This week: Christina Perri, the 24-year-old cafe manager whose break-up anthem “Jar of Hearts” became a download sensation last summer and led to a recording contract. Her debut album, lovestrong, drops May 10 on Atlantic Records — and her summer tour kicks off in Las Vegas, July 16.
प्रिय SONG:
“Flightless Bird, American Mouth” द्वारा Iron and Wine. This song has been my प्रिय for over two years now. The lyrics don’t make much sense, so it just makes आप swim in the melody and feel the song. It’s what all songs should do… It melts me into a puddle every time I hear it.
प्रिय ALBUM:
Counting Crows’ August and Everything After. This was the very first cassette tape I ever owned and it’s still my प्रिय front to back album. It makes me feel every feeling I want. It makes me think. It makes everything okay.
प्रिय NEW ARTIST:
The Civil Wars. Joy Williams and John Paul White are my new प्रिय duo. Their presence, melodies, lyrics, harmonies, songs and voices are unbelievable. I find myself listening to और women than ever, and I think that Joy is one of the ladies pushing great artistry forward. I’m so happy they’re blowing up!
प्रिय CELEBRITY:
Paul McCartney. I have “john paul ringo george” tattooed on my wrist and hope that when I’m old and grey I’ll be a The Beatles historian. My earliest memories as a child are listening to Beatles records, and they are a big part of how I’ve learned to write pop songs. If I met him, I’m pretty sure I’d pass out.
प्रिय RESTAURANT:
The 101 Cafe in L.A. I lived around the corner in a studio apartment up until my big break, when I was broke and trying to make music. I’d go stir crazy in my single room and had to get out after a while. This became my living room, where I’d think about lyrics and life. I always get the tuna nicoise सलाद + sweet potato fries.
प्रिय BOOK:
The Perks of Beinga Wallflower. I read this book in one दिन when I was a freshman in high school, and I’ve read it at least once a साल since. I even drove to Pittsburgh in the middle of the night in college just to pass through the Fort Pitt tunnel and feel “infinite.”
प्रिय MOVIE:
The Godfather. I took time off from school and traveled to Italy when I was 19, living with my extended family members. I must have slept in 30 different houses those months, taken in द्वारा people who’d never even met me. Watching this movie reminds me of what the real Italy is like.
प्रिय STORE:
Wasteland in L.A.. It’s a vintage खरीडिए filled with designer clothes. It has the best stuff for the best prices and is so fun to खरीडिए in with your friends. आप never know what you’re gonna find!
प्रिय PET:
Lexi Perri. My parents have a pug who is 16 years old and so overweight she looks like a walrus. She’s the तारा, स्टार of my family.
प्रिय PIECE OF MUSICAL GEAR:
My black acoustic Taylor guitar. This is my प्रिय instrument and has been with me through everything. When I’m holding her, I feel better and ready to write a song या play a show.
प्रिय GADGET:
My blender. I’m a total protein shake junkie nerd. I get creative every morning — आप never know what you’re gonna get in my shake… fruit? मूंगफली, मूंगफली का butter? Ice-cream?
प्रिय PLACE ON EARTH:
San Pietro Apostolo in the south of Italy. It’s the town where my father and his family were born, and it’s और beautiful then any movie you’ve ever seen. It instantly warms my दिल and makes me feel at home.
प्रिय QUOTE:
“The greatest thing you’ll ever learn is just to प्यार and be loved in return” — from Moulin Rouge
प्रिय SONG:
“Flightless Bird, American Mouth” द्वारा Iron and Wine. This song has been my प्रिय for over two years now. The lyrics don’t make much sense, so it just makes आप swim in the melody and feel the song. It’s what all songs should do… It melts me into a puddle every time I hear it.
प्रिय ALBUM:
Counting Crows’ August and Everything After. This was the very first cassette tape I ever owned and it’s still my प्रिय front to back album. It makes me feel every feeling I want. It makes me think. It makes everything okay.
प्रिय NEW ARTIST:
The Civil Wars. Joy Williams and John Paul White are my new प्रिय duo. Their presence, melodies, lyrics, harmonies, songs and voices are unbelievable. I find myself listening to और women than ever, and I think that Joy is one of the ladies pushing great artistry forward. I’m so happy they’re blowing up!
प्रिय CELEBRITY:
Paul McCartney. I have “john paul ringo george” tattooed on my wrist and hope that when I’m old and grey I’ll be a The Beatles historian. My earliest memories as a child are listening to Beatles records, and they are a big part of how I’ve learned to write pop songs. If I met him, I’m pretty sure I’d pass out.
प्रिय RESTAURANT:
The 101 Cafe in L.A. I lived around the corner in a studio apartment up until my big break, when I was broke and trying to make music. I’d go stir crazy in my single room and had to get out after a while. This became my living room, where I’d think about lyrics and life. I always get the tuna nicoise सलाद + sweet potato fries.
प्रिय BOOK:
The Perks of Beinga Wallflower. I read this book in one दिन when I was a freshman in high school, and I’ve read it at least once a साल since. I even drove to Pittsburgh in the middle of the night in college just to pass through the Fort Pitt tunnel and feel “infinite.”
प्रिय MOVIE:
The Godfather. I took time off from school and traveled to Italy when I was 19, living with my extended family members. I must have slept in 30 different houses those months, taken in द्वारा people who’d never even met me. Watching this movie reminds me of what the real Italy is like.
प्रिय STORE:
Wasteland in L.A.. It’s a vintage खरीडिए filled with designer clothes. It has the best stuff for the best prices and is so fun to खरीडिए in with your friends. आप never know what you’re gonna find!
प्रिय PET:
Lexi Perri. My parents have a pug who is 16 years old and so overweight she looks like a walrus. She’s the तारा, स्टार of my family.
प्रिय PIECE OF MUSICAL GEAR:
My black acoustic Taylor guitar. This is my प्रिय instrument and has been with me through everything. When I’m holding her, I feel better and ready to write a song या play a show.
प्रिय GADGET:
My blender. I’m a total protein shake junkie nerd. I get creative every morning — आप never know what you’re gonna get in my shake… fruit? मूंगफली, मूंगफली का butter? Ice-cream?
प्रिय PLACE ON EARTH:
San Pietro Apostolo in the south of Italy. It’s the town where my father and his family were born, and it’s और beautiful then any movie you’ve ever seen. It instantly warms my दिल and makes me feel at home.
प्रिय QUOTE:
“The greatest thing you’ll ever learn is just to प्यार and be loved in return” — from Moulin Rouge
