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Sounder Hi everyone, welcome to Doritos Live on Sonic Net Sounder We have an incredible show for you tonight. Sounder We'll be chatting with Amy Jo Johnson from the hit show, Felicity Sounder Send in your question by typing in /ask a space and then your question. Sounder Welcome Amy Jo Johnson to Doritos Live Sounder Hi How are you doing? Amy Jo Johnson I'm doing good! Hi! Sounder How has your summer been so far? Amy Jo Johnson I have been busy, it's been good. I went to Mexico this weekend amazing! Just starting to get a summer. Sounder Wow, like you have another month of hiatus? Amy Jo Johnson I went to Vancouver and shot a movie, "Sweetwater" over hiatus and now I have a break .... then I'm back .. a few weeks left. Sounder So, what did you do in Mexico? Amy Jo Johnson I played hard, it was so fun! Went down with friends, waterskiied, horseback riding. Sounder What did you do for the 4th of July? Amy Jo Johnson Just got back yesterday. Amy Jo Johnson That's what I did. Sounder Oh, so you just got back! Sounder Tell me about the movie you just did. Amy Jo Johnson It's called "Sweetwater", VH1's first movie, about a band, takes place in the late 60's, early 70's, and the band opened Woodstock, it's the story of the lead singer, and it's a true story. Sounder Wow. Wow! I've never heard of her. Amy Jo Johnson I've never played in a true story before. Amy Jo Johnson They had a big rise when they went to Woodstock, opened for the Doors, then she got in a car crash and had to get a tracheotomy that scratched her vocal cords. Amy Jo Johnson She ended up the band left her and there was a downfall, and she tried to build it back up again, got into drugs and alcohol, it's the story of the strength she finds in finding her sobriety. Sounder Is she still alive? Amy Jo Johnson Yes, she's a cool woman. Sounder Oh, great! Amy Jo Johnson They're having a reunion, playing Hollywood now. Amy Jo Johnson I met her and it was surreal and amazing ... watching her watch this movie being made about her. Sounder I bet it was more surreal for her. Amy Jo Johnson It was like watching her ... it was so weird for her to have this happening. Sounder Oh, right. So, can she sing anymore? Amy Jo Johnson Yeah, she has a cool voice, it's a bit hoarse cause of the scratch, but it's got a cool quality, I love it. Sounder Right. Right. Wow. That's inspirational, actually. Amy Jo Johnson Yes, very inspirational. She's a strong woman. Sounder so, when does "Sweetwater" air? Amy Jo Johnson August 15th. Sounder Do you know what time? Amy Jo Johnson I wish I knew! Probably 8 or 9pm. Sounder Okay. Great. Cool. Amy Jo Johnson It's a Sunday night. Amy Jo Johnson On VH1. Amy Jo Johnson Great character. Sounder That's awesome. What a great character. And I guess all your singing came into this? Amy Jo Johnson It was fun, cause they had the original tracks from the 60's and I recorded my voice over her voice and got to sing all the songs, really fun! Sounder Wow! So you're acting and your music is really coming together in a lot of different ways. You're on the Felicity soundtrack Sounder Were you an actress first and then they found out you were a singer? How did that come about? Amy Jo Johnson Well, I got the show, JJ Abrams and Matt Reeves, the producers, they asked me ... we want your character to be a dancer, but I'm not a dancer, I play guitar and sing. Sounder Right. Amy Jo Johnson So, I brought it in and played and they incorporated it into the show. Sounder Oh, so your character has been singing on the show? Amy Jo Johnson Yes. Play at coffee shops and stuff like that. Sounder Oh, that's awesome. Amy Jo Johnson I sang that song, "Puddle of Grace". Sounder And you got to work with Larry Klein? Amy Jo Johnson Joni Mitchell .. yeah .... he's worked with her. Sounder He's amazing. I actually got to meet him at Cafe Les Doux here in L.A. How is he to work with? Amy Jo Johnson He was so fun, I walked in and had my basic song ... to