1. For many artists, they cite a defining moment for themselves when theyknew they wanted to be a singer. For many it was the appearance of Elvis onthe Ed Sullivan show, to another generation it was the Beatles’ appearance onSullivan half a decade later. Is there such a defining moment for you?
A. That is a hard question and sure the rest of the band members will have their own defining moments, but I guess for me it was as a child during an appearance on stage with Sooty & Sweep (famous puppet show in the UK), with a song & dance troupe - looking at the faces of all those people watching and enjoying the show made me feel good too and want to keep entertaining.
2 . When you’re not creating music what are you listening to? Who are some ofyour favorites?
A. Between all the band members, we have very eclectic tastes in music but lovethe blues... all the greats like Robert Johnson, Magic Sam, Lightnin' Hopkins, Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday, Albert King as well as more modern artists like Muddy Waters, Eric Clapton, Peter Green, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Etta James, Janis Joplin, Jefferson Airplane, Led Zeppelin, Fleetwood Mac, BB King... the list is extensive and ever expanding! I switch favourites as often as my clothes, there are just so many amazing artists and songs out there ... at the moment I'm into Francine Reed - amazing singer & songs.
3. What would you say is your greatest moment so far as an artist, either on record or live?
A. Hmmm ... I guess the greatest moment live was winning a televised talent show judged by the blues master himself Jools Holland and on record .. .managing to get all the tracks on our album recorded in one afternoon!
4. Do you believe music can change the world or is just something to listen to? How much can music influence current events?
A. I feel that it is a two way exchange ... of course music can change the world and influence events ... a song or concert that speaks to you can change your perspective on situations ... like Live Aid and events influence musicians into writing songs about them all the time. People meet, discuss, make love and get married with music all the time ... it can be a huge influence ... or just something in the background depending on the listeners mood and involvement in what they hear.
5. How has technology affected the music industry? How has technology affected your career as a musician?
A. Technology has affected the music industry incredibly! Anyone can pick up an instrument or use a piece of software to create music but were always limited to where they lived and if a label could be bothered to sign and promote them. Now, musicians can upload their music to a variety of sites and be heard by people all over the world without being signed. It has opened up the type of music people can create to provide a broader range of styles and genres.
As a musician, technology has opened up so many ways of creating, marketing and listening to music that it would be very hard for it not to affect a musicians career in some way! I use it more for helping to fine tune the live stuff ... recording everything for later review and for marketing ... the most useful gadget I own is an MP3 player/recorder that is used to record ideas, rehearsals and is packed with a myriad of favourites as well as whatever songs the band are writing or rehearsing at the time.
6. Now for my Barbara Walters question: If you were a pair of shoes what type of shoes would you be?
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?
I remember hearing Madonna for the first time and wanting painfully to BE her. She was just at the beginning of her career when my family discovered her and I would dress up in clothes to mimic her and dance around with a hairbrush as a microphone singing "Papa Don't Preach," (to the dismay of my parents as i was only ~6 years old and I didn't know what the song was about) and "Material Girl," etc. etc. I thought the words to "Like a Virgin" were 'like a bird dance' and my sister and i danced accordingly.
2. When you’re not creating music what are you listening to? Who are some of your favorites?
Terry Riley, Beethoven, Debussy, I still listen to classical music. But then I turn on Neil Young, Led Zeppelin, the Beatles, Buffalo Springfield, and also poppy female artists like Imogen Heap and Bat for Lashes.
I also love weird music...I realize weird is a vague term, but basically anything that stands out as being completely and utterly different. The most obvious example I can think of that people might recognize would be John Cage.
And I actually think his music is pretty tame.
3. What would you say is your greatest moment so far as an artist, either on record or live?
This past year when I realized that I AM an artist. And I can do whatever I want artistically and I don't have to care a damn about what other people think. I have no plans of getting rich:)
4. Do you believe music can change the world or is just something to listen to? How much can music influence current events?
Yes. Music has saved me from depression, anxiety, and drug abuse.
I also believe it shapes your consciousness and helps you understand differing world views. I have learned more about humanity through song-writers than from anywhere else.
Music has gotten me through the tough times...and I think about that when I am creating it for other people.
