| "I'm looking forward to it," says Anthony. "We'll
be singing together, as far as I know, 'Greatest Love Of All' and I think I heard us
singing, 'I Need To Know' together. Who knows? That's still in the works." The
New York native is also slated to appear on two Rosie O'Donnell specials, one the day
prior to Thanksgiving, and another on Christmas Eve.
Anthony says collaborations with Billy Joel and Eric Clapton are also in sight.
"I'm fascinated by both those guys," said Anthony, who worked with another
legend, Paul Simon, on the short-lived Broadway musical The Capeman.
Anthony, whose eponymously-titled second English-language pop album has sold
over a million copies since its Sept. 28 release, says such opportunities presented
themselves long before his current success.
"They knew of my music before I decided to sing pop," Anthony says of
Clapton and Joel. "They knew of my salsa stuff and had a lot of respect for what I
was doing. When Eric came to the studio, he was like, 'Wow, so you're doing English now.'
Billy, the same thing. He hadn't heard a lick of this album and was like, 'Wow, he's going
to be singing in English. If he needs anything, let me know.'"
Anthony does have his own HBO special lined up for Feb. 11, called Marc
Anthony Live At Madison Square Garden. "That will probably kick off the
tour," he says.
-- Karen Bliss |