watch him take that song .. I laid down the guitar tracks and my voice and then I sat there all day and watched this man build this song to what it is. Sounder Wow! It turned out beautiful. I love it, it's great. Amy Jo Johnson I was really happy, really liked it ... it was a trip. Amy Jo Johnson The producer takes it to another place. It was really trippy! It was fun. Sounder So, how is that...that creative process....I mean you have to really trust. Sounder It's like being in love, that fragile relationship. Was it scary? Amy Jo Johnson Well, that's ...yeah, that was really weird and it was funny because I walk in we had one day to do this, had never met, and he says, "Very nice to meet you, let's have sex now ..." Sounder Exactly. Very personal. Amy Jo Johnson no, but that's what it's like! Sounder Right. Sounder Wow Amy Jo Johnson That was one day that we worked together, recording it all. Sounder Very cool. Amy Jo Johnson I trusted him. I love Joni Mitchell, so ... Sounder Yeah, he's got a great ear. Sounder So you aspire to make a record? Amy Jo Johnson I want to, yeah ... I'm writing a lot right now, I played at the Whiskey last week, developing my sound, finding my direction. Sounder Do you play out with a band...or? Amy Jo Johnson I had a band called Valhalla last year, they were awesome guys, played with them for a year then went solo. Amy Jo Johnson It was a unique sound, but I want more of a feminine ... I'm kind of searching, so I left the band, but I'm forming another band. Sounder Right. Right. Cool. We have a question from a Felicity fan. DoritosMod Question from FelicityFan: What is it like being on Felicity? How are the relations between the cast? Any secret romances going on? Amy Jo Johnson It's amazing and fun, everybody's laid back and cool. Which is good, we all can be creative and take risks ... Amy Jo Johnson When you have weird relationships it makes you insecure, but it's not like that. Amy Jo Johnson It's amazing. Sounder That's amazing. And she also wants to know if there are any secret romances on the set going on? Amy Jo Johnson The only relationship is Scott Foley and the girl who played Hannah they're an item in real life, they're the cutest couple. That's not a secret. Amy Jo Johnson They look alike! Sounder So, how do you balance the music and the acting... and if you had to choose, what would you choose? Amy Jo Johnson If I had to balance ...? Sounder I mean, balancing the two is probably a challenge, but if you had to pick one ultimately. Amy Jo Johnson That changes every day for me ... Amy Jo Johnson I think ... I would ...if you asked me today, what would I choose? Amy Jo Johnson I think I would ... it's such a hard thing! Amy Jo Johnson I want to experience playing on stage at the Greek open up for Natalie Merchant or Sarah MacLachlan ... experience that. Sounder Mm hmm! Yeah. Oh, there's nothing like it. Amy Jo Johnson It's great that right now they're all being combined. Sounder So, when you're shooting the show, how do you find time to do music? Amy Jo Johnson I just book gigs on the weekends and practice in my trailer and hope that we're not shooting really late on a Friday night. Amy Jo Johnson It's always worked out. Sounder Do you have a manager that manages your schedule or do you do this all on your own? Amy Jo Johnson I have a manager that helps me book shows, but when it comes to filming, you have no idea... they might need you for 13 hours one day or you might have a day off, and you book gigs a month in advance. Amy Jo Johnson It's hard to plan. Sounder Cool. Great. You used to be a gymnast? Sounder What did you do? Did you compete? Amy Jo Johnson I was a gymnast for 10 years. Amy Jo Johnson Yeah, competed locally. Sounder And that helped you do the Power Rangers gig you did? Amy Jo Johnson Yeah, mm hmm. I loved gymnastics it was my life for 10 years, went to Europe competing, quit at 17 and got this fear, thought I wasted 10 years of my life, but got Power Rangers because of gymnastics in