherman, Michael Fish, whenever he
decides to retire. "We just got back from Amsterdam," he continues, "and we
froze our butts off over there too!"
"Yeah, but we've been to Milan too!" butts in Bryan Abrams, "and it was real, real warm! But then coming back here it's just - woagghh!"
Well, it's quite clear that the boys aren't warm! But it's no surprise really, their attire isn't exactly perfect for a wet and windy day in London. Didn't they pack their thermals?
"I usually take absolutely everything away with me," claims Badd boy Kevin Thornton, "But I wasn't prepared for this cold!"
WEIRD!
But it must get this nippy back home too?
"Back in Oklahoma, the weather can get pretty weird!" says the curly-topped
crooner, Sam Watters. "I mean, when it gets cold there - it gets real cold! Like
last Christmas, it was about 70 degrees."
Now, that's weird!
"Yeah, but your weather is the most screwed up I've seen. It can be hot, rainy and windy all in the same day!"
Winter wouldn't appear to on your list of favourite things then! So what is your fave season?
"SUMMER!" cry the Color Me Badd team in unison!
"Summer - summer - summertime!" the boys now continue with an a cappella version of the DJ Jazzy Jeff And The Fresh Prince classic!
"Yeah!" cries Sam. "On the beach, hanging out, driving in the car with the windows down and just chilling out!"
STARLETS!
Perhaps we should get off this summer theme. Erm... have your lives changed
since you've become super-large-humungous pop starlets?
"Well, we're a lot busier now, haha!" jokes Mark. "Nothing has really changed though. We still have each other. We don't really want to change!"
But with a Number One on both sides of the Atlantic, mega-huge tours all over the world, and girls screaming and grabbing at your clobber wherever you go, what the bloopin' eck is there left to acheive?
"I'm gonna let my hair grow, haha!" chortles Bryan, with much appreciative laughter from his colleagues. Here we've tumbled our way onto a subject that has brought much mirth and merriment from those who have witnessed his close shaves!"
BLOND!
"I'm not blond-headed anymore! That was just something different that I wanted
to try" Bryan continues, and by crikey he's right! Since we first clapped eyes
on the fab four, we've seen about 30 squillion different hairstyles adorning
Bry's bonce. What the jiggins are you playing at my boy?
"Well, Madonna does it and no one seems to mind about that. I did go through a bit of a shaving phase and my hair and eyebrows paid the price!"
The other three fall about in stitches of laughter again!
"I trusted someone to do my eyebrows a while back and this woman really messed me up, but now I'm normal again... well, I've never been normal!"
It certainly looks quite obvious what Bryan would change if he was whisked back in time about six months, but what about the others?
SOCKS!
"I would like to get myself some socks!" says Sam. He now reveals the region
beneath his trews (no, not that region!) to reveal his tootsy-pegs -- minus a
pair of socks. Blimey! What does this mean? Have times become hard for the poor
lad? Are Color Me Badd skint?
"Haha, I have got socks but they all smell at the moment because I haven't done
any washing. I'm just sporting the Miami Vice look!"
"I'd change nothing 'cos we're gonna be touring with Paula Abdul when we get
back to the States" smirks Mark.
"Yeah, we're really excited about it!" sighs Bryan. "She's a phenomenal dancer and her shows are phenomenal but, more importantly, she's so phenomenal looking!"
Well, seeing as we've landed on the boys' fave subject - girls - perhaps they wouldn't mind building the perfect girl for us, bit by bit?
GIRLS!
"Oh it's gotta be Mariah Carey's legs!" jumps in Sam.
"Michelle Pfeiffer's lips!" adds Mark.
"No no, Mariah Carey's lips - in fact, Mariah Carey's everything, haha!" jumps in Sam again.
"Paula Abdul's eyes and eyebrows!" butts in eyebrow fanatic, Bryan.
"I just think the model Cindy Crawford is the perfect woman!" throws in Kevin!
"If it has to be just one person," says Bryan, "I think it would have to be Janet Jackson - she's so beautiful!"
Well, there you have it. But, before Number One trots off into the night, do they have a message for Baddie fans?
"Just a big thank you from the four of us to those out there who've helped us to get where we are - we love you!"