Katie asks Nat (Tully On Tully)…
1. Have you got any pre-show rituals?
I don’t drink alcohol. Outrageous, I know. But it makes me feel far more comfortable on stage – both vocally and mentally.
2. What is the last song you wrote about?
I let my imagination run wild with the last song we wrote. It’s about a priest who seduces innocent ladies then murders them for their sins by drowning them in holy water.
3. What’s the weirdest dream you’ve had?
I once dreamt that I jumped out of a plane without a parachute and while in the air, decided to do some somersaults. I woke up rolling toward the foot of my bed and landed on the floor then woke up undisturbed in my usual sleeping position. Some dream-within-a-dream inception stuff.
4. If you could be another human for the day, who would it be and why?
Beyoncé. I don’t think that one needs an explanation.
5. If you had the resources and money to make your ultimate album, how would you go about it?
Do I get all the time as well? We’d probably take a few months off and go to a fancy studio in the middle of nowhere with no distractions and spend time writing and recording until it was ready to be mastered and when we returned to civilisation, the boys would all have fully grown beards.
Nat (Tully On Tully) asks Katie..
1. What was the first gig you ever went to?
I was about 13 when I went to see Bob Dylan supported by The Waifs. I remember my mum used to sing Forever Young all the time when I was growing up so it was pretty special to hear him sing it live.
2. Who are your top three female vocalists?
Ella Fitzgerald, Björk and Susanne Sundfor. Ella is timeless; Björk really gets into my heart and Susanne Sundfor’s voice is incredible.
3. If you were stuck on an island with only one album to listen to, what would it be and why?
If it happened today, Björk’S Biophilia. If it happened last week though, Ryan Adams’ Heartbreaker. I cheated and picked two!
4. Have you ever been so moved by a song that you cried?
Definitely. My incredibly talented friend Elana Stone wrote a song called The Rescue Ships and I remember flying from Brisbane to Sydney and listening to it on my iPod. I think had it on repeat and wept openly for the whole flight! The guy next to me probably thought I was a complete psychopath.
5. What’s the biggest distraction you’ve had whilst being on stage?
My own brain! Last Thursday (on this current tour) we drove from Sydney to Armidale (eight hours in the car) did a gig, drove back eight hours to Sydney the next day and played the Sydney EP launch. I was so tired it was like all the little dudes in my head who normally make sure I don’t say and do anything too stupid had been in a tidal wave. It was chaos in there and it was all I could do to stay focussed. I don’t know if I managed it, either!
KATIE WIGHTON and TULLY ON TULLY play the Grace Darling Hotel on Wednesday April 17 with Yeo in the support slot. Doors are 8pm and entry is $10. Katie is launching her EP You Are Here.
