Proust Questionnaire

Wallis Bird - Singer-songwriter

What is your idea of perfect happiness?

Dancing drunkenly with family, a lie-in with the one I love, debauchery sessions with friends, listening when everyone is singing with me at a gig.

Which historical figure do you most identify with?

eeeeeeh...Napoleon...no wait...Lady Di...eeeeeh...

Which living person do you most admire?

Anyone who walks the talk.

Which is the trait you most deplore in yourself?

I forget absolutely everything even though I try really hard to keep things in mind.

What is your greatest extravagance?

Money for my parents!

What is your favourite journey?

I once gave someone a surprise train journey to Paris from across Germany.

On what occasion do you lie?

I don’t.

Which living person do you most despise?

I try not to let it take up my energy...so I won't waste it mentioning them.

What or who is the greatest love of your life?

Music and my Ex.

When and where were you happiest?

AAAAAHhhhh too many!

Which talent would you most like to have?

Dunno...is healing a talent?

What is your current state of mind?

Focused and infused. I’m in the studio as I write

What do you consider your greatest achievement?

Growing my laughter lines from the brilliant time I’ve been having.

If you were to die and come back as a person or a thing, what do you think it would be?

A saddle.

What is your most treasured possession?

The spoon necklace my dad gave to me that I gave away to a dear friend...

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?

Loss and feeling completely alone

What is your favourite occupation?

The cool person who has to make the sound effects for cartoons, TV, radio, etc.

What is the quality you most like in a man?

Being straightforward and my having to lift my head to look in his eye!

What is the quality you most like in a woman?

Being able to act silly and on occasion get filthy dirty without qualm!

Who are your favourite writers?

Jonathan Safran Foer, Roald Dahl

What is your motto?

“You’re only as sick as the things that you hide.”

Wallis and her band play the Róisín Dubh on Friday October 24 at 8pm. Tickets are available from the Róisín Dubh and Zhivago.

Kernan Andrews

 

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