you probably know her by our song the way I am but this singer-songwriter is
way I am but this singer-songwriter is
way I am but this singer-songwriter is much more than a one-trick pony hi I’m
much more than a one-trick pony hi I’m
much more than a one-trick pony hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to
Rebecca Brayton and welcome to
Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking
watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking
watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking with ingrid michaelson about the things
with ingrid michaelson about the things
with ingrid michaelson about the things that will be Atlanta well why don’t tell
that will be Atlanta well why don’t tell
that will be Atlanta well why don’t tell us a bit about your upbringing and kind
us a bit about your upbringing and kind
us a bit about your upbringing and kind of how that influenced you to follow
of how that influenced you to follow
of how that influenced you to follow music as you’re bad both my parents were
music as you’re bad both my parents were
music as you’re bad both my parents were very artistic people my mom’s sculptor
very artistic people my mom’s sculptor
very artistic people my mom’s sculptor my dad writes music and I don’t think
my dad writes music and I don’t think
my dad writes music and I don’t think that it’s necessarily in my blood I mean
that it’s necessarily in my blood I mean
that it’s necessarily in my blood I mean my brother teaches math so I just think
my brother teaches math so I just think
my brother teaches math so I just think that my parents were because they’re
that my parents were because they’re
that my parents were because they’re artists I think artists are innately
artists I think artists are innately
artists I think artists are innately supportive and understanding of if you
supportive and understanding of if you
supportive and understanding of if you want to go into something that might not
want to go into something that might not
want to go into something that might not make you know tons of money like I would
make you know tons of money like I would
make you know tons of money like I would just go for theater and they supported
just go for theater and they supported
just go for theater and they supported that and then when I made the shift to
that and then when I made the shift to
that and then when I made the shift to music they supported that and they’ve
music they supported that and they’ve
music they supported that and they’ve just been I think the keys that they are
just been I think the keys that they are
just been I think the keys that they are are so supportive and that’s that’s how
are so supportive and that’s that’s how
are so supportive and that’s that’s how they helped me out don’t believe the
they helped me out don’t believe the
they helped me out don’t believe the things you tell you’re so silly
it was kind of described as a Cinderella
it was kind of described as a Cinderella story how you broke onto visio of it why
story how you broke onto visio of it why
story how you broke onto visio of it why don’t you kind of relay that story to us
don’t you kind of relay that story to us
don’t you kind of relay that story to us people are gonna say things like that to
people are gonna say things like that to
people are gonna say things like that to sensationalize things but it was a very
sensationalize things but it was a very
sensationalize things but it was a very quick turnaround I was you know living
quick turnaround I was you know living
quick turnaround I was you know living in Brooklyn in a department with rats
in Brooklyn in a department with rats
in Brooklyn in a department with rats and mice and then my song got used on a
and mice and then my song got used on a
and mice and then my song got used on a grey’s anatomy episode like I’ve defied
grey’s anatomy episode like I’ve defied
grey’s anatomy episode like I’ve defied my cuz I
say good morning and you take me the way
say good morning and you take me the way what is that it’s lunch I’ve been
what is that it’s lunch I’ve been
what is that it’s lunch I’ve been looking everywhere know that happen I
looking everywhere know that happen I
looking everywhere know that happen I quit my job a few months later and I got
quit my job a few months later and I got
quit my job a few months later and I got more placements and started to worry so
more placements and started to worry so
more placements and started to worry so it all happened pretty pretty quickly
it all happened pretty pretty quickly
it all happened pretty pretty quickly for me I definitely wasn’t like it was
for me I definitely wasn’t like it was
for me I definitely wasn’t like it was like rags to riches kind of a thing
like rags to riches kind of a thing
like rags to riches kind of a thing people except to make things a little
people except to make things a little
people except to make things a little more dramatic than they actually are but
more dramatic than they actually are but
more dramatic than they actually are but it was funny to be sitting you know in
it was funny to be sitting you know in
it was funny to be sitting you know in my apartment and watching hearing my
my apartment and watching hearing my
my apartment and watching hearing my song I’m the background of this huge
song I’m the background of this huge
song I’m the background of this huge television show that so many people are
television show that so many people are
television show that so many people are watching right then was a terrifying
watching right then was a terrifying
watching right then was a terrifying that was pretty cool
what kind of music had you been
what kind of music had you been listening to when you’re throwing up and
listening to when you’re throwing up and
listening to when you’re throwing up and has kind of shaped the music you come to
has kind of shaped the music you come to
has kind of shaped the music you come to make I grew up watching all old musicals
make I grew up watching all old musicals
make I grew up watching all old musicals with Judy Garland and Fred Astaire and
with Judy Garland and Fred Astaire and
with Judy Garland and Fred Astaire and Bing Crosby I think I have a very strong
Bing Crosby I think I have a very strong
Bing Crosby I think I have a very strong anchoring melody and in harmony just
anchoring melody and in harmony just
anchoring melody and in harmony just those were really important things if a
those were really important things if a
those were really important things if a song doesn’t have a great melody I’m I
song doesn’t have a great melody I’m I
song doesn’t have a great melody I’m I don’t like it I can’t really I can
don’t like it I can’t really I can
don’t like it I can’t really I can appreciate it i can understand what they
appreciate it i can understand what they
appreciate it i can understand what they artists doing but at a great voice
artists doing but at a great voice
artists doing but at a great voice there’s so many musicians out that just
there’s so many musicians out that just
there’s so many musicians out that just sort of shout or that their thing is
sort of shout or that their thing is
sort of shout or that their thing is like singing off-key and like I kind of
like singing off-key and like I kind of
like singing off-key and like I kind of get it you’re doing something different
get it you’re doing something different
get it you’re doing something different and that’s like to be applauded to be
and that’s like to be applauded to be
and that’s like to be applauded to be rewarded and but it’s not my thing I
rewarded and but it’s not my thing I
rewarded and but it’s not my thing I need someone has a great voice and a
need someone has a great voice and a
need someone has a great voice and a great melody to go along with it and
great melody to go along with it and
great melody to go along with it and everything else is secondary
baby
baby what does influence your running today I
what does influence your running today I
what does influence your running today I mean who are you writing for I’m writing
mean who are you writing for I’m writing
mean who are you writing for I’m writing for me I guess that sounds selfish I
for me I guess that sounds selfish I
for me I guess that sounds selfish I just write what kind of I’m going
just write what kind of I’m going
just write what kind of I’m going through what i meant the experience it I
through what i meant the experience it I
through what i meant the experience it I don’t really write about the world I
don’t really write about the world I
don’t really write about the world I don’t write about the oil spill and
don’t write about the oil spill and
don’t write about the oil spill and things like that I feel like I’m not
things like that I feel like I’m not
things like that I feel like I’m not well informed enough on world issues to
well informed enough on world issues to
well informed enough on world issues to kind of take that route of music I just
kind of take that route of music I just
kind of take that route of music I just write about light you know that’s all I
write about light you know that’s all I
write about light you know that’s all I know and I’m not claiming to be doing
know and I’m not claiming to be doing
know and I’m not claiming to be doing anything brand new in the world I just
anything brand new in the world I just
anything brand new in the world I just you know if I’m making something in
you know if I’m making something in
you know if I’m making something in people are listening to it then I’m
people are listening to it then I’m
people are listening to it then I’m going to keep making it people stop
going to keep making it people stop
going to keep making it people stop listening to it then they’ll you know
listening to it then they’ll you know
listening to it then they’ll you know become a farmer own a bed and breakfast
become a farmer own a bed and breakfast
become a farmer own a bed and breakfast you know I have other ambitions in life
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