Diamond Girl Talks To Indie Ear

Shara Worden of My Brightest Diamond explains to Indie Ear how she met Sufjan and became captain of his cheerleading squad:

I met Sufjan six years ago. We were playing a variety show on the Lower East Side, and we had mutual friends that were like, “Hey, you guys should hang out.” The rest is history…

Sufjan hadn’t done a lot of extensive band touring. When Michigan came out he was trying to do some tours and put together a band, so he called up all his friends…

Every choirgirl has a fantasy of being a cheerleader, but you’re not allowed to be a cheerleader when you’re a choirgirl because it will ruin your voice. It was a secret fantasy of mine.

In the interview she goes on to claim that her ice skating and clown outfits are her favorite stage costumes, not the Fighting Illini outfit. (Our favorite is the Diamond Girl outfit.)

Fans will be delighted to hear that her next album, A Thousand Shark’s Teeth, should be out this summer.

Photo by Murat Eyuboglu

February 22nd, 2008 admin

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