{"id":10736,"date":"2024-10-07T12:01:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-07T11:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/applesandsnakes.org\/?p=10736"},"modified":"2024-10-07T15:57:27","modified_gmt":"2024-10-07T14:57:27","slug":"nathalia-khawand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/applesandsnakes.org\/2024\/10\/07\/nathalia-khawand\/","title":{"rendered":"Nathalia Khawand"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Describe yourself in 3 words\u2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Passionate. Loud. Alive*.\u00a0

*terms and conditions apply.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What inspires you?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I want to look back at my life and be able to say that I actually \u2018lived\u2019 it, that I didn\u2019t sit back and let it pass me by. Creating and embracing art is the best way I know how to do that.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tell us about your worst ever gig?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m luckier than most in that my worst gig was very much my own fault. My lines kept poof-ing right out of my head throughout my set, and it was an intimate acoustic show with no mic or lights to hide behind. I got more and more frustrated with myself as the minutes went by, which made me mess up even more. That night was a wakeup call to the fact that when I walk up on stage, I need to be doing it for me \u2013 and not to please anyone else. It\u2019s easy to forget sometimes that we create because we love it. Period.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What\u2019s your number one poetry pet peeve?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

People reading off their phones on stage. If you have to read at all, at least get a notebook or something. I\u2019m a bit of a boomer like that.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whose words do you love at the moment?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

For the last few weeks, I keep coming back to a line from the song Moon River by Aquilo: \u201cand if it breaks your heart, then it\u2019s good, then it\u2019s good, then it\u2019s good.\u201d It\u2019s so simple but it has a hold on me lately \u2013 I try to remind myself that I\u2019m lucky to have things in my life good enough to be heartbroken over.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What piece of advice would you give to your younger self?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

To not take everything so seriously.\u00a0Especially other people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you were stuck in a lift with a stranger, what song would you suggest you sing to keep your spirits up?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019d start singing Bohemian Rapsody \u2013 it would either go really well or terribly, either way I\u2019ll be amused.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n