An exciting interview with the singer/songwriter Lizzie No on her career and background. Among other things, Robert and Lizzie discuss adaptation during COVID-19, the process of seeing yourself as a creative person and creative professional, navigating sexism in the music business, and learning the ins-and-outs of touring and recording.

 

Highlights

How the pandemic has affected her - 2:38 When she realized the impact of COVID_19 - 3:32 Walking by closed businesses - 4:28 How this pandemic affects her creative process - 6:42 Her background - 10:56 When she first started performing - 11:55 Using poetry as an exercise? - 13:38 Writing a song vs. writing poetry - 14:15 The scary part of the coronavirus - 22:19 Having instruments in her house and a place to play - 27:30 Drinking on a tour or performance - 32:52 Her performances are really important to her - 44:00 What people think when they hear the word “musician” - 48:00 Meritocracy in the music world - 50:52 An audition experience - 52:00 All that Lizzie had learned during her career - 56:34 Doing things that she wanted to do - 1:00:16 What she does when she finishes a song - 1:01:10 Lizzie’s next move - 1:03:10

 

Episode Resources

Connect with Robert Hunt Simonds: [email protected]  http://roberthuntsimonds.com/ http://craigwagnermusic.blogspot.com/ Connect with Lizzie No https://twitter.com/handsomelizzie?lang=en http://www.lizzieno.com/

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