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From growing up in the pop family singing group The Cowsills to having wide success as a singer/songwriter for The Continental Drifters to recently coming into her own with a solo career, Susan Cowsill’s life has been swept away by the tides of music.
Cowsill sat down to talk with take5 about her lifelong career as a musician.
Question: What was it like growing up around the success of your pop family singing group The Cowsills?
Answer: Well, it was normal to me, and it didn’t seem like anything out of the ordinary. It seemed fairly normal until I got into my school years and realized that not everybody’s family played music.
Q. What inspires your songwriting?
A. Usually something to do with the heart. It can be anything that touches me from my own life story to other people’s.
Q. How did living in New Orleans and going through the dramatic events of Hurricane Katrina change your music?
A. We are making another record this year, and I would say that a large amount of that content would be a direct response to the storm. We lost all of our belongings and a way of life that will never be the same.
Q. How did the “Covered In Vinyl” series begin?
A. We thought in New Orleans that would be something that people would really enjoy. It’s often the same music in New Orleans, jazz and blues, but if you’re playing the same show, people aren’t going to come out and see the same thing. So we decided to try covering an album for a show. It has been wildly successful and a new ‘Covered In Vinyl’ album is about to come out.
Q. How do you feel when other artists, such as Hootie and the Blowfish and The Bangles pick up your song?
A. It’s the ultimate compliment to a songwriter and it feels like validation for your work.
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