Mikey Bo speaks on NEW TUNNEL WALK change

[dailyNEB]

a reporter caught mike bo in Omaha this weekend and asked him about the tunnel walk change and she put this out today. his talk about the tunnel walk is interesting and thought i'd share. he confirmed Timbaland was invovled with the idea behind the song. Thats bad ass. Here is a link of Timbaland with the NEB THEME TUNNEL WALK on youtube this past summer on tour with Justin Timberlake. I copied the interview and pasted some.

 

 

Mikey Bo on this week's tunnel walk change

 

I haven't spoken to anyone at the University for some time. It doesn't bother me at all which song is played. I just hope they will use something the players and the fans alike would want. Whether that be something new or old wouldn't bother me any. The project with them had little to do about me, it was about UNL and entertaining people. I just might be a teenie 5% of that. When the project was being put together it took very little thought for me. I was working on so many other things and still am that I paid little attention to that record. I would love to be able to do that over again, but things move quick and I learned a lot from it you could say. I learned to wake up and realize what I am working on (laughs). I liked it, but I don't think I would have chose that. But that's not what I do. I just make the music and go on to the next thing.

 

His opinion of the video

 

I know a lot of work went into that. It's hard to create something to please people. You will never ever make everyone happy. I would rather have some sort of a video where people are going nuts and crazy rather than some footage where people are quiet and watch. The video needed to be a build for what was about to happen. But I don't make those decisions I just make music.

 

On Steve Pederson snubbing him at the USC game

 

(He denied it) I had little involvment with Steve this year. I think he was just busy and had lots on his mind and i took nothing personal from it at the game. I think people are just looking for some good story to go along with it. Steve had little to do with this years tunnel walk as did I. Those decisions are all made by other people. I just had a song they took a liking too and Steve offered a few ideas on the creative side. Neither of us were involved in the meetings where things were put together and decided.

 

Would you do it all over agan?

 

Well, it was close to career suicide (laughs). In this line of work you have to take chances to advance yourself and hope for the best. I have to have faith in my work and I put lots of prayer into everything I do. It just happened and I had little control over anything. But I've dealt with stuff like this before and I was up for the challenge I guess. I just never thought it would turn into such a big deal with people. It was just a little touch up to what was already done. I would do this over again, yes. It was a great experience for who I am as a person now and I learned a lot about myself that really will prepare me for my future in one way or another. But, I don't know if I ever was too comfortable with the song and the idea behind it. I would handle my reaction and decisions leading up this differently. I would have prepared myself better. It came out of nowhere and I had no idea what I was doing or what was about to happen.

 

On tensions within UNL and him?

 

Well I don't know why there would be? I haven't spoken to anyone since the USC game weekend. I'm just on to the next song, the next project trying to make Nebraska proud in music. I'm not perfect. I have problems and I don't do everything the right way all the time, but if you take care of your character your reputation will take care of itself. I was nothing but easy going and cooperative with them. Maybe you know something I don't know (laughs). I don't know. I know when the media blew the story up and was supposed to stop in with them for a meeting a few days before the first game I was really shook up about it all. They were great for me and really supportive. They were good leaders and had some great advice for me. I would hate to see some ill feelings there. i respect them all and was quite honored they wanted my involvment in some way. I doubt there is any truth to that.

 

Timbaland's involvment with the record.

 

The idea and the concept with the Saw theme was done last November. So this beat is about a year old to us. I think we all would like to see it retire (laughs). I gained rights on the beat through KOCH RECORDS and Charlie Clouser when I was in New York. Tim used a version of that on tour with Justin timberlake this past Summer and Fall. He gained lots of atttention on the record. But all this is close to reaching a years time now. I would of never thought it would have been used to UNL. The record wasn't made for that intent.

 

Opinions of local media bashing him

 

I mean, I guess that comes with the territory. I heard and read some transcripts and I guess I was really shocked how some media outlets just lied and made things up. We never put out any press on this at all. Everything you heard prior to that first game was all speculation on the media's behalf. I never spoke to anyone. People can attack me, go after me I'm fine with it. I'm real proud of myself and what i've done over my career. This industry is so hard and difficult to go through especially being from Nebraska. I've done and learned so much and worked with some of the best people in the industry. I've had nobody help me. I'm self made and with all the hard work and years of struggle I was able to build a wall of strength and confidence. Anyone who goes after me truly know's nothing about me as a producer, deejay or business man. I've done well for myself. I doubt I could ever live up to the crowns of UNL but I tried and I do my best each go around. If people don't feel I was worthy for the honor then I will work my hardest to change that perception in the coming years.

