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Q: So you just released your
album...
Boh: I did!
Q: And that was July 14, right?
B: Yeah.
Q: So what have you been doing
since then?
B: I actually had to go back to New Zealand. I've got an association
with a makeup brand, which just licensed a design - I design
jewelry - and they've licensed part of my jewelry design for
one of their makeup compacts. And I also had a gig last night,
so that was really fun.
Q: Oh cool! Are you touring
right now?
B: I'm not at the moment, no. I'm going to get back into sort
of doing more gigs when I come back. I'm going away for the
next three weeks.
Q: Where are you going?
B: I'm going down to South America, for holiday.
Q: Oh wow! Where exactly are
you gonna go?
B: Argentina! I'm going to explore Argentina, it's going to
be fun! I've never been there, so..Have you been down that
way before?
Q: No, but my roommate went
to Chile this past year, and she took a trip to Argentina
while she was there, and she loved it. She's told me all about
it and now I want to go!
B: Oh, you should! Honestly! I went to Peru and a little bit
of Ecuador last year and it was pretty amazing. It's really
beautiful.
Q: Yeah, I would love to go,
so maybe someday I'll make it down there...So, you're set
in L.A right now though, right?
B: I'm based in L.A, yeah.
Q: How is that, compared to
living in New Zealand?
B: You have to drive a lot in Los Angeles! And it's such a
vast place with so many people in it, so much going on all
at once. It's actually a really welcome place to be. I mean,
New Zealand is an amazing, amazing country with a lot going
on for it, but we're much more sedate in nature. The lifestyle
is quite different back in New Zealand. Do you live here,
in Los Angeles?
Q: No, I'm actually on the
east coast right now.
B: Yeah, I noticed the 302 number...where is that?
Q: It's Delaware.
B: Alright, ok, cool.
Q: It's one of those states
people forget about. It's kind of close to Washington, D.C,
though.
B: (laughs) Oh. I looked on your website - it's a cool website!
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Q: Thanks! So, you're a pretty
big name in New Zealand, you're in a band called Stellar,
so what's your plan for breaking into the U.S music scene?
B: I've got good people helping me. I don't know, it's a very
hard thing to do to get people to pay attention to music -
there's so much of it around with so much new stuff coming
out all the time. I'm basically just going to keep playing,
you know? I think my songs can stand up against a lot of other
people's music, and I've been performing for a big chunk of
my life.
Q: Do you have trouble going
around in New Zealand, like do people recognize you all the
time?
B: I have a bit of that (laughs), which is funny, so it's
refreshing to come to L.A and I'm just one in the masses.
It's kind of cool, I kinda like it.
Q: So you like the anonymity
here?
B: Yes, I do. But I realize that I need to just get out there
and play...and I like going out and seeing bands as well,
so any opportunity to play, if I meet some people who will
give me an opportunity to play, I'd love that.
Q: Have you been anywhere
else in the U.S? Or is there anywhere that you'd like to go?
B: I have done a little bit of traveling in the U.S. I have
a friend who lives in Louisiana. We had Thanksgiving in Lafayette,
Louisiana, which was my first American Thanksgiving, and it
was amazing! It was such an event! (Laughs) You know, we had
the whole turkey, deep fried in a big vat - the guys are all
outside standing around the vat with some beers, and the women
in the kitchen making candied yams, stuff like that. I just
thought, this is such a cool - it's just so different from
any of our...
Q: Yeah, that is the way we
do it, Thanksgiving!
B: I know! I don't think I've ever eaten so much in my life,
either.
Q: Seriously! I know a few
people from other countries who can't believe we eat so much
in one day, but that's just what we do.
B: It's so much fun, though! You don't have to do much, either,
you just digest your food and lie around - it's great! (Laughs)
But I do like traveling - I had a chance to go to New Orleans,
Baton Rouge, and I've been to New York, which I love. But
I haven't been your way - I haven't been to Washington.
Q: Ever been to Philadelphia?
B: I haven't, no. I'd like to go to Philadelphia.
Q: I actually live near Philadelphia.
It's a great city - you should definitely come sometime!
B: It's so interesting, each city has its own thing, and history...it's
interesting. And San Francisco! I love San Francisco.
Q: Oh, that is a great city!
B: Yeah, it's wonderful to do the drive from L.A, up Big Sur
to San Francisco. Beautiful - and the Monterey Aquarium, the
jellyfish tank, it's such a beautiful place and it's so well-done
and so informative. I was a little disappointed when we had
to leave, actually. But I just love going everywhere, to be
honest.
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