{"id":207514,"date":"2019-03-29T05:47:55","date_gmt":"2019-03-29T09:47:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=207514"},"modified":"2019-03-29T05:47:55","modified_gmt":"2019-03-29T09:47:55","slug":"rico-blanco-shares-opinion-on-artists-who-flake-out-on-gigs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/03\/29\/rico-blanco-shares-opinion-on-artists-who-flake-out-on-gigs\/","title":{"rendered":"Rico Blanco shares opinion on artists who flake out on gigs"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: “Its 2019 I like my suits loose. Kick off your sunday shoes.” (Photo<\/a>: @ricoblanco100<\/a>\/Instagram<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Forty-six-year-old former lead singer of Original Pilipino Music (OPM) band Rivermaya Rico Blanco took to social media to speak out about celebrities and their management team who cancel last minute on work commitments. <\/span><\/p>\n

The singer\/songwriter posted on his Twitter account last Monday, March 25 addressing \u201cartists and managers,\u201d saying that he believes there should always be \u201chonor\u201d when it comes to a commitment. \u201cWhen you confirm a gig, no matter how small, you have a responsibility to honor your commitment even if another gig comes along later on. It\u2019s a very small scene,\u201d he states, \u201cDitching a small gig for a bigger one is very unprofessional and makes you look really cheap.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

In a reply to the post, the hitmaker elaborates, \u201cI gave up the opportunity of touring the United States and the United Kingdom and recording with [American rock band] Wheatus in 2005 to come home and do one Southeast Asian (SEA) Games gig. Yes, it was painfully hard to fathom and accept, but I did it anyway. I have not yet flaked on a single gig\/guesting twenty-six years and counting.\u201d In conclusion, Rico exclaims, \u201cIt\u2019s about principles.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The artist received a lot of positive feedback on his opinion, one follower stating, \u201cExactly. Word of honor is very important. It reflects on one\u2019s professionalism,\u201d while another shares, \u201cThis is why [Rico] has been my idol ever since. He knows how to value things. He\u2019s so supportive, even to new faces in the singing industry,\u201d adding, \u201cKeep it up, idol! I agree with you.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Hailing from San Pedro, Laguna, Rico, who is also known as \u201cThe Music Genuis,\u201d began to make a name for himself in the local music industry as the vocalist, keyboardist, guitarist, and main songwriter for Filipino rock band Rivermaya in 1994. He went solo in 2007.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Forty-six-year-old former lead singer of Original Pilipino Music (OPM) band Rivermaya Rico Blanco took to social media to speak out …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":207515,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,46],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-207514","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","category-entertainment-ph","mauthors-gianna-llanes","mauthors-philippine-canadian-inquirer"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/207514","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=207514"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/207514\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":207573,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/207514\/revisions\/207573"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/207515"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=207514"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=207514"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=207514"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}