 

Working with Britney Spears and Chris Brown

 

I never met Britney i just worked with her people at Jive on a remix. It was between both our management companies. The same goes for Chris. I'm just pushing my production career now and am in a safe place to do so. We just were offered some production opportunites with them and it was a good time. I liked the records. I also worked on them with Alfonzo Jones of Icon One Music in Omaha, Neb. We're trying to get this Nebraska move going. It's been a lot of work and it's just an honor when people see your craft and want to be a part of it. There are so many good things to come. You have to think positive.

 

Opinion of Steve being fired

 

It's sad but hopefully a right decision for UNL. I graduated from there and want to see nothing but excellence poor out of the school. It's all we have out there. Steve did a lot for the school in great ways and I hope he will be remembered for all the good he has done for the school as well. But I think it is important now for everyone to rally together, keep traditions alive and build back what we all missed.

 

Opinion of Memorial Stadium speaker system

 

(laughs) Well if I ever get rich i'll help out with that. Yea, that is too bad I saw the tunnel walk at the USC game and I liked it though and the sound seemed decent on the side lines. The sound was okay, but nothing is perfect. I'm sure they are working to solve those probems.

 

http://www.myspace.com/djmikeybo

[Huge Husker]

I went to the Justin Timberlake Concert in Omaha recently and it was Timbalands first stop on the tour, he played it.... badass

[tattooedhusker]

you went to a justin timberlake concert?

[jimmydasker]

I went to the Justin Timberlake Concert in Omaha recently and it was Timbalands first stop on the tour, he played it.... badass

GAY- ghey---------gei'--------------GAY

[bennychico11]

I for one am glad they changed the Tunnel walk...and got rid of that song.

 

The new one is bland, but it's more traditional...which is something the team/fans have been lacking lately. We've been missing that tradition. Hopefully they'll step it up next year and do something cool that everyone likes. Otherwise they should let my company do it

[beamout2000]

So has anyone posted the new tunnel walk anywhere. Would love to see it.

[TREVOR_33]

I for one am glad they changed the Tunnel walk...and got rid of that song.

 

The new one is bland, but it's more traditional...which is something the team/fans have been lacking lately. We've been missing that tradition. Hopefully they'll step it up next year and do something cool that everyone likes. Otherwise they should let my company do it

 

This would be Mike's first statement on the tunnel walk ever noted. I have always wondered why he never spoke on anything.

[cmb23]

So has anyone posted the new tunnel walk anywhere. Would love to see it.

 

[cmb23]

New tunnel walk...old tunnel walk....the crowd still has no rhythm!!!

[hack]

So has anyone posted the new tunnel walk anywhere. Would love to see it.

 

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what you meant to say, right?

[DaveH]

Wow. I can't believe someone actually took the time to write all that.

[beamout2000]

Thanks for posting it up. I had just found that too on YouTube and was about to come back with the link.

[TREVOR_33]

I just saw the A&M version and it just need to be updated so bad. They been doing this for so long and its just kind of boring to me. i liked the past version better b/c of the song but the past video was awful

[cmb23]

Mikey Bo song better than old one. New (airplane video) sucked. There is one on YouTube that someone took the '06 video and put in the new version of the song. That would work good if they sync'd it all up with new video, but kept the format.

 

Hey....we're back to discussing the tunnel walk just like at the beginning of the year!!! In August it was because we were hyped to see what our championship caliber team would be entering the battlegrounds to....now we are discussing it because there is no longer any reason to discuss anything regarding this team!!!

 

Bring on '08!!!!!

[TREVOR_33]

hahahahhaha whomever posted his interview forgot a few other answers he gave that were hillarious. here is another

 

On making new music within Nebraska

 

I don't know about doing anything else for Nebraska. I guess I'll give it a year to analyze and think about it. I mean, I could live with and be real comfortable as the one hit wonder of Nebraska Football (laughs). I mean that beat can go down as the "Ice Ice Baby" anthem for 2007. It's something fun to laugh at and remember I guess. I don't take things to seriously. My opinions on the Tunnel Walk were quite the same with any other critics. I'm a fan too, I just could do nothing but let them use the song or not.