Open Mike with Mike Bullard

OPEN MIKE WITH MIKE BULLARD

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4 2001 12AM

TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA

--EVERYBODY'S GOT A STORY--

MIKE: Yes, Amanda Marshall everyone. And this is new album, Everybody's Got A Story. Even me, actually. But I love this concept, now explain that will you? Everybody's Got A Story. How'd you come up with that?

AMANDA: You never know. You just never know about people! You never know who you're sitting next to on the bus, who you're sitting next to in history class

MIKE: Sometimes you don't want to know who you're sitting next to

AMANDA: Well, you know. Yeah! So anyways! (laughing)

MIKE: And it incorporates all of that

AMANDA: It does, yeah

MIKE: It's really more of your thought process, you put it down on page, and that's how you came up with the title

AMANDA: The record sounds like me. It sounds like the way I talk, the way I think, the way I look at the world, there's a lot of me invested in the album, and lyrically, it's all about that. I really wanted to make it as conversational as possible so that people could sort of embrace the spontaneity of the way the record was made, which they seem to be doing, so I'm really happy.

MIKE: Yeah, it's already a huge hit, it's being released in the US in 3 weeks (incorrect by the way)

AMANDA: It is, yup

MIKE: Which is going to be great. Now, you're also featured in this month's Flare

AMANDA: I am. That was fun

MIKE: Let's get a shot of that, we have a shot of you in Flare

AMANDA: Uh oh

MIKE: There it is, there's you in Flare. Now, I'll ask you the question I ask everyone who appears in Flare, did you get to keep the outfit?

AMANDA: Damn Skippy! It's all about the clothes, what are you kidding me?

MIKE: Yeah, beautiful little outfit there, and they approached you and wanted to do a fashion shoot as well, that's wonderful

AMANDA: They did, it was fun, it was lots of fun. That stuff's always cool. I'm a girl, you know

MIKE: They go to these events you know, the Flare Was There

AMANDA: Oh yeah

MIKE: Yeah they always turn away from me

AMANDA: The picture where you're like (closes eyes and makes a face). They always get you in some really awkward pose

MIKE: Yeah they always catch me in mid-blink

AMANDA: Yeah, exactly

MIKE: Yeah that one where I look like Frankenstein. That's how I feel about Flare. (laughs)Now the CD is released, and you're on tour as well. Now you're leaving on tour, where are you going

AMANDA: We're starting uh January 2002. We're going to be going across Canada, the US, Europe. We just finished, last night actually, three showcases, Toronto, Montreal, and Ottawa last night, which was huge fun. We got to play in these big clubs, and it was all sweaty, and people dancing, and standing up, which is amazing, because I've kind of become accustomed to playing in theatres where people are sitting. So it was huge fun, to have like, kids coming out and jumping up and down, it was great

MIKE: Yeah, you want the sweaty people

AMANDA: You want the sweaty people, you like the sweaty people

MIKE: I want to thank you Amanda, it was a pleasure as always

AMANDA: Thank you

MIKE: And we'll have you back again and again. Amanda Marshall ladies and gentlemen!


	OPEN MIKE WITH MIKE BULLARD TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4 2001 12AM TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA --EVERYBODY'S GOT A STORY-- MIKE: Yes, Amanda Marshall everyone. And this is new album, Everybody's Got A Story. Even me, actually. But I love this concept, now explain that will you? Everybody's Got A Story. How'd you come up with that? AMANDA: You never know. You just never know about people! You never know who you're sitting next to on the bus, who you're sitting next to in history class MIKE: Sometimes you don't want to know who you're sitting next to AMANDA: Well, you know. Yeah! So anyways! (laughing) MIKE: And it incorporates all of that AMANDA: It does, yeah MIKE: It's really more of your thought process, you put it down on page, and that's how you came up with the title AMANDA: The record sounds like me. It sounds like the way I talk, the way I think, the way I look at the world, there's a lot of me invested in the album, and lyrically, it's all about that. I really wanted to make it as conversational as possible so that people could sort of embrace the spontaneity of the way the record was made, which they seem to be doing, so I'm really happy. MIKE: Yeah, it's already a huge hit, it's being released in the US in 3 weeks (incorrect by the way) AMANDA: It is, yup MIKE: Which is going to be great. Now, you're also featured in this month's Flare AMANDA: I am. That was fun MIKE: Let's get a shot of that, we have a shot of you in Flare AMANDA: Uh oh MIKE: There it is, there's you in Flare. Now, I'll ask you the question I ask everyone who appears in Flare, did you get to keep the outfit? AMANDA: Damn Skippy! It's all about the clothes, what are you kidding me? MIKE: Yeah, beautiful little outfit there, and they approached you and wanted to do a fashion shoot as well, that's wonderful AMANDA: They did, it was fun, it was lots of fun. That stuff's always cool. I'm a girl, you know MIKE: They go to these events you know, the Flare Was There AMANDA: Oh yeah MIKE: Yeah they always turn away from me AMANDA: The picture where you're like (closes eyes and makes a face). They always get you in some really awkward pose MIKE: Yeah they always catch me in mid-blink AMANDA: Yeah, exactly MIKE: Yeah that one where I look like Frankenstein. That's how I feel about Flare. (laughs)Now the CD is released, and you're on tour as well. Now you're leaving on tour, where are you going AMANDA: We're starting uh January 2002. We're going to be going across Canada, the US, Europe. We just finished, last night actually, three showcases, Toronto, Montreal, and Ottawa last night, which was huge fun. We got to play in these big clubs, and it was all sweaty, and people dancing, and standing up, which is amazing, because I've kind of become accustomed to playing in theatres where people are sitting. So it was huge fun, to have like, kids coming out and jumping up and down, it was great MIKE: Yeah, you want the sweaty people AMANDA: You want the sweaty people, you like the sweaty people MIKE: I want to thank you Amanda, it was a pleasure as always AMANDA: Thank you MIKE: And we'll have you back again and again. Amanda Marshall ladies and gentlemen!