''Look, there's always some crisis. I guess you try and work through it. The bigger thing is the music, so we focus on what is really important.''
So says Mariechan Luiters, member of the pop band Jamali, when asked in an e.tv press conference whether there's been moments when Jamali wanted to break up. Jamali is now working behind the scenes of e.tv's Popstars, and had some advice for the contestants, talked about being involved on the other side of a reality show and shared some of their own struggles in the biz.
''Sometimes you want to smash someone's face in,'' says Mariechan Luiters, ''but you carry on and do the best you can. In a show such as Popstars you're put together with people who were not your friends. Of course there's disagreements but we as Jamali talked it out and we'd go on stage and would be professional. By now we know each other really well, and we know not to overstep boundaries. It's about the bigger picture and we're currently working on recording our 4th album.''
I asked them how it feels to now be involved on the other side of a reality show. ''It's giving us the opportunity to branch out with new business skills and different opportunities. It's an opportunity for Jamali to branch out and expand the brand in a new way,'' says Jacqui Carpede.
Regarding advice on longevity and staying together, says Liesl Penniken ''be real about it''. ''You have to want it. You're placed in a band with someone you don't know at all. You have to decide how to handle it. Go for it.''
Catch the 4th episode of Popstars Extra on e.tv tonight at 20:00
