Janet Devlin Goes “Beyond The X Factor” in Lydia Magazine Interview
Singer-songwriter Janet Devlin recently sat down and talked with Lydia Magazine, discussing her upbringing in Ireland to the days during and after The X Factor. Janet also gave some insight on some of her tracks from her debut album Running With Scissors as well as what fans can be expecting from her in the future. Some of the interview is below, but make sure to check out Lydia Magazine to get the whole interview.
You recently supported Heffron Drive at a couple of their live shows in the US. (We saw you at the Webster Hall show and you were AMAZING!) Tell us more about that experience. Any funny tour stories? Favorite and least favorite parts of being on the road?
Thank you! That was my first experience of touring the states and it was always a dream of mine to play shows in America, so before the tour even started I was already super excited. I don’t have any downside about touring. I suffer from very bad insomnia and for some reason on the road I sleep like a human. I love everything about it really, the traveling, the sight seeing and performing/meeting new people every night. As I’m not in relationships I don’t get the downsides that most people get, so it’s only pluses for me really.Your time on the X-Factor was memorable from the very beginning, due to the fact that you came in with such a nervous energy, yet still managed to amaze the judges and the audience with your beautiful performance. Do you still deal with nerves before a show? How do you manage to overcome them?
I still do, and possibly even more so than I used to. I’m not very good with dealing with them to be honest, I’ve come to learn that there’s not much I can do about it. I have come to understand that they are a good thing though, that it shows that I still care a lot about my performances and have a drive to make them the best as I can. It can sometimes be hard to see the positives when you’re laying in a ball on the dressing room floor too scared to move but it’s worth it when you can make people have a good night.
You can read the full interview at Lydia Magazine here.
Janet Devlin’s Duvet Daze is now available for purchase on Amazon, iTunes, and streaming on Spotify. To keep up with what’s going on with Janet make sure you follow her on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
