[Janessa] Honestly, Sara, I want to see you be brave.
[Sara] Yeah, that's a line from my song Brave.
>> Oh really, I don't know that one.
I guess because I don't live in a Starbucks.
>>Yeah. It's not in Starbucks.
>>I don't live in a Starbucks.
My name is Janessa Slater, and I'm a media coach
who's helped hundreds of bands. This is Sound Advice.
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>>So you were born in Eureka, California.
>>Yeah. >>What was that like?
>>It's awesome. It's a sweet little small town in northern California.
>>Eureka!
[Sara] Yeah.
It's a phrase that you say when you found it.
No, but my folks still live up there and it's beautiful.
It's right on the water, and it's in the Redwood forests.
[Janessa] Eureka!
>>Would you like to do one together?
[Janessa] No.
[Sarah] Anyway, it's—I loved it there.
I really—I had a great childhood. It was really—
>>[whispering] Eureka! >>It was fun to—
are you going to just keep doing that?
>>Okay, I don't get it. You're a platinum selling female pop-star.
Yet I've never read about you in any of the tabloids
that I steal from the grocery store.
So I'm just wondering, have you ever thought about
like maybe having a public meltdown, you know,
because I have?
[Sara] Ah, no. I haven't.
And I sort of like staying private.
>>Well, here's what my public meltdown would look like.
Give me my agent! Get me my manager!
I'm having a public meltdown. Ahh!
Ahh! You know, just kind of try it. Just like—
>>Just like— >>Can you do this for me?
Will you just yell where's my agent and my manager?
This stuff's a fucking mess. I mean just yell?
>>I could. I could actually do that right now.
>>Okay. Let's see it. >>Yeah.
Seriously?
>>So have you ever thought
about putting a parental advisory label
on your album like this music is for parents only?
>>I do have a parental advisory because I swear on the record
before this one. >>What does the swearing sound like?
Does it sound like, "Ah, shucks.
"This darn thing can't even get—
"Everyone get in the car. Guys, put your shoes back on.
We just got to the restaurant."
Is that what your swearing sounds like?
>>You want me to tell you what a fucking bitch I think you're being right now,
get fucking edgy right now, start dropping
fucking swear words left, right, and center?
Does that feel good? Is this what you're wanting from me?
I wear leather. That's hard.
>>I loved that. >>Oh my God.
>>Okay. Now let's talk about your juvenile music more.
Okay, I'm going to ready you some
of the lyrics from your song, Brave, and I'm going
to give you some feedback. >>Okay.
>>Say what you want to say, and let the words fall out.
Honestly I want to see you be brave
with what you want to say, and let the words fall out.
Honestly I want to see you be brave.
I just want to see you. I just want to see you.
I just want to see you. I want to see you be brave.
What's so brave about saying what you want to say?
I say what I want to say all the time, okay?
And I get labeled as out of touch.
I mean, what's the bravest thing you've ever done
except dressing like you tripped and fell
into an L.L. Bean sample sale.
>>I just don't like you very much. It's incredible.
>>Have you ever thought about maybe doing some club music
because EDM is a huge thing right now, you know?
Maybe your song could be more like
I want to see you be rave?
I just want to see you dance and do designer drugs
and go like this all the time.
I want to see you be rave! Beat.
>>That—honestly—that looks more like a public meltdown.
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