5. How has technology affected the music industry? How has technology affected your career as a musician?
Technology has made it possible for me to even MAKE a record that sound sas good as what we are used to hearing on the radio. It has also made i possible for me to reach out to venues and fans and build a relationship with those that I would not have had the chance to do so 10 years ago. Really, before Myspace existed and was mainstream, there was still very little way an indie had a chance of reaching the world at large without beating the pavement 365 days a year.
6. Now for my Barbara Walters question: If you were a pair of shoes what type of shoes would you be?
An old-but-loved-pair of leather boots
Description: Linq's edgy electric folk-rock will make you want to tap your feet and then go and call your congressman.
Biography: “Her lyrics challenge listeners the way that Michael Moore challenges viewers.”
Ann Forcier, The Recorder, Greenfield, MA
She saw Led Zeppelin on their first US tour and loves Joan Baez, but don’t expect some wide-eyed hippie in tie-dye cooing about love and daisies. Sure, if you went to the first Woodstock and you want peace-loving music, you’ve come to the right place, but your kids will also love her refreshingly direct folk-rock with a touch of blues, vintage R&B and yep, even techno, with anthems that’ll make you dance around your living room or call your congress person, some at the same time.
Like so many others, she took piano as a kid and taught herself the guitar as a young adult, but she made a detour to become a pharmacist. Not just one of those white-coated clerks at a chain store, but at her own store. At the young age of 55, she climbed up on stage, sans the lab coat, and sang for an audience that was so enthusiastic that soon after she sold the pharmacy and made music a focus. Linq does nothing halfway, diving into the music world with a single in 2003 and then her first album Journey in 2004. Another full-length album, Fast Moving Dream, came out in 2006, and a 2-song enhanced CD with video, Change the Picture, George!, was released in 2007. Full-length albums Life Goes On and Rx and the Side Effects were both released in 2009.
Linq performs around New England and at selected gigs outside the region including showcases at the 2009 Indiegrrl Conference in Nashville and at the 2010 International Indiegrrl Conference and Festival in Knoxville. She also played at BB King’s Blues Club in Nashville in August 2009. Her first video, “George Orwell Where Are You?” has remained near the top of the list of Neil Young’s Living With War Today Top Protest Videos since it debuted in 2007. She’s been the featured artist on several sites including Indiegrrl, Gay Guitarists Worldwide, GoGirls and more.
Awards include an Honorable Mention for “Tired” from the International Narrative Song Competition, in the top 50 in the American Idol Underground (“Victim of the War”), and Fast Moving Dream was in the top 40 on the Outvoice charts for an entire year. "Change the Picture" from Change the Picture, George! and also available on Life Goes On, was nominated for the 2009 Just Plain Folks Music Awards (world’s largest with 560,000 song submissions) in the Political Song category. Linq was also one of the five nominees for OUTMusician of the Year (music + activism) in the 2009 OUTMusic Awards, and she was named Musical Artist of 2009 in the 2009 Pride in the Arts Awards. David Byrne of The Windy City Times (Chicago, IL) named title track “Life Goes On” the 2009 Song of the Year. She’s currently one of the five nominees in the 2010 OUTMusic Awards for OUTMusician of the Year (music + activism). Winners will be announced in December.
Rx and the Side Effects broke into the Roots Music Report Top 50 Folk the first week out and remained there for five weeks, peaking at #23 the week of September 25, 2009. The album also peaked at #4 in the Massachusetts Section (all genres) the same week. Curve Magazine calls “No Person on the Line” the “best healthcare rage song ever.”
Linq believes that music is the most effective tool we have to bring people together, to celebrate each other and to break down barriers. And if it takes a former pharmacist to do that, all the better. It’s a medicine we can all use.
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November 1, 2010
LET'S STOP BULLYING NOW
In 2006 a black gay musician was attacked and savagely beaten in New York City by four young men between the ages of sixteen and twenty. Witnesses heard them yelling both homophobic and racial slurs.
