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Jason Anders: What do you love most about making music?
Holly Miranda: The journey, the process, and the feeling after a show or after you record a great song.
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HM: The new Sade album, and the first Little Dragon record.
JA: What are three adjectives that best describe your personality?
HM: Real, strange, and fun.
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HM: It has been such an amazing tour. We are having a great time- most of the venues have been mind-blowing, gorgeous theaters that sound beautiful. It's a first for me to play such nice places. I think my favorite show was Atlanta- it was the night our album came out, and the crowd was hilarious. Good stuff.
JA: Are there certain artists that have influenced you artistically?
HM: Nina Simone, Jeff Buckley, Ani DiFranco, and Leonard Cohen.
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HM: I worked in the snack shop at the pool at the local country club, it was my summer job. I think I always knew that I was going to be a musician though.
JA: If you could collaborate with any other artist, who would it be and why?
HM: Nina simone, Jeff Buckley, Ani DiFranco, and Leonard Cohen. Why, though? That is a hard question- because they are the best to me.
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HM: I read, draw, paint, and send postcards to my friends.
JA: Do you collect anything?
HM: I am obsessed with horses. I will collect anything horse-related. My grandparents had a horse growing up, Patches, and someday I'll have one again.
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HM: I love both. They are very different.
JA: What is your favorite piece of music you have recorded?
HM: The most recent for right now, which is a cover of David Byrne's Glass, Concrete, & Stone.
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HM: Native.