"An artist I return to? It has to be Paul McCartney."
Songwriter and electro pop star Ani Glass shares with us her relationship with creativity, how to interview Croatian football legends, and why Paul McCartney says it all.
What was the first book you remember reading?
We were lucky enough to have a lot (and I mean a lot!) of books in the house when we were growing up. Our Dad used to write Cornish stories and poems which he would read to us each night before we went to sleep – I used to love that. Having said that, I don’t remember being an avid reader as a child but one book in particular that I do remember coming back to time and time again was a book of children’s poetry called Drws Dychymyg (Door of Imagination). It was full of poems and wonderful illustrations and there was one poem in particular that I remember called Traeth y Pigyn by T. Llew Jones which, if I remember correctly, was about the poet asking a friend to come with them to the beach – and I absolutely loved it.
What was the last book you read?
I just read a book about the history of the Balkans as I was preparing to interview the Croatian footballing legend Davor Šuker as part of the Wal Goch festival (which is an annual festival for football fans). Given the relatively recent historical events that led to the Croatian national team being established, I felt that it was really important to have at least a basic knowledge of the political context of that country. I love interviewing people and hosting panel discussions, learning about where people have come from, where they’re going, their hopes and dreams – it’s really rewarding.
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