Singer-songwriter Linq (pronounced Link) responded to this incident with the creation of the song, "Change the Picture," which brought nominations in the Political Song category of the 2009 Just Plain Folks Music Awards (largest in the world with 560,000 entries received) and in the OUTMusician of the Year (music + activism) category of the 2009 OUTMusic Awards. She was named Musician of the Year in the 2009 Pride in the Arts Music Awards.
Last year an 11-year-old Springfield, MA, boy hanged himself in his room after being bullied in school. Early this year a 15-year old girl from Massachusetts followed suit and killed herself after being bullied at school and in cyberspace. Linq is from Massachusetts and wrote "Oh Bully" to address these tragic deaths. The song has earned her a nomination in the 2010 OUTMusic Awards for OUTMusician of the Year (music + activism). Winners will be announced at the 20th anniversary celebration of the OUTMusic Awards Show on December 1, 2010, in New York City. The event is presented by the LGBT Academy of Recording Arts (LARA).
In the wake of the recent nationwide series of suicides as the result of bullying, Linq has launched a personal campaign to raise awareness of the issue by using many avenues: local community outreach and involvement, production of an "Oh Bully" video, live performance, distribution of anti-bullying bumper stickers, on-air interviews, and international radio airplay using these songs to spread her message.
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?
When I was 6 1/2 years old my parents bought a piano. I was trying to play a song but it wasn't going the way I thought it should or wanted it to. I asked my Mother what the problem was and she explained that I had to take piano lessons. My Father was a high school math teacher and asked his students if any of them had a piano teacher that they really liked. One girl told him that she had a piano teacher and she really liked her and that is how my parents found my piano teacher. After my first lesson I ran to the piano once we got home and tried to play the song. I exclaimed to my parents that the piano lesson didn't work. They told me I needed to take more than one lesson and so I kept going back. Four months later I gave my first recital (playing at a fourth year level, which I didn't know was a big deal at the time). After that performance I was on Cloud 9 and knew that a pianist/performer was what I would be 'when I grew up'.
2. When you’re not creating music what are you listening to? Who are some of your favorites?
Instead of generating a random (and very extensive) list of artists that I love to listen to, I've created alphabetical listing just for fun (but not a complete listing by any means)!
Aerosmith
Beatles Chet Baker
Damned Eurythmics Fleetwood Mac George Gershwin
Heart India.Arie
Journey Kronos Quartet Led Zepplin
Meatloaf Nat King Cole Ozzy Osbourne
Prince
Queen
Rush Stevie Wonder Tom Waits U2 Van Halen
Who Xavier Rudd
Zappa
3. What would you say is your greatest moment so far as an artist, either on record or live?
It is really hard to say I've only had one greatest moment. However, one of the highlights was a show that I gave when I was 18 years old - my Senior Recital. The first hour was Classical music in chronological order based on when it was composed and ended with a piece I composed. The second hour I came out with a rock band and we played an hour of songs I had written. I loved the complete change in mood and the crowd had a great time.
4. Do you believe music can change the world or is just something to listen to? How much can music influence current events?
I believe that music has power that we may sometimes either be unaware of and/or take for granted. Music therapy has been proven to heal. Lyrics have inspired and taught people around the world about major events. Music fundraisers are events that can help raise awareness and funds for medical research, disaster relief and other important causes.
5. How has technology affected the music industry? How has technology affected your career as a musician?
I believe that technology has been a blessing and a curse. Because of the internet, music is more available and accessible to people around the world. Music searches and social networking have helped my music reach people globally whereas without the internet, I don't know that I'd have fans in places like India, Ireland and Bulgaria. The downside of the technology is that music is easier to steal and has put traditional record stores out of business. I read that it was estimated that because of online piracy and illegal sales of copyrighted works on the artists who create them, artists lost $12.5 BILLION and 71,060 jobs last year. Those are pretty terrifying statistics.
6. Now for my Barbara Walters question: If you were a pair of shoes what type of shoes would you be?
If I were a pair of shoes I would be the most flattering, comfortable, never-go-out-of-style pair. These shoes would be the kind that a person would do anything to keep around because this paid of shoes is her absolute, can't-do-without favorite!
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?
There was. It was the Night I first saw "The Lyricist Lounge Show". Artists like Wordsworth and Punchline and the way they would put words together and make them flow so smooth. Freestyling off the top of the head, I was captivated. I wrote my first rap that same night and I haven't stopped since!
