SARAH MCLEOD

I am happiest when ... I’m at home playing my piano with my dog Chachi asleep at my feet. My most embarrassing moment ... was actually just on the weekend when we were playing a festival in Victoria and the zip on my jumpsuit came loose and I was standing on a podium at the front of the stage. I looked down and realised it had slipped so low that the entire thing was wide open and all I was wearing underneath was a bra. Lucky it was a nice bra! The last time I cried was ... last week when I heard about what happened to my friend Angry Anderson’s son [who died this month after an alleged assault in Sydney]. I adore Angry and the tragedy gutted me. The last book I read was ... The Beach [by Alex Garland]. My favourite films are ... All About Eve, 1950 American drama set in 1950, starring Bette Davis. Davis is just brilliant, she can communicate without words, her facial expressions say it all. And Superman 2 because it affected me so much as a kid. For a laugh I also love Overboard with Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell. I really want to ... apply myself to become better at the piano, I’m in love with its sound, it’s so romantic. I wish I had started learning when I was young, I’ve just started playing and I really enjoy it. My guilty pleasure is ... drinking cold beer in the morning after it’s been sitting in the esky on ice since the night before. Life has taught me ... to never give up and never give in because things can turn on a dime. I’m about to ... write the album of my career, hopefully. My first job was ... selling hosiery at David Jones. I lasted one week and got the sack because I talked to the customers too much. What I enjoy most about my work is ... finishing the writing of a song I love. In this moment I feel indestructible. I listen to the song over and over until I can let it go. This process is filled with so much joy it’s hard to describe. See The Superjesus at The Waratah Hotel, in Murray St, Hobart December 8 at 9pm. Book online at oztix

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