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Alexis Dallman |
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"Music has kept me grounded throughout my
crazy life" |
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Phillip Hong
Originally published 28 October, 2008 |
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As an indie writer I receive a healthy
amount of yellow envelopes containing the latest compilations from an
indie label or a promotional single from an upcoming band. I will have
to admit this: the paper-like material that surrounds each of these CDs
can be a bit routine, and boring. |
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Inside one of the more recent promotional
packages I received was as I recall from my head, a bit of magic in a
way. What's probably the most unique feature of this package without
listening to the music was the fact that the disc was autographed.
I've never received an autographed anything from an indie artist until
now, and that personal touch certainly stood out. |
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Alexis Dallman is that unique
artist, with a truly unique history and a great voice to boot. There
aren't many artists out there that carry such an involvement with their
music. |
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Is it really true that you had a
fan club as early as kindergarten? How did that happen? |
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I can't say that it was a fan club persay,
but I did have kids that would stop what they were doing and would
listen. A lot of the teachers liked my singing. |
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I remember being pulled
aside by my teacher, Mrs. Ellard. She had me sing for her and another
teacher, and they both thought I was the cream of the crop. |
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How did music play a role in your
life? |
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Music has always been a huge part of my
life. I really just eat, breathe and sleep it. It started as young as
two years old. I would sit with one of those terrible keyboards from the
80's and would play what I call a "Kermit" beat. Then I would would play
on the piano, and just make up songs. I believe the first song was about
living in the Big Apple.... |
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Music has kept me grounded though out my
crazy life. Somedays I feel angry, but as soon as I pick up the guitar
and sing, I feel a whole lot better. |
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In twelve words or less, how do you
describe your music? |
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Ethereal, potent, true, dark, intelligent,
releasing, life, love, and pain. |
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What was the inspiration behind the
song "Liar and a Cheater"? It's a lyrically potent song. |
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"Liar And A Cheater" was written for a very
special somebody. He would lie to me, and control me, and "forget" about
my feelings. One day he left me in Chicago, he wouldn't pick up his phone
when I called. I was so pissed, I sat down and wrote this song in twenty
minutes. It was everything that I wanted to say to him at that moment.
Unfortunately, I stayed with him for awhile after this incident, but I
got some great songs out of it. |
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Where do you think you'll find yourself
in ten years? Do you think you'll stay onto music and write
songs? |
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In ten years, I have no idea. I'm not a real
planner sort. I kind of fly by the seat of my pants. Hopefully, I will be
on center stage singing to my millions of fans, and yachting around the
world. |
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I'm kind of joking, but in all reality, I
would like to still be writing and playing music for people who
appreciate it, and love it. |
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