Kat Dahlia (2015)

This is really funny.

Do I have any weapons? Because if so - and it all depends on what he did to me, why I'm afraid, or am I just hitting him because I'm angry, is he trying to steal my purse... it all depends. Cuz then I'll know what tactic to use on him. Is my force going to be more emotionally-driven or more on defense mode?

Most personal song on the record... I would say would be "Just Another Dude." They're all very personal, but what makes this one moreso is probably because I literally went into the booth and just sang it out without even writing anything down - literally sang out my feelings in the moment, and we pretty much kept that take. We only did 2 takes, and we kept those takes in the moment.

Errrr....I love HOUSE OF CARDS...and AMERICAN HORROR STORY. I know! Is that cheesy? I just started watching the second season, which is reallyreally good. Yeah, those are my obsessions.

Yes. I have. There was a couple times where like, really older men (and women)... but the more striking and kind of like memorable ones are the really older guys that have like greasy hair and stuff. And they really are like, huge fans, and it's really cool, because you get to see the whole spectrum of fans. Cuz there are like 5 year olds there, and then a 49 year old. It kind of feels like an accomplishment, in some way!

People inspire me, a lot. I think more than anything, it's people and the experiences i have with them. Because honestly, all we have is each other and the experiences that we have - whether it's just the things we do for each other, or the music we create, or what we wear, I'm always inspired by people.

I don't. You know what I realized? Is that i don't get nervous, I get either really excited and look forward to something, or I really don't look forward to something. But there's not a lot of nervousness. I get excited to be able to see the fans, see their reactions, be able to meet them. Nervousness? There's nothing that I'm trying to hide, I think that's where nervousness comes from, that's when you get scared. But the fans know I'm really upfront and pretty honest about everything so that makes it easier.

Well, what kind of a punch is it? Are you coming at me with an uppercut? Hook to the left or right? If we want to get detailed. I would probably do some kind of like, karate block. And then uppercut him in the solarplex.

Awww. Thank you. I think that that's what keeps me going. When I go to a show and meet the fans after, that's a big encouragement. Because a lot of times this business can wear you down, tire you out and make you want to go to sleep forever. But when you hear something like that... it really does motivate you to keep going.

So 2015, for me, is the year of balance. Because last year, I cut everything cold turkey and got SUPER healthy, but by the time the holidays rolled around, I turned into the Hulk in an unhealthy way and ate whatever i wanted and gained 15 pounds. This year, I want balance - to feel healthy, work out, do yoga, all that good stuff, but still have a cheat day every now and again, a drink every now and then. So that's what i'm working on now. I do have a trainer, I do go to the gym. But I want to have some balance and not feel like I need to be a size -2 all the time - let's be honest. I'm never going to get there. Not with my love of cupcakes.

Oh my god... I do a lot of prank calling. I make people believe that I've been kidnapped. It's so mean. I...will get them to believe I shaved my head, or that I quit music and that I've decided to just start interning at Amazon.com... It's always very impromptu. It's never super-duper planned. Except for one time we did an instagram prank that got the fans REALLY mad. i got the fans to think my phone was hijacked and this guy picked up my phone and he was holding all my nude pics for ransom - and he was posting "hint" photos of me with a little bit of my boobs out - I got the whole label, I got my publicist, everybody to believe my shit was stolen and I was kidnapped... I had to apologize the next day, because they were taking it so serious, and we did this final scene, and it looked very acted out, and it was OBVIOUSLY fake. So then I had to write this whole post to explain everything - I pull a lot of pranks, I'm sorry if I offended everybody! People were calling the cops, calling hitmen, trying to find me in Atlanta...it was a joke!!

Crazy.

My brother is a super-big prankster, so we get together, and we take it to a whole other level.

Hmm, that's a good question. Why should you? That's a question you have to ask yourself, because my music is personal & relatable. So for whatever reason, if you feel like you need it, or it resonates with you, then it's worth listening to. But if you don't connect to it, then you just don't. Some of my favorite songs & some of the more popular ones people love are "Saturday Sunday," "Just Another Dude" and "Lava" so you should check those out.

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Oooh. I dated...he was like a hybrid of the two. And I think those are the most dangerous of all. Um... what's what? I think dating a crazy guy. Cuz no matter what, if he's a gangsta, then whatever, you can weasel your way out of that one. But dating a crazy dude - your house is broken into, he's asking you for money, it just gets too crazy. I lost my entire wardrobe because of that muthafucka.

Hahaha! Um... right now we are working on a second leg of the tour. I would love to do a NYC tour, just going to different spots in the city. Once i have more information I'll be able to post it up. We're still working on it.

In Cuba? That's actually a really good idea. I'll try to work on that. Cuz I would love to do that. Once everything gets finalized over there, and everything is lifted as far as an embargo, I would love to do a show over there asap. Cuz I've still never been to Cuba. So I would like to visit my motherland!

LOVE KRISTEN WIIG! Sarah Silverman's pretty funny. Some people say that I remind them of her. Probably just cuz we both have black hair. But i do love women in comedy! And i love men in comedy. But I'm not like... a huge comedian follower or anything. But I love a good funny movie with females in it as the leading comedians. Isn't there like a new show? Broad City? Somebody was telling me about it - "You need to see it."

People, experiences, whatever I'm going through at the momenta and however I'm feeling. So If I'm feeling a certain way, and I listen to a bunch of tracks, there will always be one that stands out to me because it connects to my mood, of the moment. I'm not afraid to do different genres. I don't like limiting myself. And I think that music is in a place right now where we can mix up a bunch of genres. And it's okay.

My dream duet would be with Concha Buika. She is a singer from Spain. She was born and grew up as a gypsy. She is this amazing spanish flamenco/ jazz singer and her vocals are just insane...her delivery makes you want to cry. I haven't seen her live, would LOVE to do a collaboration with her. She has one of my favorite vocals in the world.

