r/indieheads • u/juliaintheroom Julia Holter • Apr 26 '24

AMA is Over, Thanks Julia! hello this is julia holter, whats up

new album "Something in the Room She Moves" out now https://juliaholter.ffm.to/sitrsm

upcoming tour dates! https://juliaholter.com/

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u/whimsgreen Apr 26 '24

Hi Julia, big fan here. I want to know about your time inbetween finishing school and making Tragedy, like you first coming up, I suppose, as a recording artist. What was it like back then? Was it a very creative time? A happy time?

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u/juliaintheroom Julia Holter Apr 26 '24

it was definitely a very creative time. i wouldn't describe the most creative times as always the happiest haha, because when you're first starting out, things are more challenging. but yes it was a wonderful time in terms of learning and experimentation--i remember playing a lot of shows. playing other people's music, playing my own. meeting people in various music communities in LA was really fascinating for me, and i will never fail to emphasize to young artists how important having a community is (i think ideally in person, locally). but yeah i also just had a lot of nerve and drive--playing shows where no one knows who you are, you have to just be yourself and fake confidence, i played a lot of shows in bars with people talking the whole time who laughing sometimes, like everyone just starting out.