A fine interview with A Fine Frenzy
Alex Nagorski
Issue date: 4/10/08 Section: Life!
AN: Yeah I totally agree with you on that. In the past year, not only have you released your debut album, but you've also toured with the likes of Rufus Wainwright and have been featured as a VH1 "You Oughta Know" artist. Your music has also appeared on television shows such as Private Practice, One Tree Hill, Brothers & Sisters, House, and The Hills, as well as on the soundtrack to the film Dan In Real Life. Now that you've embarked on your first headlining tour, how have you been handling all of this sudden success?
AS: Honestly things have been going incredibly well, but I think because I'm still working with basically the same people I have been the whole time, I just don't really feel that different. I'm getting to see more of the world all the time and meet more people and it just feels fantastic, but it just feels like a nice, gentle natural growth. Maybe I ought to feel different but I don't really feel like there's that much more to handle, so I'm kind of just rolling with it.
AN: On your official website, you are described as growing up having "developed a strong love for the fantastic literary worlds of CS Lewis, EB White, Lewis Carroll and Charles Dickens, while becoming a passionate author in her own right." Do you consider yourself solely a songwriter, or do you dabble in other fields of writing as well?
AS: Well songwriting is my passion, it's the thing that wakes me up in the morning and really drives me. On the other hand, I'm writing a book, a young adult book, and that's really just for my own peace of mind, it's relaxing to me. So maybe if I'm not inspired to write a song, I can work on that, it's kind of holding itself really well, but I'm primarily a songwriter. I just love to tell stories and I find them and sometimes I feel like I discover them and have to write them.
AN: What is the meaning behind your album title "One Cell In The Sea"? Also, what was the main goal you sought out to achieve with the release of this record?
AS: Honestly things have been going incredibly well, but I think because I'm still working with basically the same people I have been the whole time, I just don't really feel that different. I'm getting to see more of the world all the time and meet more people and it just feels fantastic, but it just feels like a nice, gentle natural growth. Maybe I ought to feel different but I don't really feel like there's that much more to handle, so I'm kind of just rolling with it.
AN: On your official website, you are described as growing up having "developed a strong love for the fantastic literary worlds of CS Lewis, EB White, Lewis Carroll and Charles Dickens, while becoming a passionate author in her own right." Do you consider yourself solely a songwriter, or do you dabble in other fields of writing as well?
AS: Well songwriting is my passion, it's the thing that wakes me up in the morning and really drives me. On the other hand, I'm writing a book, a young adult book, and that's really just for my own peace of mind, it's relaxing to me. So maybe if I'm not inspired to write a song, I can work on that, it's kind of holding itself really well, but I'm primarily a songwriter. I just love to tell stories and I find them and sometimes I feel like I discover them and have to write them.
AN: What is the meaning behind your album title "One Cell In The Sea"? Also, what was the main goal you sought out to achieve with the release of this record?