News Juno Soundtrack Moves to #1 on Billboard Chart
posted by on January 31 at 12:30 PM
Last week it was at #2, but this week Juno has dethroned Alicia Keys.
Coincidentally, in this week’s paper, David Schmader interrogated Kimya Dawson, the woman behind the best-selling sountrack. He talked to her about her recent appearance of The View, the fact that she single-handedly started the war, and her new fame.
The Juno soundtrack has been packing your shows with new fans. How is that?
It’s a little weird. I had two shows in a row where teenage girls with styled hair and lots of makeup at some point during my banter said, “Eew.” One was a show at a record store in Boston, where some of the kids called out, “Come back to the Bike Barn in Maine.” So I was talking about how I loved playing in this barn, because when you play, the bats fly overhead. And this girl was like, “Eeeww!!!” The other time I was talking about my vagina or something. I’m not used to an audience of people who are surprised or grossed out by the things I bring up between songs.
What about your regular fans? Are they being nice and welcoming?
I think most of them are. I’ve gotten some e-mails from some kids who are like, “I don’t like this. You’re my special thing.” They’re mad that the kids at their school are hearing the music. But, you know, everyone’s got to hear something for the first time somewhere. Still, it’s hard, just feeling like I have to spread myself a little thinner.
Read the whole interview here.
