Watching Greyson Michael Chance Launch

When I saw that Ashton Kutcher had tweeted about Greyson Michael Chance’s amazing cover of Lady Gaga’s “Paparazzi,” I wondered what it must be like to go to school dreaming of becoming a famous musician only to come home and discover you’re a phenomenon. Also (betraying my age) I wondered how his mom felt. I mean, picture it: Dinner is on the table, parents ask how school was, and then “Well, um, mom, so I posted this video of myself playing the piano at
that 6th grade assembly last week, and, uh, heh, a funny thing
happened…um, a lot of people liked it, like, a lot, and well, I think I need to miss soccer practice tomorrow
’cause Leno emailed to ask if I can do his show.”

But that was just in my imagination. In real life, turns out it was Ellen who made the call.