Paul Rey – CRAZY TOUR STORIES

In this Crazy Tour Stories segment, the pop artist, Paul Rey, talks about some of his crazy moments from touring. You can check out the feature, after the break.

In 2016 I went on a Scandinavian tour as an opening act for Nico & Vinz. I had been friends with them for a while before the tour, even stayed at their house at times in Los Angeles – and things started off friendly on the tour… emphasis on the word ‘started’.

When we got to the first venue, we all went to our own lounge and relaxed for a bit. The tour manager John, a former All-American defensive lineman, knocked on my door and asked:
– You play FIFA?
I responded:
– Sure.
– Great, you’re in the tournament, you got a game in 5.

I hadn’t played FIFA on PS4 before this, and all I got in my crib is a dusty XBOX 360 with FIFA 14 (mind you, we were playing FIFA 17 on this tour). So the first game started off horrible, I lost 3-1 against a not-so-good opponent.

But then I won a game. And I won another one. Aaaand another one. And holy shit I’m in the semi-finals against John. And wtf I’m in the final against Isak. Aaaaaand I won the whole tournament. There were salty looks, grudges were held, I never received the trophy and for some reason John body-tackled Vinz, who cried out “NOT THE FACE, NOT THE FAACE”.

In all seriousness, the guys were totally cool with everything, and I had the absolute time of my life on the tour.

But I still haven’t received my trophy.

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(Photo credit: Dennis Bärlund)