Kingston, JAMAICA:- Following on their super successful 25-date
European tour in
Droop Lion, who has been
relatively newly-baptised as lead singer of the legendary reggae group,
makes no claims to being a monk, or any such holy figure, however, when on
tour, his circumspect behaviour has led to such questionings. But, being the
soul that he is, Droop takes this all in his stride and maintains his Rastafari
livity. An ardent musical ambassador, whose choice of on-stage rainment – a
gown – makes him somewhat of an ethereal figure, Droop makes no apologies for
his conscious decision to let his music do all the talking.
“I learnt a long time
ago that you can’t mix business with pleasure,” the humble, yet outspoken,
reggae singer said. “Especially when the business that you are in
involves excess amount of hype. I enjoy being on stage and I also enjoy interacting
with fans, taking pictures and signing autographs, because that is another
important aspect of the business. But we all know how the world set up, as long
as there are so called ‘celebrities’, there will always be those persons who
want to get intimate,” he noted.
But Droop Lion has been
so resistant of crossing that invisible line, that one female fan in Europe was
forced to ask him quite seriously, “Tell me something, are you a monk?”
Laughing as he recalled the situation, Droop Lion admitted that the question
took him by surprise, mainly because it was asked with such deep concern. He
did his best to reassure her, with words only, that he was no monk, but whether
or not she believed is quite another matter.
Droop Lion, who is
managed by Free People Entertainment, has maximum respect for manager
Cabel “Jeffrey” Stephenson. “Jeffrey is one of those persons who manages
his artistes, the artistes cannot manage him. On the road, his experience is
second to none. When I perform on stage for two hours three and four times per
week, he knows the regimen for the voice to ensure that it sounds clear for the
entire tour – the voice exercise, the special mixtures to keep it pure, and of
course, nothing beats good rest. When on tour, we are so focused on getting to
the next venue, putting things in place and pleasing fans, that we don’t have
time to mess around … or even feel the need to,” the singer explained.
Droop Lion’s
recently-concluded European tour saw him and The Gladiators giving fantastic
performances at the Selestat Bal des Petits Hommes, Verts France;
Barcelona Trash ‘n’ Ready, Spain; Antwerp Sfinks, Belgium; Lescar Pau Festival,
Emmaus France; Hyères Festival, France; Nice Theatre de Verdure, France;
Garda Mandstock Festival, Italy; Les Vans Festival Ard'afrique, the Vieu Boucau
Arènes, Chambéry Plein Air, Béziers Féria and the Fraisans No Logo Festival,
all in France; Chiemsee Reggae Festival, Germany; Benicassim Rototom, Spain and
Bielawa Regalowisko, Poland.
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