well folks, i may be an ok record producer but i'm an idiot for not saving my post that took me an hour to write and got deleted before it made the board--maybe it's just as well--some of it was a tad bit defensive--anyway- the main point was about opinions--the only thing that really separates us from the rest of the animal kingdon is that we can reason and we have opinions--contrary to the obvious, i think the world would be a whole lot more chaotic without opinions. its true that seth riggs sent me a tape with a lot of singers on it--i picked josh(not a stretch--the rest were not very good.) seth was very,very well compensated and josh is now a new calling card on seth's resume. i'm not really a fan of vocal coaches and josh's desision to change is no different to me than changing classes at college or getting a new mechanic for your car. josh feels very comfortable with david romano--his call--no one elses!! for the record, i ran into seth the other nite and he apologized to me for all the negitivity he has been spreading about me and josh. enough said.
now about the new album--when josh and i were making the first album it was just the two of us--to be perfectly honest, no one was really interested in what we were doing. i told him a year ago that now that everyone had something to compare to , that there would be "opinions".i also told him that failure is an orphan but success has many fathers. 5 millionplus fans, a manager, an agent, a record company with a huge vested interest , pr people, fan club, radio promo people, tv hosts etc etc.--too much italian, not enough italian, too pop, not pop enough--why don't we hear our josh on the radio, i hope he never sells out and gets on the radio-- what about the french, too many ballads, not enough ballads, too many high notes, too many low notes."opinions"--my main point is this--we don't get that scientific--we don't debate the things that other folks debate. we just make music. josh is 22-he writes, he plays piano, he plays drums, he loves all kinds of music--he has an "opinion" -and of course, he has the voice of an angel--you have to say celine, whitney, barbara and josh in the same sentence. i guarantee you that josh is taking great care of his voice while at the same time "searching for his voice." i think he is going to blow our minds over and over with his musical choices over the next decade. he has a lot to say and he's only just begun(good song title) i predict that he will be producing himself before too long--he's that good at whatever he puts his energy in.. for the record, my favorite song on the new album is per te--a song i neither wrote or produced.

it's an honor to be part of this great career--helping someone reach their dreams and more importantly, their potential. from seth riggs, to the guy stuffing the cd case, to the fans --everyone played a part but no one more than the man himself--JOSH GROBAN--yes, success has many fathers--thank god or we'd all be ego-maniacs--keep those opinions coming -free speech is a beautiful thing but (and only for a few of you) please be kind-spirited about it--we do read these posts --i've got to get back to work(could i be working on an xmas 2004 album!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) i wish each and every one of you a happy and healthy holiday and 2004. with best wishes--david foster