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Hello!
Hi. How are you?
I'm fine and you?
Good.
Did you get watch the Mtv video awards last night?
No.
So what is your next single going to be? "Me, Myself and I". Any thoughts, comments, or questions?
Not really. (we both laugh)
What songs do you like? (she probed)
I like "I Got You" and "Girls Against Boys".
Ah ha.
I was curious about what I would call you if we were hanging out.
C.
So how did you add Vitamin to that?
It was a nickname joke kinda thing. I was looking for a name that was positive and fun. I think Vitamin C suggests wellness and it's good for you. And it's kind of funny. And I like the fact that people can't tell whether the name represents a guy or a girl. And also people always ask, 'Are you a band?'
How did you originally get into music?
I started as a dancer and I just wanted to be in music. I started writing poems in high school and playing instruments. I actually auditioned for Eve's Plum through an ad in the Village Voice. So it's kinda like me and KISS. You know, KISS got together from an ad in the Village Voice.
Do you play any instruments?
I don't play any instruments well enough to brag about. But I can play the drums a little and I can play some instruments enough to write.
Enough to get the melody.
Yeah. In Eve's Plum I did play guitar live sometimes, but I enjoy bass.
How did you go solo and hook up with Elektra?
Well, after Eve's Plum I knew I wanted to continue doing music, so I began writing with a few people and I had a few demos that I did with various people. So I had the "Fear Of Flying" demo, and I brought it in and my manager played it for someone at Elektra. We did something unusual and did a demo deal; I would write songs and see where the project was heading before signing a deal. It was an unusual way to do it, but the last time [with Eve's Plum] we went through the big bidding war stupidity and this way it worked out better for me.
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