staying current but definitely channeling old-school divine Brown who’s
channeling old-school divine Brown who’s
channeling old-school divine Brown who’s that takes us on a trip down memory lane
that takes us on a trip down memory lane
that takes us on a trip down memory lane with the love Chronicles well hi I’m
with the love Chronicles well hi I’m
with the love Chronicles well hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to
Rebecca Brayton and welcome to
Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today i got the
watchmojo.com and today i got the
watchmojo.com and today i got the pleasure of speaking with this soul diva
pleasure of speaking with this soul diva
pleasure of speaking with this soul diva so when did you start experimenting with
so when did you start experimenting with
so when did you start experimenting with music I always knew I wanted to be
music I always knew I wanted to be
music I always knew I wanted to be involved in music I was walking through
involved in music I was walking through
involved in music I was walking through a store with my mom and I saw this
a store with my mom and I saw this
a store with my mom and I saw this little organ this little plug in
little organ this little plug in
little organ this little plug in keyboard organ thing and I did not stop
keyboard organ thing and I did not stop
keyboard organ thing and I did not stop bugging my mom for that thing until she
bugging my mom for that thing until she
bugging my mom for that thing until she bought it for me
bought it for me
bought it for me mom I want that mom mom I want this I
mom I want that mom mom I want this I
mom I want that mom mom I want this I want the keyboard mom mom in junior high
want the keyboard mom mom in junior high
want the keyboard mom mom in junior high school it was like oh because you know I
school it was like oh because you know I
school it was like oh because you know I started band class just like tubas and
started band class just like tubas and
started band class just like tubas and Tom bones and there’s all these horns
Tom bones and there’s all these horns
Tom bones and there’s all these horns and wind instruments it cool now you’ve
and wind instruments it cool now you’ve
and wind instruments it cool now you’ve been part of shows like ain’t
been part of shows like ain’t
been part of shows like ain’t misbehaving and rent how did your
misbehaving and rent how did your
misbehaving and rent how did your theater work influence your music
theater work influence your music
theater work influence your music anybody that gets the opportunity to
anybody that gets the opportunity to
anybody that gets the opportunity to really see me live that’s when they’ll
really see me live that’s when they’ll
really see me live that’s when they’ll really see how I think the biggest thing
really see how I think the biggest thing
really see how I think the biggest thing that I learned from musical theater is
that I learned from musical theater is
that I learned from musical theater is how to talk to everybody in the room no
how to talk to everybody in the room no
how to talk to everybody in the room no matter how high up in the barback
matter how high up in the barback
matter how high up in the barback balcony they were in the nosebleed
balcony they were in the nosebleed
balcony they were in the nosebleed section or right at the back of the
section or right at the back of the
section or right at the back of the floor auditorium you know like I it was
floor auditorium you know like I it was
floor auditorium you know like I it was important to talk to everyone and and
important to talk to everyone and and
important to talk to everyone and and that’s something that I always took with
that’s something that I always took with
that’s something that I always took with me from musical theater and apply it to
me from musical theater and apply it to
me from musical theater and apply it to the stage now some of your influences
the stage now some of your influences
the stage now some of your influences you can hear them in your vocals such as
you can hear them in your vocals such as
you can hear them in your vocals such as Chaka Khan
and even I’ve heard Joni Mitchell do you
and even I’ve heard Joni Mitchell do you want to just talk a bit about who has
want to just talk a bit about who has
want to just talk a bit about who has enclosed to over the way I’ll tell you
enclosed to over the way I’ll tell you
enclosed to over the way I’ll tell you who and why Chaka Khan because her voice
who and why Chaka Khan because her voice
who and why Chaka Khan because her voice sounds like a trumpet ya know deep we
sounds like a trumpet ya know deep we
sounds like a trumpet ya know deep we cannot measure you know that ain’t
cannot measure you know that ain’t
cannot measure you know that ain’t nobody I see my voice is an instrument
nobody I see my voice is an instrument
nobody I see my voice is an instrument and and that’s where I kind of learned
and and that’s where I kind of learned
and and that’s where I kind of learned that concept from Joni Mitchell because
that concept from Joni Mitchell because
that concept from Joni Mitchell because I deal in dreamers head telephone
I deal in dreamers head telephone
I deal in dreamers head telephone screeners right she knows how to tell a
screeners right she knows how to tell a
screeners right she knows how to tell a story to the point where it paints
story to the point where it paints
story to the point where it paints pictures in your head
pictures in your head
pictures in your head sunglasses
you wouldn’t necessarily think that
you wouldn’t necessarily think that Corey Hart would be kind of a soul
Corey Hart would be kind of a soul
Corey Hart would be kind of a soul singers influence but obviously he was
did you want to just talk about that a
did you want to just talk about that a little bit in the eighties Corey Hart
little bit in the eighties Corey Hart
little bit in the eighties Corey Hart was big and he was cute and still is
was big and he was cute and still is
was big and he was cute and still is cute the keyboard line in that song
cute the keyboard line in that song
cute the keyboard line in that song haunted me for weeks and and I said okay
haunted me for weeks and and I said okay
haunted me for weeks and and I said okay I got to do something this obvious is a
I got to do something this obvious is a
I got to do something this obvious is a sign I have to do something you know now
sign I have to do something you know now
sign I have to do something you know now lay it on the line it’s a very relatable
lay it on the line it’s a very relatable
lay it on the line it’s a very relatable song do you want to just tell us a bit
song do you want to just tell us a bit
song do you want to just tell us a bit what it’s about first of all lay it on
what it’s about first of all lay it on
what it’s about first of all lay it on the line is about being in a situation
the line is about being in a situation
the line is about being in a situation where Oh God where you are into somebody
where Oh God where you are into somebody
where Oh God where you are into somebody you know and and your friend you’ve been
you know and and your friend you’ve been
you know and and your friend you’ve been friends with them for a long time and
friends with them for a long time and
friends with them for a long time and then there’s like oh my gosh I’m good
then there’s like oh my gosh I’m good
then there’s like oh my gosh I’m good and catching feelings for this person
and you know how tough that is how did
and you know how tough that is how did that true story and I know that’s the
that true story and I know that’s the
that true story and I know that’s the question I really I know but I I I’m
question I really I know but I I I’m
question I really I know but I I I’m glad let’s put it this way I’m glad that
glad let’s put it this way I’m glad that
glad let’s put it this way I’m glad that I that I fessed up I didn’t regret
I that I fessed up I didn’t regret
I that I fessed up I didn’t regret messing up
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