2. When you’re not creating music what are you listening to? Who are some of your favorites?
My Genres of Music vary a lot. Im a huge Blues Fan. I love the Blues. Everything from Robert Johnson to Chris Thomas King. Jimi Hendrix and Led Zeppelin. Bob Marley, Matisyahu, Reel Big Fish, Outkast and Eminem
3. What would you say is your greatest moment so far as an artist, either on record or live?
I would have to say the Biggest Accomplishment for me as an artist so far is the release of my debut album "The Last Hundred Yards" available now on Itunes and CDBABY.com
4. Do you believe music can change the world or is just something to listen to? How much can music influence current events?
I definitley believe music can change the world. Its a form of art, expression, communication. Ive learned a lot about other places, language and people just through their music alone. Right now I'm currently working on starting my own non-profit organization for underprivileged kids and children with disabilities and I'm working on a song just for the foundation. All the profits from the song will go to the foundation. Music can change peoples Lives and If it can changes peoples lives it can change the world!
5. How has technology affected the music industry? How has technology affected your career as a musician?
Technology has Changed the entire music industry. The way we sell music, buy music, record music, the way we listen to music. Its done more things to the industry then imaginable. I listen to records from back in the early 1900 and the way we record and listen to music now was un-imaginable back then. Its helped out both good and bad. It gives people who aren't talented or real musicians an excuse to be one and it gives people a way to reach the world without having to leave there home!
6. Now for my Barbara Walters question: If you were a pair of shoes what type of shoes would you be?
I love Nike's but my everyday shoe is New Balance so I'd have to say New Balance! But I could care less about shoes. I'd rather be a New Era Fitted!
Paul Kloschinsky is a singer/songwriter from Canada.
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?
Although I played in Rock bands when I was young, the defining moment for me would be in 1990 in Toronto when I checked out Bob Dylan and heard his song "Its Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)". It inspired me to be ambitious about my songwriting and to pursue a career as a singer songwriter.
2. When you’re not creating music what are you listening to? Who are some of your favorites?
Bob Dylan, Robert Johnson, Led Zeppelin, U2, Howlin' Wolf, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Glenn Gould.
3. What would you say is your greatest moment so far as an artist, either on record or live?
Winning the 2007 MusicAid Award for Best Canadian Songwriter.
4. Do you believe music can change the world or is just something to listen to? How much can music influence current events?
I think music, like the other arts, can be instrumental in raising awareness of social injustice, and can hopefully sometimes influence decision makers to make changes.
5. How has technology affected the music industry? How has technology affected your career as a musician?
Technology has revolutionized the production and selling of music. My career would not be possible without quality home studio equipment and world wide distribution on the internet. Independent artists now have many opportunities to promote their work online, that were non existent 10-15 years ago.
6. Now for my Barbara Walters question: If you were a pair of shoes what type of shoes would you be?
Jordyn Jackson is a singer/songwriter from Jacksonville Florida.
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?
Yes. When I was in 8th grade, I went to a very small Christian school. I was overheard singing on the playground by Louis Pecci, a student's father who owned a design firm in Jacksonville, FL. Louis gave me the gift of studio time for my 8th grade graduation. As soon as I stepped foot in the recording studio, I knew that I wanted to be a professional singer.
2. When you’re not creating music what are you listening to? Who are some of your favorites?
I have a very wide spectrum of favorites: Led Zeppelin, Nine Inch Nails, Ours, Christina Aguilera, Pink Floyd, Whitney Houston (I learned to sing by emulating her voice), Eva Cassidy, Billie Holiday, Brandi Carlile...The list goes on!
3. What would you say is your greatest moment so far as an artist, either on record or live?
There's no way I could pick just one! In 2005, I visited a friend in Bordighera, Italy, and ended up meeting a promoter who booked me for 2 months along the Mediterranean. The performances in Italy are definitely my all-time favorite live memories.
Recording "September in the Garden" in New Orleans takes the recording cake. Everyone involved in the recording process exceeded my expectations and created an experience I'll never be able to duplicate.
