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October 10th, 2009 at 2:10 am

Michael Buble Oprah Video 10-9-09

Here is Michael Buble Oprah video of his Oct. 9, 2009 performance and interview on The Oprah Winfrey Show in support of his newly released fourth studio album Crazy Love.

The Canadian singer-songwriter found success with his Grammy Award winning 2008 album Call Me Irresponsible which was certified platinum in the U.S. as well as in other countries worldwide. The new album features production from David Foster, Bob Rock and Humberto Gatica. It is an album of classics and standards including All Of Me and Cry Me a River in addition to two original songs, which he co-wrote.

His performance of the lead single, Haven’t Met You Yet, on the Friday, Oct. 9 show can be seen directly on the Oprah.com Web site, along with a backstage interview/featurette:

Additionally, see the video of his interview with Oprah below.

The Times Online is streaming the album: Michael Buble exlusive: listen to new album Crazy Love in full

In an interview with the newspaper he says of the new album:

” I dug way deeper and was more introspective on this one. Basically, I sang the truth – made each song autobiographical – and you can definitely hear the difference.

“I went back to the way my idols made their records. I wanted an organic feel – so people could feel like they were in the studio with me. The musicians and I all sat in the room, recorded it right from the floor and we let the sounds all come together and bleed into one another. It’s not contrived. Not too perfect. It just feels really good.”

In an interview with PopEater he says his success “stems from insecurity.” He goes on to say:

“I can’t speak for all the entertainers, but I’m sure there are lots of people in the business — even in politics — and the CEO’s of enormous companies, who get there because insecurity pushes you. I sometimes think the brasher the celebrity or the artist, the more insecure they

The full interview along with several pictures is here: Michael Buble Owes Success to Insecurity

The video is below.