Singer-songwriter and actress Bree Sharp chatted about the 25th anniversary tour for her seminal album “A Cheap and Evil Girl.”
New York show at the Bowery Electric
On April 5th, she will be playing at the Bowery Electric in New York. “Fans can expect an old-school, balls-to-the-wall rock show. ’90s nostalgia! A gut punch of memory lane! All new eco-friendly vinyl,” she exclaimed.
“I’ll be playing every song on the album plus some Beautiful Small Machines favorites, my electro-pop band, with the full band,” she noted.
“I am super excited to revisit the album and sing along with the fans who’ve supported me all these years,” she admitted.
‘David Duchovny’ song
Her song “David Duchovny, Why Won’t You Love Me?” has stood the test of time.
On the perennial relevance of this tune, she said, “This was surprising! I was afraid when I wrote it that it was too hyper specific to one person and one show, but I think it struck a chord with the fan girl and fan boy in all of us.”
Performing the song for David Duchovny
On performing her song for David Duchovny himself at a Barnes & Noble book signing, she said, “It was overdue. My label went bankrupt in the middle of my album cyclee (after dumping all of their money into another band).
Sharp continued, “It took seven years for me to finally meet him — randomly on the street — but when the song came out we were in talks to meet on the Rosie O’Donell show (she was in the now infamous celebrity lip synching video along with Brad Pitt, George Clooney, KISS, Alex Trebek, Whoopi Goldberg, Pamela Anderson, and dozens of other celebs) or on SNL. When the label went belly up, all of that disappeared.”
“When we finally connected on the street, we exchanged info and met for a long chat over tea. It was his idea to have me come to his book signing. It was a super fun moment even if it was biblically late,” she added.
Music and songwriting inspirations
On her music and songwriting inspirations, she revealed, “Heartache and longing. Injustice. Robots. Dystopian landscapes. Sex fantasies. The usual.”
The digital age
On being an artist in the digital age, Sharp said, “You know, it’s freeing and overwhelming at the same time.”
“Artists have more ways to get their voices out there, but we’re also so over-saturated it’s hard to weed through it all. Also, the way we’re paid for streaming is bullshit,” she admitted.
“The CEO of Spotify, for example, makes billions off the blood, sweat, and tears of artists, and we makes tenths of a penny per stream. You can’t support yourself this way,” she acknowledged.
“This is something we’re seeing across all industries — billionaires taking more than their fair share and workers suffering. I think we are reaching class consciousness as a society and realizing that it’s really not red against blue, it’s C-suite against all of the rest of us,” she explained.
“I’m hopeful a non-violent revolution is coming, but it’s gonna take a concerted grass roots effort from all of us to demand change. I hope everyone is inspired to get involved in their communities and figure out how they can help make change happen,” she elaborated.
Future plans
On her future plans, she shared, “I’ve been a voice over actor for the last 12 years and I love being in the booth!”
“I’ve been the voice of E-Trade for the last five years and have just started to work in video games, scripted podcasts, and animation – it’s a blast,” she exclaimed.
“Also, I’m working on a covers album of rarely covered songs called ‘Uncovered.’ I hope to visit more National Parks to rock climb and hike before they are destroyed,” she added.
Success
On her definition of the word success, she said with a sweet laugh, “Ask me again when I’m in eighth grade.”
Her 25th anniversary eco-friendly vinyl for “A Cheap and Evil Girl” is available by clicking here.
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