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Grammy Awards
Aired February 09, 2004 - 07:44 ET
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SOLEDAD O'BRIEN, CNN ANCHOR: Oh, she looked good. The night belonged to Beyonce, Outkast and a couple of others as well, but the 46th annual Grammy Awards might be remembered as the most buttoned- down show in years. Fallout from last week's Super Bowl stunt was no doubt responsible for musicians not behaving badly.
As for what went on behind the scenes of music's biggest night, Peter Castro, the assistant managing editor of "People" magazine, joins us this morning.
Hey, good morning. Nice to see you, Peter.
PETER CASTRO, ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR, "PEOPLE" MAGAZINE: Hey, Soledad.
O'BRIEN: So, you were there. It was at the Staples Center for the first time, right? How did it go?
CASTRO: It was good. You know, I just think that -- I think people were a little too well-behaved. We want our pop stars to be a little naughty. And I felt like Les Moon (ph) -- everyone knew that perhaps Les Moon (ph) was in the control room monitoring the situation. And there was a...
O'BRIEN: He was going to pull the plug on any naughtiness...
CASTRO: Yes.
O'BRIEN: ... the minute he saw it.
CASTRO: Yes.
O'BRIEN: So, you felt like people wanted to see a little Janet Jackson, who, of course, did not come. Apparently, she says she wasn't planning to apologize yet again for the Super Bowl stunt. But at the same time, there was certainly enough revealing clothing, et cetera.
CASTRO: Oh, yes, and thank god for Christina Aguilera, who made the night slightly -- well, a lot more entertaining than it could have been.
O'BRIEN: Oh, that's a well-placed banner, isn't it?
CASTRO: Yes, it is. And, again, you know, you feel like people from CBS are saying, move the camera up. But, you know, she did inject much-needed, you know, naughtiness into the telecast. I think people were so freaked out about the Janet Jackson thing that they were a little too well-behaved, but the performances were great. It was -- you know, there were parts that were really memorable and touching. So, overall it was a great telecast, but you just wanted a little more raciness.
O'BRIEN: It's kind of a big location -- I mean, a big stadium for this kind of event, isn't it? I'm used to seeing them in really small areas.
CASTRO: Yes, it was so cavernous. And, you know, there were a lot of touching moments in the telecast, but people were so far removed from the situation that they couldn't really connect.
Yoko Ono, though, did a really good job of that when she broke down towards the end of her speech, and I think people really felt roused by that, and, you know, there were a few tears shed.
O'BRIEN: You must be tired, because I know you went out afterwards. Peter Castro, thanks for being with us this morning. Appreciate it.
CASTRO: Thank you very much.
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Aired February 9, 2004 - 07:44 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
SOLEDAD O'BRIEN, CNN ANCHOR: Oh, she looked good. The night belonged to Beyonce, Outkast and a couple of others as well, but the 46th annual Grammy Awards might be remembered as the most buttoned- down show in years. Fallout from last week's Super Bowl stunt was no doubt responsible for musicians not behaving badly.
As for what went on behind the scenes of music's biggest night, Peter Castro, the assistant managing editor of "People" magazine, joins us this morning.
Hey, good morning. Nice to see you, Peter.
PETER CASTRO, ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR, "PEOPLE" MAGAZINE: Hey, Soledad.
O'BRIEN: So, you were there. It was at the Staples Center for the first time, right? How did it go?
CASTRO: It was good. You know, I just think that -- I think people were a little too well-behaved. We want our pop stars to be a little naughty. And I felt like Les Moon (ph) -- everyone knew that perhaps Les Moon (ph) was in the control room monitoring the situation. And there was a...
O'BRIEN: He was going to pull the plug on any naughtiness...
CASTRO: Yes.
O'BRIEN: ... the minute he saw it.
CASTRO: Yes.
O'BRIEN: So, you felt like people wanted to see a little Janet Jackson, who, of course, did not come. Apparently, she says she wasn't planning to apologize yet again for the Super Bowl stunt. But at the same time, there was certainly enough revealing clothing, et cetera.
CASTRO: Oh, yes, and thank god for Christina Aguilera, who made the night slightly -- well, a lot more entertaining than it could have been.
O'BRIEN: Oh, that's a well-placed banner, isn't it?
CASTRO: Yes, it is. And, again, you know, you feel like people from CBS are saying, move the camera up. But, you know, she did inject much-needed, you know, naughtiness into the telecast. I think people were so freaked out about the Janet Jackson thing that they were a little too well-behaved, but the performances were great. It was -- you know, there were parts that were really memorable and touching. So, overall it was a great telecast, but you just wanted a little more raciness.
O'BRIEN: It's kind of a big location -- I mean, a big stadium for this kind of event, isn't it? I'm used to seeing them in really small areas.
CASTRO: Yes, it was so cavernous. And, you know, there were a lot of touching moments in the telecast, but people were so far removed from the situation that they couldn't really connect.
Yoko Ono, though, did a really good job of that when she broke down towards the end of her speech, and I think people really felt roused by that, and, you know, there were a few tears shed.
O'BRIEN: You must be tired, because I know you went out afterwards. Peter Castro, thanks for being with us this morning. Appreciate it.
CASTRO: Thank you very much.
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