CBC News Q&A
Posted: 08 Apr 2009, 00:29http://www.cbc.ca/arts/music/story/2009/04/07/f-diana-krall-quiet-nights.html
Q&A on CBC site. Here's an excerpt:
Q: Speaking of stories, there’s a rumour you’re planning to work with Elvis Costello on a children’s album.
A: Well, it was more that people are always asking, “So, will you ever work with Elvis?” And I said that if I was going to work with him — I don’t have any plans, but if I were to work with him, I think it would be really fun to do something like a kids’ album. And now I’m getting all these questions like, “I hear you’re doing a children’s album with Elvis!” No! But if I was going to do something with him, I think that would be fun.
Q: Do you guys sing a lot of songs to your kids? Have they demonstrated a preference for Daddy’s music over Mommy’s, or vice versa?
A: They like everything. They like Frosty the Snowman, this theme from The Mickey Mouse Club called Hot Dog. They like Hit That Jive, Jack, which they sing. They like Crazy Frog, which goes “bing, bing, bing-ba-bing bing bing” .… There’s this thing called the Hamster Dance, which they like. They do their own dance to it — let’s get crazy! They also like Yes We Have No Bananas. That’s a pretty good one, not too big a hit. I’ll turn on the radio and start singing a song and they just pick it up. It’s kinda scary.
The other day, Dexter was singing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star and Frank’s singing — what was he singing? It was suppertime, and they were both singing two different songs at the same time. Itsy Bitsy Spider or something. Oh, and “Dem bones, dem bones,” they love that. We have about 10 different versions of Dem Bones, and they’ll be like, “Fast Dem Bones! Fast Dem Bones!” because we’ve got this sort of Mötörhead version. They like that. Whatever gets your motor going. They like [Costello’s] Pump It Up, too.
Q: Are they aware that their parents are stars? Have they seen either of you perform?
A: I think they do. They watched me yesterday on TV. Regis and Kelly. And they love Sesame Street. It’s all about Sesame Street. “Mommy on Sesame Street!” They sit on Daddy’s lap and watch it on the computer. Everybody's Song, they love that.
Q&A on CBC site. Here's an excerpt:
Q: Speaking of stories, there’s a rumour you’re planning to work with Elvis Costello on a children’s album.
A: Well, it was more that people are always asking, “So, will you ever work with Elvis?” And I said that if I was going to work with him — I don’t have any plans, but if I were to work with him, I think it would be really fun to do something like a kids’ album. And now I’m getting all these questions like, “I hear you’re doing a children’s album with Elvis!” No! But if I was going to do something with him, I think that would be fun.
Q: Do you guys sing a lot of songs to your kids? Have they demonstrated a preference for Daddy’s music over Mommy’s, or vice versa?
A: They like everything. They like Frosty the Snowman, this theme from The Mickey Mouse Club called Hot Dog. They like Hit That Jive, Jack, which they sing. They like Crazy Frog, which goes “bing, bing, bing-ba-bing bing bing” .… There’s this thing called the Hamster Dance, which they like. They do their own dance to it — let’s get crazy! They also like Yes We Have No Bananas. That’s a pretty good one, not too big a hit. I’ll turn on the radio and start singing a song and they just pick it up. It’s kinda scary.
The other day, Dexter was singing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star and Frank’s singing — what was he singing? It was suppertime, and they were both singing two different songs at the same time. Itsy Bitsy Spider or something. Oh, and “Dem bones, dem bones,” they love that. We have about 10 different versions of Dem Bones, and they’ll be like, “Fast Dem Bones! Fast Dem Bones!” because we’ve got this sort of Mötörhead version. They like that. Whatever gets your motor going. They like [Costello’s] Pump It Up, too.
Q: Are they aware that their parents are stars? Have they seen either of you perform?
A: I think they do. They watched me yesterday on TV. Regis and Kelly. And they love Sesame Street. It’s all about Sesame Street. “Mommy on Sesame Street!” They sit on Daddy’s lap and watch it on the computer. Everybody's Song, they love that.