YES. so for the second leg of the tour, we are definitely hitting up more cities. We are setting up everything now. So as soon as we know, we'll be sending out dates & cities. But absolutely.

Concha Buika! I would collaborate with her just because she's kind of like this... almost a fantasy, in the way that she sings and delivers her music, and I would just love to get into that world with her, and get as dramatic and passionate as possible, and create some kind of amazing song together. I feel like it would be an experience. She would teach me something, like a vocal guru.

Lewis, you're awesome. I know exactly who this is. If I do have some time, I will definitely have a final show before I leave to LA, and we can meet then.

I just started watching Parks & Rec just yesterday, and I did find myself chuckling a lot.

I started by putting an independent EP together called "Shades of Grey" (no relation to 50 Shades - I put out that EP 6 months before that fucking book came out and became the biggest sexual hit ever) that included "Gangsta" and let it simmer for a while... started doing a couple shows, got back into the studio, ended up getting signed by EPIC records a few months later. What happened was the Head of A&R, Amanda Berkowitz happened to just walk into the studio - we used to just have parties there - cuz some of her boys were there, she said it was her day off, and we were playing music, I was in the corner jamming, and she was like staring me down. I always make the joke like "What's up with this girl?" So the next day she brought me into her office, and I got signed that day.

Thank you SO much!! Hope to see you soon in LA. And I wish I had some pointers for you. But just keep listening to it over and over, you'll get it, even if you don't know what you're saying.

Whew. Such a good question...

I would love to just put out an EP. Probably in the next 3-4 months. Just put something out of all the songs that didn't make it on the album, because there are so many great songs we couldn't fit. It'll probably be a mixture of putting out some songs on an EP and then putting the other songs on a second album, that i hope to release by the end of this year.

Ooohhhhhhh!

Aww, thank you Lewis! I'll see you soon.

Oooh, what's my favorite snack? Mmmmmmmm! Making me hungry. It depends. I mean, if it's a late night thing, I really do love a really good guac & chips with a beer. If I'm just feeling really bad and really naughty, I tend to go for a gluten-free mini-cupcake with dulce de leche inside... there's a spot in Miami called "Bunnycakes" that has them.

I really love what the Weekend is doing right now. I love this guy, Marc E. Bassy... I really like Little Dragon. I'm really into Hozier, that "Take me to Church" songs. Just some randoms. There's a song I wrote a few days ago that I've been obsessing over. I listen to it 20-30 times a day. It's called "Don't ask." So don't ask.

Hahaha. Okay, so: this is the situation, right?

So this person wants to tell me their number. I did not ask.

So I go to the studio. And i thought to write a song just about that. How when you get into a relationship, and the person may be hounding you and hounding you, about "What happened with this dude? How long were you with him?" we don't need to revisit the past, we don't need to live there. It's fun, and energetic, and funny. But also cool.

In real life, we were just talking and they were saying "This is how it's going to go because that's the last time it's happened to me the last 25 times" and I was like "Whoa whoa whoa, I didn't need to hear that." But I wanted to write it from another angle, where it's the dude asking, and it's like don't ask.

9th Wonder. I've never heard of him but I will take your word for it? Okay! I'll look him up, see what's up. I'm always down to work with whomever if it makes sense.

Hahaha. Actually, right now. Right now is the best time to visit. I think it's 73 degrees, the humidity's at 75%... it gets really nice & cool during January / February. This is the best time to visit. Take out a li'l blanket on the beach, do a night on the stars... Recently I haven't been going to the beach as much. I've been traveling a lot recently. But when I was living there, like for-real for-real, I would go there like every day.

In 2 weeks? In 2 weeks, I will be on the TODAY show, boo! Catch that shit! Monday the 26th! 9 AM!

American Music Awards or Ask Me Anything? I can't really win in Ask me anything unless you guys give out awards. You should give out awards. Would make this whole thing more fun.

I think the moment that I felt like I succeed as an artist was when I finished my first independent project that I put together by myself. That's when I felt accomplished. I didn't need recognition from anybody, or some kind of an award, I felt like I could just do it. That kind of passion of mine that I always wanted to conquer.

I've been singing ALL of my life, and I guess - just singing and mimicking other artists, or I don't know what! but today to maintain my voice is very strict warmups and warm-downs before shows and recording. So i take 45 minutes to an hour to start warming up my voice before recording.

I ...don't understand any part of that question.

I don't really consider myself a hip-hop artist? And I don't know anybody that has even compared me to either of them. If you listen to the album, it's not all rap or hip-hop at all. It's a mixture of everything. So they can battle that shit out themselves. I'm good.

I REALLY Look forward to visiting Houston. Unfortunately last minute we had to cancel that show in the tour. But this leg of the tour, we are definitely making a stop there and I can't wait to meet my fans.

It's like a quiet room. in a quiet room, where i can really just soak in my thoughts and let my imagination just kind of take me... Where I can feel alone.

I always mix it up. But usually what i do is come up with the melody first. I hear a track. And then I get inspired with melody. And then I get in the booth, and sometimes when I hear the melody, the lyrics just naturally come out sometimes. Sometimes some of them come out, or then the whole line. It's usually whatever's on my heart that comes out. And then from there, I have the structure of a song, and then I can go from there.

I could...? I guess it's just about the right timing & seeing if Immortal Technique is willing to do the collaboration.

Wow. I am ready! I am ready for my balance. This week has been a little bit crazy and exciting, but I think it's re-energized me and put a lot of things in focus, and I'm having a really good time and not stressing about making sure that everything is perfect because I'm just really enjoying this moment. And I know that when I get back, I will start up fresh, and start some type of a regimen.