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Landau Eugene Murphy Jr. brings the great American songbook to life in his debut album 'That's Life'
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Any questions or comments you have for my next guest as well planned out Eugene Murphy junior winner of America's Got Talent season six -- A belated congratulations.
Thank -- so let's.
And -- how -- little bit about how all of this has been is it still kind of surreal for you.
This is very is so I mean.
What I'm doing this -- since the key is you.
Was with -- there.
You are and how much have things changed just -- give us a little bit of the picture I mean you auditions in 2010.
And -- how have things that turned out now -- -- one year later so.
Everything happened like really I think like -- analysis on -- -- and then they for a -- washing cars but hey you know what -- I think -- my feet on the ground and I'm I'm still trying to do normal things.
But you know it's kind of hard knocking go to regular restaurants anymore and finish my meal you know -- -- -- -- by the time I finished taking pictures -- -- an -- Let's case -- that's a blessing yeah I'm not complaining about any.
Absolutely what was the moment where you realize.
This is happening -- I'm going to get to live out my dream.
About -- -- it to the top 48 -- believe once they took me to Vegas week and then they -- -- on how cool.
-- -- Really thought that it was happening on playing this is really happening you know and I'm never win anything in.
Win the contest which is really challenges.
Make a name for myself.
And then get on a bigger stage -- New York which is today where America.
We know to give me their platform an aging team that we needed.
And that was your first audition ever did you say it out when you have done and -- stay instant so well first audition.
How do you have been nervous but how are you able to sing in front of that large of a group for the first time ever I'm always so curious how contestants -- that's.
Well I kinda like rule must -- Along the way since early childhood I've been in Christmas plays and things like that -- school school dances everybody circles around me watching Michael Jackson and things like that solves Cummings -- crowd and also had a -- -- and before I went to the so called top shelf and we did a lot of -- and so things for charity events around my community and that.
I've got to take them big crowd doing all -- this those come up on what.
Our -- I performed better when the crowd is much larger.
Okay that's great you know on on aging T dorm -- -- there's no audience -- -- sources like.
-- the hardest part for me on the show and Indian owned stations those kids in -- competition because I've never seen for competition is always just.
Makes one smile or the display happy thought and that is.
Yeah and now you're working on your debut album so let's take a look at you in studios that folks can get kind of a hint as to what this album is going to be like.
Check it out.
-- -- -- -- It's incredible so I don't and -- action they were surprised when.
Your signature style was -- not -- so I -- you must get this a lot but YE.
Sinatra how how did you know the great American songbook.
Become what your catalog.
Like I do all kind of music from Motown southern rock no Eric Clapton wet Willie.
Prince Michael Jackson temptations four times just running things thing we want her but on.
That is -- was the only thing that I saw.
-- -- -- that was news you know as far as bringing people together and and getting families back together so.
I don't want to come out and have to be great anybody.
And like all of that music is -- times and it doesn't brag it is it's really not degrading any wind.
You know him.
The music just makes me you wouldn't be so I felt like it was some that was missed and they -- And if you -- you know age eighteen you unknown -- things.
Fly out I think.
As my platform.
-- great.
