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Minnie Driver

things are not as they are, they are as we are.

About Me


So, I've been writing music my whole life, long before acting I was singing up a 400 year old oak tree developers were threatening to cut down. It was a protest, I was 8 and I wore a kilt . My english teacher (Bob, who played the guitar and looked like John Fogerty) and I got on the local news, but they cut that beautiful tree down anyway. Music from that moment seemed like a powerful tool if you had something to say. I've been working on having something to say for a while, I was signed to Island in a band when I was 19 but we made a terrible record and drank most of the development money, they quite rightly dropped us and I went off to live in Uraguy with my sister, we were completely broke and selling vintage jeans on the beach to rich kids from Buenes Ayres, I got a call one day at the post office that EMI were interested in signing me so I came back to London took the meeting and in the same week auditioned for, and got got cast in the movie'Circle of Friends'. I got fat for the role which seemed more impressive than it actually was (Muchos doughnuts are not hard to swallow) the movie went better than the meeting at EMI and so I got side tracked by an amazing career . And now, now I juggle. life is big and broad and too short to be pigeon holed into one little box, it never fails to astonish me however, how many people don't want you to be able to do more than one thing creatively... I refuse to subscribe to this impoverished way of thinking and plan to carry on making music, movies, babies, dinner and stories until I drop.
Broadcast of Minnie Driver on NPR's World Cafe
NPR's World Cafe will be broadcasting a session with Minnie Driver on Wednesday, August 22, 2007.
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Member Since: 8/30/2006
Band Website: minniedriver.com
Band Members: Doc Dauer, Eric Hayward, Scott Seiver, Brendan Buckley,Mark Noseworthy,Zak Schaffer,Rami Jaffe, Joe Ongie,Johnny Polonski

Influences: My school,England, Ireland, Tracey Thorn, Nancy Wilson (jazz singer not 'Heart ' singer /guitarist although she's pretty far out too) Chrissy Hynde, Debbie Harry, Michelle Oldland (cellist, singer/songwriter most beautiful girl at my school who I had a mad girl crush on when I was 12. she gave me 'The River' when I was homesick and 'Hungry Heart' became an internal anthem for the rest of high school) blackberry picking with my Ma, My sister Kate and her grace in all the weird permutations of Hollywood, My Dad in everything. every teacher I ever had. Helen Mirren, Fiona Shaw, Anastasia Hille in Measure for Measure, Katrin Cartilage, watching Philip Seymour Hoffman work and feeling scared I'd fuck everything up, my dogs face early morning when the waves get big and wake him up, The Ocean(both left and right coast ) growing up in Barbados, lack,abundence, surfing with blue lips, Pete and Jen Johnson, Doc Dauer, Pete Yorn, Rami Jaffe, George Harrison,Josh Rouse, Ray Lamontagne, Dylan, Neil Young,Gus Van Sant, Joel Shumacher,Jane Austen, Thomas Hardy,the guy or gal who invented Star bars (had to spend time eating sweets in England)
Record Label: Rounder
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

home

Hi there, so I just got home from touring my record in Europe and making this film in NY and I have such a large belly its hard to believe I have been carting it around the world for the last two mont...
Posted by Minnie Driver on Sat, 14 Jun 2008 04:10:00 PST

BABY

Hi everyone, Just wanted to thank you all so much for all the congratulations and love you have sent me since I fessed up to the baby I am having later on this year. It was getting harder to hide the ...
Posted by Minnie Driver on Sat, 15 Mar 2008 10:43:00 PST

Hotel cafe show

Thanks to all who came to the show last night, I really appreciate the support and am grateful to have such a great forum in the Hotel Cafe...more shows soon as striking means no day time work...xo
Posted by Minnie Driver on Sun, 13 Jan 2008 10:03:00 PST

Show at The Hotel Cafe in Hollywood on January 12th

I am playing a show at the Hotel Cafe in Hollywood on Saturday, January 12th at 10pm.  For more information you can go to www.hotelcafe.com....
Posted by Minnie Driver on Tue, 08 Jan 2008 07:50:00 PST

Minne Driver’s ’Sorry Baby’ To Be Featured On ABC’s ’Men In Trees’

LATEST ALBUM SEASTORIES AVAILABLE NOW "A MINNIE-SPLENDORED THING" (USA TODAY) Burlington MA  Multitalented artist Minnie Driver's track "Sorry Baby" from her latest release, SEASTORIES, will be featu...
Posted by Minnie Driver on Fri, 16 Nov 2007 07:42:00 PST

spam

thanks to all of you who set me straight about the spamming thing...I am sadly lacking in the trouble shooting department. love Minnie
Posted by Minnie Driver on Tue, 16 Oct 2007 10:09:00 PST

thanks from the end of summer

hey, just wanted to thank all of you who came to see us play this summer, the tour was fantastic and even our stinky bus holds fond memories... I have just had my wisdom teeth taken out, so with a fac...
Posted by Minnie Driver on Tue, 28 Aug 2007 10:21:00 PST

HELLO FROM THE MIDDLE OF SUMMER.

Hi Hi !now listen, this whole myspace thing has really blown up and I just CANNOT answer all your messages, even though I would REALLY like to. this feels lame, as you are all showing such mad appreci...
Posted by Minnie Driver on Thu, 09 Aug 2007 06:27:00 PST

MAY IN LONDON

hello all, I am sitting in London with my 4 month old neice balanced on my lap getting ready to head off to Italy for the first holiday in a year and a half. Heaven. no phones , no computer, just...
Posted by Minnie Driver on Thu, 24 May 2007 12:09:00 PST

all apologies

Dear all, feel fairly lame that my first blog would be a disclaimer/apology, however as the unanswered mail and friend requests pile up I am becoming progressively guilt laden and need to explain.I am...
Posted by Minnie Driver on Thu, 05 Apr 2007 05:02:00 PST