Exclusive Marley Taylor Interview

AFM: When did you start performing?

Marley: Oh my gosh, since I can remember. I mean definitely from the age 12 professionally. I grew up in Houston and as soon as my dad knew I could sing, he was like, “let’s get you out there, let’s get you out with some bands.” I don’t think I was even of-age to be in the club, as long as my dad was with me it was OK. So I started performing right away.

AFM: When did you fall in love with it and decide that you wanted to do it for a career?

Marley: Ever since I started to listen to music. Even as a kid I can remember just being fascinated with the radio. I wanted to write songs, so ever since I experienced music. It was always something I was so drawn to, and I knew it the minute that I heard it on the radio.

AFM: What was your first regular gig?

Marley: I think I was just playing in a duo in Houston in some different bars and stuff like that. My idol at the time was Olivia Newton John  — she’s like my favorite singer. So I remember for my first gig, she was the only singer who I really knew all of the songs to, so we just sat there in the bar with my Olivia Newton John song book and sang all of her songs to about five people in the bar (laughs).

AFM: That’s fun, are you a big Grease fan?

Marley: Oh yea, anything she’s done I love.