TLC's Chilli is ready to kick off 2025 in style at Times Square ... giving us the latest on prepping for "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest" and why the moment will be extra bittersweet.
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00:00You've got to be excited, you and T-Boz, to get on stage on New Year's Eve in Times Square.
00:08Are you hoping for... I always know people when I watch that show, are they hoping for...
00:13Do you want snow because it makes for a good visual? Do you want it to be warm?
00:17And obviously you're hoping it doesn't rain.
00:19Well, I'm praying that it doesn't rain. That's number one.
00:23But I'm actually allergic to the cold. Like everybody said, I have it too hot.
00:28Like in my room, Tian never wants to come in my room. She's like, it's too hot, it's too hot.
00:33But to me, it's not. You know, it feels normal to me.
00:36So I'm just hoping and praying that there's no rain because cold and rain is a terrible combination.
00:42This can't be the first time you guys have done this on New Year's Eve, right?
00:46Well, yes. New Year's Eve for us in Times Square.
00:50The last time we were in Times Square is kind of bittersweet in a sense.
00:55You know, we lost Lisa and, you know, it was amazing to be in that moment to celebrate her.
01:02But it was horrible because, you know, she was not with us.
01:06So that was the last time we were actually in Times Square.
01:09So it's been a long time.
01:11The performance there, I'm sure will, you know, bring back some memories for you that's going to have extra meaning.
01:17Exactly.
01:18Oh, yeah, for sure. And we've already, you know, started working on the set list.
01:23And, you know, we're going to be out there rehearsing.
01:27I love rehearsals. That's like my absolute favorite thing.
01:30Wait, you love rehearsals?
01:32No, this is weird because I've never heard an artist say that.
01:34What? Are you kidding me?
01:36Let me tell you something.
01:37It's funny because our dancers' agents will call our manager and say Chili is working them too hard or whatever.
01:44Because to me, I'm like, I'm singing and I'm dancing and I'm older than you.
01:48So you should be able to keep up. Let's go.
01:51So, you know, I don't understand when anybody's getting tired when I'm not.
01:55I'm putting like one hundred and fifty percent in.
01:58And all these years later, I'm telling you, like, I still get nervous before a concert.
02:02Tian does too. We like, oh, my gosh, oh, my gosh.
02:05You know, the breathing and all of that, like we still love it.
02:08So I think when you still love it like that, the fans know, you know, because we're on stage.
02:14We're having so much fun and I love it.
02:17I love rehearsals and I love to be on tour.
02:21I love it.