Complex Magazine named Meg Myers as one of “10 Sexy IndieArtists You Should Know” in 2012. Born in Nashville and having made her way around the country at an early age Meg landed in Los Angeles just shy of her 20th birthday.
Her debut EP “Daughter
In The Choir” caught critical success comparing Meg to artists like Alanis
Morissette, Fiona Apple and Sinead O’Connor.
"Make A Shadow" is Meg's most recent EP with current single "Desire" being called 'the answer song to Nine Inch Nail's - Closer' by MTV Buzzworthy.
You should get to know Meg Myers and read our interview from Suburbia Music Festival.
Welcome to North Texas!
Thank you!
GBS:
Is this your first time to play in the Dallas area?
Myers:
Yeah. I was in for
South By but yeah.
GBS:
I was surprised to learn that you and I have more than your
average amount of things in common. I
was born in Nashville and my dad is from East Tennessee/Smokey Mountain
area. What's your best memory as a child
from living in that area?
Myers:
Cool. So did my dad!
He's actually there right now.
GBS:
Sevierville, do you remember that area?
Myers:
Yeah my brother Travis lives there. I feel like I have alot of memories from when
I was really little. I feel like all the
times I would visit because I lived in Ohio with my mom most of the time but it
was just paradise to me. It still is every
time I go, this is what I love and this is where I want to be. I just love it.
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GBS:
So a lot of people are making the comparison to artists like
Fiona Apple, Alanis, Sinead O'Connor.
You however list Tracy Chapman, Joan Osborne and Ann Wilson from Heart
as your musical inspirations. Trent Reznor I know is also a big one for
you. Put all those acts into a
proverbial blender do you think that would equal the sound and style your
developing for yourself as an artist or are you not trying to be that
scientific with it?
Myers:
Yeah I would say that I'm not. I just want to write what I feel and get
inspired by different things. Generally it's older stuff like classic rock that
I grew up listening to and that was always my go to and a lot of classical
music. I feel like when I write it never has been [planned] I just want to
express myself and I'm inspired by things but I want to have this thing that is
my own and in order to do that I have to go within and pull from that. Whatever comes out, that's it. Working with my producer Andy has been really
cool because we both come from totally different musical backgrounds and working
together has made what I have. I have
this very 90's thing going and he comes from the producer world with a more
modern sound. It's cool that we have blended the two.
GBS:
It seems like the chemistry between yourself and your
producer Andy Rosen is great! Was it
instant or did you have to woodshed it until it started clicking?
Myers:
It was instant! We've known each other for three years so it
took a little while to really find what we have now.
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GBS:
So did "Guitarist Mike" manage to
drive all 12 hours as declared a few days ago? Did anyone make any serious cash
off the bets around it?
Myers:
He did! lol He hasn't
really wanted to drive now since. Somebody
bet on twitter but what are you going to do?
Send it over! lol -read the actual bet from Meg’s twitter page
GBS:
How has touring with the Broods been for you?
Myers:
It's been awesome!
We're going back to Boston tomorrow and then we're doing a Canada tour
with them and then a west coast tour. So far it's been so fun!
GBS:
Have they kinda taken you under their wing and treating you
like a sister?
Myers:
Yeah!
GBS:
You've got Lollapalooza coming up in August. Crazy good lineup, yourself included! Any particular artist you are stoked to see
live?
Myers:
I haven't thought about it. I never really know how much time I'll have
at any specific place.
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