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Te e J a y:Si nc eweha vec r os s e dt ha tbr i dge i nt oa l bumsl e t ’ ske e pgoi ng,wha twa s yourf i r s ta l bum/ mi xt a pe ? J i l l a :I l l iMus i ct he nNa s h/Nowi t z ki .I a l s oha veane wmi xt a peIa mwor ki ngon c a l l e dJ a yJ i l l a ’ sSwa gi nt heFl e s h. Cz o:Mya l bumi sc omi ngMa y29t ha nd mymi xt a pewi l lbeouts hor t l ya f t e r . Te e J a y:J i l l a ,t hef i r s tt i meIwa s i nt r oduc e dt oyoui twa st hr ougha n e pi s odeofMi s t aMonda y’ s ,howdi dt he a ppe a r a nc eont ha ts howc omea bout ? J i l l a :Ibe e nc oola nda f f i l i a t e dwi t hMi s t a f ora whi l e . Weha ds omemus i ct oge t he r a ndhet ol dmet ha thewa ss hoot i nga n e pi s odef orhi ss howr i ghtbe f or et he pe r f or ma nc ea nda s ke di fIwa nt e dt oge t on. Te e J a y:Cz o,Ihe a r dyourmus i c ,l ong be f or eIr e a l i z e dwhoyouwe r e .Li t t l edi d Iknowt ha tyouwe r et hef e a t ur eont he f i r s ts ongIhe a r df r omJ i l l a .Howdi dyou t woe ve nl i nkup? Cz o:Mymot he rpa s s e da wa ya ndI move dba c khe r ebe c a us emy gr a ndmot he rne e de dme .Ba c ki nThe Bot t oms ,Ius e dt oge tmyha i rc uti nt he hoodwe r eIl i ve d. Whe nImove dhe r eI r e a l l yne e de dac ut .Iwa st a l ki ngt omy gr a ndma ,a ndIwa sl i keIc a n’ tbegoi ng t oSupe r Cut s !SoIgr a bbe dt he phone booka nds t a r t e df l i ppi ngt hr ough l ooki ngf orna me sofba r be rs hopst ha t s ounde dl i ket he yc oul dke e pupwi t h wha tIwa sa c c us t ome dt o.Ic a mea c r os s “ he a dpoe t s . ”Iwe nti na ndt hi sot he rguy c utmyha i ra ndf *c ke dmeup!Butt he nI me thi m( J i l l a )a ndIt ol dhi mwhe r eIwa s f r oma ndf oundoutheha df a mi l yt he r e t oo. Thes ongHunDunsc a mea boutwhe nhe ( J i l l a )wa sc ut t i ngmyha i r .J i l l aga veme t hi sc onc e pthewa st hi nki nga boutf ora s ong.I na bout5or10mi nut e sIs pi tt he hookf ort hes ong.Byt het i memyha i r wa sc utt hes ongwa sr e a dy .
Te e J a y:Is a i de a r l i e rt ha tIc oul ds e et heobvi ousf r i e nds hi p be t we e nt het woofyou,buta ppa r e nt l yt ha tbondi sde e pe r .J us t howde e pa r ewet a l ki ng?Whe ndi di thi tyout ha tt hi swa s mor et ha nmus i c ?
Te e J a y:He r ea r es omeque s t i onsIof t e na s k dur i ngmys ma l lf e a t ur ea r t i s ti nt e r vi e ws ,who i si nyourt opf i vel oc a la r t i s tl i s t ?I nno pa r t i c ul a ror de r …
J i l l a :Ma n,Ibe e ndoi ngmus i cf orami nut ea ndIha veNEVER e xpe r i e nc e dt hec he mi s t r yIf e e lwi t hhi m,wi t ha nyonee l s e .I ha vedones puroft hemome nts ongswi t ha l lt ypeofpe opl e , buti t ’ sdi f f e r e ntwi t hhi m. Wevi bea ndt ha ti swha tl e t ’ susdo hi ta f t e rhi t .Notma nype opl ec a nma kea na l bumt ha tc a npl a y f r omt r a c k1t ot hee ndwi t houts ki ppi ng,s oma nype opl et e l l mehowt he yj us tputt ha tmi xt a pei na ndl e ti tgo.Pl us ,we a r e n’ tj us ts omeguyst ha tdi dal i l ’mi xt a pet oge t he ra ndt ha t wa si t ,wec a l le a c hot he rbr ot he r .Iha venof r i e nds ,i t ’ sj us tme a ndmybr ot he r .
