This week: Christina Perri, the 24-year-old cafe manager whose break-up anthem “Jar of Hearts” became a download sensation last summer and led to a recording contract. Her debut album, lovestrong, drops May 10 on Atlantic Records — and her summer tour kicks off in Las Vegas, July 16.
最喜爱的 SONG:
“Flightless Bird, American Mouth” 由 Iron and Wine. This song has been my 最喜爱的 for over two years now. The lyrics don’t make much sense, so it just makes 你 swim in the melody and feel the song. It’s what all songs should do… It melts me into a puddle every time I hear it.
最喜爱的 ALBUM:
Counting Crows’ August and Everything After. This was the very first cassette tape I ever owned and it’s still my 最喜爱的 front to back album. It makes me feel every feeling I want. It makes me think. It makes everything okay.
最喜爱的 NEW ARTIST:
The Civil Wars. Joy Williams and John Paul White are my new 最喜爱的 duo. Their presence, melodies, lyrics, harmonies, songs and voices are unbelievable. I find myself listening to 更多 women than ever, and I think that Joy is one of the ladies pushing great artistry forward. I’m so happy they’re blowing up!
最喜爱的 CELEBRITY:
Paul McCartney. I have “john paul ringo george” tattooed on my wrist and hope that when I’m old and grey I’ll be a The Beatles historian. My earliest memories as a child are listening to Beatles records, and they are a big part of how I’ve learned to write pop songs. If I met him, I’m pretty sure I’d pass out.
最喜爱的 RESTAURANT:
The 101 Cafe in L.A. I lived around the corner in a studio apartment up until my big break, when I was broke and trying to make music. I’d go stir crazy in my single room and had to get out after a while. This became my living room, where I’d think about lyrics and life. I always get the tuna nicoise 沙拉 + sweet potato fries.
最喜爱的 BOOK:
The Perks of Beinga Wallflower. I read this book in one 日 when I was a freshman in high school, and I’ve read it at least once a 年 since. I even drove to Pittsburgh in the middle of the night in college just to pass through the Fort Pitt tunnel and feel “infinite.”
最喜爱的 MOVIE:
The Godfather. I took time off from school and traveled to Italy when I was 19, living with my extended family members. I must have slept in 30 different houses those months, taken in 由 people who’d never even met me. Watching this movie reminds me of what the real Italy is like.
最喜爱的 STORE:
Wasteland in L.A.. It’s a vintage 商店 filled with designer clothes. It has the best stuff for the best prices and is so fun to 商店 in with your friends. 你 never know what you’re gonna find!
最喜爱的 PET:
Lexi Perri. My parents have a pug who is 16 years old and so overweight she looks like a walrus. She’s the 星, 星级 of my family.
最喜爱的 PIECE OF MUSICAL GEAR:
My black acoustic Taylor guitar. This is my 最喜爱的 instrument and has been with me through everything. When I’m holding her, I feel better and ready to write a song 或者 play a show.
最喜爱的 GADGET:
My blender. I’m a total protein shake junkie nerd. I get creative every morning — 你 never know what you’re gonna get in my shake… fruit? 花生 butter? Ice-cream?
最喜爱的 PLACE ON EARTH:
San Pietro Apostolo in the south of Italy. It’s the town where my father and his family were born, and it’s 更多 beautiful then any movie you’ve ever seen. It instantly warms my 心 and makes me feel at home.
最喜爱的 QUOTE:
“The greatest thing you’ll ever learn is just to 爱情 and be loved in return” — from Moulin Rouge
最喜爱的 SONG:
“Flightless Bird, American Mouth” 由 Iron and Wine. This song has been my 最喜爱的 for over two years now. The lyrics don’t make much sense, so it just makes 你 swim in the melody and feel the song. It’s what all songs should do… It melts me into a puddle every time I hear it.
最喜爱的 ALBUM:
Counting Crows’ August and Everything After. This was the very first cassette tape I ever owned and it’s still my 最喜爱的 front to back album. It makes me feel every feeling I want. It makes me think. It makes everything okay.
最喜爱的 NEW ARTIST:
The Civil Wars. Joy Williams and John Paul White are my new 最喜爱的 duo. Their presence, melodies, lyrics, harmonies, songs and voices are unbelievable. I find myself listening to 更多 women than ever, and I think that Joy is one of the ladies pushing great artistry forward. I’m so happy they’re blowing up!
最喜爱的 CELEBRITY:
Paul McCartney. I have “john paul ringo george” tattooed on my wrist and hope that when I’m old and grey I’ll be a The Beatles historian. My earliest memories as a child are listening to Beatles records, and they are a big part of how I’ve learned to write pop songs. If I met him, I’m pretty sure I’d pass out.
最喜爱的 RESTAURANT:
The 101 Cafe in L.A. I lived around the corner in a studio apartment up until my big break, when I was broke and trying to make music. I’d go stir crazy in my single room and had to get out after a while. This became my living room, where I’d think about lyrics and life. I always get the tuna nicoise 沙拉 + sweet potato fries.
最喜爱的 BOOK:
The Perks of Beinga Wallflower. I read this book in one 日 when I was a freshman in high school, and I’ve read it at least once a 年 since. I even drove to Pittsburgh in the middle of the night in college just to pass through the Fort Pitt tunnel and feel “infinite.”
最喜爱的 MOVIE:
The Godfather. I took time off from school and traveled to Italy when I was 19, living with my extended family members. I must have slept in 30 different houses those months, taken in 由 people who’d never even met me. Watching this movie reminds me of what the real Italy is like.
最喜爱的 STORE:
Wasteland in L.A.. It’s a vintage 商店 filled with designer clothes. It has the best stuff for the best prices and is so fun to 商店 in with your friends. 你 never know what you’re gonna find!
最喜爱的 PET:
Lexi Perri. My parents have a pug who is 16 years old and so overweight she looks like a walrus. She’s the 星, 星级 of my family.
最喜爱的 PIECE OF MUSICAL GEAR:
My black acoustic Taylor guitar. This is my 最喜爱的 instrument and has been with me through everything. When I’m holding her, I feel better and ready to write a song 或者 play a show.
最喜爱的 GADGET:
My blender. I’m a total protein shake junkie nerd. I get creative every morning — 你 never know what you’re gonna get in my shake… fruit? 花生 butter? Ice-cream?
最喜爱的 PLACE ON EARTH:
San Pietro Apostolo in the south of Italy. It’s the town where my father and his family were born, and it’s 更多 beautiful then any movie you’ve ever seen. It instantly warms my 心 and makes me feel at home.
最喜爱的 QUOTE:
“The greatest thing you’ll ever learn is just to 爱情 and be loved in return” — from Moulin Rouge
