This year he decided to turn the tables sort of.
"What's your question?" he asked an Associated Press reporter after grabbing a microphone.
Asked how it felt to be at the Grammys, he replied, "That's a very good question and I will be happy to answer it."
Seal, nominated for male pop vocal performance, went on to say he was excited to be at the show but sorry he couldn't attend with his children and his wife, Heidi Klum, who were at home in Germany.
Still wielding the mic, Seal went on to guide an AP camera person as he described his outfit: white blazer, white shirt, white pants and a black, skull-print tie that he said "the moths have been eating in my cupboard."
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