quirkee.com interview w/ Cary Ann Hearst, just before the Austin City Limits Festival
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Cary Ann Hearst
Written by Scott Semegran
Thursday, 23 August 2007
Cary Ann Hearst has got an attitude. And there ain't nothing wrong with that. Her music has been described as "genuine country," yet with a punk flare. Whatever that means to you, there is a definite twang in her songs. Tattered and torn, her songs express the ache that is present in a true artist's heart.
Check out Cary Ann Hearst at ACL Fest 2007 on the BMI stage at 2:40pm - 3:20pm, Saturday, September 15th, 2007.
1. What are you looking forward to most about being at ACL Fest?
Besides the great music and the adventure, I am most excited about sharing that time with my band and with my family. Lots of my people are gonna be there... mama, daddy, my sweetheart, my best friends. No matter how it all goes down, we will be talkin about the adventure we had in Texas in the dog days of 2007.
2. Last year, it was 102 degrees on the Saturday of the festival and Sunday saw a torrential downpour. How do you prepare for playing outdoors?
Come hell or highwater, we will let it do what it do. I like the feeling of not knowin what to expect. And it don't matter if your Dylan or just little CA Hearst, if it rains, you gettin wet.
3. If you had some time of your own at ACL Fest, which other band would you most like to see?
OH, I will have some time on my own. I would have dragged my band half way across the damn country to see the White Stripes, Wilco, Winehouse, Specktor, Dylan and Spoon... oh wait. That's what I am about to do. Sweet JESUS!
4. People will surely be blogging about performances as soon as they are over. Last year, an air-conditioned tent was setup with computers inside. The Internet has contributed to the success of many bands in recent years. How has it helped your band?
I owe the internet my first born child. And I don't even use it to the height of its capability. My guitar player is always on the ball when it comes to net-splotation. Me, I add who wants adding to MySpace, and I sell my stuff of itunes and cdbaby. I am not into the hard sell cold call music marketing space-bot revolution. But I am here nevertheless!
5. If you were not playing music, what most likely would you be doing for a career?
Running a diner full of mean ass waitresses. The kind of place people stand in line all day waiting to eat their pork chops. It's a good thing I'm singin too, cause my chops and gravy would run any sucker chop fryer right outta bidness.
6. What instruments do you not know how to play but wish you did?
The fiddle (workin on that), the accordian, and the barrel house piano.
7. Do you have a philosophy to live by?
I have lotsa mantras.....underpromise and overdeliver..... worry is a waste of energy.... success is in the journey..... you are not important, but what you put into the world is.... Don't write a check your ass can't cash..... when in doubt, mind what your mother told you.