Jesse Lynn Madera

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talk, they talk to Nick and Sue. Welcome back to the Chatterbox Redux podcast with Sue and Nick and today our special guest is Jesse Lynn Madeira. Nick and Sue with Chatterbox giving you all you need to know about musical entertainment. Oh yeah! Chatterbox, the best interviews with Nick and Sue. Chatterbox, the best news And now in Chatterbox UK, we're just lucky enough to welcome Jessie Lynn Madera. Jessie, welcome to Chatterbox. How are you? I'm great. I'm great.

Thank you. How are you? How are you both? We're good. Thank you. And? Sorry, someone wants to say hello every time. Every person she has to say hello to. There's Jessie. There you go. Every time we do an interview, she has to. She rubs around around our feet when we start. So there

we go. Oh, gosh. a good cat there's nothing like a good cat she's lovely she loves it she does love it so anyway uh jesse um You're new to me, but I know you're not a new artist and hopefully we could introduce you to a whole lot of new UK fans It is an exciting time and you've got a great opportunity to meet lots of people So, you know, I've got this this tour which I know Sue would ask you a few questions about and I'll just be very excited that one but Tell us a little

bit about yourself, because you haven't just arrived today. I know you've done quite a few stuff. I've been looking around your website. You've got quite a lot out in the past. So tell us a bit about yourself, influences as a kid, and just give us a bit of an idea about you.

Well, I was born in Parkersburg, West Virginia, which is a pretty small town. Blue collar. We lived there until I was about three years old. My parents divorced. my mom remarried very very brief remarriage and we moved out to San Francisco that marriage ended pretty quickly he turned out to be for all intents and purposes an actual con artist I didn't see that one coming. I thought you might have said it was a total pick or something, but I didn't expect that one. Oh, okay. And my

mom remarried. Well, sorry, excuse me. We moved from San Francisco to Santa Monica. My mom was just a champion, keeping us afloat. Very, very amazing lady. that she was saving us. I mean, we were nearly homeless because this person had really pulled the wool over our eyes. And he went to prison, actually. I never told that story. I don't know how mad my mom's going to be at me. We don't do tabloids. There'll be nothing to embarrass your mom. But I am thinking there's

an entire album there. I mean, if you ever hear a song about a narcissist or anything, That's your man. You've got it all there, haven't you? You've got the entire album there. I know, I know. There's so much to dig into that I haven't gotten into with my writing. I have a story. Wow. That's wild. But she found a job that transferred us from San Francisco, California to Santa Monica, California. And we were there for a few years.

Then we went to Michigan. and then we went to Texas and um and in that time she remarried and uh we were in Texas I was in Texas from the time I was 10 I guess until 18 and um and then moved I left and I North Carolina and New York and now LA and just bouncing around all over the place Did it work? Third time lucky for your mum, was it? Was it all good, this one? I hope. I sincerely hope. Yeah. I'm pleased to hear that.

People at home, although we don't really doubt, I think people at home would like to know that it's OK. I'm sure your mum would be happy that you mentioned it. It's part of your story and no one's asking you questions in depth about it. I think it's good. And it's a big part of it. That's a big story. Yeah, there's a lot. Oh yeah, so you ended up in LA. So what part, which one of those moves would you say got you sort of being creative and becoming a singer

-songwriter? Or has it built up across your entire life path or was there any part of it like arriving in LA or any part of it that's influenced you more? There was never a time that I wasn't playing or not interested in music and it's kind of wild. Like my first favorite song on this planet was We Belong, you know, Pat Benatar. And fast forward, so back then I, sorry, rewind. Fast forward, rewind. It's a little earlier here than it is

there, by the way. But I used to tell people when I was a little girl, they'd say, well, what do you want to be when you grow up? And I'd say,

