Artist: Fefe Dobson
Label: Island Records
Official Site: Click here
Date: December 1, 2003
Conducted by: Lilly Frost

TMF Lilly: In another interview you mentioned you went to school for musical theatre. What plays were you cast in?
Fefe: I was in Oliver. We did variety shows; and, I sang on Broadway. I did Circle of Life.

TMF Lilly: Did you have a favorite Broadway show when you were in New York?
Fefe: My favorite Broadway show would probably be , I don’t know, the Rocky Horror Picture Show is pretty hot.

TMF Lilly: Your first single was "Take Me Away" which has been really successful on radio and TV. It was announced that your next single is "Everything." Can you tell us the story behind the song and what we can expect from the video.
Fefe: Well, "Everything" was actually chosen for an MTV movie, The Perfect Score, which is really cool, starring Erica Christensen.
TMF Lilly: When does that come out?
Fefe: The movie comes out in January. But the song is basically a love song saying if you wanna be with me, you’d better let me know now cause I’m not going to sit around forever.
TMF Lilly: Do you have any idea what the video is going to be like yet?
Fefe: Oh, I already did the video. It’s just like scenes from the movie and they zoom into the test paper and I’m inside the test paper. Very Sesame Street kinda cool.

TMF Lilly: What was your initial response to Kurt Cobain’s suicide?
Fefe: Well, I was too young when it happened to understand it. My sister was devastated. It was like her generation, the voice of her generation was gone. Now being my age at eighteen and knowing about it for a while, it’s really horrible and shocking.
TMF Lilly: Was there a particular song that he wrote that inspired you?
Fefe: I love Something in the Way (she sings a little of it).

TMF Lilly: Everyone works toward self-improvement. What are some things you want to work on for your next album?
Fefe: I wanna play more instruments myself on the album. I want to incorporate marching bands and things like that. I just wanna incorporate all kinds of music into one.

TMF Lilly: What is your family’s opinion on the current Michael Jackson controversy?
Fefe: You know, any human being is not guilty until they are proven guilty. I love Michael Jackson. I’ve always loved him. He’s always going to be Mr. Thriller to me.

TMF Lilly: Ok, If you were to be an answer on Jeopardy (like Who is Fefe Dobson?) what description would you like the answer to be?
Fefe: Basically, if they said who is Fefe Dobson, she’s a good person that creates music that she believes in, whether people enjoy it or not although she hopes they do enjoy it. A happy person.

TMF Lilly: You mentioned you used to attend every *Nsync show that came to town.
Fefe: Do you watch TRL?
TMF Lilly: Yeah.
Fefe: That was on TRL.
TMF Lilly: Who are some other artists you’re into that would surprise your fans?
Fefe: I love…that would surprise my fans? I love Leann Rimes and um… I love…I’m trying to think, cause to me it’s not surprising. Well, I just listen to everything, and I guess it’s not surprising to me. I listen to Britney. I got Britney’s new album. I picked it up. I support everyone.

TMF Lilly: We randomly picked out three photos that we found on fan sites of yours.
Fefe: Oh no.
TMF Lilly: Ok, you’re still working on learning the guitar. What’s your advice to a girl picking up the guitar for the very first time?
Fefe: Moisturize your hands because… well first of all, cut your fingernails. You can’t have long fingernails and play the guitar. But moisturize your hands a lot, otherwise you’ll get bad calluses when you’re first starting out and bruises.

TMF Lilly: What do you want your fans to walk away with or absorb from your live performance and your new album?
Fefe: One word, “wow.”

TMF Lilly: What’s the most annoying song of 2003?
Fefe: Really nothing at the moment. Everything’s great for their own reasons. I try to find the positivity in it all.

TMF Lilly: Given the choice, would you rather do a raw show with mic and your band with no pyro or special effects or go all out and put on a grand scale show?
Fefe: Aww man, when I actually get the headlining show, it’s going to be theatre, it’s going to be pyro, it’s going to be everything. Ya know, big screens like showing video. It’s going to be enormous. I don’t think that’s just pop. I think that can be incorporated into everything. I wanna just pull it all in. Theatre’s like a main background of mine, so…

TMF Lilly: What’s your ideal Christmas present?
Fefe: (Whispers) A boyfriend. I don’t want anything. I don’t want money, I don’t want gifts, I just want a boyfriend that I care about.

TMF Lilly: Do you have any traditions for the holiday season?
Fefe: Not really, just try to get presents for people I love.

TMF Lilly: If you were to put one message in a time capsule for a future generation to read, what message would that be?
Fefe: Um, make love not war.

TMF Lilly: What kind of impact has growing up in Canada had on you as an artist, if any at all?
Fefe: Nothing really. Just wanting to get to the other side to America, so America could hear me. It doesn’t make any difference.

TMF Lilly: Everyone has personal slang, can you give us an example of yours?
Fefe: Well, when people say, “Is that cool?” I’m all, “It’s kool and the gang yo.”

TMF Lilly: What song on your new album brings back the most memories?
Fefe: All my songs really. Everything means something different and they bring back different memories.

TMF Lilly: Ok, in 60 seconds, tell everyone why they should buy your new album.
Fefe: In 60 seconds? Well, I’m a new artist that has a lot of fun, that’s intense and I think it will help people have a voice. Just listen to it. If you enjoy it, you enjoy it. If you don’t, you don’t. But if they hate it or they love it, hate and love to me are the exact same thing.