A Conversation with Anjani (continued)

PM: It must be exciting after two really good self-released records that Blue Alert is coming out on Columbia Legacy, right?

ANJANI: It is. Oh, my gosh, I don't know what to say about it. It's a miracle, really.

PM: It's totally cool. I certainly enjoyed the bonus DVD that came with the advance copy. That seemed to be an indication they were going to put a little elbow grease behind the record, right?

ANJANI: Right, right. Yeah, they are.

PM: I mean, that's how it looks and feels. They're going to get out there and do something, right?

ANJANI: Yeah.

PM: Amazing.

ANJANI: It's amazing in--

PM: In this day and age.

[laughter]

ANJANI: Considering the state they're in.

PM: Oh, yeah, they're all scrambling.

ANJANI: Yeah, they really are.

PM: Isn't there also a 40th anniversary afoot of Leonard's debut?

ANJANI: Yes.

PM: And they're putting out his first three records again?

ANJANI: Uh-huh.

PM: So there's got to be some good cross-promotional opportunities there, right?

ANJANI: Yeah, yeah. They'll be doing that as well, exactly.

PM: Well, that's lovely timing. I applaud you there. So are there plans, then, to tour behind Blue Alert, or will you tour with Leonard, or both?

ANJANI: Yes. I'm doing a little kind of mini-tour. The first of the spring I'll be doing New York and Chicago, Montreal, Toronto, L.A., and San Francisco.

PM: Just all the hip cities. We won't get to see you in Nashville.

[laughter]

ANJANI: Is that where you're located?

PM: In Nashville.

ANJANI: In Nashville! Oh, God, we love Nashville.

PM: It's fun. But a lot of people won't come here to play.

ANJANI: Leonard used to live there, you know.

PM: Really?

ANJANI: Yeah, yeah. He rented a farm from somebody.

PM: Out in Franklin probably.

ANJANI: Yeah, he was there for a year or more.

PM: When was that?

ANJANI: Boy that was in the '80s--'70s or '80s.

PM: Pre-Zen period or--

ANJANI: Oh, yeah, definitely.

PM: Wow.

ANJANI: But no, we won't be coming to Nashville for the moment. Chicago is the closest thing to the Midwest.

PM: Right. But all the nice cities--Toronto and San Francisco and New York. That's beautiful.

ANJANI: And then I'll be going to Europe in the summer.

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