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3×3: Tami Neilson on Being Nosy, Tired, and Lazy

Jan 26, 2017

3x3: Tami Neilson on Being Nosy, Tired, and Lazy

Artist: Tami Neilson
Hometown: Auckland, New Zealand via Toronto, Canada
Latest Album: Donā€™t Be Afraid
Personal Nicknames: Tam (Iā€™m really Tamara, so I guess Tami is actually a permanent nickname.)

 

The skinny white bijshes in @farmersnz stole my hair.

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What was the first record you ever bought with your own money?

The Best of Judy Garland. Seriously. It was a cassette and I wore it right out. (ā€¦ and it actually wasnā€™t the best. It didnā€™t even include ā€œThe Man That Got Away.ā€ Travesty.)

How many unread emails or texts currently fill your inbox?

None. Iā€™m just too nosy for that to happen.

If your life were a movie, which songs would be on the soundtrack?

I have two boys under 5, who I have just fed, bathed, and wrangled into bed, so ā€œIā€™m So Tiredā€ John Lennon is all that comes to mind at this moment ā€¦ and pretty much sums up my last five years.

What’s your favorite word?

The way my 4.5-year-old says ā€œChlocolateā€

Which sisters are your favorite — Andrews, Secret, McCrary, or Mandrell?

I love them all. Growing up in a family band myself, you just canā€™t beat a family blend of harmonies. Andrews were the first love, though ā€¦ I made my little brothers learn all the words to ā€œHold Tightā€ just so we could sing it in the tour bus growing up. I still remember my parents and me singing ā€œBoogie Woogie Bugle Boyā€ at my wedding reception.

If you were a liquor, what would you be?

A distilled spirit

 

Thanks Gore, see ya next time! #gore #newzealand #capitalofcountrymusic

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Fate or free will?

Free will

Cake or pie?

Yes, please! Iā€™ll take a slice of each.

Sunrise or sunset?

Sunset ā€¦ As a mother of little ones, I see way too many sunrises and look forward to the day when I can revert back to being a lazy musician who sleeps through them!

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3x3: Tami Neilson on Being Nosy, Tired, and Lazy
3x3: Tami Neilson on Being Nosy, Tired, and Lazy