Smash Hits- Sky High- July 2002
After months of Auditions and Eliminations, Scott Cain is Australia's newest Popstar - and he's feeling on top of the world! He talks to Smash Hits about Moving On with his new lifestyle, and those rumours about him and Danielle!
How does it feel to be the world's first solo Popstar?
(Pretends to be disinterested) Oh, it feels alright.
(Laughs) No, it's great!
How did you feel before the final announcement?
The last one, I was probably the least nervous about because I was either it or I wasn't. I was kinda glad it was all over, but now it isn't. It's been hectic. I've never been so busy in my whole life.
Do you have any idea what's going on from minute to minute?
It's so fast. When they say it's life in the fast lane, they're not joking, it's just one thing after another. It's pretty fun. The best part about it is meeting all the celebrities.
Well, you are a celebrity now!
I don't think of it like that. It's funny cos we went filming for Popstars in the city yesterday and I was just skating, doing some tricks, laying down some lines and when I finished, there was this whole bunch of schoolgirls standing around and they swarmed in.
The skating is definitely a point of difference...
I'm breaking the mould. For everyone else, music was their passion and I have to say for me, skating is my passion. I mean, I love music, but I don't even follow it. I think part of it was that I didn't take it too seriously but I still got the job done.
Do you feel bad for the others who had music as their passion?
No, i don't know that I could say I feel bad for them cos they had a great time and I had a great time with them. It wasn't really a competition that I was out to win, I was just there to make the most out of it - and I think that was the same for everyone.
What do you think it is about you that got you to where you are now?
I think probably more than musical ability it's my personality because I'm definitely different from all the others.
In what way?
I don't know, I don't know how to describe it. I'm a bit kookier, a bit crazy. I'm a chiller, no doubt. I think I've probably got a good sense of humour.
What do you think made you stand out in all the auditions?
Probably I tried to give out heaps of confidence. Like radiating confidence, that's what I was trying to do. That's how I was trying to present myself, like I can go in and do anything I want. Obviously it worked!
How do you feel about the whole process of Popstars?
I reckon it's cool! A lot of people bag it out and say it's like a fake sort of thing, but it is what it is. I reckon it's great. It's got me here today and I just love it. I have so many stories I can tell people about what's happened over the last couple of months or so.
What about people getting voted off? Was that hard?
On TV, I think it comes across like it doesn't affect you that much. When Troy left I was going, "Man down! Man down!" and it came across like I was happy about it but really I wasn't. It sucks cos it's like losing your friends. It's like your parents telling you that you can't hang out with your friends anymore.
What was shooting your music video like?
I couldn't believe all those people were there for me, and that it was just me this time as well. Because leading up to it, it was all about me and other people, then all of a sudden it was just me. It was kind of overwhelming. It's kind of lonely in a way cos you wish you had someone else to share it with, but I'm kinda getting over that. (Laughs)
Did you expect that I'm Moving On was going to go to No.1?
I wasn't gonna cry if it didn't go to No. 1. I knew it wasn't guaranteed but if Bardot and Scandal'Us could make it.. I'm Scotty C!
On a personal note, you and Danielle have done very well at avoiding questions about any romance...
Which I'll do now!
How did that story come out?
Well I guess it's just that me and here became heaps good friends, and we hung out together a lot and people make their own conclusions.
Are you ready for that side of being famous?
I reckon that side of it sucks. I didn't really think about it getting into it because it's just me - I'm a normal person and I didn't think people would bother making up stories about normal people. I thought they just did that about celebrities and I don't see myself as a celebrity now.
Are you careful about what you say and what jokes you make in interviews now?
Yeah, definitely, because I've seen waht happens. I am conscious of it now.
So, would you say that you're single and open to offers?
I don't know about open to offers.. (Laughs)
You shared a house with the other finalists and now you're living on your own - is this all new to you?
Well, I moved out of home when I was 16. My mum moved up to Queensland and I stayed in Port Macquarie so I could stay in school, so I've lived out of home for a while. I've lived with other people, with friends' families and stuff like that, so it wasn't really a big deal to move in with people I only kinda know. I handled it easily. And now, I've never at home anyway. I just go back to my apartment to sleep!