4. Do you believe music can change the world or is just something to listen to? How much can music influence current events?
The belief that music can change the world, and the hearts of the people in it, is what fuels my pursuit of a music career. People remember lyrics after listening to a song once or twice, but how many people remember a speech made by a politician? I think that artists take for granted the influence they have over their listeners, and this world would be a much better place if our musicians would focus their creative energy on making a positive difference.
5. How has technology affected the music industry? How has technology affected your career as a musician?
Technology, like most things, can be used for the good or the bad. In the music industry, it has caused music to be immediately accessible, which is convenient, but also detrimental to the artist trying to make their money off of record sales. In recording, technology has created a much easier, cost-efficient process, but it has also caused a surge of artists to excel in the industry that couldn't if they didn't have quantization and pitch-correction.
I am torn as a musician when it comes to technology in the music industry. I feel that as long as you keep your artistic integrity, you can use it for the good. As a vocalist who strives to give honest performances, I do wish Auto-Tune and Melodyne had never been invented.
6. Now for my Barbara Walters question: If you were a pair of shoes what type of shoes would you be?
I'm a shoe addict, so this question is great! I would be a comfortable pair of 5-inch black leather stilettos.
You might be a rock guy. Or maybe a country girl. Or an alternative chick. Maybe a blues boy. Perhaps a bluegrass dude.
Punks don't like rock, rock doesn't think much of country, alternative thinks very highly of themselves.
Everyone has different tastes. Just because you don't care for something that doesn't make it worse than what you like. I've never been a big country fan, but I find that the more I explore music and listen to the past I've come to a grudging love of a lot of what would be considered country music. There's still some of it that I can't stand, but there's a lot more that I do like.
And just because a music critic thinks something is great, doesn't mean it's all that. Or by reverse, just because an album gets one star doesn't mean you should ignore it. If it's something you like, listen to it and don't worry about what others think of it. Early reviews of Led Zepplin from such leading rock journals as Rolling Stone called their music terrible, but try and find a bad review of that music in the magazine today. It just goes to show no one knows anything.
We've made it our mission statement on this site to be positive about what we write about here. We want to introduce our readers to some great music. Do we think you'll enjoy song of the day we feature, every artist that answers our Simply Six, every singer that we spotlight? Of course not, but hopefully there will be some that we mention that you will hear and want to investigate further, perhaps buy their album, go to one of their shows, support their music.
It gets harder and harder everyday to discover new music and at the same time it's never been easier. The internet puts a vast catalog of music at our fingertips, but sometimes it can be hard to find something new. We're here, hoping that we can help a little with that.
But remember just because you don't like that last artist we spotlighted it doesn't mean they were bad, they were just meant for someone else.
Jessica Dawn is a singer/songwriter from Nashville with a new ep, "Graffito" just released.
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?
I don’t have one defining moment, but rather a series of moments that eventually progressed into an inner knowing that making music is what I wanted to do for a living. I started writing songs when I was eight years old and I remember the time I wrote my first song. Melodies were always coming to me as a child from then on…it was just fun to be creative and in my own little world. I started making my own tapes for my friends in elementary school. And while everyone was into Madonna, I loved Debbie Gibson because I thought it was so cool that she was only 17 and writing her own songs and played piano. When I hit my pre-teens, right when Mariah Carey came out, I definitely knew I wanted the life she was living. I even tried to sing like her, but of course, it didn’t come out the same way! Ha I was obsessed at an early age…not only was I always singing, recording, writing, and playing piano but also did silly things like pretend I was being interviewed, accepting Grammys awards in my bedroom, and coming up with music video ideas in my garage!
2. When you’re not creating music what are you listening to? Who are some of your favorites?
I’m constantly listening to music and I always gravitate towards artists that move and evoke me in some instinctual way. I’m attracted to artists who I can respect and learn from as a musician and songwriter, usually people who have some longevity or aren’t trying to fit some generic mold…and definitely artists who take chances and are unique because they don’t compromise who they are. If I listed ALL of my favorites, it would be too lengthy, but here’s a good handful: Led Zeppelin, Sheryl Crow, Tori Amos, Lenny Kravitz, Maroon 5, Carole King, Aretha Franklin, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Alicia Keys, Muse, Fiona Apple, Marc Broussard, Jimi Hendrix, Nikka Costa, Stevie Wonder, Wolfmother, Kanye West, Jonny Lang, Black Keys, Beyonce, Evanescence, Beck, Janis Joplin, Black Rebel Motor Cycle Club, Jet, Ani DiFranco, Black Crowes…shall I go on ?
