KINGSTON, Jamaica — Matthew Schuler, a top-six finalist on the fifth season of NBC’s The Voice who is in Jamaica to perform on the Shaggy & Friends charity show, got high praises from international artiste Shaggy on Monday.
Speaking to journalists at the Jamaica Observer Monday Exchange at the newspaper’s Beechwood Avenue headquarters, Shaggy, who is known for international hits like ‘Boombastic’ and ‘It Wasn’t Me’, said Schuler has a “very bright future”.Schuler was among guests at the forum, which included recording artistes Wayne Marshall and Assassin aka Agent Sasco.“He (Schuler) was the very first person that came up to me and said hi when I went to The Voice to support Tessanne… in fact, it was when it was his very good time and her very bad time (on The Voice),” Shaggy told journalists. ” I looked at iTunes and she was nowhere on it and he was at number one.”Shaggy said at that point, Matthew was “so polite”.“The thing with this guy is you never see him and he does not have a smile (on his face),” Shaggy shared. “He is probably one of the nicest persons I have ever met.“He came (to Jamaica) last night and did a performance at our home,” Shaggy continued. “It just shows me the type of artiste he is, he missed his flight and took two other flights to come in.”Schuler, who said this is his second visit to the island having come to Jamaica years ago for a wedding, feels privileged to be part of the charity initiative.“I am blessed and honoured,” said Schuler, who added that seeing how Shaggy has used his own achievements to help others has inspired him.“That’s what I want to do,” Schuler said. “I want to help others, especially the children, [because] the children are the future.“So I am blessed to be a part of this.”Wayne Marshall echoed Shaggy’s sentiments, describing Schuler as a male version of Tessanne with his “likeable personality”.The charity show set for January 4 will be Tessanne’s first major appearance since she was named The Voice winner, and Schuler will join her along with several other artistes including Shaggy, Tarrus Riley, Konshens, Elephant Man, Chronixx, Wayne Marshall, and Assassin to help raise funds to purchase equipment for the Bustamante Children’s Hospital.HOUSE RULES
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The Voice"s Matthew Schuler has a "very bright future", says Shaggy
