Twenty Questions For ATX premieres with Austin’s most talked about chanteuse, Kat Edmonson – a limitless artist, known for her highly stylized and unique vocal gifts as well as her sought after songs. There is no doubt that Kat is on the brink of worldwide fame and we can all say we all knew her when...
1. What are you wearing right now?
A pair of cords and my Paramount Summer Classic Film Series T-Shirt
2. What is your favorite place in Austin? Why?
The Paramount Theatre. I love that building and I try to see as many flics during the Summer Film Series as I can...watching old pictures is second nature to me.
3. What do you do when you have the blues?
Sit in the bathtub and sing
4. What song makes you shake what your mama gave ya?
Stones, "Miss You" (shout out to Ian McLagan)
5. Favorite item to wear?
New leopard blouse I bought last week
6. What is your current state of mind?
Adventurous!
7. What musician would you want to meet?
Ray Charles. I wish I'd have met him. Wish I'd have seen him.
8. Hardest part about being a musician today?
The hardest part for me is keeping up with it all...in this new industry model, we can really be independent musicians and do it all ourselves but often times, doing it all means straying from the art form and being too preoccupied with business. I use to try and find a healthy balance. These days, though, I prefer the art to far outweigh the business. There can be no commerce without art anyway.
9. What advice would you give yourself 10 years ago?
Don't spend your down time worrying- it won't help you get there.
10. Hangover cure?
A Coco Love (fresh coconut juice blended with bananas & add kale)!
11. Who makes you laugh out loud?
Sophia on the Golden Girls/Steve Martin in the Jerk (I'm afraid I'm sounding a little behind the times here)
12. Brushes with greatness?
I made a fool of myself once...saw Sean Penn in a restaurant and decided to walk right up and introduce myself. He took my hand as I was saying hello and I completely forgot what I'd planned to say to him. I just ended up saying my name, once I finally remembered it, and nodded and smiled a lot. Needless to say, the conversation didn't last long. I felt pretty dumb.
13. Something your mother always told you?
Don't ever go into a relationship thinking you can change a man.
14. First concert?
The Ink Spots in Houston at this night club that has since turned into a Walgreens. I went with my mom and my godmother and got to stay out til 9 or 10 or something CRAZY like that (I was in the second grade). I went to school the next day and told all of my friends and they all just looked entirely puzzled. I think Debbie Gibson was really big that year.
15. Do you cook? What is your specialty dish?
I love to cook. Can't really claim a specialty dish, though. I just experiment all the time. It helps me unwind and focus.
16. Define success.
Getting to make music with my heroes.
17. First Gig/ Worst Gig...
First gig was at the Old Alligator Grill singing on Friday nights during happy hour/ Worst gig...I don't really recall any musical gig ever being worse than all the other jobs I had (telemarketing, hostessing, waitressing, nannying, accounting, real-estate). I really wasn't good at ANY of the other jobs I had. I think people just gave me jobs because they liked me and kept me on because they felt sorry for me. It's probably a relief to everybody that I started singing.
18. What was your first record?
First record was Beach Boys, Made In the USA
19. Song (music) in your ipod that would surprise your fans?
Justin Timberlake...both albums. (yeah, I'm a sucker)
20. Most treasured posession:
