W
e had the pleasure of
asking Toronto, Canada
native, Lisa Banton, a
few questions to get to know the
woman behind the voice. If you
have not heard the voice that pours
from her sham on you! Yet we will
be honored and happy to introduce
you to the awesome talent that is
Lisa Banton.
Misfit Tunes: What are your influences?
Lisa Banton:: My father was my
inspiration to want to sing. Vocally artists like Mary J Blige, Faith
Evans, and Lauryn Hill.
MT: How did you get your stage
name?
Lisa Banton: It’s my full given
birth name.
MT: What does your lyrics say
about you and/or your character?
Lisa Banton: Well being that I’ve
written everything that I’ve put
out for myself, my lyrics say a lot.
Mainly that I’m always speaking
from a real place. The majority of
my music is based on love so I pull
from a lot of my own experiences.
Judging by how people react to my
lyrics, they feel that I come from
genuine place because they can relate. That is all I can really ask for.
MT: Do you love your music? Tell
me about that love: how it feels,
where it has taken you, the sacrifices you have made for it.
Lisa Banton: I definitely love the
type of music I do. I don’t always
love what I come up with but I
MT: Why are you a singer?
Lisa Banton: I believe I was
born to do this. Being that music
is in my blood, it’s always felt
very natural for me to do. I love
it!
MT: What are your goals?
Lisa Banton: At this point in the
game for me, my main goal will
always be to make quality music. I
want to be able to share what I do
with the world and have it loved
by those who really appreciate
what I have to offer. Anything
that can make that happen, I will
always be open to. Anything else
that comes from it all, will be a
bonus.
MT: What is your definition of
success?
Lisa Banton: When it comes
to my music, my definition of
success is quite simple. The day
that I can live comfortable off my
earnings from music alone, will
be the day I count it as definite
success.
MT: If you were not singing
what would you be doing?
Lisa Banton: I’s probably be
playing an instrument of some
sort professionally. Preferably
the piano. I’ve always wished
that I learned to play when I was
young.
MT: How would you describe your
sound/music?
Lisa Banton: I would describe my
sound as traditional R&B / Soul
with elements of Hip Hop. R&B
has made a lot of changes over the
years. The music I bring seems
to fall under the type of timeless
music I grew up listening to, which
I’m very pleased about.
MT: What is your mission? What
kind of impact if any do you want
your music to have on your fans?
Lisa Banton: With the state that
R&B is in right now, the impact
that I want my music to have
overall is a long lasting one. I want
to make music that my fans can
listen to 10 years from now and
say “Damn, that is STILL a good
song”. The music coming out right
now doesn’t really have that type
of feel in my opinion.
think that’s normal for most writers. I wouldn’t say my music has
taken me anywhere quite yet and
because of that fact very little sacrifices have been made. I’m sure I’ll
have many along the way but I’m
not worried about it. My love for
what I do is deep, so any decisions
that I have to make will not be taken lightly and will probably result
in very little regret.
MT: How will you know when
you have “made it?”
Lisa Banton: I’m not too sure. As a
child, I always dreamed of having
crowds of people chant the lyrics
of my songs back to me while on
stage. When you have an arena full
of fans singing your music word
for word, I think that’s a pretty
good sign you’ve made it! To know
that your music has impacted people in such a way, I can’t think of
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