SOMEONESAVEDMYLIFETONIGHT
ELTONJOHN
“I used to lieon the floor and listen
to this onvinyl. This epic songplayed
like amini-movie inmymind, and
though I didn’t knowwhat a ‘sugar
bear’ was, Iwas hooked. Eltonwas a
huge influenceonme.”
NOSURPRISES
RADIOHEAD
“I listened toOK Computer over and
over again, memorizing every little
moment of it. I don’t soundmuch like
Radiohead, but their artfulmusical
pioneering invitedme to think about
music on a grander scale.”
FASTASYOUCAN
FIONAAPPLE
“Fionawasoneofmybiggest
influences. She speaks soeloquently
aboutwhat isdarkabout thehuman
condition,without apology. Shepours
hermost private thoughts intoa song
inaway that is so intimateandbrave.”
ANGEL EYES
ABBA
“I am adeep anddevoted lover of
this Swedish group. Theirmelodies
are so satisfyingly simple. I acted this
songoutmany, many times over in
mybackyard, pretending tobe in
themusic video.”
CALIFORNIA
JONIMITCHELL
“Thepurity andpoetryof Joni’s
writing changedhow
I heardmusic and
how Iwanted to
write it all down.
She encapsulated
complicated feelings
and experiences
soplainly. Her
writingbecame
a lighthouse
forme.”
SoundsofLove
Inher new collectionof auto-
biographical essays, Sounds Like
Me, singer-songwriter Sara
Bareilleswrites aboutmoments
that have inspiredhermusic,
including themultiplatinumhit
“Love Song.” Here, thefive-time
Grammy-nominated artist shares
a few songs that have inspired
her.
(OCT. 6)
—ERINBRADY
MUSIC
‘Ye’CanGoHomeAgain
Ashley Judd channels her Appalachian roots
inBig Stone Gap
film
W
hen Ashley Judd heard there
would be a vintage filling sta-
tion on the Virginia set of her new
film
BigStoneGap
, just like theoneher
“papaw” had in small-townKentucky,
herfirstreactionwas:“Ohno,I’mnever
going towant tomake anothermovie
inmy life! I just want to do this one
over and over and over again.”Based
on a series of best-selling books by
novelist-turned-director Adriana
Trigiani,the1970s-set film is an“Our
Town”–style ode to Trigiani’s coal-
miningAppalachianhometown.
It’s not hard to seewhy Juddwould
feelakinshipwiththeroleofAveMaria
Mulligan,thetown’skindhearted,polit-
ically progressive drug storemanager.
LikeMulligan,Judd isafamily-focused,
headstrong,Italian-Americandaughter
ofAppalachia.But,forJudd,thememo-
ries stirred during the shoot went
beyond the superficial. “The stances I
takeasAveMariapredatemyownwork
as an advocate andhumanitarian,”she
says.“Igrewupwithakeenawarenessof
economic inequality.Imean,President
Johnsondeclared theWar onPoverty
from a front porch inMartinCounty,
which is wheremymamaw lived.My
views were formed by what I saw in
Appalachia.”
Perhaps the only part of Judd’s per-
formance that deviates from reality is
oneyou’llsurelymiss:thepronunciation
of a pronoun. “The only complaint I
have is,when I’m home, the waymy
people talk,we don’t say ‘you,’we say
‘ye,’”sheexplains.“Theyhadmechange
that inpost.”
—
ND
(OCT.9)
FALL INTOTHEGAP
AshleyJuddandWhoopi Goldberg
on theautumnal set ofBig StoneGap
FromNobel PrizewinnerOrhanPamuk’s
AStrangeness inMy
Mind
, anepic about an Istanbul street vendor.
(OCT. 20)
TheGroom. Theygaveme thisnick-
nameduringthefirstmonthofschool
because I takea lot of careovermy
tieandblazer, and somemornings I
splashonsomeofmyfather’saftershave(he’sa
women’s doctor) before coming to class. The
smell ofaftershave is likeabreathof freshair
ina classroom that stinksof dirt, stalebreath,
and sweat, andondayswhen I don’twear it,
peopleaskme, ‘Hey,Groom,noweddingtoday?’
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