Interview: Rachael Yamagata - Page 4

When I had a lot more free time — I had split with a manager and was in between labels — I wasn't able to tour. You know how the fishermen mend their nets when they can't go out and fish? I really got into MySpace. I was all over it, answering messages and connecting with people in this great way to have access to people I had been dying to play for but wasn't able to at the time. I saw a big influx of activity in terms of people checking out my site and coming back, reading blogs, and this great word of mouth going on, even though I wasn't on the road and I didn't have a new record coming out. I saw how effective it could be. At the moment I've been quite terrible because once touring picks up, it's a bit of an insane schedule. I'm trying to write more blogs and at least post some pictures to keep up the speed a little bit. I think it can be really effective.

It does seem to take a lot of time, though.

It does. You can get very hooked on it. All the electronic age stuff is so amazing. I downloaded my first purchased movie to my iPod — I can keep it in my purse and whenever I'm stuck somewhere I can watch a movie. But then I thought, "Wait a minute. You're going to miss looking out a window or seeing the world." I'll get from Point A to Point B and not even know how I got there. I need boundaries for how many hours a day.

Do you have anything you want to share with your fans and potential fans that I haven't asked you about?

I'm very excited to bringing these songs to their town. The guys [in the band] are a blast. They're all incredible musicians. We have a little fairytale stage set up, which I'm happy about. Hoping to come play near you.

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