DESCHANEL’S NERVES OVER MUSIC CAREER
Movie star/singer ZOOEY DESCHANEL almost missed out on her music career b ecause she spent years too shy to share her material.
The (500) Days of Summer actress has become an indie music star thanks to her She & Him album collaboration with Matt Ward.
But Deschanel’s flourishing recording career almost floundered because she was so nervous about playing her songs to other people.
She says, "I remember walking into the studio at (bassist) Mike Coykend all’s house for the first time. Matt and Mike were both like, ‘Okay, here ’s the piano and here’s the vocal mic. Off you go.’ "That was me in my most vulnerable state - that experience of sitting i n a room and presenting something you’ve done completely on your own is s o different to what I’m used to. I fell into acting when I was young and you’re usually working with a big group of people - if you take a fall, y ou all fall together.
"When it comes to songs that I’ve written myself, there’s something tha t’s thrilling and at the same time terrifying about playing them for some one that you really admire. My doing that for Matt took a lot of gumption .."
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