My interview with singer-songwriter Diane Birch—who's been compared to Carole King and Laura Nyro, and whose album Bible Belt was released last month—was posted today at GayWired.Here’s an excerpt:
"In all honesty, I used to hate The Carpenters. Not hate. Hate's a strong word. But I associated that music with really old-fashioned, like, that's the kind of music that probably my parents would listen to if they were feeling wild. [Laughs]
"Then, I first heard [Carole King's] Tapestry when I was playing piano at the Beverly Hills Hotel. One of the waiters asked me if I knew any Carole King, and I was kind of like, 'No, it's not really my thing. I'm into Radiohead.
"One day I came to work and he had a little package for me on the piano. It was Tapestry. I put it in my car as I was leaving work and was like, 'Where has this been all my life?'"