Pop Quiz: Missy Higgins

Pop Quiz: Missy Higgins

Aidin Vaziri | Missy Higgins is a big deal back home, playing stadiums in Sydney and scooping up prizes at the MTV Australia Music Video Awards and in Rolling Stone Australia's readers' poll. But here? Not so much. Which is great because it means we get a little more time to see the 22-year-old singer-songwriter up close and personal as she runs through songs from her melancholy debut album, "The Sound of White," and resists the urge to shake her booty.


Missy Higgins
Q: So what is your show like? Do you pretty much just stand there?
A: I've been working out a routine lately, actually. It involves lots of sequins.
Q: Really?
A: No, actually. Unfortunately -- well, fortunately for me -- I'm always stuck behind an instrument. I've got one or two songs where I do a bit of dancing, but nothing choreographed.
Q: What music do you secretly dance to when you're home alone?
A: Nina Simone.
Q: Is that even possible?
A: I've got this blues album of hers that's really upbeat. Also, that Ray Charles soundtrack. Those are my favorite things to dance to.
Q: What about Kylie Minogue?
A: No.
Q: Not even "Can't Get You Out of My Head"?
A: No.
Q: Come on.
A: I'm not really into that poppy dance music. It never really clicked with me. I'm kind of more into a good bluesy rhythm.
Q: Don't you feel like you're missing out since it takes so much more effort listening to Ray Charles than it does Kylie?
A: For me, it would take much more effort to listen to Kylie than it would Ray Charles.