Daily Discovery: MALEA, “Running in the Desert”

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ARTIST: MALEA

SONG: “Running in the Desert”

BIRTHDATE: November 20th

HOMETOWN: Killeen, TX

CURRENT LOCATION: Santa Monica, CA

AMBITIONS: To touch people with my music, write and sing a song for a James Bond movie, perform with musicians I love and admire, do this as long as I can

TURN OFFS: Stingy people because they are stingy with everything, people who wear fur, the “only I exist” syndrome when driving in LA

TURN ONS: Generosity, kindness, people who are down to earth, people who don’t look the other way

DREAM GIG: Headlining the Hollywood Bowl

FAVORITE LYRIC: “ The sun was red, and the fires were roarin’. Stars aligned and the webs were spun. I coulda sworn I heard my spirit soarin’. Guess I’m always chasing the sun.” – J. Sill “The Phoenix

CRAZIEST PERSON I KNOW: Probably myself- I think every artist has got to be at least a little crazy

SONG I WISH I WROTE: “Imagine” by John Lennon

PEOPLE I’D MOST LIKE TO HAVE DINNER WITH: (Living?) Paul McCartney, Elon Musk, Dalai Lama, Stevie Nicks, Meryl Streep

FAVORITE CONCERT EXPERIENCE: Paul McCartney at the Staples Center

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