“Songwriting, for me,
is usually an itch. I can
feel a song coming on
days or even weeks
before it hits me.”
It’s definitely a blast being an opening act for
any big artist! I want to say that my favourite
experience was opening for Average White
Band. I am such an old soul, so opening for
that band was the coolest. The crowd loved our
band and we both complimented each other so
well. We opened at this huge theatre and sold
out of every CD.
Do you have any future recording plans at
this time? Are you working on any other
projects at the moment?
Yes, I’m always recording. It’s great that my
father owns a recording studio so I can go in
at any time. I am currently working on two
new songs that I will release as singles.
Musically, who are your biggest influences?
What music brought you to where you are,
musically, today?
My biggest influences are my father, James
Brown, Stevie Wonder and James Taylor. Each
of them represent a piece of me.
If you could chose anyone to collaborate
with, who would you choose?
I feel like everyone says this, but Stevie
Wonder. His talent is beyond.
There’s lots of tour dates coming up for
March and April, are you looking forward
to these shows? What’s your favourite thing
about touring?
Absolutely! I love the experience of touring
because you never know what you are going
to get. You get to travel, be on the road and
meet interesting people. I have met the most
intriguing people while performing and still
friends with them to this day.
album are you most proud of? Where can
our readers purchase your albums?
Each album represents the time of my life that
it was written. It is hard to pick one that I am
most proud of because each album represents
my growth as a person and an artist. When I
listen to my older songs, I am immediately
taken back to that exact time when the songs
were written. Each album is like a recorded
musical diary of my life transitions. I am
definitely proud of my latest recordings but
also equally proud of where I was when I first
released an album back in 2006. All my
albums are available on iTunes and
lauracheadle.com
Do you feel you get musically stronger with
each album? Do you learn a lot from
making each album?
I definitely feel vocally stronger with each
release. That comes with the territory. The
more you gig, the better you get. I learn a lot
about myself with each album. For example,
my very first album was about finding love
and the angst of finding someone to
understand you. As I have grown older, I am
still writing about love but also writing about
life and being my authentic self. It’s a
beautiful experience.
You’ve opened for some huge names like
Hall & Oates, Ryan Cabrera and played at
a Bruce Springsteen After Party (WOW)
can you tell me a bit about some of these
experiences? What was your favourite show
to play over the years?
Tell me an interesting fact about yourself?
I am a strict vegan and love to go running! I
run 7-10 miles a day.
What are your goals for 2015?
My goals for 2015 are to continue spreading
my music and keeping blues and soul music
alive and well.
Any last words?
Thank you so much to all the stations and
listeners for making my new blues album
Where The Blues Hangs Out #7 on Blues
Charts!
Laura Cheadle’s albums are available Ѽ