Pat Benatar. and it's crazy because you know years go by and then I end up by my booking agent getting sort of fixed up with Dan Navarro who just happened to write that exact song and so he ends up co -producing my album and we wrote a beautiful song together and I've been opening up for him and touring with him and so it life's just uh kind of crazy that way um but in answer in answer to your original question i mean i just i kind of always wanted to do this and i

that was we had a lot of music around on on both sides of my family different kinds of music but um but a lot of music in my family so how old were you when you actually started singing You can also do that anyway. That could be at school, it could be at college, it could be at home. When I started singing like in front of people. That would be the next move anyway. I was always singing, but my mom started taking me out to the piano bar when I was about eight or nine

years old. So I was singing for strangers, you know? I don't know. I started right, I was performing a lot at like family parties and stuff like that. And I, I performed out with my mom. My mom actually is a great singer and she was singing with the piano, the piano player, Johnny Johnson, who was Chuck Berry's pianist, or rather Chuck Berry

was Johnny Johnson's. Chuck Berry was really uh he started out as Johnny Johnson's guitarist by the way and then you know Chuck Berry took it over became the Chuck Berry trio I guess I don't know but um I wonder what happened to him Even the darkest parts of England, even in the other West Country, they've heard of Chuck Berry. They know who he is. He's a dynamic character, that's for sure. Yeah. Okay, so I see you've

done albums and that. You've basically talked about the album being produced by him. So how many albums have you done so far? Well, I put out a short EP. Let's see. that had three songs on it and then I had a kind of a longer EP that I really considered an album because the songs are kind of these big songs. So I guess three, three albums in total with some singles, lots of holiday singles. For a while I had a tradition where every holiday I'd put out one or two Christmas

songs. That is where, well, there is obviously going to be a whole Christmas album at some point, isn't there? There's got to be. Even if it's a compilation of your own stuff, your own Christmas stuff. Yeah, it's good. Of course it is. Yeah, I'd love to write an original Christmas song. Maybe I'll do that this year. We'll see. Well, when you do and it's a hit, then you're made for life. That's your royalty sorted, isn't it? You know, I never thought about that. That's

a good point. Noddy Holder, his share of the Merry Christmas song, his royalties alone, remember it's mainly downloads now and he co -wrote it, but his share is roughly half a million pounds a year and that's what he writes just by downloads every December. Wow. That's all you need. Yeah. You got it, you'll be able to do it. We'll be talking about your Christmas song next time, I tell you. But we're not here to talk about your Christmas song, are we? We are here to talk

about this new single called Woke Up in LA. There's a radio -friendly version and a version that people can listen to in their headphones at home, I'd say. Tell us about them and why you did the two slightly different versions. Well, look, I was surprised at the word that they, that in the UK, they don't want you to say, can I say about, you know, quote unquote bad word on this? Yes, say the bad word and I'll decide. But the word she'll get is a cuckoo noise or something.

But so just say it. It's just crap. Well, that's allowed. That's it. Wait, what? I'm like, there's another C word that you that y 'all throw around that I won't even say. Yeah. Yeah, I mean, it's just it's not even a bad word. But I can't have it. I can't have it on the UK radio. So we took it out and it just Oh, I hope it still sounds okay. We'll be playing the original anyway. I wondered if there was something that I missed, but there's not. That works fine. It's in the

context of how it's said, in my opinion. There are obviously words... F and things we we would never allow no matter what the context of the song is we wouldn't allow the n -word to c -word as in the mother c -word they're not using to emphasize something but yeah we could be in the car and have radio to BBC radio 2 on yeah and then it's like they don't care no and i mean f -words and we talk about two and three in the afternoon i mean i i have a thing where stronger

language this is on our live shows which is only one radio station I go a little bit more easy after nine o 'clock but there's still those strong words I said that I wouldn't allow there's no point having them in there right yeah yeah yeah you know other other adult words can be used providing it's in the context of the song and it's right you know yeah no no that one's fine it stays all right but uh it's and of course we all know about the BBC it's uh such a great

martyr to the cause but look at some of the creatures it's employed and that are banged up they're really bad stuff and they were backing them up for years so it's double double -edged swords with the BBC so yeah yeah it is this is not what it used to be Nick and Sue supporting the show means supporting the brands that keep the lights on and today I'm thrilled to talk about a personal favorite of mine Old Glory Old Glory is the ultimate destination for music sports and pop culture

