Warning: This article contains spoilers from Wednesday’s episode ofThe Masked Singer.
Fright Night brought the belated spooky season festivities to theMasked Singerstage.
Ultimately, Snowstorm was sent through to Thursday’s semi-finals, and Sir Bugaboo was forced to unmask.
Sir Bugaboo performing on season 8 of ‘The Masked Singer’.Michael Becker/Fox
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: First, thanks for taking some time to chat aboutThe Masked Singer.
RAY PARKER JR.:I can’t wait to see it.
They were supposed to show it a few weeks ago, and then they didn’t show it.
So I can’t wait to see it myself.
So, what went through your mind when you got the call to do the show?
Well, last year, I think [the judges guessed] I wasBobby Brown.
So they put my head on top of somebody else.
That was the first little sign right there.
And I was like, “Oh, that’s pretty interesting.
Maybe they should just have me on the show for real.”
And wouldn’t you believe it, a year later, they actually did it.
So I thought that was pretty interesting.
So you were ready for the call?
Yeah, right down and ready to do it.
I thought it’d be a lot of fun.
And did it measure up to your expectations?
It’s a lot more work than one would think.
But it’s fun, though.
I had a really, really nice time.
All of the people that were helping me were really, really nice.
It was just fun.
Your episode had a major twist, with Scarecrow unmasking herself.
How did you feel about that in the moment?
Well, I thought that was gonna buy me a couple more weeks.
But then I thought, I don’t know about that.
You know, Halloween is coming up, and they probably just want me to sing that song.
So I was unmasked.
Would you have wanted to sing anything in particular?
No, no songs in particular.
Yeah, what were the mechanics of that, with the four legs and really long arms?
The mechanics to that were really difficult, unlike some of the other acts I saw.
They’d say to me, “Okay, time to stand in position here.”
[The others] would just walk to their marker and stand on the X.
Like, wait a minute, I need a lot of time!
I was able to move in it good once I got there.
How would you describe that costume to people?
Because I’m sort of at a loss for words.
That thing was heavy.
The head was really heavy because of the four legs thing.
And they strapped it all together.
So it was pretty interesting.
On the show, it’s mentioned that you and Nicole Scherzinger have worked together.
I did a few shows with her.
And she’s really nice and fun to be around.
She’s a really nice person.
[Laughs] Well, we did that after the show.
But yeah, I got to see her.
We just happened to pass each other at the end of the performance that day.
And I didn’t see anybody else, just her.
I saw her on the way out.
What’s next for you?
I’m excited about putting out more music, even though I’m slow and lazy as ever.
I only have two or three more songs to sing and I’ll have a whole album complete.
And I can’t finish these two or three songs because they’ve just taken me forever.
What can you tell us about it?
Well, the title of the album isMake America High Again.
I think it’s newer, a little bit, but it’s my same old feel.
I’m not making music for a really, really young group.
I’m making it for my group of people.
I’ve been pretty lazy, but I’m actually on it this time.
I think it’s my best work for sure.
