An inside peek at the life of a MuchMusic VJ ... When you think of urban
pop culture icons at "the nation's music station"over the past decade,
only one name comes to mind: master T. "T" has been an employee at Much
since their doors opened in 1984 (in 1990 he hit the air full-time as a
VJ) and in that time he's helped fuel the growth of urban music in
Canada and become world renowned for his relaxed, well-researched style
of interviewing. So much so that musical artists such as Shaggy, Eminem,
and the Spice Girls have specifically requested that Master T be their
host for high-profile much interview segments. This
part-Much-retrospective, part-autobiography will provide a
behind-the-scenes peek at the bejewelled, dreadlocked wonder as he rubs
shoulders with A-list celebrities from Barry White and the Backstreet
Boys to Mary J. Blige and Madonna during his intimate interview
sessions. Much Master T fuses together stories of his life migrating
from England to Kitchener, Ontario, becoming a pitchman for the hugely
successful Dance Mix CDs, his views on diversity on Canadian tv, and how
he helped usher in Much's unconventional style of political reportage.
Included are never-before-told stories of having his head pulled into
Scary Spice's cleavage, interviewing Tupac just days before his murder,
and coercing a very pregnant Lauryn Hill-on-sabbatical to perform an
exclusive gig at his MuchMusic goodbye blocko party.
