Zee Avi [musician]

By: Editor | August 19, 2009 | Ten by Ten

Zee Avi is a singer, songwriter and musician from Malaysia. After posting her songs on YouTube.com, Avi received an offer to record her debut album in Los Angeles with Monotone Inc., and Jack Johnson’s Brushfire Records. Zee Avi’s self-titled album will be released May 19.

Describe your most vivid childhood memory.
My late grandmother would sing me old Malay folk songs when it rained and thundered to calm me down. Monsoon season meant double the lullabies. 

What song do you play when you’re feeling nostalgic?
I’d usually write a new one.

Make a prediction right now.
I predict me trying to say something profound ... but would fail miserably. 

What are your thoughts on monogamy?
I’m pro-monogamy. I support it to the fullest. 

Favorite Quote.
“And what can life be worth if the first rehearsal for life is life itself?”
— Milan Kundera, The Unbearable Lightness of Being: A Novel

Do you have a guilty pleasure? 
Yes. Gossip Girl. XOXO.

Who was your hero when you were 10, and how has that person affected who you are now?
Enid Blyton. Her books taught me how to imagine, and I loved getting lost in the places she created in her writings.

Finish the following sentence: I wish more people knew about…
… the difference between being nice and good.

What do you consider to be your greatest extravagance?
My vintage vinyl player along with the first vinyl I ever bought, which was an old pressing of The White Album by The Beatles.

If you could have a one-night fling with any person, living or dead, who would it be?
Frederic Chopin

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