L.A. Sounder That's amazing. Was that fun to do? Amy Jo Johnson Yeah, it was an experience ...it was fun, I learned a lot. Amy Jo Johnson It was fun. Sounder The uniform must have been hot. Amy Jo Johnson Yeah, it was sticky but I got to take it off, though! DoritosMod What is your advice to up and coming actors and singers? Amy Jo Johnson You know what? I'm so up and coming! So, I don't know! Smoothlover69 {question presented} Do you try to add your own thing to your music, so as not to copy other artist? Sounder She's going to sing in a minute here, so you'll find out! Sounder Which song do you want to do? Amy Jo Johnson Sure! I'll do one. Amy Jo Johnson I'll do "Puddle of Grace". Sounder Okay. And this is on the Felicity Soundtrack. And it's a beautiful song. And you wrote it? Amy Jo Johnson Yes. Yes, I wrote this. About my mother. Sounder And this is Doritos Live on Sonic Net and we are live in studio with Amy Jo Johnson who will play a song for us right now. Sounder For information on the next Doritos Live guest, please check your Doritos.com and Sonic Net for details. Sounder Wow, Amy you have such a gorgeous voice. Sounder What a nice song. Sounder That was so beautiful. Sounder And you heard it here on Doritos Live...Sonic Net. Sounder Do you want to tell me about the inspiration for that song? Amy Jo Johnson I wrote it for my mom about 1 1/2 years ago when I was going through a crazy break up ... it means so much to me my mom passed away last summer. Amy Jo Johnson So ... Sounder Yeah. Oh. Well, I think she probably heard you. Sounder It's beautiful Amy Jo Johnson I hope so. Sounder Well, you're going to play a couple more songs in a minute. Sounder So, let's take some questions. Venomsoup {question presented} Will your fans back home in New England ever get to see you perform live? Amy Jo Johnson A couple times when I went home for Christmas, I played a coffee shop on the Cape, but yeah, hopefully I'll hit Boston on my big tour! Amy Jo Johnson I'm kidding! Amy Jo Johnson But, I hope so! Amy Jo Johnson I have no idea! Sounder You play the role of Julie Emerick on Felicity. How do you see the character and what's coming up for her in the new season? Amy Jo Johnson I'm just so excited to find out ! That's what's so fun about doing a series, you get attached to your character and you get a new script every two weeks you get to see what they're doing with your character. Sounder So, what's your schedule like? Do you guys get a script at the beginning of the week or do a table reading like sitcoms? Amy Jo Johnson We usually have a table read and then film two days later ... Sounder So you're shooting 4 or 5 days a week? Amy Jo Johnson Yeah, we shoot about 5 days a week. Sounder So you're shooting every day pretty much? Amy Jo Johnson Yeah, pretty much. Sounder That's crazy. So do you like doing movies better or do you have a preference? Amy Jo Johnson I'm loving doing 'Felicity,' it's so much fun, but I really want to go into features, a lot of the directors of 'Felicity,' are feature directors, the lighting and writing on the show though is different and it feels like I'm getting my feature training. Sounder Yeah! So the producers of the show have done some really amazing films. Do you recall any of them? Amy Jo Johnson JJ writes a lot he wrote 'Regarding Henry,' Sounder Right, Regarding Henry. That's a great one. Sounder Mm hmm. You have the same director for every episode? Amy Jo Johnson He's written a lot of things, Matt directed 'The Pall Bearer,' and a few episodes of 'Thirtysomething.' Amy Jo Johnson No, the directors change, which is great, too. Great training ... their different personalities and such. missimiss {question presented} How do you find time to spend with your dog, Lucy? I have a pit bull, too. They are the sweetest! Amy Jo Johnson Lucy is my baby, she's my dog and I always bring her with me, so Lucy's in every photo shoot. If I get a chance to be in a magazine, Lucy's in there with me. Amy Jo Johnson I got her when she