All sorts of fun facts surfaced about Joanna Newsom in her latest interview with Malibu Magazine. For one, after Joanna won an illustration by Matt Groening at the All Tomorrow's Parties Festival, talks are of animating her cartoon visage into an actual episode of The Simpsons this season. Perhaps she'll be Lisa's new best friend and they'll have a saxophone/harp duet! Oh, a girl can dream . . .
Also she says she would love to collaborate with Pecknold, Dolly Parton and rapper Nicki Minaj. First two, I get it. But Nicki Minaj sounds like an interesting and eclectic mix. Think she can talk Joanna into a colored wig?
Malibu also asked her what her upcoming musical plans are and here were their findings:
"As for a follow-up to Have One On Me, Newsom has started to write 'but nothing very good' so far. 'Hopefully soon,' she says. 'I’m always terrified I’ll never write anything good again. It’s a constant state. In other news, I’m hoping to go to cooking school … and work on my posture.' "
And in case you haven't seen it, here's an adorable video of a 2-year-old singing "Sprout and the Bean":
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Aahhh! And tour dates!
11.06: Tucson, AZ - Rialto Theatre
11.07: Phoenix, AZ - Orpheum Theatre
11.10: Dallas, TX - Granada Theater
11.11: Austin, TX - The Paramount Theatre
11.12: Stafford, TX - Stafford Centre
11.13: New Orleans, LA - Tipitina’s
11.15: Tallahassee, FL - The Moon
11.18: Athens, GA - 40 Watt Club
11.19: Asheville, NC - Orange Peel
11.20: Richmond, VA - The National
11.21: Baltimore, MD - Rams Head Live
11.23: New York, NY - Carnegie Hall
UPDATE: Apparently she won't be in The Simpsons after all. Joanna tweeted that the rumors were false. Darn! At least everything else you read in this post is true.