http://www.dickbutkus.com/dbfn/livechat/sonny/transcripts/020498.html PHOEBE SNOW Hardest and easiest ... Well, the hardest part for me is the traveling. I'm not a good traveler. The waiting around in airports and car rental places. The performing is the easiest part. I love doing that. A guitar player. I used to. I wanted to be only a guitar player. That was my goal. I can't even believe that I'm a singer now. Life is what happens while you make other plans This is your first album in 8 years. (21:13:35) PHOEBE SNOW Yup. (21:14:09) PHOEBE SNOW I'm very interested in health care and medicine. I'd want to do something in that or medical research. It's a big passion of mine. (21:15:11) PHOEBE SNOW As you see on the CD coming out Tuesday, I've come full circle. I'm back to my blues and folk roots. HOEBE SNOW There are many different segments of my audience: R&B, jazz, folk-blues. And I'm returning to those roots. (21:18:00) PHOEBE SNOW Best about the new CD - I had some creative input. I was part of the production process. We just finished reengineering a few tracks yesterday. (21:19:15) Lulu : Enters The Lounge... (21:19:35) PHOEBE SNOW Lullabyes. That's a fabulous idea. I love children and I'm an insomniac. PHOEBE SNOW My favorite part of performing is interacting with the audience. I like the challenge of getting the audience with me. (21:23:46) PHOEBE SNOW What a great ... Sinatra ... I love Frank Sinatra very much. I actually got to see him in 1975 with Count Basie and Ella Fitzgerald. I was in tears. I was pregnant with my daughter. I can't say enough good things about him. He actually heard of me. God bless you Frank. (21:24:51) PHOEBE SNOW Having just done casino shows. I had a ball. I had a great time. I lost $30 on the slots. (21:25:40) PHOEBE SNOW Yes ... I do sing opera in Italian. And I'm going to learn some German this year. (21:28:28) PHOEBE SNOW I know Arlo Guthrie aside from his music because his mother and their mom were friends. (21:30:21) PHOEBE SNOW I always hear a song and think of doing it differently. I thought what a hell of a nerve I had doing Piece of My Heart. Jerry Ragovoy who wrote it - he wrote me a letter saying he loved it. I'm thrilled to say I've been writing songs for the past two years. None are on this record. I saved them for the next album. Hopefully very soon. Songs I'm writing. (21:39:14) PHOEBE SNOW I love you Monica. (21:39:42) PHOEBE SNOW Maybe some dates in March in California. Then a summer tour. (21:41:32) PHOEBE SNOW Influences: Bob Dylan, the Beatles, Aretha Franklin, Bonnie Raitt, Rolling Stones, Muddy Waters, Mississippi John Hurt...there are too many to name...James Cleveland choir, Sam Cooke...Jackie Wilson, Van Morrison, Joni Mitchell... (21:42:30) PHOEBE SNOW My daughter is 22. It's difficult for her to travel with me. I want to work more. Let's pray she can be with me. Michael McDonald, Bonnie Raitt...I'd love to record with her...Paul Simon, Billy Joel...we're leaving out a lot - David Bromberg, Dave Mason, Traffic, almost Benny Goodman - that wouldv'e been great on my resume. (21:46:16) PHOEBE SNOW My favorite guitar blues -- anything that Eric Clapton did when he was with Cream. Jimmy Page. Crossroads by Robert Johnson. (21:46:33) MonicaL. says to PHOEBE SNOW: Wow, that's quite a list of influences! Have you ever met or worked with Van Morrison? (21:47:41) PHOEBE SNOW My favorite song to listen to...Aretha Franklin, Giving Him Something He Can Feel on the soundtrack of Sparkle. Anything from Amazing Grace album. I can listen to her sing forever. Van Morrison singing Tupelow Honey. Robert Grant. I change my act for different folks in very subtle ways. Creativity is change. You have to change. Not just for the audience. But to keep things fresh. (21:51:15) PHOEBE SNOW I've worked in Japan, Australia, New Zealand and Europe. It's been a while. (21:52:27) PHOEBE SNOW I've been to several people over the years for voice lessons. I don't have a formula for finding a good voice teacher. Go to someone who inspires you. There's nothing wrong with training your voice. All professionals should do it. hoebe Snow was the name of a rail route. I saw the name on the boxcars that went by my house. (21:55:16) PHOEBE SNOW I'm reading...believe it or not ... books about science and medicine and science fiction...the Mia Farrow autobiography is what I'm reading now. Transcript 2/4/98