was little, she's an American Bulldog. Sounder That's awesome. Sounder How cute! Amy Jo Johnson Not an English Bulldog, she looks like a Boxer Pit Bull mix. Sounder Yeah, and you're like,...yeah! Amy Jo Johnson The person who sold her to me on the street said she was a mix, but the papers said she was a boy, so I'm like, 'okay ...' Amy Jo Johnson I don't know what she is! Sounder That's a pretty easy thing to figure out. We have a question here. simplyfelicity: {question presented} Do you have a favorite new band? Someone we haven't heard of but has an album out??? luv your show!! Amy Jo Johnson One of my favorite bands is called 'Date with Dizzy,' their CD is coming out soon. Sounder Where are they based out of? Amy Jo Johnson LA, they're like Lenny Kravitz with the Beatles mixed, cool awesome. Sounder Wow. I'll have to check 'em out. And tell us about when you're going to be playing out. Amy Jo Johnson I'll be playing at Genghis Cohen on August 22nd, that's my next show. Sounder Cool. Sounder giggles Amy Jo Johnson Then I haven't booked anything yet, it's so hard, I have to be careful when I book cause I get so busy. Sounder When do you get time to write songs? Do you write fast? Do they just come to you? Amy Jo Johnson I go in phases, when I was in Vancouver for this last month, alone in this strange, beautiful city, I was playing a singer having really depressed moments, I wrote a lot of songs, I had to cry practically every day. Sounder And you were inspired because you were playing a singer and all that Sounder Wow, great. It just comes. Amy Jo Johnson Then sometimes I can't write for months! Sounder That's great. I hope you put a record out. Amy Jo Johnson I'm going to. I'm going to try. Sounder That would be great. That would be so cool. Sounder I don't know when you'd find time. crybaby: {question presented} tell us what you do when you're not working on felicity...I want to know. Sounder I know you paint too, right? Amy Jo Johnson Yep. I haven't painted in a while, no time, but I love I started oil painting, but changed to acrylics, and acrylics, you can paint and it dries, I have no patience for oils. Sounder Right. Amy Jo Johnson I hang out with friends, I have great friends. Sounder Are they friends you've had for a while or people you've met on the show? Amy Jo Johnson I have different groups of friends, my best friend Johanna, I'm going to Paris with her next week, I'm excited! Sounder Oh wow! How fun! Amy Jo Johnson Just the two of us! Amy Jo Johnson Then I have my LA friends that I've had for a few years. Sounder How long have you been in L.A.? Amy Jo Johnson 5 years. Sounder Wow, and you're doing so well. You've got so much going on. Amy Jo Johnson Thank you. Smoothlover69 {question presented} Is there anyone in particular that you want to work with in music or in show biz? Amy Jo Johnson In Music, Sarah MacLachlan, she's the queen, so awesome and Natalie Merchant. Sounder Maybe you could get on the Lilith Fair. Amy Jo Johnson Maybe, isn't this supposed to be the last year though? Sounder But maybe you could organize it to go on. Amy Jo Johnson Yeah, absolutely! Sounder Lilith Fair 2 Amy Jo Johnson You know what? We will do the next one! Sounder Why does it have to end just because they want to stay home and have babies? Amy Jo Johnson Natalie Merchant and then acting wise, Meryl Streep, Susan Sarandon, love them, they're inspirational women. Sounder What's in your CDplayer right now? Amy Jo Johnson Right this very second? Amy Jo Johnson Beck. Sounder Yeah Amy Jo Johnson What was his last album? Sounder I don't know but I love that one. Amy Jo Johnson It's really fun! Sounder It's got kind of a country feel to it. Amy Jo Johnson Yep! That's in there and Tracy Chapman. Sounder She has a recent record out? Amy Jo Johnson It's the last one, Promises? Is that what it's called? Sounder Have you checked out Esthero? Amy Jo Johnson No. Sounder Oh, we are Live on Doritos! Hi everybody. We're just like sitting here chatting. Sounder