#298: Interview with Michelle Leon of Babes in Toyland




Dig Me Out - The 90's rock podcast show

Summary: <br> <p style="text-align: center; margin: 15px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"><font size="2">This week we’re joined by former <a href="https://www.facebook.com/babesintoylandofficial/" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px .15em; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; text-decoration: none; background-repeat: repeat-x; background-position: 0px 1.15em;">Babes in Toyland</a> bassist Michelle Leon, author of the recently released book <a href="https://www.facebook.com/iliveinsideBIT/" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px .15em; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; text-decoration: none; background-repeat: repeat-x; background-position: 0px 1.15em;">I Live Inside: Memoirs of a Babe in Toyland</a>. We discuss her upbringing in suburban Minnesota prior to joining the band at the age of 17, her struggle with the idea of “authenticity” and defying expectations writing a “rock biography.” We get into the nuts and bolts of writing the book, how she approached reconstructing memories from over twenty-five years ago, muscle cars, oversized bass cabinets, her time as a realtor in New Orleans, Prince, and much, much more.</font></p><br> <p style="text-align: center; margin: 15px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"><font size="2">Songs in this Episode:</font></p><font size="2"><span style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"></span></font><br> <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">Intro/1:58 - He’s My Thing</span></div><span style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"></span><br> <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">Outro - Dust Cake Boy</span></div><br> <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><br> <br></span></div><br> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br> <div style="color: rgb(76,76,76); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.2032px; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> <span style="line-height: 17px;">Follow on </span><a href="https://twitter.com/digmeoutpodcast" title="">Twitter </a><span style="line-height: 17px;">/ </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/DigMeOutPodcast" title="http://" style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal;">Facebook</a> </div> <br> <div style="color: rgb(76,76,76); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.2032px; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> <br> <div></div> <br> <p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px;"></p> <br> <div></div> <br> <p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px;"></p> <br> <div> <a href="http://www.digmeoutpodcast.com/requestareview" title="http://" style="line-height: 17.2032px;">Request a 2016 Review</a> / <a href="https://www.patreon.com/digmeout" title="http://" style="line-height: 17.2032px;">Subscribe at Patreon</a> </div> </div> </div>