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Interesting readfrom the father of Joel Little
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Pretty much everyone in Los Angeles is in the entertainment business, trying to get into the entertainment business, or bitter because they can't get into the entertainment business. Or they have a kid with a Grammy nomination, which is why tomorrow I'll be sitting in the gold section of the Staples Center in Downtown LA.
That's better than the silver and bronze sections, but not as good as the platinum section, or the diamond section where Lorde (four nominations) and my son Joel Little (two nominations) will be sitting, a few rows behind the likes of Jay-Z and Beyonce, who we know from leaked seating plans will be in the front row after opening the show.
Music, TV and film are the reason Los Angeles exists and there is no better place to see the all-powerful Hollywood machine at work than during one of its celebratory holy days.
Drop the G Bomb, as it's called here, and that's all anyone wants to talk about.
Our driver from the airport wanted to know if we could get him a ticket. And he was from Zimbabwe. He lives near the Staples Center and can't get in or out of his home on Grammy day anyway.
The presenters on Coast FM were debating whether Paul and Ringo would perform together or separately. As well as all the pre- and post- official Grammy parties and performances - more than 50 - every second club on Hollywood Boulevard seems to be offering a Grammy Tribute show.
For the locals it's about celebrity, glamour, wealth and power - their favourite things. For me and the other family members here it will be like enduring the longest, most nerve-racking prizegiving ever.
How did we get here? For me, it began more than a year ago when Joel, with 10 years' experience under his belt, first as a musician and performer with Goodnight Nurse, then as a writer and producer with his own studio, said, "I've been working with this girl who's only 15 but she writes amazing lyrics."
New Zealand radio and iTunes loved Royals.
"Royals is number one on iTunes this week," said Joel.
Then it went to America.
"The Americans are saying Royals could go Billboard top 10," said Joel.
"Holy ****!" we said.
Instead, it went to #1 for nine weeks. If you've ever wondered how many weeks your kid needs to be at #1 before you stop texting congratulations, the answer is five.
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The whole here
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/opinion/ne...ectid=11192112
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