quaderrific in Onstage3 asks: Is the new album more electronic than acoustic, like the last one?
Amy Ray says: No, it's more acoustic.
nappdragon in Onstage1 asks: To whom do you give the most credit for your accomplishments?
Emily Salier says: For me personally I give all my credit to the creator. I feel that I'm a fortunate vessel for what happens in my life. So I have to answer that in a spiritual manner.
SusanBearGrumbly in Onstage1 asks: What’s your typical day like?
Amy Ray says: Well at home my typical day is just taking care of my animals, which I have 10. I’m usually working on my independent record label. I spend a lot of time hiking. On the road a typical day is we get up, have some time to ourselves, then interviews, then do a show, then get on a tour bus and go to the next town.
Digital Dish Diva says: Such a glamorous life, isn't it?
Indigo Girls say: (laughs)
Neptune_Led in Onstage3 asks: Will you ever put "Philosophy of Loss" on a CD as its own track? GREAT song!
Emily Salier says: No. I think that was the time for it. Sometimes different groups that are putting out benefit CDs request a song for us, and I could see doing that, but not releasing it on another Indigo Girls record.
AllieMouse in Onstage1 asks: Are there any songs that you don't play anymore? Why?
Amy Ray says: There's tons. There's so many.
Emily Salier says: Because they're bad songs. (laughs)
Amy Ray says: There are songs that we have a sentimental relationship with, but the music doesn't stand up so it's hard to play. It's kind of like someone reading your old journal. So there's a lot. Too many to list.
ChildOf63 in Onstage1 asks: Thanks for being on here tonight. For women musicians trying to do it indie style, what are your best words of advice to put yourself out there? Thanks.
Emily Salier says: We've always said just play as much as you can. Even if it means getting together with friends and playing in a small community. It's not as difficult today to make your own CD and circulate it. I think just networking with friends and supporting other musicians. Just play every opportunity you can and pass out your CDs.
RedheadWriter in Onstage1 asks: When you write a song, do the lyrics and music happen together? And what instrument do you use to write melody? Guitar/keyboards?
Amy Ray says: For me, depending on the song sometimes lyrics and music come together sometimes they come separately. I use my voice for the lyrics and melody. I don't pluck them out. I write music on the guitar.
Emily Salier says: Same for me.
GoBingCrew in Onstage3 asks: Are you hesitant to reveal a lot of your personal life in songs?
Amy Ray says: Our songs are personal. So we do. We would be hesitant to interpret them for people because it's from our personal life and I think it ruins it to know exactly what it's about and not be able to get your own meaning for it.
DeepSong in Onstage1 asks: So many of your songs have religious allusions and overtones. Are either of you associated with a particular religious community?
Amy Ray says: I am part of a community that gathers but we don't have a specific doctrine. It's very special to me to come together and acknowledge concerns of the community and it's a good part of my life. Text references are so powerful and inspiring are quite easy to draw from when you're writing songs because they also represent the allegorical and metaphorical and can take it to the next level. Sometimes, not all times.
IndigoSong1 in Onstage3 asks: Emily, your vocals have always been great, but your voice seems amazingly strong, an example being Deconstruction. Is it just a matter of practice, lessons, or can you compare it to a guitar that gets better the more it is used?
Emily Salier says: I don't know because I haven't really liked my voice. I just feel more comfortable saying what I have to say for myself. So I'm just a little more relaxed with my opinions, although I still search, basic human things like that. I feel more connected to the things I'm saying emotionally.
luisa_76 in Onstage3 asks: Amy where did you get those pointy new boots! They're pretty cool.
Emily Salier says: I got them in New York somewhere. I can't remember the name of the store. I really do love those boots. They're just kind of like short Italian cowboy boots. They are really cool. I rarely wear new shoes so I celebrate when that happens.
nleisure01 in Onstage1 asks: How much of the new album can we expect at tomorrow’s show?
Amy Ray says: You'll hear the whole thing. They will play it over the loud speaker. When we play we'll play about 5 songs and some older songs too.
elliotketchumfinn in Onstage3 asks: What books have you been reading or albums have you been listening to while on the road?
Emily Salier says: I just finished reading "The Corrections" and "The Amazing Adventures of Cavalier and Clay."
Amy Ray says: I just finished a book called "Boy Genius" which is an amazing book. I read a book about Jack Cole. I think it's called "Jack Cole." It's a graphic novel about the work he did on "Plastic Man" which ties into "The Amazing Adventure of Cavalier and Clay." He was a comic book writer and inspired that book.
bluemoon593 in Onstage3 asks: I was wondering if you could say a little bit more about your new record. Did you feel like you were returning to your roots, or are you still blazing trails?
Amy Ray says: Well I hope we're doing both. I hope we return to our roots to get any good stuff we may have been missing out on. I mean by that ways of producing harmonies and guitar interplay.
Emily Salier says: As far as blazing trails I hope our song writing has grown so it's blazing trails. The way we approached the record, we use one sort of band, like a cohesive unit rather than bringing in a bunch of different people. We had the same people play with us for the whole record, and that's something we haven't done and that gives this record a completely different character than our other records.
Laughing_Wolf32 in Onstage1 asks: Emily, I have to ask what "Andy" is all about? My friends and I are debating this to no end. Thank you both for your music and time.
Emily Salier says: It's about a farm boy. It's a love story about a girl in love with a farm boy who is in love with another girl. He tries to fill up his day. In the meantime this girl watching him knowing she's second, trying to fill up her time as well.
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