September 9, 1999
Flashback to 9-9-99, and Paul, alongside Madonna, was presenting the award for the video of the year at the MTV Video Music Awards. Paul announces the winner is "some guy named Laurence Hill."
It was very newsworthy and one of the times Paul received negative press. I always thought that calling Lauryn Hill by the name "Laurence" was a joke that went wrong. It was sort of funny in Paul's mind, but when he said it, it was not funny and just strange.
Do you remember this being a huge deal 25 years ago?
I remember it. I cringed. To me, it was Paul trying to be John and failing. 😞
ReplyDeleteNot a huge deal back then. A little blip on the pop screen for about 15 minutes. (MarkZapp)
ReplyDeleteI remember thinking it was something John Lennon would have said. Of course by then, we were living in a much more connected world that gave everyone a chance to chime in for their 5 minutes of internet fame. There was zero malice involved.
ReplyDeleteMaybe it was just an in-joke between him and Hill, or maybe not. It whether or not it was a huge deal, it just wasnt funny.
ReplyDeleteNOT FUNNY
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