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Don't forget CBUKRDUX. And Tutu present a radio show So here's Nick and Sue Your musical duo This is Nick and Sue with Cheddar Box Giving you all you need to know about musical entertainment Cheddar Box Cheddar Box Cheddar Box Cheddar Box Cheddar Box Cheddar Box Cheddar Box Yes, so woke up in LA when you probably wake up in LA most days of your life But what is this particular day you woke up in LA what you to what you're telling us? What happened on this day that the

songs about right? Yeah, I well this song I wrote it It was oh, I say ten years ago, but it was more than ten years. I just don't remember how long so I say ten but I I had just moved from New York to Los Angeles and it was a really big move. It was a move that I had not really planned out. I'd sort of thought that I wanted to make it and then I just one day I went and I packed my bags and I booked a plane ticket for the following day and I grabbed my cat, my cat, my wonderful

cat that I miss so much. We moved we just got on a on a plane and went to LA and The man who became who would become my husband was there and he Picked me up from the airport. He changed all the all the tires on his car just to make sure that nothing went wrong, you know, and I Told him I'm not moving in with you. I'm not

moving in with you. I'm gonna stay with my friends and he's like okay and then of course you know got to his apartment and that was that I never left but and so it's it is and we were I was pregnant within two months so I'm I got there in July August by the end of September I was pregnant with our our eldest son so very fast it's very romantic to talk about but but the reality of that um was both oh my gosh I can't I can't believe this is happening this is amazing

and the other is like I can't believe this is happening oh my god I left my band behind I left my musical community I just started gaining some momentum with my live shows and kind of getting recognized on the street sometimes and it felt it felt good so I I left I left all of this stuff that was solely mine to pick up this brand new life that I'm sharing. And it was wonderful, but it was also where I was very worried that

I had ruined my own career. By not having things in place before I got pregnant, for instance. So it was a hard time. I don't think I was the easiest person to live with during that time and I don't know so It's it's about it's really about that. I mean it it was really about my own attitude. I think I Might not have realized that then Well, it's kind of worked out quite well, I'd say, because we're here chatting about it. So we went from one way or another, each

pathway to another, to another, to another. And here you are coming to the UK. Is it your first

time come to the UK to play? To play. Yeah, I've been there to visit, but never to play. So I'm very, very excited to get over there. Cool. And you're supporting... would obviously be zombies to her, but unfortunately... Oh, I can't think of his name now. Colin. Yeah, one of them had a stroke, didn't he? Oh, Rod. Rod, I again. So I think that's why it's become a Colin Blundstone to her, rather than a zombies to her. But yeah, one of them had a stroke, but he's getting there.

But I think that's the real reason why it became a Colin Blundstone to her. But anyway... How

did that come about? Yeah. Oh, God. touring with well I toured with the zombies on their um their northeast tour here in the United States for a couple weeks um a few years ago and that just I had fortunes out uh which is like these sort of sweeping kind of ethereal songs and um their manager reached out to my team and and that was kind of that and so I Yeah, so now I get to now, you know, I've over over time I've gotten sort of closer to that to that camp and I got invited

to come and do this and I don't know I Yes, Rod Argent was the one I was thinking of from the zombies that have the stroke He was the one so so hopefully maybe next time but yeah, that's that's that's the reason why I think it's a Colin Blunstone to however he's a hero in his own right early 60s hero with the zombies and yeah absolutely there and things like that there's some mega songs great name isn't it zombies but but yes it is but having said that you this song he brought

out rather quite country -orientated to a brit but how do the did the zombies fans Take warming up were they all there were they really there because I'm finding this a lot in recent times present times we say there's a lot of support acts by supporting famous people Boys life is another one that come up with lots of country American country singers and things Over here and it's working the chalk and cheese effect. The opposite is working with their audience.

