Philosophical view leaves Jones positive

Eastern Bridal Fair

Eastern Bridal Fair

Published Nov 6, 2014

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THERE are two ways of looking at the way Mikhail Jones is dealing with being booted from The X-Factor: he either takes bad news very well, or he’s in denial.

In his chat with Tonight, Jones was full of praise for the show.

“I am back at home and it’s really good to be back. I always say you can choose to live in the negative or look at solutions going forward to better your situation. I thought it was fantastic to go forward,” he said.

On the show, Jones was under rocker Arno Carstens’ wing and the theme focused on R&B renditions. Jones gave his best shot during his performance and did not expect to be sent off.

“Last week everything came as a shock because I was brought back in as the wild card. I felt that since the judges and the fans had shown that they liked me, I stood a good shot at going far in the competition. But it’s a competition and it doesn’t go the way we want it to. I guess there is a better plan for my life and I am blessed in that regard.

“I am looking forward to the future,” he said.

However, Jones takes home the experience of working under the talented judges Zonke Dikana, Carstens and Oskido.

“It was a great privilege and honour to have worked alongside them as they are a few of South Africa’s finest. The are well known all over the country and they know what they are doing. I have great respect for them off camera as well because they have given us advice on what the industry is really like and how we can navigate through it. I was very blessed to be around them while I was on the show. I feel I was lucky as there are so many people out there who are in the arts but never dream of getting the access that I got in a short space of time,” said Jones.

He would not even second-guess his performances, feeling that when it’s time, you simply have to go.

“You can choose to dwell on it and wish you could have changed something, but the truth is we all do our best and the rest is left to the powers that be,” he said.

• Check out who makes the cut on The X-Factor on Saturday at 6pm on SABC 3. Vote for your favourite act by SMSing 33121, and catch the results show at 7.30pm. AKA is sure to bring the house down with his performance.

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