Hi MisQuinceMag,

I am currently touring the Six Flags Great Adventures Tour, opening up for Mario and Chris Brown all over the country to help promote my new album! I have to tell you that it ain't easy -- living away from my family, living from suitcases, going to planes at 6 in the morning to get to the next city to do sound check, then the live show, then to go to an after-hours place to leave the club at 2 a.m. to wake up again at 5am to get to the airport at 6am!

Day after day, I eat all the wrong food, 'cause the record label schedules your every waking minute, but they don't schedule food breaks or sleep! So we eat on the run and sleep on the planes and limos, as we hustle to the next show! Now it might sound like I am complaining, but I really am. LOL!!! It isn't all glitz and glory. There is a grind that continues daily. We have to sneak in all types of interviews, radio appearances, and then make time to pee. LOL! I am so busy that my manager has to make breaks in the schedule or we get on the buses squeezing our legs LOL!

But then, that one fan hugs you and says some of the best things any soul could ever hear, and it's all worth it. Knowing that some people look up to me, a Latino with a little education, and say I am an inspiration makes it all worthwhile. When a girl fan just starts to cry cause I walked into a "meet and greet," when guys say that they love my music, when grownup's say that I set a good example, when I look into your eyes and you smile this real warmhearted smile that says "I LOVE YOU," it makes all the grind seem so little in comparison. Last but not least, when I walk onto that stage and everyone sings along with me, it's all worth the sacrifice. Thank you for those special memories, one and ALL.

LOVE,

COLBY O'DONIS

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