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Pam Tillis Interview (July 29, 2002) | |
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Pam Tillis was recently signed to Sony Nashville. Her first project for the label will be a tribute album to her father, Mel Tillis. The album is named It's All Relative, and will hit stores on September 3rd.
Pam kindly took the time out of her schedule to sit down and answer questions from your About Country staff. See what she had to say below.
1) If you could pick one favorite song that your dad recorded, which one would it be? Why?
"Ruby," because it is a mini movie. He says so much in between the lines as he says in the lines. That takes genius.
2) What was your most memorable experience in recording "It's All Relative?"
Having the guest artist's come over to my home studio. Dolly, Emmylou, the Jordanaires, Delbert McClinton, Marty Stuart, Rhonda Vincent, Trisha
Yearwood, and recording a string section in my living room.
3) Which newer country artist are you most interested in hearing more from?
Pinmonkey, Bruce Robison, Rebecca Lynn Howard.
4) What are your current three favorite CDs?
5) What is your favorite part of being so widely recognized?
The fact that all the hard work has paid off and most people are pretty nice.
6) What is your favorite song to perform?
Depends on the mood I'm in.
7) What was your favorite video to make?
"Cleopatra," was the most whacked out fun. But I also really loved "River and the Highway."
8) What's in your CD player right now?
The Brian Setzer Orchestra, we just took a road trip to Florida and it was fun driving music.
9) What was the funniest thing that ever happened to you while performing?
The time I fell into the orchestra pit. Somebody pulled me back up and I never stopped singing. To see the entire theater leaning forward to see where I went as I fell was strangely amusing.
10) What was it like, growing up with a famous father?
Weird, nothing a little therapy couldn't cure.
11) Do you ever think about recording punk again, or has country got you pretty firmly?
I never recorded punk, maybe new wavy like Blondie. No safety pins or blue hair but I do love the idea of doing whatever the heck I want to. Remember
my first #1 record was "Don't Tell Me What To Do."
12) When you write songs, do they come easy or do you really have to wrassle with them?
Some come easy and some songs are closer to a root canal.
13) Who are some of your favorites, to listen to and to perform with?
I love singing with my family, Dad, my brother and sisters. I love singing with any good singers, I've loved harmony singing since I was a little. I
got to sing with Chris Isaak on his TV show. A major rock and roll fantasy come true.
14) How did you come up with the video concept for "The River and The Highway?"
We played off the imagery of the song. The story telling the teachings of Native American Religions use that kind of imagery so we used that as a
backdrop. An elder teaching a young couple.
15) How much fun was it to record your dad's songs?
So liberating, so much more fun than I'd even expected.
16) What would you like to say to all your fans reading this?
Thank you for letting me and my music into your hearts.