Aimee Mann
Aimee Mann
Aimee Mannis an American rock singer, singer-songwriter, bassist and guitarist. She was the bassist and a vocalist for the band 'Til Tuesday during the 1980s and since then she has primarily released albums and performed as a solo musician...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionRock Singer
Date of Birth8 September 1960
CityRichmond, VA
CountryUnited States of America
bit couple fast material time wondering worry writer
I'm not a fast writer and I usually have a couple of things stockpiled by this time so, yeah, (I'm) wondering a little bit how long it's going to take me to come up with material for another record. But also, you just can't worry about that.
thinking proof great-writers
I don't consider myself a great writer, but I would like to think that I can at least proof- read.
care honesty hope measure music outlook share songwriter
I'm not into music as a consumer. A songwriter should share their outlook with a measure of honesty, the hope being that they care about what they're writing about.
Something isn't right ? I don't know how I know,
level pay playing radio
You pay to get radio play, pretty much, ... and you get what you pay for. It's not really a level playing field.
good people
I didn't want to play these people any more songs and have them say that they weren't good enough. So my response was to just not be able to write anymore. I know that's not the healthiest of responses.
emotion expect feeling life people robotic strip yearn
People yearn after this robotic dream, but you can't strip your life of all meaning, emotion and feeling and expect to function.
cool last matter temporary
I feel really special, I do. No matter how temporary it may be. You're only as cool as your last cool project.
people request seem song
There's a song called 'Frankenstein' (from 1995's 'I'm With Stupid') that people seem to request a lot so we thought we'd give that a whirl.
record
I really wanted the record to have a ... feel of an era,
early experience factor fair memory music period played redneck reflect riding songs sound state taking time vivid weakness
I pictured it taking place in the early '70s during my own experience at the state fair at the time. You know, that kind of white-trashy redneck factor which I have a real weakness for. So I wanted the sound of the music to also reflect that time period because I have this really vivid memory of the songs they played at the fair when you're riding the Himalaya.
labels benefits feels
At a major label you can start to feel that you're working for them, and that any work you do, you're never going to see any benefit.
artist trying records
If you're an artist trying to put out your own record on your own label, it's hard to get a distribution deal because no one wants to sign a deal with one entity. They want to sign distribution deals with labels, who have lots of product, lots of artists.
brain want needs
All that I need now is someone with the brains and the know-how to tell me what I want.