Eureka, CA-bred singer/songwriter/pianist Sara Bareilles [ ]World Health Organization scored a No. 1 hit earlier this year with her single "Love Song"--is getting used to her newfound proximity to stars.
Although she's toured with Maroon 5 [ ] before--she's actually long known members of that grouping Bareilles has never been on the road with Counting Crows [ ].
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"I'm just so struck by them," she aforementioned with a giggle approximately Counting Crows. "I suppose they're so awesome. It's been really inspiring. They've been very gracious. Maroon is always been that way with us as well. It's been a really cool thing so far."
Bareilles, wHO hits the stage with the two bands through Aug. 23, is touring in support of her major-label debut, "Little Voice," which the 28-year-old calls a "compilation" of songs she has been writing since she was around 20.
"It's just a whole big bunch of songs, and songs like 'Gravity,' that's the oldest song on the record," Bareilles said. "That unitary I wrote when I was about 20. 'Between the Lines' is the newest song dynasty; I wrote that last year. It's a whole big compilation. It's a "This is Your Life" with songs."
In between shows, Bareilles took the time to blab to LiveDaily about the tour with Maroon 5 and Counting Crows, her new material and her college days with Maroon 5.
You kind of go endorse a shipway with Maroon 5, correct?
Yeah, we go back a little ways. I met them in college at UCLA. We had friends in the same circle, and a couple of them went to UCLA as well. I victimised to check them performing at flat parties. Back then they were called Kara's Flowers. I've incessantly kind of looked up to them in a big brotherlike way. They're a practiced resource for me. It's always been fun to watch them grow.
They opened up for ane of my friends in Michigan, and he said he knew immediately that they were going to be brobdingnagian.
I don't know if I knew precisely what would happen, merely I was not remotely surprised. As soon as I power saw them play, I knew I was a huge fan. I'm not surprised that people fell in love with them simply like we did in college.
You go pretty far back with music as well. Was being a successful musician a longtime aspiration of yours?
Um, I think it has to a certain extent. I didn't know how it was going to come to life. It's been the career that I invariably, even in the back of my head, dreamed about. I don't think I was a identical forward thinker [laughs] when I cerebrate back. I didn't consider much virtually what the hell I was doing. When I went to school, I studied communications. I didn't know what I was going to do with that, either. I think somewhere in my mankind I knew it would be medicine. But I wouldn't be able to look indorse and put my finger on it.
You must have been pretty thrilled when "Love Song" hit No. 1.
Yeah, yeah, it was very, very cool.
Where were you when you establish out that it was No. 1?
We were in London, in reality, when I found kO'd. I got a phone from my manager. I said, "No way." It's totally, totally unexpected. I'm very thankful. It has become something I could only guess. I ne'er expected things to go in this direction.
What did you expect?
When the album came out it was doing well. People were buying it and they were supporting it, but it wasn't this massive anything. When they did the Rhapsody commercial-grade, it actually raised everybody's exposure to the song and masses really started, I approximate, liking the song. I don't cognize exactly what I was expecting, only it wasn't this.
What is the story behind "Love Song"? I infer it wasn't written necessarily for a person.
It's non written about anyone in particular. It was more than of a stick-it-to-'em to my record company--not because they were putting press on me but because I was putting pressure on myself. They over up getting the brunt of my frustration. I was trying to image out how to work with the label. That was my first fourth dimension doing whatsoever of that. Answering to somebody is not something I was very comfortable with. "Love Song" was my self-empowerment anthem. I was trying to remind myself to write medicine that I like and say, "Screw it."
And you inadvertently wrote a hit.
I got lucky.
Why did you end up naming your album "Little Voice"?
"Little Voice" is kind of in reference to your inner voice, your conscience. For me, that was the biggest revelation I made in making this record--how much I hated to learn to listen to myself. I am comparatively inexperienced in a bunch of these things I�m experiencing for the number one time. So, it was hard for me to speak up and not feel self-conscious about my lack of experience. I kind of realized that if I don't con to speak up for myself, mortal else is going to do the talking for me. I had to kind of get courageous for a little turn.
What do you think it is about your music that touches people?
You know, I would like to cerebrate people plug into to the honesty that I truly try identical hard to make sure I conserve in my music. I'm really tough on myself about making sure that I'm really speaking from my spunk and not holding anything back. I hope people gravitate toward that.
Have you started writing young material?
I'm kind of always writing. It's a small tougher on tour. As a pianissimo player, they're really toughened to lug around. I try to write when I can. When I go nursing home, when I have a break, I always seem to breathe out on the piano and let everything out through the pianissimo.
I interviewed Adam Duritz, and he had a pretty proficient explanation for the tour of duty. He aforementioned it was like more bang for the long horse with you, Counting Crows and Maroon 5.
I think it's a great broadsheet. I'm a huge fan. It's cool because it's not like you're seeing the same band over and all over again. They're very different, but they're very complementary as well. So I think that the fan crossover is pretty strong. People that love Counting Crows most likely dear Maroon 5. It's not because they do the same case of music, it's just there's something innate about that. It's a great show. It's super, super fun evidence to watch.
Have you done any collaborations on stage?
No, we haven't. We kind of kicked around a few ideas, just I view there would be more time to figure everything out. But everyone's schedules are different. We're exhibit up at the venues at different times for soundchecks. It ends up being kind of a big mess sometimes. I would leslie Townes Hope that we end up working something out by the end of the tour. If not, it's OK. We still had a good time.
[Note: The following tour dates have been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its truth as of the publication time of this narrative. Changes may occur before go on sale. Check with official artist websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.]
August 200815 - Hartford, CT - New England Dodge Music Center* 16 - Bristow, VA - Nissan Pavilion*18 - Darien Center, NY - Darien Lake Performing Arts Center* 19 - Toronto, Ontario - Molson Amphitheatre*21 - Pittsburgh, PA - Post Gazette Pavilion at Star Lake* 22 - Tinley Park, IL - First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre* 23 - Milwaukee, WI - Marcus % 20089 - San Diego, CA - Spreckels Theatre10 - Las Vegas, NV - The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel11 - Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern14 - Portland, OR - Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall15 - Seattle, WA - Moore Theatre17 - Vancouver, British Columbia - Vogue Theatre 18 - Spokane, WA - The Knitting Factory20 - Denver, CO - The Paramount 22 - Dallas, TX - House of Blues 23 - Houston, TX - House of Blues 26 - New Orleans, LA - House of Blues 27 - Birmingham, AL - Alabama Theatre 28 - St. Louis, MO - Pageant Theatre30 - Detroit, MI - Fillmore November 20081 - Indianapolis, IN - Egyptian Room2 - Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium 3 - Cleveland, OH - House of Blues 5 - Hartford, CT - Webster Theatre 6 - Providence, RI - Lupos 7 - Atlantic City, NJ - Music Box *Dates with Counting Crows and Maroon 5
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