Do you want to play another song for us? Amy Jo Johnson Sure. Sounder And this is called? Amy Jo Johnson "Did I Touch Your Soul." Sounder Did "I Touch Your Soul"...okay. Sounder Okay, let's plug in the guitar this time. It did sound great last time though. Sounder So we're at Doritos Live chatting with Amy Jo Johnson from Felicity. Sounder Keep your questions coming in. Sounder Yeah! That's my private concert. Sounder this is Doritos Live on Sonic Net. I'm Sounder talking with Amy Jo Johnson from Felicity Sounder I feel very lucky to be one of the first listeners of your songs. Sounder What was the inspiration for that song? Amy Jo Johnson Oh, um you know, I don't know ... being alone in Vancouver for a month by myself was the inspiration .... Sounder Somebody with an ego? I heard something about an ego there? Amy Jo Johnson Yeah, yeah yeah ... Sounder You don't have to name names. Amy Jo Johnson I'm a little hot now, gonna go sit in the car. miga {question presented} do you use the internet, such as chat or email, often? Amy Jo Johnson Not often. I'm too busy. I don't have much time. Sounder So you're not really a computer-head? Amy Jo Johnson No. Not at all. Far from a computer head! Sounder You're out in the garden? Amy Jo Johnson That computer sometimes scares me a bit the whole internet thing. Sounder What do you think about the Y2K wave? All the computers are supposed to crash. Sounder You don't have any theories on that? Amy Jo Johnson Yeah well, I don't know? It's like ... it kind of makes sense that maybe that might happen, but at the same time, I have a lot of faith, whatever is going to happen will happen. Amy Jo Johnson I have all my money in my mattress. Amy Jo Johnson I'm just kidding! I don't! Sounder That's just great, don't tell anyone where you live. Sounder Honestly, though, people don't think they'll survive so they'll stock pile food and all that. Amy Jo Johnson I don't know I haven't really gone there in my head. Amy Jo Johnson Are you nervous? Sounder I'm not sure. I'm not nervous. I'm really not. I don't have that much money in the bank, so I don't have to worry about it. byker6969: {question presented} Will you be in any more magazine shoots? Amy Jo Johnson I love these names! Amy Jo Johnson Yeah. Cosmo Girl. Amy Jo Johnson In September. It's a new magazine. Sounder Is that different from Cosmo? Amy Jo Johnson It's like for younger ... Sounder Oh, I thought Cosmo was a girl magazine. Amy Jo Johnson And, then Teen People. Amy Jo Johnson In September or something. Sounder Oh, cool. That's a great one. Amy Jo Johnson And, then Bikini Magazine. Sounder Uh oh. Are you going to be in a bikini? Amy Jo Johnson Absolutely not! No! No bikini! Amy Jo Johnson And, Jane. Sounder Wow! You're all over the place. Amy Jo Johnson Busy month. Yeah, it's been good. Sounder Good for you. You're rockin' the universe. JRMB {question presented} When are you going to visit Brazil? There are a lot of Felicity fans here!!! Amy Jo Johnson I hadn't been planning on it, but it'd be a fun place to visit! Amy Jo Johnson That'd be pretty cool to go down to Brazil for a little jaunt ... adventure! Sounder Yeah. Okay, we have another question. Smoothlover69 {question presented} How would you describe yourself, conservative or very relaxed and open-minded? Just curious. Amy Jo Johnson Definitely open-minded, sometimes I try to relax, but I'm not really conservative. DoritosMod Are you religious at all? If so, how do you incorporate that into your music? Amy Jo Johnson I'm not religious, I'm very spiritual ... blah blah blah everyone says that! Amy Jo Johnson Whatever! Amy Jo Johnson You're like so proud of that discovery and everyone says that. Amy Jo Johnson I have a lot of faith in God, does it come out in my music? For sure. Sounder Awesome. Sounder So, uh oh, I'm not going to ask this question. They want to know how old you are and I'm not going to ask that. elrrod: {question presented} How old are you? You look so young, but your singing voice sounds