{"id":5276,"date":"2019-08-27T11:09:07","date_gmt":"2019-08-27T15:09:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/?p=5276"},"modified":"2019-08-27T11:09:07","modified_gmt":"2019-08-27T15:09:07","slug":"interview-tessa-violet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/2019\/08\/27\/interview-tessa-violet\/","title":{"rendered":"INTERVIEW: Tessa Violet"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Allie Antonevich<\/em><\/p>\n

Tessa Violet, known previously as Meekakitty, is currently touring for her 2019 EP, Bad Ideas (Act One)<\/em>. Though I was unable to make her show at the Sinclair last minute, I was able to connect with the popular YouTube vlogger-turned-singer songwriter over email to get a sense of what she\u2019s up to now and what\u2019s on the horizon.<\/p>\n

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Allie Antonevich:\u00a0How was Lollapalooza?! What was the craziest thing you saw there?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tessa Violet:\u00a0Dude Lolla was awesome. It was my first festival I\u2019d been to let alone played. Like 2-3,000 people came to my set which blew my mind. The awesomest thing I saw was Ben Gibbard singing I Will Follow You in to The Dark. And T\u00d8P\u2019s set! Incredible.<\/p>\n

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AA: Can you talk a bit about what the transition from YouTube to songwriting was like? Did you feel like you were losing a part of yourself when you made the switch or did you feel like you were finding your whole self?<\/strong><\/p>\n

TV: Songwriting felt like finding myself for sure. Coming into who I was and what I have to say. What a lovely way to put it!<\/p>\n

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AA: What does an average day look like to you?<\/strong><\/p>\n

TV: On tour right now, so wake up at eleven, hop in the van for two hours, grab a quick lunch, load in, sound check, meet and greet\/pre-show, eat dinner, play the show, load out, drive two hours, sleep, rinse\/wash\/repeat. On tour everything is on a real tight schedule. It\u2019s great though, I love the shows, the travel, and my band and crew. Truly no complaints.<\/p>\n

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AA: Who (or what) do you draw inspiration from?<\/strong><\/p>\n

TV: Lyrically I write from my life and experience, songwriting is a way to figure out what you\u2019re feeling and make sense of it.<\/p>\n

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AA: Who would be on your dream collaboration?<\/strong><\/p>\n

TV: Probably Jack Antonoff.<\/p>\n

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AA: Disappearing from the internet for a bit… I really feel you on this. What\u2019s something you learned during your hiatus that stuck with you?<\/strong><\/p>\n

TV: I have taken breaks that were very intentional breaks with a purpose, this last one where I wrote the record was truly just not having the bandwidth or anything to share. I’d just gone through a break up and poured it in to the music. I’m not sure I can speak to something I learned.<\/p>\n

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AA: When are you the happiest?<\/strong><\/p>\n

TV: On stage, on tour, in the studio, or spending time away from everything with my loved ones.<\/p>\n

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AA: What can we expect to see from you in the future?<\/strong><\/p>\n

TV: My album comes out this fall!!<\/p>\n

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