Daily Discovery: Monako Davis, “We’ve Got The Magic”

October 28, 2014 11:08 am

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Monako Davis’ EP, By Your Side, is set to be released on November 11. Click HERE to preorder your copy and get two songs off the EP today!

ARTIST: Monako Davis

SONG: We’ve Got The Magic

BIRTHDATE: March 31, 1992

HOMETOWN: Los Angeles, CA

CURRENT LOCATION: Los Angeles, CA

AMBITIONS: Make music, inspire others, and travel the world.

TURN-OFFS: Poorly fitted jeans, ketchup, and bullies.

TURN-ONS: Sweet potato fries, farmer’s markets, the beach, and crossing things off a check list.

DREAM GIG: Opening for Vampire Weekend at the Wiltern

FAVORITE LYRIC: “Well, I try my best to be just like I am / But everybody wants you to be just like them / They sing while you slave and I just get bored / I ain’t gonna work on Maggie’s farm no more” – Bob Dylan

CRAZIEST PERSON I KNOW: My best friend Chelsea because she puts ketchup on everything.

SONG I WISH I WROTE: Atlantic City by Bruce Springsteen

5 PEOPLE I’D MOST LIKE TO HAVE DINNER WITH: Lana Del Ray, J.R.R. Tolkien, Walt Whitman, Bob Dylan, C.S. Lewis

MY FAVORITE CONCERT EXPERIENCE: A small Christmas concert by Future of Forestry my senior year of high school. They played traditional Christmas hymns, but the creativity for each song was limitless.