It’s been seven years since “Wikked Lil’ Grrrls”, and I still can’t get enough of that pure voice. I certainly can’t wait to hear new music from her. Ever dream of hearing a singer whose music you love sing a verse into your ear from one of your favorite songs? As an interviewer, I was so impressed she took the time to say thanks. As a fan, it was a surreal and very cool moment. It might have gone on longer than that, but I was a little rattled after she stopped singing. Hey, Esthero.” (No, I didn’t call her by her real name.)Įsthero immediately begins singing a verse from her song “Superheroes” to me on the phone, “You’re delicious, you’re delicious …” (Brief silence.) I stammer out a meager, confused, but truly appreciative, “Thanks.” Almost as immediately as her impromptu singing she says, “Thanks so much. Was she mad? Did she regret doing the interview? Did I mis-characterize something she said? What went wrong? And dear God, did my mother just answer a phone call from Esthero? Too funny. Her manager told me she enjoyed the interview, but I wondered what exactly this call was about. My mother picks it up and says, “David, it’s some girl named Es-th-er-o for you.” I’m a bit nervous. About a week or two later, I was at my parents’ house in Iowa, enjoying a family get together, and the phone rings. I appreciated the time she took to do it, and how honest and fun she was about the whole thing. Before I get to posting part of the interview, here’s a couple of fun side notes: After our interview was finished, I sent Esthero a gift to thank her for being my first real interview, and because I actually do love her music. Don’t be fooled by all the girly pink and shout-outs of “Dukes up baby!” - because Esthero is as smart as she is musically gifted. And how he could feel her sizing him up, trying to feel her way around to see what direction she’d take the conversation - based on what kind of person he was. When I first talked with her I couldn’t help but think of an article I’d read in Rolling Stone magazine about an interviewer’s time with actress Asia Argento - and how he said she was always measuring him. She was also sensual as hell and eager to press my buttons, as she seems to do even with her audience. She was also very real and candid, except if you ask her about where she got her stage name. She laughed a lot during the interview and was even charmingly self-deprecating. Esthero is a fantastic conversationalist. She’s playful, and I could never tell exactly what she was going to say. Truth is, the above conversation is just one example of how fun it was to talk with her. That’s not why I’m telling you about this introduction. Me: “I saw you recently at a show you gave in Chicago.”Įsthero: “Really? How did I look?” (She laughs.) (Bear in mind, this introduction is strictly from memory, not verbatim): The conversation started a bit like this. I didn’t realize this wasn’t going to be the real interview. So, I was eventually given the green light and her home phone number and rang her up. Her manager would pass along my information and request, but the real go-ahead had to come from Esthero herself. Turns out, it was more like an interview for an interview. I talked to her manager at the time and asked if Esthero would give me an interview for a now defunct online magazine. | Their Bated Breathīefore I talked with Esthero, I attended one of her shows in Chicago. It’s about an old interview (perhaps from 2002) I did with singer-songwriter Esthero (the photo above was taken by littleRedelf on flickr), that ended up being one of the more memorable experiences I’ve had with a musician.ĭavid D.
This time around, I’m going to give you something a bit different, and more personal. I’ve also written about Bob Marley’s “Talkin’ Blues” and my guilty pleasure, Glenn Danzig.
SMINO NOIR REDDIT SERIES
I’ve used this series to write a few essays, one about The Smiths’ connection with Sandie Shaw.
This series is about admiring something music related that happened in the past. This is the fourth post in my series, “Past Made Present”.
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