We’re trying to keep it fresh over here, so we’re bringing you Amanda McCarthy from Londonderry, New Hampshire! At only 18 years old, Amanda performs Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Ukulele! She took some time out from recording her new EP and answered our questions!
Is there a story behind your band? Amanda grew up being a singer, but started performing at a talent show when she was 12 years old. She comments, “Since then I’ve been performing nonstop.”
How would you describe your fans? Amanda responded, “Superfantabulous 🙂 I love them.”
What’s your style? While Amanda loves her acoustic-pop sound, she hopes that her future songs will span a variety of genres. She explains, “My goals for further completed tracks (production-wise) range anywhere from my current sound to heavier rock songs”. As for looks Amanda says, “I try to keep my appearance at classy casual, as I dress very casually on a normal basis.”
If someone wrote a biography about you, what do you think the title should be? Amanda would name the biography after a life long joke she’s had, “”The Good, The Bad, and The Irony”.
What’s the hardest thing you’ve ever done? When she was younger, Amanda found herself being bullied by her peers. She comments, “I have had to overcome bullying that lasted all through my grade school years, and I’ve learned the hard way many times who I can and cannot trust”. On a happier note, Amanda does attribute some of her best songs to an outcome of her experiences with bullying.
If you could learn to do anything, what would it be? Amanda would love to learn another new instrument (as if three plus singing wasn’t enough!), but also wishes she had more talent with visual arts. She explains, “Drawing, painting, sculpting, all of it. I have so many ideas in my head that my hands just refuse to cooperate with.”
If you could meet anyone, living or dead, who would you meet? For Amanda, who she would like to meet was a close tie between three people. First, Taylor Swift, who was Amanda’s inspiration to get “really serious about songwriting back in the 8th grade”. Second, she’d like to meet Billie Joe Armstrong, the lead singer from the band Greenday, one of her “absolute favorite bands”. Finally, Amanda would choose to meet Michael Jackson because “Come on, who wouldn’t wanna meet Michael Jackson?”
Interesting Answers
How do you say “hello”? Amanda listed her ways of saying hello from the typical “hi”, “hello”, and “hey” all the way to “howdy” and “greetings”!
What would we find in your refrigerator right now? Although her real refrigerator is pretty empty (Mrs. McCarthy needs to go food shopping), her refrigerator of life is full of her “current goals and all the ideas of the steps I need to take to make them happen”.
It’s your last hour on Earth. What are you going to do? Amanda plans to “perform a 20 minute set to a crowd of at least 20,000 people”. The rest of the time would be spent with her family, her boyfriend, Myke, and some of her close friends.
Where’s Waldo? According the Amanda, Waldo is at the Sad Cafe in Plaistow, New Hampshire. She explains, “They have given me countless performing opportunities and support”. Her second guess at where Waldo could be found is Wells, Maine, her vacationing spot since she was a kid. She comments, “I’d love to perform there!”
Why does a round pizza come in a square box? No one supports us in our round box campaign. Amanda responded, “Why would square pizza come in a circle box?”
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www.amandamccarthy.weebly.com
www.reverbnation.com/AmandaMcCarthy
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