Gina Villalobos is a singer/songwriter from California.
1. For many artists, they cite a defining moment for themselves when they knew they wanted to be a singer. For many it was the appearance of Elvis on the Ed Sullivan show, to another generation it was the Beatles’ appearance on Sullivan half a decade later. Is there such a defining moment for you?
GV- no, there was not one defining moment, it was more like a series of undefinable ones through out my life. to me music is not like any other profession. no one really wakes up one day and decides to be a musician like they would a fireman or something. i don't think there are any schools out there that can teach one to emote. i never one day decided to be an artist. i just think that i had always been one. for me it was more about realizing who i had always been...what i already was. it didn't have to do with seeing a certain band on tv or anything like that. music was always poring out of the walls of our house when we were kids. it would have been more shocking for me if all of a sudden the music stopped.
2. When you’re not creating music what are you listening to? Who are some of your favorites?
GV- it depends if i am not creating music it probably means i am stuck on something so i usually do NOTHING, listen to nothing. This period of time cleanses my system of unnecessary information. It is like cleaning the hard drive. The system works much smoother when it’s cleared of fragments. Somehow when I stand still creativity comes back to me. NOT writing or NOT listening to music is a big is part of the writing and production process for me.
recent favs- rickie lee jones, wilco, ryan adams
3. What would you say is your greatest moment so far as an artist, either on record or live?
GV- the feeling i get after i write a song
4. Do you believe music can change the world or is just something to listen to? How much can music influence current events?
GV- no, i don't really think music can change the world or current events.
5. How has technology affected the music industry? How has technology affected your career as a musician?
GV well..... good question.
i think it has been good and bad. i think for sure it has devalued the job title "music producer" since everybody and there brother can call them selves one these days if the have pro tools. there is a lot more music out there because of this and a lot of it is not quality art....just my opinion.
kind of like what happened to the movie industry when the Mini DV cam was invented. all of a sudden everybody was a film maker but all the movies that came out sucked because they weren't really film makers, they just owned a DV camera?
6. Now for my Barbara Walters question: If you were a pair of shoes what type of shoes would you be? running
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