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PAGE 14 â€" WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, JULY 14, 1993 By Deborah Crandall Guns & Roses?," one wideâ€"eyed teenâ€"aged boy quenied MuchMu sic VJ Natalie Richard, who had come to Centre in the Square Monday to talk to students of the School for the Performing and Visual Arts. "Do you know the Barenaked Ladies," asked another, thrilled to the max to hear that the pretty television personality did, if fact, know the members of his favorite group, and they are "really nice guys® The students, who have been watching Richard introduce videos and interview rack stars on MuchMusic since she came to the "Nation‘s Music Station® in 1991, also wanted to know where she shops, how she got into "the business", what she thought about Madonna, if she‘s met Michael Jackson, how much money she makes, if she ore than anything. they Mwanted to know who she‘d met. "Have you ever interviewed B LXâ€"TH*SFESEIVAEL® s Great Canadian plays. Call (519)523â€"9300 RMo i: * "ruva~.., _ We are not SQ\.“ 0\“ ..;Yet The ‘biz‘ according to VJ Natalie Richard o e 0o o 0 0o 0o o 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 o o o 0 0 o 0o 0 0 0 what Master T‘s real name is. of music, except country it‘s important to have that kind She, obligingly, answered all because it annoys her a bit. of pressure. But what I‘ve reak their questions (except the one _ But curiosities aside, Richard, ized, and it took me years to concerning salary), and did her who volunteered to visit the perâ€" â€" realize, is that you could have best to satisfy their curiosities forming arts students on her the best questions, and have about the glamorous world of day off, managed to, with referâ€" done the best research on the rock ‘n‘ roll. ence to her own experiences, artist, but if the person you She told them about her sneak in a few positive mesâ€" interview doesn‘t want to talk to worst interview ever â€" when eagea about important stuff. you, there‘s not much you can members of the Aliman Brothâ€" he Allman Brothers story, do. And you don‘t have to cry ers weren‘t in the mood to talk. . for example, lent itself nicely to after and say ‘Oh my God, my She told them of the most a lesson on putting things in â€" career is ruined, I‘m so stupid‘, obnoxious artist she ever had to . perspective. because it‘s okay â€" it‘s up to deal with â€" he, a French (from _ "There‘s a lot of interviews (the artist), too, to give you Ceanre) einmer was notorious that | did and felt really bad information and make it interâ€" She told them about her worst interview ever â€" when members of the Aliman Broth ers weren‘t in the mood to talk. She told them of the most obnoxious artist she ever had to deal with â€" he, a French (from France) singer, was notorious for making VJs cry, and he kept telling her to get him an espresso. And she told them about the guy she interviewed who kept staring at her breasts. She told them she really likes the Rolling Stones, and all kinds "There‘s a lot of interviews that I did and felt really bad about after," Richard‘s charmâ€" ing Frenchâ€"Canadian accent filled the lobby outside Raffi Armenian Hall. "I used to put a lot of pressure on myself â€" tell myself that | had to do a really interview. And | still thinks information and make it interâ€" â€" to get out and meet her young esting." audience. Recently, in Edmonâ€" And though nobody asked, . ton, she and fellow VJ Master T Richard offered some insight participated in a "Stay in School into the myths of the sex and conference, sponsored by the drugs parts of the infamous: . federal government. "Sex, Drugs, and Rock ‘N‘ Roll" _ "I‘s very important for me to And though nobody asked, Richard offered some insight into the myths of the sex and drugs parts of the infamous "About drugs and rock ‘n‘ roll â€"mbm&sfldo it, but it‘s really getting passé. Many rock musician are into vegetarianâ€" ism, and they travel with their families," Richard said, adding how shocked she was to find out a guy from Irom Maiden actually jogs. "They have to stay healthy because when you‘re on the road for three months, you have to be in shape. "Now, especially with AIDS, it‘s not trendy to be into sex, drugs and rock ‘n‘ roll," she continued. commenting on how members of Aerosmith are "clean" now, and how Guns & Roses had to cancel shows because they were messed up on drugs. The School for the Performing and Visual Arts was the first of its kind Richard has visited, but she welcomes any opportunity . s Alank (Continued on page 15)