9-to-9 With Vince Chase

Originally Published for Destroy to Rebuild 1/2013.

Vince Chase is a study in oxymorons.  He has a calm, almost timid, demeanor that belies his quick wit and no nonsense attitude.  He’s soft spoken and has a way of carefully choosing his words without making an effort to do so.  He is so meticulously put together and yet, somehow, not at all.  “I auditioned for American Idol six times,” he begins in his unrushed and delicate manner of speaking, “and I only made it through to the second round once. And they basically told me, ‘We don’t care if you can sing or not. It’s all about your personality.’ That’s when I knew all of it was bullshit.”  He says it with a finality that betrays no malice whatsoever; he simply states the facts.