Q : Hi Alex, can you tell us a little about yourself?
A : I never set out to become a singer songwriter, i didn't think "thats the genre i want to be in " it just kinda happened. Growing up my dad always played us a lot of music, but it was never force fed or deliberate it was just "there". He was always playing Counting Crowes or R.E.M., i think that idea of a great lyric has stuck with both me and my brother Rory through that.
When it comes to playing the guitar i'm no expert, for me its simply a way to write a song and get it across. It was a necessity which inadvertantly became fun!
Q : What about your process of writing songs and lyrics?
A : There are very few occasions when i actually sit down with the intention of writing a song. Again, as with coming into songwriting , it just happens. It may be phrase i like that develops or maybe even a single word. All in all its not a laboured process, they take half an hour to write and then develop as i rehearse them or play them live.You'll never hear a song played one way twice, they're constantly evolving!
Q : How did your song 'This is it' come to be?
A : A mixture of phrases i had lingering in my head merged into a story when i looked back over them. I suppose its about getting out of your depth, it certaintly isnt a statement of a any sort.
You can hear more from Alex and her band The Cracking Daisies @ www.myspace.com/alexhillthecrackingdaisies
Photo (c) Tracy Edwards
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