“Actually, all people that is left within the last 4, they’re all nice singers so I am honored to be within the dialog,” McCain mentioned when requested about his history-making unmasking Wednesday.
Edwin McCain made Masked Singer historical past Wednesday night time.
And whereas it could not have been for a motive he significantly loved, it proved that he was a prime contender in a season that is been neck-and-neck.
The “I will Be” singer spoke to TooFab Thursday after he was unmasked as Nessy, the place he reacted to being eradicated in what was “the closest margin in Masked Singer historical past” by lower than “one %.”
“Actually, all people that is left within the last 4, they’re all nice singers, so I am honored to be within the dialog,” McCain mentioned when requested if the shut margin made his elimination simpler to take. “And yeah, I feel them saying that it was lower than one % was only a very nice means of giving me a pat on the again on the way in which out, so due to them.”
Making it to the ultimate 5 additionally allowed McCain to get his daughter in on the enjoyable, and because it seems, the Grammy-nominated singer believes the teenager would be the one accountable for getting him on the present.
“She’s been a extremely good sport. And I feel actually, if we did a deep dive on this, I feel one of many the reason why I even obtained invited was due to a video that I did along with her,” the 55-year-old mentioned of his daughter, who joined him on Wednesday’s episode to supply perception into his character and drop some Nessy clues for the judges.
“Her trainer put my music video on in one in all her lessons, and it was, like, horribly embarrassing, and I caught the story on my TikTok channel, and the video obtained, like, 20 million views,” he shared, “so I feel that is in all probability how I obtained on the radar display screen of The Masked Singer within the first place — so I would have to offer her some credit score.”
“Her embarrassment of me put me ready to embarrass her additional,” McCain quipped.
His daughter has additionally joined him on different phases, accompanying her dad for 3 weeks throughout his tour final summer season.
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“She got here out on tour with me final summer season. She was solely speculated to be out for like per week and he or she ended up staying on the market for 3 weeks, and he or she’s such a very good traveler and and we had such a very good time collectively, and I simply can’t say sufficient good issues, and so she’s she’s been an integral a part of the profession as of late,” he gushed.
His Masked Singer journey was a stunning one for McCain, who, whereas nonetheless making music and touring, has largely steered away from heart stage.
“I used to be shocked at how onerous a few of these songs had been at first to sing, as a result of I needed to work on them a little bit bit,” McCain revealed. “Particularly, consider it or not, ‘Stargazing.’ I spent loads of time singing it whereas I used to be on a treadmill to prepare for it as a result of that efficiency had loads of me transferring round and having the ability to maintain the wind and to have the ability to sing the music and lug this large costume round. So I truly educated for a few weeks to prepare to try this music.”
Along with coaching on the treadmill, McCain needed to get used to singing as Nessy, with the giant-tailed costume taking a number of run-throughs to get used to it.
“It was fairly enjoyable since you type of have this sense of invincibility inside that factor. You are type of protected, nevertheless it was additionally extraordinarily scorching. And I’ve an actual — a newfound respect for the skilled sports activities mascots and what they need to take care of,” he shared.
“I used to be actually making an attempt to watch out with the costume, at first, as a result of it is such a ravishing piece, and so they spent a lot time on all the main points, and I did not wish to tear it up,” he continued. “However then after an episode or so, you discover ways to transfer round in it, and I figured I may bounce round with out flinging the tail into the group.”
“The farther down the road you get, the extra snug you get,” McCain added, telling TooFab that he’d don’t have any qualms sooner or later about suiting up for one more masked efficiency, whether or not on TMS or elsewhere.
Whereas he is not sure of who rounds out this season’s prime 4 remaining masks, and who will in the end emerge as this season’s winner, one factor that he does know for positive is that he’ll be there until the top.
“I haven’t got a single clue, and I’d enterprise to say that I obtained to be one of many oldest contestants on this season, too. So, I assume they’re all a lot youthful than me,” McCain mentioned. “I haven’t got a single clue who they could possibly be, however they’re all nice singers for positive.”
“I will be watching throughout,” he added.
The Masked Singer continues subsequent Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET on Fox.
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