Lauren Alaina's Interview with Melissa Parker
Melissa Parker (Smashing Interviews Magazine): Lauren, you are one busy young lady!
Lauren Alaina: Yes maāam, I am.
Melissa Parker (Smashing Interviews Magazine): You recently crashed a prom at a school in Kentucky. What was that like?
Lauren Alaina: It was cool. I just kind of walked in. I had just cut my hair off. Iāve cut it off pretty short. At first, the kids didnāt realize what was going on, and then a few of them started catching on, and then the word spread pretty fast (laughs).
Melissa Parker (Smashing Interviews Magazine): You missed your prom because you were opening for Sugarland.
Lauren Alaina: Yes. It was actually the same night as my prom. After I got done singing, I went to their prom to kind of fill that little bit of a hole I was missing.
Melissa Parker (Smashing Interviews Magazine): Do you feel like youĀ areĀ missing out on life as a teen since youāve become successful in music?
Lauren Alaina: There are definitely some sacrifices I have to make, but theyāre all worth it, you know?
Melissa Parker (Smashing Interviews Magazine): How did you become aware that fifteen-year-old Grace McComas committhttp://smashinginterviews.com/interviews/musicians/lauren-alaina-interview-country-music-sensation-talks-aerosmith-american-idol-cyber-bullying
ed suicide after being cyber bullied?
Lauren Alaina (UMG Nashville)
Lauren Alaina: Someone actually sent me a direct message on Twitter asking if I would tweet about it so that my young fans could see and hear about this little girl, and thatās why I did it.
Melissa Parker (Smashing Interviews Magazine): What would you say to younger kids about cyber bullying?
Lauren Alaina: Well, I just think itās horrible and a waste of time. Donāt even listen to it. I have people making videos about me and making fun of me for ten minutes at a time. Of course I see that stuff, but I just brush it off because for every one person making fun of me, there are ten other people that are going to stand up for me. You just have to be comfortable enough in yourself to just ignore it.
Melissa Parker (Smashing Interviews Magazine): Did you ever experience bullying when you were younger?
Lauren Alaina: Yeah. I think everybody definitely goes through that with at least one person in his or her life, and itās horrible. But, the older you get the more you understand how to ignore it. At least, I did. I know that some people take it to heart more than other people, but itās just something you have to ignore.
Melissa Parker (Smashing Interviews Magazine): Do people in the music business treat you differently because youāre so young?
Lauren Alaina: For the most part, everybody is really accepting and stuff. But, I think thereās definitely a little bit of ā¦ considering I am seventeen years old, I think for people to take me seriously, they have to meet me first and do shows with me.
Melissa Parker (Smashing Interviews Magazine): You think they have already formed a perception of you before they meet you?
Melissa Parker (Smashing Interviews Magazine): You have a close relationship with your mom.
Lauren Alaina: She goes everywhere with me and stands beside me through everything that I do. Sheās my mom and definitely has my back. Sheās my best friend.
Melissa Parker (Smashing Interviews Magazine): Tell me how your Christian faith has helped you in life.
Lauren Alaina: When life gets hard, I know that I can talk to God to help me through it. My mama raised me that way. It has helped me through many situations.
Melissa Parker (Smashing Interviews Magazine): What was it like growing up in the small town of Rossville, Georgia?
Lauren Alaina: A lot different than living in California. Thatās for sure (laughs).
Melissa Parker (Smashing Interviews Magazine): Everybody knew everybody in Rossville.
Lauren Alaina: Oh, yeah (laughs).
Melissa Parker (Smashing Interviews Magazine): You co-wrote āFunny Thing About Love.ā What was your inspiration for that song?
Lauren Alaina: I just wanted to write a song about relationships and how theyāre always hard to come by. One minute, you like somebody, and the next minute you donāt ā¦ or at least thatās how I am. So, I wrote a song about it.
Melissa Parker (Smashing Interviews Magazine): Did you just recently break up with your boyfriend?
Lauren Alaina: Yeah. We broke up.
Melissa Parker (Smashing Interviews Magazine): Are you seeing someone else?
Lauren Alaina: Well, Iām going on a couple of dates this week.
Melissa Parker (Smashing Interviews Magazine): The song, āGrowing Her Wings,ā is about a little girl who doesnāt fit in. Is there any similarity there with your own life?
Lauren Alaina: Yes maāam. That song reminds me so much of me growing up and trying to figure out exactly what I was supposed to do. I always knew that music was that place that made me feel important, but I never expected my dreams to come true so early in life.
Melissa Parker (Smashing Interviews Magazine): Can you go out in public without the fans mobbing you?
Lauren Alaina: It really depends on where Iām going and what Iām wearing (laughs). But, I have really cool fans. They bring me presents and make me scrapbooks. Theyāre really awesome.
Melissa Parker (Smashing Interviews Magazine): What is the experience like touring with Sugarland?
Lauren Alaina: I just started at the beginning of April, but theyāre really nice people, and itās really cool. The fans are great, and Iām just really excited. Iāll be with them until September, so Iām excited to see how much it changes over the next couple of months. Hopefully, people will start being more familiar with my songs.
Melissa Parker (Smashing Interviews Magazine): Are you also singing on the new Aerosmith album that is scheduled to be released in the fall?
Lauren Alaina: I recorded background vocals for the album, but I donāt know if they are going to be on there because Iām super country. But, just the fact that Steven (Tyler) asked me to come into the studio and record on the upcoming Aerosmith album is the coolest thing in the world!
Melissa Parker (Smashing Interviews Magazine): What do you think about Steven Tyler?
Lauren Alaina: I love him! Heās awesome. Heās a really awesome person.
Melissa Parker (Smashing Interviews Magazine): Lauren, do you have a favorite right now onAmerican Idol?
Lauren Alaina: I did, but he just got sent home.
Melissa Parker (Smashing Interviews Magazine): Colton Dixon?
Lauren Alaina: Yes. My favorite now is Joshua Ledet.
Melissa Parker (Smashing Interviews Magazine): Do you think Joshua will go all the way?
Lauren Alaina: I hope so. I hope he wins. I think heās the best singer on the show by far.
Melissa Parker (Smashing Interviews Magazine): Have you been interested in singing and songwriting from an early age?
Lauren Alaina: I wrote my first song when I was nine.
Melissa Parker (Smashing Interviews Magazine): When other kids were playing in the sandbox ā¦
Lauren Alaina: They were playing in the dirt, and I was writing in the sand (laughs).
Melissa Parker (Smashing Interviews Magazine): Youāve always wanted to perform?
Lauren Alaina: I love it. Itās a good stress reliever.
Melissa Parker (Smashing Interviews Magazine): When you first started out, were you trying to pattern yourself after a particular country singer?
Lauren Alaina: I just want to be myself and be the best artist I can be.
Melissa Parker (Smashing Interviews Magazine): Who do you listen to?
Lauren Alaina: My favorite artists are Miranda Lambert and Carrie Underwood.
Melissa Parker (Smashing Interviews Magazine): Whatās next for you?
Lauren Alaina: Iām about to start writing for another album, so Iām just working on music, bettering myself every day and getting out there for my fans.
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