Get Out! GAY Magazine – Issue 399 December 26, 2018

What made you decide to include
your two daughters in the video for
“So Pretty”?
Well, because we all struggle with the
issue of beauty and obsess about it.
Especially with filtered selfies becoming
the norm, thats a lot of pressure. In
our household, we are all trying to
encourage each other and to nurture
each other from the inside out. Like I
said, I like to do things with my tribe: I
run with a pack, and my pack includes
my daughters and a handful of my
friends. And, of course, I wanted my
daughters in it because they represent
the millennials.
Although you are an actress and a
pop star with a prolific music, film
and TV career, you have also been
the voice of a few iconic animated
characters. Do more people associate
you as a singer/actress/recording
artist or the voice of Tommy Pickles
in “Rugrats,” Buttercup in “The
Powerpuff Girls” and Babe in “Pig in
the City”?
You know, it so varies—I could be at a
market and the check-out girl would say,
“You are EG Daily, I love your voice, I
love your music,” and then in the same
check-out line, the person next to me
in line will be like, “OMG you’re Tommy
Pickles.” I gotta tell you–it’s so vast, and
it changes from person to person.
Tell me about your young fans,
especially LGBT ones.
The gay community has been
incredible. For decades, I’ve performed
at Pride festivals and LGBT events all
across the country. They are my tribe.
You Kickstarter campaign is an
opportunity for everyone to help and
join this movement. Tell me a little
about that.
First of all, there are some great perks
we offer for pledging this Kickstarter,
like joining us for an intimate dinner
and my team… or joining us at a special
concert with a private Q&A for the
backers only! Funds raised with this
Kickstarter will also go towards creating
and growing this movement, and to
the proper marketing and promotion
channels to get the song and its
message out there globally. Also, a
portion will go toward a cause that
mirrors our movement.
You project donates to several
charities. What are a few of your
favorite charities and causes?
We are actually working on it right now.
We are actually going to bring people
in and ask them what their favorite ones
are. There are so many. We are asking
around, especially organizations that
encourage self-love.
What other projects do you have
coming up?
I have a brand-new animated series that
I’m very excited about called, “Maddie
and Friends.” We are celebrating
“Rugrats’” new reboot of 26 new
episodes as well as celebrating the 20th
anniversary of “The Powerpuff Girls.”
The Blu-ray release for [the] “Valley Girl”
30th anniversary. November 2nd “So
Pretty” drop[ped]!
Which living person do you most
admire?
I most admire those who don’t bow
down or people-please, but rather
stay true to themselves. I love Oprah
Winfrey, Gigi Gorgeous, Lady Gaga,
Meryl Streep, Barack Obama, to name
few. I have a lot of friends who are
transgender, and I admire anyone who
stays true to themselves.
Tell me a secret—a good one!
I like shiny balloons and cozy faux fur
blankets.
The song “So Pretty” can be ordered
on iTunes now. The video launched
Friday, November 2nd.
For more information about EG Daily,
please visit www.egdaily.com.