Daily Discovery: Amy Stroup, “Falling”

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June 12, 2014 3:39 pm

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ARTIST: Amy Stroup

SONG: Falling

BIRTHDATE: 9-27

HOMETOWN: Boston, MA Born, Abilene, Texas raised

CURRENT LOCATION: Nashville, TN

AMBITIONS: Be bravely myself

TURN-OFFS: insincerity & bad smells

TURN-ONS: Sea Salt & Vinegar chips and one line jokes and kindness

DREAM GIG: Sold out theater shows with Sugar and The Hi-Lows in the US, Europe & the whole world

FAVORITE LYRIC: Anything Patty Griffin Says… One song in particular ‘Making Pies’ is a favorite because it reminds me of my dad…

It’s not far

I can walk

Down the block

To TableTalk

Close my eyes

Make the pies all day

CRAZIEST PERSON I KNOW: myself

SONG I WISH I WROTE: LandSlide, Halo, Hurt

5 PEOPLE I’D MOST LIKE TO HAVE DINNER WITH: Beyonce, Oprah, Madeleine l’Engle, June Carter Cash, Tina Fey

MY FAVORITE CONCERT EXPERIENCE: Paul McCartney at Bonnaroo …and anything at The Ryman

I WROTE THIS SONG: Falling – I cowrote this song with Mary Hooper after a break up. I was going to call it ‘Stages of Grief’ but who would listen to a song with that title?! I wrote it on an electric guitar that was a gift my friend Nathan Chapman had given to me.