2008 Woodie Awards
Cabrera chats
Padraic Maroney
Issue date: 2/15/05 Section: Entertainment
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Ryan Cabreraʼs claim to fame was initially as Ashlee Simpsonʼs boyfriend on her reality show. However, once he released his album Take It All Away last summer , Cabrera came into his own. Cabrera is currently on tour to promote the album. When The Quad spoke with Cabrera, who will stop at the Electric Factory on Sunday, he was in
California still in rehearsal for the tour, but donʼt expect him to be working out in preparation. "I always attempt it. But I know it only lasts, like, two days. I get on the kick...and then it never happens," he said. He is, however, rehearsing with his band, preparing to perform some new songs he wrote. There will also be some surprises for the audiences who comes out.
Cabrera likes to be very interactive with his fans. On his Web site there is a journal that he writes in, and he will go out and meet with fans after he gets done playing a show. "If they will wait two hours after the show in the cold, I can wait in the freaking cold and sign some stuff," he said.
Though many of his fans are intense in their devotion, he admits that only once in a while someone crosses the line. In fact, following the tour from city to city or waiting in line are things that he thinks are the craziest things fans do. "People will get there at like nine in the morning and start lining up. Thatʼs always pretty crazy to me, just the fact that somebody will wait all day. Itʼs really cool," Cabrera said.
Cabrera says that he is surprised by how quickly fame has come and has planned to use a slow-building strategy to his career. "I always planned on doing the grassroots style. Even though I signed my record deal and was about to put out a single, I was like, you know you gotta put me on the road first,ʼ" Cabrera said. He has opened for Jewel and Jessica Simpson.
Unlike many of the musicians out there today, Cabrera got a relatively late start. He didnʼt start writing songs or playing guitar until the age of 16. Though he wasnʼt good in the beginning, it helped him personally to write songs at the time. "Every time I wrote another song I was learning things about myself and song writing," admits the 21-year-old performer.
California still in rehearsal for the tour, but donʼt expect him to be working out in preparation. "I always attempt it. But I know it only lasts, like, two days. I get on the kick...and then it never happens," he said. He is, however, rehearsing with his band, preparing to perform some new songs he wrote. There will also be some surprises for the audiences who comes out.
Cabrera likes to be very interactive with his fans. On his Web site there is a journal that he writes in, and he will go out and meet with fans after he gets done playing a show. "If they will wait two hours after the show in the cold, I can wait in the freaking cold and sign some stuff," he said.
Though many of his fans are intense in their devotion, he admits that only once in a while someone crosses the line. In fact, following the tour from city to city or waiting in line are things that he thinks are the craziest things fans do. "People will get there at like nine in the morning and start lining up. Thatʼs always pretty crazy to me, just the fact that somebody will wait all day. Itʼs really cool," Cabrera said.
Cabrera says that he is surprised by how quickly fame has come and has planned to use a slow-building strategy to his career. "I always planned on doing the grassroots style. Even though I signed my record deal and was about to put out a single, I was like, you know you gotta put me on the road first,ʼ" Cabrera said. He has opened for Jewel and Jessica Simpson.
Unlike many of the musicians out there today, Cabrera got a relatively late start. He didnʼt start writing songs or playing guitar until the age of 16. Though he wasnʼt good in the beginning, it helped him personally to write songs at the time. "Every time I wrote another song I was learning things about myself and song writing," admits the 21-year-old performer.
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