20 Questions From Georgia Mooney To Elizabeth & Back Again

Georgia Mooney

Georgia: Hello Elizabeth! So lovely to be emailing you this afternoon. I hope you’re having an excellent day. Congratulations on the release of your new single! It is pure pop heaven. I am also positively delighted that you are going to be part of SUPERGROUP in Brisbane in July! You and I are going to form a band for one night only with the amazing Sam Cromack (from Ball Park Music), the dreamy Seja, and our stellar house band. It is going to be such a fun show! So, to get in the mood I thought we could get to know each other with 20 fun musical questions. Whaddya say?

Elizabeth: Hi Georgia, thank you for these questions!! I am excited for SUPERGROUP, really looking forward to it : )

What was the first album you ever bought?

E: I bought my dad TLC's FanMail for his birthday.

G: Look it was either Spice Girls’ SPICE or Backstreet Boys’ Millenium. Absolutely no regrets.

What was the first concert you ever went to?

E: Maybe The Prodigy and Silverchair when I was 11.

G: Ja Rule & Ashanti. Many regrets.

Who was your favourite artist/band when you were 13?

E: Stevie Wonder.

G: You’re making me look bad. John Mayer.

If you could sing a duet with anyone in the world, living or dead, who would you choose?

E: Stevie Nicks.

G: Rufus Wainwright.

If you could be an extra member of any band, which band would you join?

E: Fleetwood Mac when they were writing Rumours.

G: I’ve always thought being a Motown singer would be magic. Yeah, maybe The Supremes!

Who is your dream songwriting collaborator?

E: Dolly Parton.

G: SAME.

What’s your favourite lyric that you’ve ever written?

E: Probably one that always feels right is from my song called here: “I’m only able to be whatever moment you see.”

G: “You’re not a patch on Benedict Cumberbatch.”

What’s your favourite lyric that someone else has written?

E: All of the lyrics to Body’s In Trouble by Mary Margaret O’Hara.

G: Some of these questions are very hard and I only have myself to blame. I do have a particular fondness for Martha Wainwright’s lyric, “I know you’re married but I’ve got feelings too.”

Who is the artist who has had the biggest influence on your music?

E: Too many to name : P

G: Yes. So many. But I think Rufus Wainwright has provided inspiration, solace and motivation more than anyone. I’m mentioning the Wainwrights a lot…

Favourite venue you’ve ever played?

E: A really beautiful church in Austin TX.

G: De Barra’s Folk Club in Clonakilty, Ireland.

Venue you’d love to play one day?

E: A tie between the Bronze and the Bait Shop IYKYK.

G: I don’t know and I want to know, Elizabeth! Well, I suppose it’s hard to go past the concert hall at the Sydney Opera House innit.

What do you find is the hardest thing about songwriting?

E: All the time when you’re waiting for a song to come.

G: Writing lyrics that make me feel just the right amount of uncomfortable.

Is your songwriting practice regular and disciplined or spontaneous?

E: It’s only about finding the heart to brain connection, however that happens.

G: I like to go away and escape from everything to write. I am not particularly prolific but when I find the time and setting, I tend to keep a torturous schedule.

Is there a topic you would like to write a song about but haven’t found the words yet?

E: I don’t really think about things before I write about them.

G: There are a lot of things that swim around. Sometimes it’s a very long time before they make an appearance on paper. I’m currently trying to find the right words for a song for my nephew.

What is more important to you, lyrics or melody?

E: Inextricable, unfortunately.

G: Melody hits me harder than anything. I listen more carefully these days, but sometimes it can be years before I really hear lyrics. I just get lost in the notes.

What’s your favourite musical instrument?

E: Oboe.

G: Piano.

Which musician made you feel the most star-struck when you met them?

E: Victoria Legrand from Beach House.

G: I must admit I squealed when I met the Backstreet Boys.. I used to kiss their posters goodnight!

What’s the best gig you’ve ever see?

E: Brian Wilson doing Pet Sounds at The Palais.

G: David Byrne’s American Utopia. And I saw it at the cinema.

What’s your wildest, most far-fetched music career dream?

E: Brand deal with La Croix.

G: Voicing a Disney character.

If you could write a song for any popstar, who would it be?

E: Impossible to decide.

G: Harry Styles.

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