Malina Moye
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Many things about guitar-wielding songstress Malina Moye are eclectic. From her fashion choices on the red carpet, to her music, Moye prefers to mix things up. Growing up in the Ohio music scene with a family of musicians and a collection of "the best musicians in the world," at local festivals and shows, Moye took a moment to tell us about her life before her Billboard-chart-topping days as a recording artist began in 2004.
"I've always had a wonderful feast of artists to choose from, that's what I wanted to project with this album," said Moye in between having her eyebrows done and meeting with her stylist.
She remembers seeing performer "masters" like Prince in Paisley Park and her father encouraging her to pick up a guitar and learn music when she seven years old. Moye said playing the guitar really clicked for her when she was 11 and decided to flip it over to play lefty. "Playing an instrument is like having a love affair," she explained. "You spend all this time with it just playing and listening to other people. Then something strikes a chord."
Malina Moye moved to Los Angeles to pursue her music career just a few years ago. Now, she's among the glitterati on red carpet events and a beam of light as she travels around the world on tour playing R&B hits mixed with the funky rhythm of her guitar.
Yet, despite the glamour, she sticks to her creative core, "I love lyrics, words -- it's like breathing." Then she added with a laugh, "Everything you say can be a song." And, we believe her.
—Christa Fletcher
"I've always had a wonderful feast of artists to choose from, that's what I wanted to project with this album," said Moye in between having her eyebrows done and meeting with her stylist.
She remembers seeing performer "masters" like Prince in Paisley Park and her father encouraging her to pick up a guitar and learn music when she seven years old. Moye said playing the guitar really clicked for her when she was 11 and decided to flip it over to play lefty. "Playing an instrument is like having a love affair," she explained. "You spend all this time with it just playing and listening to other people. Then something strikes a chord."
Malina Moye moved to Los Angeles to pursue her music career just a few years ago. Now, she's among the glitterati on red carpet events and a beam of light as she travels around the world on tour playing R&B hits mixed with the funky rhythm of her guitar.
Yet, despite the glamour, she sticks to her creative core, "I love lyrics, words -- it's like breathing." Then she added with a laugh, "Everything you say can be a song." And, we believe her.
—Christa Fletcher
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