A QUESTION FOR YOU!
JILLIAN JENSON IS FROM...
Q&A
A) BOSTON
B) CHICAGO
C) NEW YORK CITY
D) LOS ANGELES
WHAT INSPIRES YOU TO DO WHAT YOU DO?
HONESTLY EVERY DAY EXPERIENCE JUST KIND OF PUSHES ME TO
DO MUSIC. GETTING THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO OUT AND PLAY
FOR PEOPLE WHO GENUINELY APPRECIATE A GOOD MESSAGE
THAT INSPIRES ME A LOT.
HOW WAS IT BEING ON THE X- FACTOR STAGE?
BEING ON THE X FACTOR WAS ONE OF THE MOST STRESSFUL
EXPERIENCES OF MY ENTIRE LIFE. WHAT YOU DON’T GET
TO SEE IS HOW LONG EVERY DAY IS WE LITERALLY GOT TWO
HOURS OF SLEEP EVERY NIGHT WHICH IS OKAY I’M YOUNG I
CAN HANDLE IT. BUT THERE IS ONLY SO MUCH YOUR VOICE
CAN HANDLE AT ONE TIME. IT WAS DIFFICULT BUT THE BEST
TIME OF MY LIFE AT THE SAME TIME
DOES EVERYONE IN YOUR HOMETOWN SUPPORT WHAT YOU
DO?
MY FAMILY KNOWS THAT THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I WANT TO DO
FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE SO THEY SUPPORT ME A LOT. I HAVE
A 10 YEAR OLD BROTHER AND I DON’T GET TO SPEND THAT
MUCH TIME WITH HIM SO THAT IS HARD FOR ME.
A CONVERSATION WITH...
I LIKE YOUR MICROPHONE TATTOO ON YOUR BACK, WHAT IS
ITS MEANING?
IT REPRESENTS MY GRANDFATHER WHO PASSED AWAY 12
YEARS BEFORE I WAS BORN SO I WAS NEVER ABLE TO MEET
HIM. MY FAMILY ALWAYS TELLS ME THEY SEE SO MUCH OF
MY GRANDFATHER IN ME. HE WAS THE FIRST MUSICIAN IN
MY FAMILY SO THE MICROPHONE ON MY BACK AND THE
WIRE GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN MY SIDE AND INSTEAD OF
BEING A PLUG ON THE OTHER END IT FRAYS OUT SIGNIFYING
WITH ROSES AND VINES AROUND THE WIRE TO REPRESENT
FUNERALS.
WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE PART ABOUT PERFORMING LIVE?
I THINK GETTING PEOPLE TO SING ALONG BECAUSE
SOMETIMES THEY DON’T WANT TO. THAT’S PROBABLY MY
FAVORITE PART BECAUSE IT’S A CHALLENGE.
IF YOU COULD DESCRIBE YOU IN A SIMPLE WORD CHOICE,
WHAT WOULD IT BE?
CRAP! OUTGOING, FUN-SIZED, AND JUST GOOFY. I JUST LIKE TO
HAVE FUN.
WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE SONG OF ALL TIME?
MY FAVORITE SONG OF ALL TIME IS FIRE & RAIN BY JAMES
TAYLOR. JAMES TAYLOR IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE ARTISTS.
WHO IS ONE OF YOUR MUSICAL INFLUENCES?
I GREW UP LISTENING TO A LOT OF OLD SCHOOL STUFF LIKE
JOHNNY CASH, JAMES TAYLOR, ALANIS MORRASET WERE BIG
PEOPLE FOR ME. I MEAN I LOVE PEOPLE OF HE NOW LIKE DEMI
LOVADO AND ED SHEERAN, THOSE ARE MY TWO NUMBER
ONES RIGHT NOW. I STILL LIKE TO DERIVE FROM THE OLD STUFF!
OLDIES BUT GOODIES!
WHAT CAN WE EXPECT FROM YOU IN THE FUTURE?
RIGHT NOW I’M ON TOUR WITH POP STAR MAGAZINE WITH
POP EXPLOSION TOUR! JUST MORE MUSIC.
Answer: A) BOSTON
JIL LIAN JE NSE N
SINGER/SONGWRITER
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