so mature. Sounder You look so young. Sounder We are live on Sonic Net at Doritos Live talking with Amy Jo Johnson from Felicity Sounder Do you want to play another song? Amy Jo Johnson Okay. Sounder Let me just ask you a couple of silly questions. Amy Jo Johnson Sure. Sounder Not that the rest haven't been silly. But, what TV shows did you watch growing up? Amy Jo Johnson Mary Tyler Moore, Dick Van Dyke show ... I watch Nick At Nite obviously ... I watched MTV when my mom was watching it ... but Happy Days, Dukes of Hazard, I loved Miami Vice for some reason, thought Don Johnson was the hottest guy! Sounder And what record did you listen to at the earliest age that made you think you had to sing? Amy Jo Johnson 'Annie.' I like listened to that album over and over again until I made my voice sound like Annie, I played her in 7th grade, it was all about Annie, I loved her! Sounder Wow! Awesome. Did you get to go see the play at least? Amy Jo Johnson oh yes. Plenty of times. Sounder Can you sing one of her songs? I'm begging you. Amy Jo Johnson Absolutely not! boxboy: {question presented} I heard you played the Whiskey on Sunset a week ago. How did that feel? Amy Jo Johnson I did. Amy Jo Johnson It was pretty intense and crazy cause I played it by myself, me and my guitar and then I had my friend Colin come up ... but me, my guitar and a bunch of candles lit then I played with another guy named Tony and it was fun. Sounder Wow! That's great. Amy Jo Johnson It was so cool pulling up and the big marquee, 'Amy Jo Johnson at the Whiskey,' that was amazing! Sounder THAT is amazing. It's something you picture in your mind. Amy Jo Johnson I've always wanted to play there. NateBraner: {question presented} Do you enjoy your busy life or do you wish some times you could have time to yourself? Amy Jo Johnson I always find time with myself, I spend time alone doing things I have to do, so it's nice when I find time to hang out with my friends. Sounder So, when you were in Cape Cod and you decided to move out here, what was that transition? What made you do it? Amy Jo Johnson I moved to NY for two years, and I went to acting school there, then I had a boyfriend, Robert, at the time and he decided he wanted to drive across country to LA, so I got in the car and we hit Santa Monica beach and though, 'Alright, we're here! Now what do we do?' Sounder Wow! And did you know anybody? Amy Jo Johnson We lived in Oakwood Apartments cause everyone lives there when they first move here. Sounder Absolutely! Everybody I know. Amy Jo Johnson Then you realize it's way too expensive. Sounder And so you never went back? You realized youneeded to be here? Amy Jo Johnson So, I moved out here with him for abouttwo months, then he moved back and I got lost and really hatedit and moved back. Amy Jo Johnson Then I met this guy named Walter inthe Hollywood Diner which is now torn down, he's been my actingteacher ever since, but then I left here, and then moved backand the week I moved back I got Power Rangers. Sounder So, like, your first audition? Amy Jo Johnson Yeah. Sounder That's rare. Really rare. L.A.'s been verygood to you. Amy Jo Johnson It was really weird. It has been reallygood, I met great people. Amy Jo Johnson Yes it has. Sounder Obviously you're very talented, but there isa lot of luck involved because you could meet the wrong peopleand go on the wrong auditions. Amy Jo Johnson Yeah, I don't know? I have the greatestguardian angel in the world, my mother, so things are startingto happen now. Amy Jo Johnson And, I know it's all about her. Sounder That is so great. So what about your family? Amy Jo Johnson So ... Amy Jo Johnson They're all on the Cape, back east,my dad and brothers. Sounder Do you get to go see them very often? Amy Jo Johnson I was there a week ago ... I go backabout 5 times a year. Sounder That's great. So we are live on Doritos Liveon Sonic Net talking with Amy Jo Johnson from Felicity. Sounder Let me take another question. miga {question presented} Amy, have you heard of Shakira?It is Spanish music, but sounds like you might like it.  )Amy Jo Johnson Oh, I'll check it out. miga {question presented} Of all the places you havebeen, which one was your favorite? Amy Jo Johnson I had a really great time in Mexicothis weekend! Amy Jo Johnson But, it's not my favorite place. Amy Jo Johnson I really love Northern California. Amy Jo Johnson Love it so much! Sounder Oh, gorgeous. Amy Jo Johnson I love right near Santa Rosa my ex-boyfriend'swhole family lives up there. Amy Jo Johnson I love the air up there. Sounder Yeah, it's beautiful up there. Amy Jo Johnson There's a small town up there, withrolling hills, I love it. Sounder Wow. Wow, maybe one day you'll live up there. byker6969: {question presented} In Mxg magazine theymentioned you being a Space Babe, I run that website and was wonderingif you knew you got more traffic than Star Trek's Jeri Ryan? Amy Jo Johnson What??!! Sounder Moxie Girl Amy Jo Johnson No, I didn't! Amy Jo Johnson That's kind of flattering! Sounder That's great! Wow! boxboy: {question presented} What are you doing forNew Year's Eve? Amy Jo Johnson I don't know yet? I was with my friendsthis weekend and we were trying to figure that out. Sounder I know, it's coming up! We've got to figureit out. What's going on? Amy Jo Johnson I don't want to fly anywhere really,cause you never know. Sounder Because everything will be booked. Sounder And then the Y2K and the planes are going downand everything. Amy Jo Johnson That's what I'm saying, exactly. But,I'm such a spur of the moment person, whatever happens, I haveno idea! It'll be fun, though, I know that! Sounder Yeah, totally. It will be a great time. Sounder So, I guess, do you want to do another song? Amy Jo Johnson Sure! Amy Jo Johnson I'm gonna do "Clear Blue Day." Sounder Clear Blue Day. Okay, this is called "ClearBlue Day" and we are Doritos Live on Sonic Net with Amy JoJohnson from Felicity. Sounder She will do one of her songs now called "ClearBlue Day." Amy Jo Johnson Actually I played this one on 'Felicity.' Sounder And for more information on upcoming artistson our show, please check out www.doritos.com and Sonic Net Sounder This is the world premiere of Amy Jo Johnson'ssongs! Sounder So good! Sounder So, you know what my next question is.... Amy Jo Johnson I wrote that song a year ago when mywhole family was going through my mom's illness, it explains howwe all felt going through it. Sounder Yeah, it's a long journey. Amy Jo Johnson It was an awful, crazy journey ... Sounder So you have a very tight-knit family? Amy Jo Johnson Yeah, and if we weren't before that,we are now. Amy Jo Johnson My mom was an amazing woman ... to watchher go through that with such grace and dignity... she kept uslaughing the whole way through. Sounder Really? Amy Jo Johnson Yeah. Sounder Wow, that's wonderful. Amy Jo Johnson Keeps the humor, that's what it's about. Sounder Well, she had a lot of trust? Amy Jo Johnson Yes, she had a lot of faith. neko {question presented} Where do you see yourselfin 5 years? Amy Jo Johnson Five years ... Amy Jo Johnson Hmm ... Amy Jo Johnson I don't know? Hopefully, just happyand doing features like I wanna do and doing an album, touring,in an amazing relationship and planning on having kids ... Sounder Yeah! So you do want to have a family someday? Amy Jo Johnson Oh yeah, for sure. Sounder But when do you get a chance to date? How doesthat work with your schedule? Do you find time for dates? Amy Jo Johnson I 've been alone for a while now andam really enjoying it, I'm not even looking! Sounder Uh oh, that's when it comes! When you're notlooking. Amy Jo Johnson I'm enjoying it! I like it. I'm focusingon stuff I need to do. Sounder It sounds like it's working. JRMB {question presented} Have you ever met Katie Holmesor anyone in the "WB Family"? Amy Jo Johnson Yeah, like once a year we'll do a bigpromotional thing where we go in and where they film and recordthe beginning of the shows .. 