Exclusive Interview with Singer Amanda Lamb

After we heard the beautiful voice that Amanda Lamb brought to this world we had to ask her some questions about her life and she couldn't wait to answer!

RTR: If you could have lunch with anyone, alive or dead, who would it be and why?

Amanda: I would love to have lunch with P!nk! She is an inspiration to me because she has been in the industry since she was 16, and she is still rocking! :) I would love to pick her brain about her music and ask her what advice she would give to emerging artists. I love how she has a tough chick attitude, but she also has a soft side to her, and she has an amazing voice!

RTR: What is your guilty pleasure?

Amanda: The TV shows "Toddlers & Tiaras"! That show is so fascinating to watch in a train-wreck kind of way!

RTR: If you could sing a duet with anyone who would it be and why?

Amanda: I would love to sing a duet with Tyler Glenn, the lead singer from Neon Trees :) His voice is so gritty and powerful compared to my voice, which is softer - I think it would be a great contrast!  :)

RTR: Why did you pick Highwire as the title?

Amanda: "Highwire" is taken from the lyrics in my song called "The Life of Aerialist" on the album. That song is about my life with Type 1 Diabetes and how life with the disease is always a balancing act. One minute I'm fine and doing normal things, the next I could have a super low or high blood sugar and be completely derailed. I feel like it’s a universal song because everyone has to juggle and balance problems, and it seems like teenagers are always walking on some type of tightrope that way.

RTR: What's your favorite song on your CD and why??

Amanda: My favorite song is "Kiss Me Now" because it is a super fun party song, and I had a blast recording it! :) The song is very tongue-in-cheek and flirty, and I love listening to my 5 BFFs chant and giggle at the very end of the song!

RTR: Super spies or Bow ties?

Amanda: I'm going to have to go with bow ties :) There's nothing hotter than a nerd with an attitude!

RTR: Where is your favorite place to write music?

Amanda: My favorite place to write music is, strangely enough, the car! I like writing there because as I’m going along the freeway, there are so many things to look at and that gives me ideas. And also, I spend A LOT of time in the car driving to L.A., so I have to kill time somehow! ;)

RTR: Who or what inspired you to be in music??

Amanda: Music intrigued me very early in my life. When I was a baby, my mom would try to sing me to sleep with lullabies, but I would just stare right back at her, just listening. When I joined choir in middle school, that's when I started feeling the thrill of being the occasional soloist and I wanted to do it more and more!
 

RTR: What was it like recording a CD? A duet?

Amanda: Recording the album was so much fun! A lot of work and late nights, but definitely worth it! :) If I could, I would spend every summer in the recording studio! I loved it there!  Recording the duet was a lot of fun too – Infinity didn’t start off being a duet but after I had recorded my vocals we were all listening to it and the idea was brought up that making it a duet would make it over-the-top romantic :)  I got to choose the singer, and it felt like being a judge on American Idol! We (the producer, the engineer, and I) would go through singers that they knew, go to their website or iTunes, listen to them and then make a decision. I am so glad we decided on Ryan Calhoun - he is such an amazing vocalist! (And he's pretty cute! ;) ) We didn't sing the song together, but rather, I recorded my vocals a week prior to him. However, I hung out the day he did his and got to give my opinion. It was a crazy process, but super fun and I think the song sounds great!

RTR: What is your favorite type of cake, pie or other dessert? (We are currently eating cake  :) )

Amanda: I LOOOOVE red velvet cake! Let me know when you guys have my flavor, and I’ll be right over!!

Thanks soooo much Amanda!!!!  We wish you the best of luck with your CD and can't wait for more!!!  :)