Q: Who are your musical influences and how would you say they have influenced you?
Livvi: Gwen Stefani, M.I.A., Santogold, Nelly Furtado,The Cranberries, Sade. I love Gwen, Nelly, M.I.A. and Santogold because I love their unique style which is fresh and quirky...not trying to sound like something else and FULL of personality. The Cranberries and Sade have influenced my softer more voulnerable side and you can hear that in my slower songs e.g."Humming Bird"
Q: How do you describe your music to people?
Livvi: I usually can't! It's alway's changing and i draw from so many different sounds and styles but genertally its quirky fresh and cool.
Q: Do you write your own songs and what are they about?
Livvi: I do write my own songs an they are usually about idiot boyfirends. {OUCH} lol I was boo'ed up since I was 13 and was in serious relationships since then... not healthy at ALL but great for songwriting meterial! LOL
Q: What are you immediate music career goals?
Livvi: I want to release my debut album... it's about time! I want to tout and start producing more of my own music. I produce songs on Garage Band on my mac... I jus taught myself how to do it and it's great for putting down ideas. Eventually I want to have my own setup so do all my own music. Music and Lyrics
Q:What are your long term career goals ?
Livvi: I want to be completely self sufficient in terms of my writing so I'll have my own recording studio where i can write and produce for myself and other artists. Call it a mini record label...maybe that's what it'll evolve into. I want to find ways to utilise my other artistic abilities: cooking, fabric design, graphic design. I want to keep honing in on the essence of life itself and use my art to express it. I want to make people smile.
Q: How would define the word "success"?
Livvi: Success is realizing your most true and pure qualities and using them to guide you through your life's purpose. It's being aware of what your alive for and what you have to share and being completely connected to you emotions.
Q:What is the best advice you have ever been given?
Livvi: Don't pursue perfection... it belongs to God. - Marisa Lindsay
Q:Chocolate or Vanilla?
Livvi: I used to always pick chocolate because vanilla always seemed to boring but now I LOVE VANILLA LOL.