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A Conversation with Caitlin Cary (continued)
PM: I know you are a very literate person. Have you read anything lately that turned you on?
CC: Read anything lately--gosh, I have so little time to read anything! I'm about seven-eighths of the way through a novel that I started in London, a Willa Cather novel called Song of the Lark. It's the story of a girl who grows up in Moonstone, Colorado, and is a natural prodigy on the piano and voice, and her saga of getting out of her small town to somewhere where she can train. And I think Willa Cather was really fascinated by musicians--by talent, really, and what kind of character makes a great musician. It's been kind of making me feel like a dilettante, because there's a lot of talk of this feeling that exists in some part of her body, and she's not sure where, and it's this thing, and it wakes her up every morning with burning passion that she doesn't understand. And I'm thinking, "Gee, do I have that? I'm not sure." [laughs]
PM: On the other hand, that's a writer talking about a musician.
[laughter]
CC: Right, right. I keep having to put that in perspective. It was really interesting to be in London reading such an American novel, and to totally have my head in a record and thinking, "Wow, is that what I'm supposed to feel like?"
PM: [laughs]
CC: "Because right now I just need a glass of wine or something."
PM: I'm really looking forward to catching your Opry Plaza show on the 30th. I call from New York today, but I'll be back in town for that, and I'm really looking forward to the show and to meeting you.
CC: I hope it's not too hot. Pray for us all.
PM: I think that may be an unreasonable request, but I'll put it in.
CC: Okay.
[laughter]
CC: All right. Well, thanks. Your questions were great. It felt like a conversation instead of an interview, which is always good.
PM: Thanks, Caitlin. See you soon.
continue to our interview with Thad
