15 Questions: Newcomer Kathleen Edwards' debut Failer causes a stir 1. if you could be anywhere in the world right now where would you be? home in the gatineau hills 2. think fast! name a memorable moment - be it current events or otherwise - that you remember quite clearly. growing pot in my parents' backyard and them pretending to not know what it was 3. what is your favourite journey the one with steve perry on it 4.what do you always take on the road with you? caesar mix and a scrabble board 5. what word or phrase do you use too often (non-expletive, of course)? if i pretended to not know what non-expletive is, it would be cock soup. thanks to danny michel. 6. the song/tune which (rightly or wrongly) is going through your head right now? eminem sure knows how to deliver a catchy chorus, even if it is about hating your mother. 7. what is the worst job you've ever had? would you consider being a musician employment? hostessing at pizza hut were some dark days. 8. what have you got on the turntable/cd/or car stereo at the moment? list a maximum of five. dionne warwick's greatest hits is on the turntable. talk talk's spirit of eden is in the cd player, along with aimee mann's new album (it's excellent) and i never drive the suburban without my ac/dc's back in black. 9. what is your most treasured possession? ac/dc's back in black 10. what is your beverage of choice? makers mark damn nice bourbon 11. name a book that you would consider a favourite? i do love john irving, so a prayer for owen meany is up there. but i think dave eggers' a heartbreaking work of staggering genius is the best book jim bryson ever recommended. 12. what is the biggest risk you've taken? once i called up all these clubs across canada, booked shows, drove my suburban over a period of six weeks from ottawa to victoria. i played maybe 13 shows. i had no money when i left home, had no guarantees, had no hotels booked, had no company. i slept in my truck in tim horton's parking lots. i guess you could consider that risky, although my parents thought that it was just plain stupid. 13. who is your member of parliament? not sure, i live in quebec and we live in a backwards kind of place, i spend more time finding out who supplies wood and who plows the road. but if i could choose anyone, it would have to be my brother because he can bullshit his way out of everything. 14. what is it, that you most dislike? spiders big hairy ones 15. what is your credo in life? not to answer questions that get too personal. ya right! umbrellamusic.com				Album reviews Feature articles Interviews Show reviews