M 2 M b I o G R a P h Y
(the hottest female in town)
WhAt's ThEre NoT tO loVe aBout M2M?
CuTe, PreTTy, and TalEnteD-- MaRit(pronounced without the T) aNd MaRiOn aRe no Doubt
Loved By THeir FiLipiNo Fans....
The NorweIgiAn DuO is In Their TeEns ( MarIt is 17 and MaRion is 16), but TheY alReadY haVe thRee Hit SiNglEs
uNdeR theIr BeLt, "DonT saY U loVe Me", "MiRRor MirrOr", and "PreTTy Boy".
UnlikE othEr TeeN gRoUps, MaRit aNd MaRiON wRite Their Own SongS aNd Play musIcaL inStrUment.
ThEy arE oLd FrIenDs, HavIng Been NeIghBors SinCe thEy WerE KidS.
M2M waS In ManIla, PhiLippiNes LasT wEEk, TheIr SecOnd VisIt sInce AprIL, to IntRodUce " EveRyThiNG YOu Do", another SingLe iN theIr albUm "SHADES OF PURPLE". DesPite Of A HecTic scHedUle of MalL toUrs, a MinI-ConCert and CD siGninGS, the Two AgrEEd tO a QuiCk IntErviEw foR 2bU.
It FEeLs wEirD to them that in asia, a lot of people knows their music because it's not like that in norway where they live.....
WhAt is It likE beIng soYouNg aNd WrItiNG yOur Own SOnG?
MARION : iT is Great To WrItE yoUr oWn SOnGS beCause FanS Can RelaTe moRe tO wHaT we'Re sInginG. It
rEaLLy aLLows us To StaNd up FoR whAT we'Re TeLLing PeOple.
MARIT : wE baSicallY get Our InsPiraTioN FrOm eVeryThing. A lOt Of IT iS abouT guYS and Love...ThIngs We
ExpErience...... ThingS we ThInk AbOut.
HOw haVe YoUr LiVes chanGed sinCe M2M?
MARION : a Lot hAs ChangeD siNce we'Re TraVellIng all The TiMe and We'Re nOt where UseD to Be. whAt's
GooD abOut iT is thAt we GeT tO PerForM, We GEt to Do oUr DreaM aNd We GEt tO seE oTher
COunTries we'Ve neVer BeEn to. It FeeLS wEiRd lIke, HerE in AsiA, a LoT of PeoPLe KnoW ouR
MusIc and Its WEirD hoW a LoT oF peoPLe kNOw WHO we Are beCause Its NOt lIke That WerE we
LIve in NOrwAy.
Who R Your FAvOriTe MusIciANS?
MARION : I reAllY LookUp to VeY taLenTed PeoPLe liKe The BeatLes. TheY wroTe Their OwN soNgs And They Play
THeIr Own InstRumeNts. I alSo LIke RocK mUsiC and I loVe CaT sTeveNs.
What Do You ThiNk aBouT the ProLiferAtion of VerY yOung TalenTs in The MusIc IndustRy like BritnEy SpeaRs and CriStina AguiLera?
MARION : AboUt BriTney And All The OtheR gIrls... I thInk its RealLy cOOl that YounG giRls get tO be Out tHere in
The BusIness RiGHt Now... PeoPle caN see The yoUng PeoplE haVe TaLenTS.
WhaT DO u DO in YouR sParE TimE?
MARIT : We Do rEguLar StuFF. I lOve PlaYinG thE gUitaR. GoIng To THE moVies, BeIng oN The InTeRnet. WHen Im
HomE I lIke SlEEping anD BeinG wiTh friends anD FamIly.
MARION : I dO the SamE tHings, You Know? be WiTh fRienDs, HaVe FuN, SleeP, eaT, do NuthIn!
What IS You PRizeD PossesSion?
MARIT : MY GuiTAr.
MARION : My ComPUter. It's The ONly WaY i can CommUnicate To My lOved One's baCk Home. It'S veRy
ExpEnsIve To Call FroM asIA, So Its gooD thAT i have a ComPuter so I CAn EmaiL them.
Do U guYs EveR FiGHt?
MARIT : we DisAGree aBout SomE thinGs But We nEver REallY fIghT. Not LIKe wE qUarREl, U knOw? tear Off Each
oTher's Hair, NoTHing Like That.
IF boTH Of YOU werE trappEd on A dEserteD iSlanD, Who DO u THink wOuld SuRviVe LOnger?
MARIT : I dOnt Know, buT maRioN is BetTer aT trYinG DiFferEnt FooDs. MaRioN's Like, oH, TuRtlE, YuM!(laUghs)
MARION : yEah, I tRy dIffeRenT foODs, maYbe I wOulD sUrVive on AccOunt Of That. BuT mArIt is CalMer as A
PerSon. I Think I Just might Go cRazy.... I wiLL proBabLy jumP inTo the Water Or SomEthINg.
Do U guYs Have BoyFriends DesPite Of Your HecTic ScheDuleS?
MARIT : All The TRAveLLIngs makes It harD tO be In A stEadY rElaTioNshIP sInce we aRe ConsTAntlY On The
RoaD. We'Re NeVer HOme, There'S nOt EnoUgh Time To get To Know anYbOdY new. So No, I dOn'T
haVe A BoyFrIenD, not RiGHt Now....
MARION : WE trIed DatIng bUt iT's VeRy HarD. We've Had BoyFrieNds BeFore sO tHat's whaT sOme of our Songs
ARe AbOUT.
wHich Do U pREfer, a SmaRt Guy or A GooD LooKING Guy?
MARION : iT dePends on wHat kind OF "smaRt" he Is. Some PeoPLe are Just DuMb anDtheY can'T do AnyThinG
AbOUT thaT. I'd WanT soMeone who'S nIce. A FuNNy guy IS NIce To HAve...
MARIT : YoU waNt sOmeBody whO's SmaRt enougH to get his Way ArouNd bUt yOu don'T waNt soMebOdy So
Smart that He TelLs YoU whAT tO dO aLL the tIme. I'd WaNt soMeOne poSiTive, WiTh a GooD oUtlooK
In Life..
Do hE HavE tO bE a PreTTy BoY?
MARION : No, But iT's aLwaYs a GooD thiNg. LooKs aren't ImpoRtaNt, it'S whAT's InsiDe ThaT cOunTs.
MARIT : I tHiNk If You ReaLLy LikE a PeRsOn , He BeComes GooD lOOKIng To YoU so It DOesn"t ReaLLy MattEr.
WoUld YOu raTher HAve SupEr StreNgTh Or GreaT wIsDoM?
MARIT : weLL, I THiNK that YoU geT stRenGth thRouGH wIsdOm so i think WisDom.
MARION : I thInk WisDom Too.