ION INDIE MAGAZINE November 2015, Volume 18 | Page 66

SCOTTY J SOUNDS OFF ON Health and Fitness in the Music Scene www.rocktitan.tv Interview With CARRIE SUSAN BRZEZINSKI of VELVET TONES In the age we live in today, the attention to health and fitness has undoubtedly reached an alltime high. There are more fad diets and quick-fix fitness plans more so than ever before. Of course, the biggest obstacles often times, are time and money. It takes time to exercise. The appropriate foods or dietary supplements can be costly. So what in the world does any of this have to do with the music industry? It's not as if Keith Richards is a model of health and fitness, right? Then of course, there's the old cliché citing “Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll”. But then again, if you don't take care of yourself you can burnout pretty quickly, right? Singers need to be very conscious of their voices. Bands, depending on how theatrical they want to perform, certainly need to keep their fitness levels up. In order to play the part, you've got to look the part. Unless musicians have been blessed with some supernatural genetics, it's imperative to take care of themselves. Otherwise, the experience of performing before LIVE audiences will be very short lived. All that said, I decided to consult a musician who takes her health and fitness very seriously.