ALL CANADIAN: POP STAR MANDI PERKINS' FIRST CANADIAN INTERVIEW.

MANDI PERKINS: CHATS WITH HIPHOSSIP CANADA 8/22/08 PART ONE



MANDI PERKINS: CHATS WITH HIPHOSSIP CANADA 8/22/08 PART TWO




I spoke with the lovely talented Mandi Perkins last Friday. Bear with me she was on a cell phone but it is a very interesting interview. I compared her looks to Avril Lavigne and she said they are both from Canada and also compared their styles. She wrote the song "Why Pretend" and explained to me that it was about a cheating woman on her boyfriend. Her album "Alice in No man's Land" came out recently and she told me exactly why she named that album the name as compared to reality in Alice in Wonderland.

She wants to write some books, she has a bachelors in English literature and a law degree. She has been writing songs since she was 5 years old! She spoke about Britney Spears and commended her music even saying that everyone has personal problems and people shouldn't judge Britney. She said she loves Stevie Nix, Jonie Mitchell, Pink Floyd and more. She says she gets some inspiration from Pat Benatar, Cyndi Lauper, Madonna and Joan Jett, some of my personal favourites.

Her track "Why you confuse me " has been used in just about every MTV reality show which is something she is strongly proud of. She called Madonna "a force to be reckoned with" and amazing at 50 still performing. She also vowed to still write songs till she dies and does not know where she'll be as a performer at 50 but she will keep going on. She will be home in Toronto soon and I hope to met her and take lots of pictures! Thanx Mandi!!

"Mandi Perkins is undoubtedly one of the freshest, most prolific
songwriters to hit the U.S from our North American neighbor.
Consistently delighting audiences with her enthusiastic performances,
her "take no prisoners" attitude, and her contagious melodic rock,
Perkins is set for fame." -- BMI

Canadian born Mandi Perkins comes as one of the newest signs to
SonyBMG's Victor label, boosting pop rock with attitude. Her major
label debut, Alice In No Mans Land, arrives after an already vibrant
career start including a resume filled with regular TV syncs in MTV
shows such as The Hills, Laguna Beach, and The Real World, sold out
tours, and well... a law degree. That right. That isn't a typo. Mandi
recently passed her bar exam at UC Berkley qualifying her as a
certified attorney in the state of California. How rock n roll is that?

As an accomplished singer, Mandi's music is about emotion, strength,
and passion. Perhaps the same qualities that have projected her into
such sough-after accomplishments for such a young rock chick.

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