Nobody Famous with Taylor Pie

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Singer/Songwriter Taylor Pie is one of the founding members of the 60s folk-pop group ‘the Pozo Seco Singers’.

She joins us to discuss her experience performing with ‘the Pozo Seco Singers’, how women are treated in the music industry, and what it was like when synthesizers first came out.

We also talk about the new documentary Nobody Famous which follows her bands rise to fame, what it was like becoming famous so quickly, and the future of folk music.

“If you’re a good-looking woman it’s a curse, and if you’re not, you’re not going to be asked to be a big star anyway.’ - Taylor Pie

What is Covered: 

  • The trailer for Nobody Famous.

  • When Taylor got signed and what it’s like to be famous

  • How the Pozo-Seco Singers were formed and where the name came from.

  • What it was like performing with Janis Joplin.

  • The effect of changing your name.

  • Why Taylor refused to sing “Angel in the Morning”.

  • Writing music with Ruby Love.

  • All the members of the Pozo-Seco Singers.

  • How popular folk music is.

  • How women are treated in the music industry.

  • What it was like when synthesizers first came out.

  • How to define folk music.

  • Taylor’s favorite folk artists.

  • The origins of music and the power of chanting.

  • The projects Taylor is now working on.

  • What it’s like having a documentary created about you.

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