Liv Austen The full interview

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0:02 Joined by a co-presenter mannequin Schroeder as I interviewed singer-songwriter Liv Austen at the lucky boys in Islington so thank you so much for joining us thank. You for having your face is pretty shocked when you walked into the room you might hit what's going on yeah what what happened here and what. Am I getting myself into was it the doll was that the thing yeah what are you holding the blow-up doll yes. If you ain't had to go it's kind of freaking out a little bit. Your music career nearly didn't happen because you nearly took another path what what happened yeah I'm I'm kind of still taking two paths I'm I'm. An actor as well so I trained to to become an actor and yeah that's why I moved to to England in the first place because I came.

0:54 In to study acting and then when I left drama school I was like oh I want to get back into the music and then they just sort. Of took off sometimes that happens the triple threat oh you don't sit I did yes apparently is that it and there's a triple threat yeah. When he dance and when he's singing only act yeah exactly because you know I also went to drama school and I was terrible at the dancing. And the singing which is it oh you were just a threat I was just a sort of under yeah little tiny bangles. Oh yes enjoy yourself what happened I love Julie Stiles obviously cuz I'm an actor watching her you know and the only problem was that when I finally bumped.

1:59 Into her I was because it was in central London and me and my friends we walk down this street and we like talking and and this woman. Walks past us and she probably walks like 50 meters down the road and my friend goes that was Julius Stiles and the three of us are quite drunk go. Oh my god we have to talk to her when are we gonna go again huh so we just like legged down the road I feel. It's completely shocked that she was like yes. Like we just want to say we love you so much you know 10 Things I Hate About You and she was so sweet she was really polite she said thank. You were you frogmen you know this very polite American woman yeah but yeah I was very embarrassed the next day I wish I was but it was really cool it was it was fun in the moment yes.

2:54 There was no exactly and your new single is coming out quite soon right yes exactly you're speaking of no regrets is called don't regret a single one what's. The thinking behind it the thinking behind it is it's basically a song where I talk about the relationships I've had in the past and that you know. Were meant to make some mistakes and you're gonna do it and Taylor Swift and make them suffer exactly what I want to hear yeah yeah. I do have some of those - yeah well they all ballot. Disaster nonviolent and I like that just gonna ruin a nice yeah I'm yeah exactly and obviously we're in lucky voice we're in a karaoke room we are yeah. Filled with dread being in it a bit lip sync what your the scene yeah I'm gonna do tonight Wayne I don't impress me much please.