Cz oa ndJ i l l a :Bl oodl i ne ,Gooni e s ,ShyBunny , Mi s t a ,H2G… J i l l a :Dur i ngar a di oi nt e r vi e wIwa sa s ke d whoIwa ntt owor kwi t ha ndIs a i dt he Gooni e s . Cz o:Is a i dShyBunny .Ige tal otofhi t son Fa c e booka boutf e a t ur e s ,a ndt obehone s tIbe s obus yt ha tIdon’ tha vet i met oge tba c kt o e ve r ybody .Butj us tf ort her e c or d,I ’ mnot i gnor i ngyoui fIha ve n’ ta ns we r e di t ’ sj us tt ha t t he r ei snote noughhour si nt heda y ,t oge t ba c kt oe ve r ybody .
Cz o: Anot he rr e a s onyouf e e lt ha tc onne c t i oni sbe c a us ewe bot hknowe a c hot he r ’ ss t or y . Webot hde a l twi t hourmot he r s be i ngs i c k( mi nedi e d) ,webot hbe e ni nt hedr ugga me ,ba ngi n’ , be e ni nt hes t r e e t s ,donepr i s ont i me ,a ndwebot hde c i de dt ol e t t ha tgoa ndc ha ngeourl i ve sf ort hebe t t e r .Ibe e ns l a ngi n’s i nc e Iwa sas hor t i e ,Ine ve rkne wwha t“ doi nggood”wa s .Ime a nI ha dmyde f i ni t i onof“ doi nggood, ”whi c hwa sbe i ngboutt ha t l i f e .Butnow,I ’ mr e a l l ydoi nggood.I ’ mf oc us e d,Ia i n’ ti nt he s t r e e t ,Il e f tt ha tf a s tl i f ea l one ,a ndI ’ ms ha pi ngupt obe s ome onemymot he rwoul dbepr oudof .
Te e J a y:Ea r l i e rt hi smont h,Edi t orofAl i a s Roos e e ,we ntof f a bouts omet hi ngst ha tha vebe c omec ommonoc c ur r e nc e s dur i ngl oc a la r t i s tpe r f or ma nc e s . Whi l el ooki ngt hr oughol d t hr e a dsa ndphot os ,Ine ve ronc es a wa nyt hi ngt ha tme nt i one d youguysbe i ngi ne br i a t e ddur i ngape r f or ma nc e .It hi nkt he Edi t orwoul da gr e e ,t ha tt hi sa s pe c ts e t syouve r yf a ra he a dof ot he rl oc a la c t s .I ske e pi ngt hedr i nki nga nds moki ngt oa mi ni mumac ons c i ousde c i s i onordoe si tj us tha ppe nby a c c i de nt ? J i l l a :Whe nIs howupt oaShutI tDownora nys how,I ’ mt he r e t owor k!I ‘ mnota tt hec l ubki c ki n‘i t ,i t ’ st wodi f f e r e ntt hi ngs I ’ mboutmybus i ne s sa nde xt e ndi ngmyf a nba s e . Ye a ,Ima y ha veadr i nkort wobutI ’ mnota boutt oge ts os l a ppe dt ha ti t j e opa r di z e st hepe r f or ma nc e . Youne ve rknowwhoi swa t c hi ng. Weha vewa l ke dof fs t a gea ndt opnot c he dpr oduc e r sa bound Pe or i aha vec omea ndi nt r oduc e dt he ms e l ve sa nde xc ha nge d i nf ot odobus i ne s swi t hus .
Te e J a y:La s tque s t i onoft heni ght ,i fyouha d yourpi c kofa nyi ndus t r ypr oduc e ra nd/ or a r t i s tt ha tyouc oul dwor kwi t hwhowoul di t be ? J i l l a :J a yZ,Ka nye ,Ri c kRos s ,2Cha i ns ,J . Col e ,Emi ne m,Ma c hi neGunKe l l y , Ti ma nd Bob,a ndSwi z zBe a t z . . .
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