When did you first start making music? I started playing piano quite young and I started writing songs in about grade six. I still remember the first song I ever wrote, and I promise you it was so awful. It was that peak time where whimsical indie bands with cutesy lyrics were a big thing and I think the first line was “I wanna wear no shoes to a furniture store and tell the sales accountant that he won a free cat”. I hope I have improved.
Where do you find inspiration? I spend a lot of time in my own head so ‘inspiration’ mostly comes from things that are happening to me at the time or things that happened a long time ago but I’m only just processing now.
What can we expect from an Alice Skye live show? A lot of awkward small talk and far too much oversharing from me. But also I play with twins Sam and Kane King that I grew up with back in Horsham, so the live music is very different to how it was recorded – the songs have come a long way.
How important is storytelling to your life and music? I love storytelling. Listening to stories being told about my parents and my family help me learn more about who I am. Same goes for when I’m writing. I never expected people to listen to the songs on my album, they were just stories I’d written for my own self reflection and now that I have to share them onstage I’m constantly learning more about myself.
