it’s very hard and very scary, and I’m still not totally there, but I am trying. If my personal dayto-day dealings with others aren’t completely honest yet, I know at least my art is. Maybe that is the first step.
What song did you have the most fun with creating on the album?
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“Every Boy Wants a Normal Girl” was really fun to create. It was one of the few songs that I finished writing during the recording process, so it was cool to see a song whose prospect I was excited about come together, and I absolutely love the way it came out. Danny Rowland programmed the drums for me, and it was one of the first songs that had some variation in the drumbeat, so that was exciting. Then after, embellishing it with the hand claps and ride cymbal really added so much. And then having my friends Lacey and April act out the dialogue, that was really fun and funny.
Which song was the most challenging for you?
“Taxi Driver” was a bit of a challenge, if I have to give an answer. It’s a sad song and all the feelings I share in it are real. It was hard to get the vocals just right; this was my first time working with another person so I was pretty self-conscious and at times, just couldn’t do it. I am hard on myself and I got pretty discouraged working on a few of the songs. The entire recording process was a challenge, actually. I was 1,100 miles away from my own home, living in someone else’s for a month. I was way out of my comfort zone and I had to do a lot of things that I’ve never done before, like sing into an actual microphone and share ideas with another person. But ultimately all challenges are good, and it gave me an opportunity to grow and learn, which is never a bad thing.
Where do you want to perform your music?
I would like to perform my music just about anywhere anyone would want me to! I’m very portable.
Where do you want to hear it played?
Likewise, I would love to hear it played just about anywhere. At a party, on the radio, complementing motion pictures, coming from a car stereo, wafting through an open apartment window, meandering down the hallways of my old college dorm...
What’s the best piece of advice you’ve received from other musicians or people in this industry about your art and succeeding in such a crazy business?
I can’t say for sure that anyone has given me advice on how to “succeed in the business.” At the risk of giving a way cheesy, lame answer, I consider myself successful already because I am
following my dream and I’m keeping it real and what I’m doing seems to be bringing happiness to a lot of nice people. I will say that none of this would have been possible if not for Nobunny and Mike Hunchback. They are maybe my two biggest inspirations. I know I’m supposed to say that I was inspired by some old-timers, but whatever. These two amazing musicians came into my life at a crucial time - a time when I was very depressed and lonely and didn’t understand why
my life was what it was and didn’t know what to do. Their friendships and support inspired me to not be afraid or ashamed of who I am and what I want, and that there is absolutely nothing wrong with or weird about that. Now I know that being honest in life is the only way to get what you truly want, and if you can do that, you can succeed at anything you choose to do. www.hardlyart.com/colleengreen.html APRIL 2013 PERFORMER MAGAZINE 19