I checked out The Voice on NBC last week–one episode was more than enough, but I was pleasantly surprised to see Christina Aguilera appoint Australian singer Sia as her “advisor.” I had a short but enjoyable phone conversation with Sia a few years back, for a “10 Artists to Watch” squib that ran on the same page with an item on the up-and-coming James Blunt (in Rolling Stone 983, September 22, 2005), when she was having a flash of American fame for her song “Breathe Me” being played over the final scenes of the Six Feet Under finale. It didn’t become a karaoke staple like “Don’t Stop Believin’,” but you take what you can get.

The most memorable bit of the article:

HOW SHE GREETS AN INTERVIEWER CALLING FROM THE U.S.:
“Do you want to listen to me doing a wee, or do you want to call back in three minutes?”

WHAT SHE SAYS THREE MINUTES LATER:
“Let me give my hands a quick wash. I’m only doing that because you’re listening.”

posted 17 May 2011 in Articles and tagged Rolling Stone, Sia, The Voice. no comments yet