I'm
Definitely Amazing Because...
BB: I am a wild woman howling at the moon, laughing at myself, singing for my soul, for the broken hearted, for the people, for love
What does it take for someone to be considered
Definitely Amazing?
BB: I think it's about, not just being good or even great, or even masterful at what you do but about how you connect to other people, about what you really believe in and what you are truly living for. You are
definitely amazing when there is no line, no boundary between you and the audience, between you and the world. When your art doesn't separate you but brings you closer together. When it’s ego less and free.
Bridget you are a Multi talented woman, you act, sing, write, and Play Guitar. What are some of your other
Definitely Amazing Talents?
BB: Well...I love kids. They are so important to me and I'm proud to say they really love me too. So I see that as a talent, a gift. I'm a big kid and I'm not afraid to make a fool of myself just hear them laugh. My day job, actually can't even call it a job is...playing music for kids. I am the resident music teacher at a school for children with special needs. Some of them are autistic, others have some learning and physical disabilities. They bring me so much joy.
I am also a dancer. I started taking ballet at 3 years old and have danced on and off for years from tap, musical theatre, jazz to samba, break-dancing and African dance. I recently started dancing again after 6 years and I love it. It's my meditation. I also went to film school for 2 years and I love screenwriting and directing. Huge fan of documentaries and look forward to making my own films someday too.
Your songs are diverse in where they also incorporate comedy blended with Heartache. Why do you choose to write like this, and how do you manage to create such diverse tracks?
BB: Well...that's my thing, I guess. Like Billie Holiday's song "A Fine Romance," it's called a sarcastic love song. I have some of those. Sarcasm and humor is a big part of my personality and it comes through in my music. Maybe cuz I'm a born and raised New Yorker, Hip-hop lover which I feel influences me with the cleverness and wordology or being half Jewish or my acting and improv background, or my parents who are both nuts, having always said the one thing they had in common was sex and humor. Haha...so combing the humor and my experiences of intimacy seems natural. Releasing the spectrum of emotions through music is very healing. I do songs like that with my kids at school. We laugh and then we pretend cry, which of course leads to more laughing. This is the kind of journey I want to bring people on with me. That it's only emotions and they pass and there's beauty in the sadness.
Billie Holiday said
"The blues to me is when you're sad, when you're sick, going to church, being very happy, there are two kinds of blues happy blues and sad blues..."Heartbreak Lane is one of my favorite songs, how did that song come about?
BB: I was talking to a friend of mine on instant message, she lives in London. I asked her how she was doing, she said in
heartbreak lane and that phrase stayed with me throughout the day. It was a lazy one. I didn't leave the house, just played music and talked on the phone. The seasons were changing. I learned this song by
Joni Mitchell called "
Both sides now" and the chord fingering she used was really challenging and I got inspired to use them. I played a couple chords and literally prayed to the universe, to God, for a new song. A song that wasn't word for word about my last relationship but about something bigger than me, bigger than my heartbreak. And I was reminded of
Heartbreak Lane and then it just happened to me. The story unfolded. My own heartbreak really connected me to everyone, like the song says, "
This is the place where we all feel the same pain."
I recently got the opportunity to see you perform live at
BK's Rock The Block concert. What was your favorite experience of that event and who was your favorite performer?
BB: I loved being apart of that line-up. The
Amazing Honey La Rochelle and
Jesse Boykins III actually sang back up for me in my old band "
Addictive Mama." And seeing an old high school friend who sang back-up for
Yazarah was really dope. But I have to say my favorite performance was
HEAVY. Sick music, sick vocals...vibe, everything. Love them.
All this month on
DA, the theme is "
Stand up 4 something Don't fall For anything" we are showcasing causes dear to our hearts. What's one organization or cause that you would love to spotlight and why?
BB: There are too many causes to say one. But I would have to say
health care for all is a major one for me and the state of our planet. But in general I also I have a huge problem with capitalism and our consumer culture. Don't know if communism is a possibility in our lifetime or ever. But I believe there must be a better way to live than this without the greed and selfishness, where everyone can be taken care of equally. Here are a couple of websites that talk about things that are important to me and people should really check out.
www.notstupid.orgwww.michaelmoore.comwww.healthcare-now.org/What's harder performing in front of crowds or Acting?
BB: Well they both have their difficulties. People always say when you act you can hide behind the role but sometimes I can hide behind the guitar and feel free in a different reality as an actress. I am exposed and vulnerable in both areas but being yourself and sharing your music is definitely on a whole other level. I struggle with myself up there. Lots of voices. Like, you really want to hear what I have to say? And it seems people do and I love putting on a show and connecting.
What's next for you in the divine 09 and beyond?
BB: I will be finishing up my album
Heartbreak Lane. Working on a film in the winter and preparing for my Jan 15th show at the Blue Note. And doing what I can for my community and environment of course. I am looking forward to touring around the country and the world. My goal is to make sure whatever city, state or country I am in, to service the people of that place in anyway possible. I want my life to be dedicated to music, to laughter and to the people.
Anything else you would like to say to the fans and the
DA Audience?
BB: Stay true to yourself and your vision. If you want to join my team, holler!
bridgetolove6@gmail.com I am finding new family members everyday and its a beautiful thing. Peace
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