3. What would you say is your greatest moment so far as an artist, either on record or live?
I played this really fun show at a little club in Bowling Green, KY, a college town where the crowds just really dig original music. They’re receptive to new and upcoming artists there. I was playing with a full band and we were performing the last song…by then, everybody was cheering and dancing. And so because the exchange of energy was so strong at that point, I spontaneously took the song in a different direction and the band just went with it-I stopped playing guitar and got the audience to start clapping with me and singing along. As cheesy as it sounds, there was something magical and beautiful in the air when that happened. It was quite euphoric. And that was when I really understood “crowd participation” and how that fire can start, as well as experiencing that “high” feeling you can have on stage as a performer. It was a moment I’ll never forget.
4. Do you believe music can change the world or is just something to listen to? How much can music influence current events?
The beauty of music is that it affects people in different ways. Some people like it only in the background, some like to listen carefully, pick it apart and discuss its theory,…some people like to dance to it, sleep to it, cry to it, drive to it,…some people are so inspired it can change their minds or their hearts or they use it as therapy to deal with difficult emotions…there’s such a broad spectrum of inspiration. Some artists like to mix politics with music and that’s because they feel the need to express those thoughts and ideas. There are people out there who will listen to an artist’s interpretation of what’s going on in the world verses a politician sometimes. Maybe that’s because it comes from an authentic, honest, and more relatable source. And plus music adds momentum and power to the words.
Music can change a person’s attitude, demeanor, heart, even perception…and since real change for the world comes from the change that occurs within individuals, then maybe in a sense, it can change the world. One thing’s for sure, music can bring people together, there’s a unity that forms at a concert and music really is the universal language. I also believe it’s the language of our souls and that’s why it can be such a spiritual experience.
5. How has technology affected the music industry? How has technology affected your career as a musician?
Technology has affected the music industry in the sense that it’s more accessible now…it’s very consumer-friendly. A person can go online and if they only like two songs off of the 12-song album, they can just buy those two songs. They have the luxury of finding almost any song or artist online they’re looking for, get what they want, and never have to leave their computer and set foot into a record store again. It’s immediate, it’s faster, it’s easier, it’s cheaper…the consumer feels more in control with getting what they want. As an artist, I believe in not fighting change and accepting this new digital wave. In retrospect, it’s always been changing…we’ve come a long way from the gramophone! Change is inevitable. I believe the music business will always be alive and thriving because no matter what, people are always going to want music. So the only thing that’ s changing is HOW people are getting the music,…in different formats which will affect the “record” industry because of compact discs, but not the “music” industry itself. There will have to be new ways, new approaches to how music is sold. In my personal experience, technology has helped me. I can reach a wider audience online, and appeal to friends and fans who want to purchase the songs on iTunes, etc. The internet has shifted the way the whole game runs now and it actually caters to the independent artists who can do so much on their own now without relying on the big dogs in the suits (who are currently sweating bullets trying to come up with how to survive in such a do-it-yourself music market). Artists have more leverage now because they don’t have to be as dependent. The best thing about the internet for a band is all of the networking and being accessible to the public and therefore, you can have a fan in Germany because he found you on Myspace.:)
6. Now for my Barbara Walters question: If you were a pair of shoes what type of shoes would you be? The first kind that popped in my mind was a pair of boots. Maybe because I hope my music will make people feel warm. Maybe because most boots are comfortable but can also be stylish…my music, in my opinion, is somewhat familiar and sonically comfy, but yet also unique with a lot of personality. So if music is a reflection of the self, then these are some of my characteristics. Boots can be fun or practical, adventurous or sexy, girly and sophisticated, cozy or tough….perhaps these boots are ready to walk over a Man for causing her pain or walking up to a Man to give him a kiss.
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