Thelma Stubbs-Mitchell Perspective on All About Us

We are excited to share Thelma Stubbs-Mitchell's new track "All About Us"! Our goal at SongBlog is to highlight outstanding new music and give you a peek at the artist’s world behind the music. In this blog we get a chance to sit down with Thelma Stubbs-Mitchell to learn all about the inspiration, concepts, and creative energy that it took to create and produce "All About Us". We hope you enjoy and please feel free to ask Thelma Stubbs-Mitchell anything!

Name three artists you’d like to be compared to.

Answer:

Denise LaSalle

Betty Wright

Millie Jackson

Do you have one main reason driving you to continue making music?

Answer:

I have a history of music in my family. I LOVE MUSIC

What is your favorite work of art?

Answer:

My brothers Levi Stubbs Jr., and JoJo Stubbs artistic ability to wow people thru song are my favorite works of art.

What has been your scariest experience while pursuing music?

Answer:

Not being able to hit my notes

What has been your most embarassing moment while pursuing music?

Answer:

Being too shy to sing in front of a large audience.

What jobs have you done other than being an artist?

Answer:

Secretary to the executives of the Water Dept

Has being an artist made your life lonely? How do you counteract this?

Answer:

absolutely never. I've always had mentors and people who paved the way for me

How have your other passions reinforced your process of making music?

Answer:

My interest when it comes to making music are more rewarding to my life.

Which mediums of art do you most identify with?

Answer:

Southern Soul and Blues

Who is your dream artist or musician to collaborate with?

Answer:

King George

What is the strangest place where you have discovered a new song?

Answer:

workig with my producer with his remote studio in my dining room

What do you want people to feel when they listen to your music?

Answer:

I want people to feel the pursuit of happiness when they hear my music

What three words would you want your fanbase to use to describe you?

Answer:

Tender

Loving

Caring

What is your favorite way of sharing your music?

Answer:

Singing live

Do you practice? How has your practice changed over time?

Answer:

Yes I used to practive with my group The Stubbs Girls but now it's more individualized casue now im pursuing my own solo project.

What is the most memorable response you've had to your work?

Answer:

When i got to sing with my famous brother Levi Stubbs of the Original Four Tops at a big concert

How do you plan on being a game-changer within your genre?

Answer:

Even in my genre of music being able to be identified to the superior quality of the music to every generation

What role do you believe the artist has in our society?

Answer:

Making the quality of a person's live better thru music

What is your definition of success as an artist? How do you measure this success?

Answer:

Being able to reach the masses qith your music and hopefully my music will reach the masses lyrically.

Name a song that best represents success to you, and why?

Answer:

"I Believe In you and Me" by the Four Tops because no man is an island.

How has your sound and style evolved in the last 3 years?

Answer:

Well it's made me be able to evolve into multiple genres

What themes do you explore throughout your music?

Answer:

Leaning more towards peace and happiness

What genres does this release play into?

Answer:

Southern Soul

Blues

adult Contemporay

Retro Soul

Funk

How would you describe your favorite artist's music to someone who has never heard them before?

Answer:

Soul Stirring

What is your favorite song you have made, and why?

Answer:

"All Bout Us" cause it was written originally on my 40th anniversary.

If you could only listen to three artists for the rest of your life, who would you choose and why?

Answer:

Levi Stubbs

JoJo Stubbs

David Ruffin

If you could attend a performance by any artist, dead or alive, who would you choose and why?

Answer:

Patti Labelle because I love her live performaces

What is your earliest memory of listening to music?

Answer:

When I was a kid my father used to sing and play music and it was all in my family

At what moment in your life did you decide to become an artist / performer?

Answer:

1965 when I was with the Topettes. Me, Daisy, Joan, & Betty. We all liked music so we just formed a group.

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