Ashleigh Flynn’s heartfelt voice mixed with her soulful music is a great escape from the usual. Her music speaks about historical, political, personal issues, yet is still full of hope. Flynn will be playing tomorrow night at the Hotel Cafe in LA and for those of you looking for something new and beautiful, this Kentucky woman is your ticket.
Cityzine was lucky enough to get the chance to ask Flynn some important and some not-so-important questions about her music, her perspective on life, and her opinion on ninjas.
Flynn is playing tomorrow at 7pm at the Hotel Cafe - Map. To listen to her music, check her out on MySpace. To win passes to see her live, simply leave a comment below (with your e-mail) about who you think would win in a fight, pirates or ninjas. We’ll contact you tomorrow, March 3, at noon if you have won!
What was the first record you ever bought?And where did you buy it?
Jackson Five ABC forty five….some little mom and pop record store in Louisville, KY where I grew up.
What’s the best cure for a hangover?
An orgasm…or a michelada
What’s on your iPod?
I don’t have one…
How do you get ready for a live show?
I am learning to juggle…so I can align my cosmic energy with joy….and also usually a makers on the rocks.
What’s your favorite song to play live?
Besides Ashleigh Flynn tunes, my favorite song to play live is Neil Young’s Everybody Knows this is Nowhere.
What’s your guilty pleasure?
I don’t believe in guilt. It’s a terrible state of mind.
Who would win in a fight, a Ninja or a Pirate and why?
Nary their paths would cross, so it’s a moot point…
What was the last album you bought?
Raising Sand-Alison Krauss & Robert Plant, with T-bone Burnett producing and I LOVE IT!
If you could rid the world of one song, what would it be?
“Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue” by Toby Keith.
Who would play you in a film based upon your life?
Carrie Fisher - I love her.
Dead or alive. What 5 acts would you have play with you at a festival?
Neil Young, Dolly Parton, Patti Griffin, Willie Nelson, and Emmy Lou Harris.
If push comes to shove, what is your all-time favourite album?
Physical Graffiti, Led Zepplin.
What’s your most memorable on the road story?
Being invited to High Sierra 7 years ago and driving there in my friend Funk’s mom’s van that he had left in his backyard for two years. A blackberry bramble grew up around it, so we had to winch it out…we took off at 9pm to get from Eugene to Bear Valley by noon. It was me and two stinky boys and a case of beer…and coming down Mt. Shasta the alternator went out (2am).
Favorite place in LA?
Santa Monica.
What’s the best piece of advice someone has ever given you and did you take notice?
Stay positive.
What would be your perfect LA day?
Surfing the pier in Santa Monica with the Beach Boys, Frankie Vallie, Annette Funicello, the Flying Nun, and the rest of the gang around a bonfire
What’s the best book you’ve read and film you’ve seen in the last 6 months?
I’m reading Harry Potter 3 (I am way behind, my 8 year old niece started them in August and is finished) and my favorite film would have to be Pan’s Labyrinth
What three things could you not live without?
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
Tell us a fact about yourself we probably don’t already know.
Subscribe to our RSS Feed And checkout our coffee competition to win a $30 gift voucher to your favourite coffee shop : click hereI was raised by a African American woman named Betty Bingham, to whom in part, my new record American Dream is dedicate to.
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1 Sharon Jensen Zlotnik // Mar 2, 2008 at 3:39 pm
Great questions - great answers!
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