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A Conversation with Erika Luckett (continued)
PM: Although we've never discussed it, per se, but I think we're always discussing it, I know you to be a very spiritual person. Has that ever taken any special form with you? Are you this or that?
EL: No. I don't think--it's kind of like my music--
PM: [laughs]
EL: Putting it into any box doesn't feel very comfortable.
PM: Right.
EL: That seems so limiting. And yet, yes, I am a profoundly spiritual person. When I was young, I was raised Catholic. And early on in my life I had aspirations of being a monk or--at that point, the word "monk" seemed to resonate more than "nun." I mean, the idea of a life of just spiritual pursuits seemed like it was something that was really interesting. And then I asked too many questions in catechism class, and the nuns doused me with holy water and said I had the devil in me and that sort of ruined it.
[laughter]
PM: And in their terms it turned out to be right, thank God.
EL: Yeah, yeah.
PM: Because I know the devil laid some of those guitar tracks.
EL: [laughs] Yeah. But I meditate and have been into Buddhism and Sufism, and am fascinated by the human heart and the human experience.
PM: Do you get down to Latin America in recent years?
EL: No, not lately. My father is still in Venezuela. I miss it very much. It's such a profound part of me. I went to see The Motorcycle Diaries recently, and cried a lot, because there's so much culture I've separated myself from. No matter how complete or fulfilled I may feel, there's still a special place in my heart for that land.
PM: So, now that this is done, what's next? Will you continue to tour solo behind this record?
EL: Actually, I've got a big CD release party on the mainland [the first release gig was in Hawaii] in the Bay Area on Friday, and will have the rhythm section from the CD with me, and Julie Wolf on keyboards [known to many from her work with Ani DiFranco, among others] and a wonderful percussionist. And it makes me very happy to get off the bicycle, so to speak, and get into the Ferrari. The reality, though, is that it's financially a lot easier to tour solo than it is with a whole band.
PM: Sure.
EL: So the next three months is going to be solo touring, but ultimately I want to be able to take a band on the road and pay them what they're worth.
PM: I think that there is an intention with this new record to bring it to a new level, professionally, and I think that the tracks are there, and I think the track record is there. I'm certainly going to do whatever I can to help and get it in front of the people we know. And I wish you the best with this recording, of course. It's really incredible.
EL: Thank you, Frank. And it's really cool that you got to hear many of these songs immediately after they were written. When I saw you in San Diego last February, it was just after I finished writing them.
PM: Sure, I recognized a number of them from that weekend. It would seem that our paths are interwoven, and may it continue to be so.
EL: Yes, absolutely. What a joy to be able to talk about this with you so far away today. Thank you very much.
PM: I'll see you around the corner, I'm sure.
EL: I would love that. And send me a picture of you in Asia, okay?
PM: Okay, E. I'll talk to you soon.
EL: Thanks, Frank, bye for now.
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