So are you finding? Is it good are they there for you are they cheering and Well, the last time, yes. I mean, I got at least a partial standing ovation in Virginia at the Birchmere. The Zombies fans are incredible. I mean, they're such good listeners. They really show. They show up. I mean, most of them show up for the Supporting Act, which is unusual. It's just a... I think they're just... wired to really lean in and listen

to music. Colin's voice is so gorgeous. And he creates an environment musically that I think really invites people to just relax and tune in. I mean, you don't see people scrolling on their phones. You see people watching him as mesmerized. I'm glad that you're asking this because it is on my mind. Because when I toured with them before, it was more of like the piano heavy songs. And I will have an acoustic guitar player with me this time. I'll be doing both.

you know, I'll go over and I'll play and there will be drama and, you know, all of that stuff. And then there will be these lighter, you know, as you said, sort of more country leaning. I hope it goes well. I hope people listen, you know. I predict it's going to because it's three American artists so far this year. And we're talking about two of them have supported Boy's

Life. and one of them I'd say is very heavy country but yes working so much he's coming over himself to do his own tour because he's gone down so well so you'll go down fine and yours is quite soft and easy going to a Brit you know because some heavy country we struggle with yeah it's just the way it is we haven't been educated yet but um yeah one quick question does your mum ever sing on any of your songs? She has not yet. I think I am trying to get her to do that. She's

like, my mom is a really busy lady. She's still, she's just still working. She's a business woman. She owns, gosh, two restaurants and a boat charter company. at some point there was a dog. She's just got all of these businesses that she's got going. So it's hard to tear her away. My mom's like way busier than I am and way cooler than

I am actually Let's have a look at these two so Jesse then Madeira supporting Colin Blumstone of the zombies fact this will start going out or whether the podcast goes up literally go out up at the weekend but we're looking at, so it'll be going around most of the cities, and we're in most of these cities actually, so Thursday 7th of May in Newport, I don't know if that's the Newport Gwent in Wales and Newport Isle of Wight, I don't know which one it is, it's one

of them. It's the second, it's the latter. I love what brilliant and 8th of May Canterbury 9th of May st. Albans 12th of May Wavenden 13th of May Manchester 14th of May Stroud which is Gloucestershire spelt like that 16th of May is Gateshead 17th of May Glasgow 19th of May Lidham st. Anne's 20th of May Leeds 22nd of May Bristol 23rd of May Cardiff 24th of May Coventry 26th of May Wimbledon born in Dorset 27th of May nearest one to us is Worthing and 28th of May you're

in London somewhere. I wish you the best of luck Jessie. Thank you so much. I wish we could have talked longer hopefully we can arrange it some other time and I'll make sure I get on your newsletter which brings me to your websites and your social media let's do your social media before we let you go. Instagram is my favorite. Jesse Lynn Madera. And I've got Facebook too, but really what happens is I post on Instagram and then it just echoes on Facebook. So Instagram is where

I'm most active. And I've got a YouTube channel, same name, Jesse Lynn Madera. And my website, www .jesselynmadera .com. And just let's just do it there. So Jesse, J -E -S -S -E. l -y -n -n -m -a -d -e -r -a jessilimadeira .com I'm looking at it now. Beautiful picture. It is. That monochrome black and white picture is lovely. But let's go to your home page, which is obviously what they're going to see first. And basically all that social media you just read out is the

left -hand corner going down. So if they could just remember jessilimadeira .com they could just go straight there and click on whatever they want to to the next links anyway. Jesse Limadira, Lisa Slower, it's great meeting you, I've loved chatting to you and hopefully we can do it again and every success with the song and the tour and it will work because there's a pattern of American artists coming over and supporting our accent, it's totally different, it's working.

Cool, I hope so. All right then, you take care,

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