'next on the WB ...' so we've metthen .. different parties, announcements of the shows that arepicked up, I've met them all there ... Amy Jo Johnson I see them around. Sounder They want to know if you have any show rivalries. Amy Jo Johnson No. Amy Jo Johnson The more we start building up the WB,a few years ago it was nothing! Amy Jo Johnson Now it has all these cool shows, it'sall good! miga {question presented} What is your favorite guitarmaker? Fender? G&L? or another? Amy Jo Johnson I've had a Gibson for a while, but Iwant to try a Martin next, I like the sound of that. Sounder When did you start picking up the guitar? Amy Jo Johnson About 4 years ago ... Sounder Good for you! Amy Jo Johnson Yeah, I'm playing a little better. Sounder I think it's bold to be, you know, to be self-containedthat way. You don't need a band and you can do it all yourself. Amy Jo Johnson Yeah, sometimes I feel a little lostand lonely by myself, but it's good, builds character! Sounder Yeah! Totally, absolutely! Every time you play. Amy Jo Johnson Yeah, totally, every time you overcomethat ... Sounder Thanks for your questions. Keep sending themin. NateBraner: {question presented} is there any way toget you songs on a cd or tape Amy Jo Johnson Not yet. That's what we're working on. Amy Jo Johnson That's the plan, Stan! Sounder What's the plan? Amy Jo Johnson I have nothing available right now,but the Felicity soundtrack. Amy Jo Johnson 'Puddle of Grace,' the first song Iplayed tonight is on that. Sounder Is that the first time you've really been outon a CD or anything? Amy Jo Johnson Oh my God! Sounder What a high. Was that great? Amy Jo Johnson One of my best friends, Gwen was inTower or The Wherehouse and she didn't know that it was recordedand she heard it playing in the store and freaked out! Amy Jo Johnson Then in Cape Cod, a radio station wasplaying the song on the air when I was being interviewed and Iran out to the car to hear it with my dad! Amy Jo Johnson The first time you hear your song onthe radio you have to hear it in the car. Sounder OH, yeah! That's incredible. So, what IS theplan and do you want to make a record and will you really strivefor that? Amy Jo Johnson I have to go to work on Felicity, butI'd love to work with great writers and co-write, yeah I'd loveto make an album. Sounder Yeah. Is it a childhood dream? Have you alwayswanted to be a singer or have you always really deeply wantedto be an actress? Amy Jo Johnson Oh yeah. I've always wanted to be anactress. I've just fallen in love with singing in the last fouryears, and writing, more writing than the singing... I take allmy lyrics from my journals. Sounder That's great. It's so great. Amy Jo Johnson I love the whole process. Smoothlover69 {question presented} Have you ever wantedto break into the modeling career or would you rather avoid that? Amy Jo Johnson I'm really short, so that wouldn't workeven if I wanted to. Amy Jo Johnson Modeling! Amy Jo Johnson Can you imagine me doing runway! Amy Jo Johnson She's only 5'2"! Amy Jo Johnson I know my limitations! Sounder Do you want to do another song? WOULD you doanother song? Amy Jo Johnson Sure! Sounder She will! Sounder Yeah! Amy Jo Johnson This'll be a new one. Amy Jo Johnson It's called 'Still Here.' It's veryrecent, wrote it a week ago ... we'll see how it goes. Sounder This is the world premiere of "Still Here" on Sonic Net at Doritos Live. You heard it HERE! Amy Jo Johnson We haven't heard it yet though, so wedon't know! Sounder It's so wonderful. Thank you so much. Sounder Don't forget, everybody out there, to checkout Amy Jo on the movie Sweetwater August 15th on VH1. Sounder Her first movie. Amy Jo Johnson Yes. Sounder And thank you for your beautiful songs. I knowyou're very busy and it's great to have you here. Amy Jo Johnson Thank you! Sounder Thank you for your questions everyone and goodnight.Don't forget to check out Doritos Live on Sonic Net Amy Jo Johnson Thank YOU! Thanks. Goodnight! |
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