ANYA MARINA is a provocative and gifted live performer, a prolific songwriter, perhaps best known for “Satellite Heart,” from the platinum-selling soundtrack to Twilight: New Moon, and her provocative cover of T.I.’s “Whatever You Like” (6 million YouTube views and counting). Marina’s songs have been featured in national ad campaigns and influential TV series (13 Reasons Why, Grey’s Anatomy, Gossip Girl), remixed by Interpol’s Sam Fogarino, and called “a mixture of Liz Phair sex appeal with a dash of [Carl] Jung” by Rolling Stone.
After releasing two critically acclaimed albums (Slow & Steady Seduction: Phase II and Felony Flats) and an EP (Spirit School) on Chop Shop/Atlantic, Marina independently released her last full length album, Paper Plane and EP SERIOUS LOVE. Anya is now embarking on a new EP starting with the first single “Over You” featured in the web series Anya Marina: Indie-pendent Woman (a winner at NYC Web Fest).
In this episode we talk about:
- Anya’s diverse experience which led me to calling her Miss Microphone
- the real life inspiration for her award winning series Anya Marina: Indie-pendent Woman her start in radio as a phone operatorfeelfeeligetting prompted to make up her own demo and send it out
- saying yes for to her first radio job for $8 for only 6-12 hours a week
- getting the push from a mentor to take the job and get started
- her aha about what she was meant to do at a concert
- being pushed out of her comfort zone by a boyfriend that got her to see she was meant to create and perform music
- why she likes to surround herself with people with more fiery personalities
- what created her transition to leaving radio to pursue her own music full time
- how noticing her envy of another musicians career pushed her to fully pursue it
- not knowing when she got a record label
- once she became a signed full time artist what showed up for her and trying to fit some mold
- and starting to truly find herself as an artist
- the different pressures on women then men such as physical appearance
- imposter syndrome due to things like not starting to playing guitar until she was 28
- feeling guilt and shame about wanting to be successful tied to what she grew up with what fame meant
- shifting language and how powerful it can be
- releasing attachments to “perfect” and radically accepting herself as she is
- what inspired her moves to LA, Portland, and NYC
- creating a list of what she wanted in her life
- following the flow in life instead of trying to force things
- how she keeps herself creating with an action buddy
- her daily question that sets her day up to be great
- how bringing up our flaws or apologizing for things that don’t really matter and they don’t care about actually diminish the experience
- instead of making todo lists make I did lists! to acknowledge yourself at the end of the day instead of putting yourself down
- Which keychain she chose from my line and why!
For more Anya go to www.anyamarina.com and find her @anyamarina
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LINKS to other things/people/music we mentioned!
PS. If we mentioned something and I forgot to include it here leave a comment and I will track it down for you
Her Indie-pendant woman web series
I call bullshit on feeling envy
Black Postcards galaxie 500 memoir
Emily Haines of Metric
Shirley Manson of Garbage
Nikki Glaser and her new netflix special
Her song Sociopath that Amy Schumer was using to walk on stage everynight
Tristan Prettyman’s episode
F THE SHOULDS. DO THE WANTS.
Forget what you have been told you should do or should be.
Instead ask yourself, “What do I want?
Learn how to listen to what it is that you truly feel & want so that you are living your most present, aligned, and alive life.
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