I’ve been Interviewed
I gave an online interview to Mr. Travis Heermann of The Write Line. The interview will run on Friday April 18th. If you’re interested you can find it at www.travisheermann.com/blog/. Mr. Heermann asked interesting, thought provoking questions about the craft of writing. Though the karaoke question made me giggle and shudder. I can’t think of anything more horrible than standing up in front of strangers in a bar and singing. I had no problem with strangers in a theater. There is no real difference, but one is fine and the other makes my skin crawl. Maybe it’s that I’m backed up by an orchestra when I sang with Civic Light Opera, or in an opera, and my concerts had an accompanist. The canned music starts to make it seem fake, and I can’t exactly pinpoint why.
April 14th, 2008 at 4:12 pm
I’m pretty sure opera singers doing karaoke is one of the signs of the apocalypse. I think it’s in Revelation.
April 18th, 2008 at 2:06 pm
The interview is up now.
I’ve found that when trained singers get a little tipsy, especially in a group, that is some entertaining stuff right there.