Somebody Cool.
Susan Suruda
Singer. Songwriter.
Sexy drink of cool water in a tall glass.
www.susanrobkin.com
myspace.com/susansuruda
soon to come: www.susansuruda.com
Susan Robkin Suruda has accomplished more in her young life than any two septuagenarians you can think of. She is an amazing performer who has risen to the top of the Pacific Northwest musical community she has called home. She has won just about every award worth winning and has performed to sold-out crowds at every desirable venue and festival fortunate enough to be graced with her presence. Her local bands have included some of the finest musicians working today, while her latest album features musical legends Tony Levin, Jerry Marotta, and Elliott Randall. Recently married, the lovely Susan and her husband, Jim, have relocated to Nashville where Susan has already made a mighty splash, and is hard at work on her next recording project.
Twenty Questions: SUSAN SURUDA
1. What do you like most about what you do?
The creativity
2. What do you wish you could change about yourself?
bigger boobs! and hair that could grow in a day
so I could change my hairstyles more.
3, Do you think others perceive you the way you perceive yourself?
yes - mostly
4. If you could only have access to a total of 5 items,whether they be
books, albums, movies, sculptures or paintings-- which 5 would you choose,
and why?
one movie, one painting (an abstract so that i could
always find something new about it), unlimited supply of tampons (at least
til I hit menopause) out of necessity, one book (perhaps To Kill a Mockingbird
or Less Than Zero because they're excellent), and a compilation album
that I make.
5. What, as opposed to who, has influenced you most?
books
6. Do you do your best work when you’re happy or not so happy? In
other words, do you think there’s any validity to the old saw about
an artist having to suffer in order to successfully create?
I work equally well thru both emotions
7. When you are not working, what do you do for fun?
movies, books, dinner parties
8. When you are working, describe a typical work day (or night)?
Up at 8am, clean house, do laundry (two hours total
on house stuff), start doing music. usually a writing session or two and
a guitar practice. when i eat lunch and breakfast i surf the net.
9. If you weren’t a performer and songwriter, what would you most
certainly NOT have become?
a banker
10. Where do you see yourself two years from now?
fabulously fabulous
11. If you were cloned, what would you want to write on the blank slate of your new self? Or put another way, if you had been your own parent, what would you have taught or exposed yourself to during the course of your upbringing that you were not?
i would have pushed myself more and encouraged my many talents!
12. If you had the power to put together the greatest band of all time,
who would the members of that band be?
Tony Levin (bass), Rich Redmond (drums), Chris Palmaro (keys), and I'm
not sure who on guitar.
13. Limited to these two choices, would you rather be the fastest runner
in the world, or be able to run the longest distance?
distance
14. What’s the best song you’ve heard so far, and why?
too many!!!
15. What’s the worst pain in the world?
back or hip
16. What’s the best smell in the world?
Cookies
17. What’s the saddest song of all time?
“Laura” by Christopher Cross, Patty
Griffin's “Nobody's Crying”, or maybe “Rain” by
her.
18. What’s the greatest thing that ever happened to you?
I discovered my true voice
19. What’s your LEAST favorite swear word?
don't have one
20. What should I have asked you?
there's no judgement...you asked fine questions.
