Lisa Fischer

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    June 15, 2013 By: Carla Hay


    Lisa Fischer takes us '20 Feet From Stardom' and on tour with the Rolling Stones (Photos)


    Lisa Fischer is a backup singer because she wants to be backup singer,
    not because she has a burning ambition to be front and center as the
    star of the show. Doing a solo album? Having a hit single as a solo
    artist? Winning a Grammy Award? She’s been there and done that. And
    she’s perfectly happy with where she is — as one of the best backup
    singers in the business. The Rolling Stones know this, which is why
    she’s been working with them since 1989. And people who’ve seen the
    Stones in concert since Fischer has been working with the band know that
    her raw and soulful featured solo on “Gimme Shelter” is one of the
    highlights of every Stones concert.


    View slideshow: Lisa Fischer photos


    Fischer is one of the standouts of the documentary “Twenty Feet From
    Stardom,” a movie about backup singers who’ve worked with superstars.
    “Twenty Feet From Stardom,” directed by Morgan Neville, has been getting
    rave reviews ever since its world premiere at the 2013 Sundance Film
    Festival. The movie (which opened in limited release in U.S. cinemas on
    June 14, 2013) also features former and current backup singers such as
    Darlene Love, Tata Vega, Judith Hill, Merry Clayton, Gloria Jones,
    Claudia Lennear, Susaye Greene, Dr. Mable John, Lynn Maybry, Cindy
    Mizelle, the Waters Family, Rose Stone, Jo Lawry and Janice Pendarvis.
    Some of the stars providing commentary include Mick Jagger, Stevie
    Wonder, Bruce Springsteen, Sheryl Crow and Sting.


    Unlike most of the singers in the movie who talk about their goals to be
    hit-making solo artists, Fischer says something in the movie that best
    sums up her attitude toward the music business: “Some will do anything
    to be famous, and some people just want to sing.” She also says in the
    movie, “For me, singing is about sharing. It’s not a competition.” While
    Fischer had a day off from the Rolling Stones’ “50 and Counting” tour, I
    sat down with her in New York City for this exclusive interview.


    “Twenty Feet From Stardom” has some great behind-the-scenes stories. For
    instance, Merry Clayton talked about how she was six or seven months
    pregnant when she got a last-minute call to record “Gimme Shelter” with
    the Rolling Stones. She had so little time to get ready that she ended
    up going over to the recording studio in her silk pajamas. Until she
    told this story in the movie, a lot of people didn’t know that she
    recorded “Gimme Shelter” while she was pregnant and in pajamas …


    I didn’t know that story about Merry either!


    Did you ever get any unusual last-minute requests to do any backup vocals for anyone?


    Back in the day, when I was doing a lot of session work, and I wasn’t
    touring as much, I wasn’t doing that much road work yet, I would
    sometimes get a last-minute call to do a demo session. But I wasn’t
    really doing a lot of big stuff. That [“Gimme Shelter”] session that
    Merry had was unique. Usually, people would give me at least a day’s
    notice. It’s not like, “Oh, by the way, can you come now?” Very seldom
    has that happened to me.


    What’s gotten easier and what’s gotten harder for you about doing backup vocals for the Rolling Stones?


    What’s easier is the packing! [She laughs.] The work stays the same …
    but it is different. It stays the same in the sense that the songs don’t
    all of sudden disappear and come back as something else, but they do
    when you perform them. Even though you might do a song every night, it’s
    different every night. There’s some subtlety or something that happens.
    Like, maybe somebody will forget to do one thing that makes somebody so
    something else. All of that kind of thing. That’s the easiest: just
    allowing the ride to happen.


    The most difficult is, at least for me, getting a little bit older. It’s
    definitely been a challenge that I’m working on. In the past, I used to
    be not really healthy about the choices I made. What I called “getting
    healthy,” like trying to get thin or trying to get in shape, just not
    good choices.


    Every singer has a way of taking care of his or her voice. What are ways
    that you take care of your voice, especially when you’re on tour?


    Warming up is key, key, key! And stress — I know this sounds really
    stupid — but it’s huge! Stress and rest, at least for me, are like this:
    Singing and being sleepy is not a good idea. It’s like going to the gym
    and trying to work out and you haven’t slept all night. You’re going to
    hurt something. So rest is key.


    And hydration is really key because of all the flying. Being exhausted
    tends to make me dehydrated. And being in situations of extreme hot and
    cold, your voice starts going, “What are you doing to me?” So hydrating
    and warming are really, really important. And even warming down or
    cooling down.


    Are you the type of singer who has to rest your voice for a couple of
    hours after a show or can you talk in your normal way after a show?


    It’s interesting that you say that because I’m learning the pace now.
    When I was younger, I didn’t really think about it. Now that I’m getting
    older, I need to be a bit more kind, and it’s OK. So that I can be at
    my best, I need to not yell and scream at a club after a gig, and then
    think the next day I’m going to go and sing anything, for that matter.


    It’s a balancing act, and I think that’s the beauty of what’s happening
    now. Yeah, it’s more difficult, but just because it’s more difficult
    doesn’t mean that it’s bad. Difficult is OK. Difficult is learning.
    Difficult is a challenge. For me, these days, it’s a good thing to learn
    how to pace.


    Speaking of warming up, can you describe that it’s like rehearse with
    the Stones? We know that there are certain songs that they do on every
    tour, but how do the other song choices come about?


    It’s so interesting because by the time I get in there, the core band
    has rehearsed the songs enough to where they don’t have to think about
    it so hard. Some of the songs have similar chords. It’s like you know
    when people have piano lessons, and they say, “I’m learning something by
    rote?” It’s like when you close eyes and your fingers go where you’re
    supposed to go.


    That’s the point in which you want to be musically. I don’t want to have
    to be thinking about the words or the second verse. I just want to be
    like you push a snowball at the top of the mountain and it just rolls
    down into this big, huge wonderful thing.


    In a recent New York Times article about you, you told this great story
    about your first audition with the Stones and how you were caught off
    guard when Mick Jagger started dancing around you but you didn’t let it
    faze you. What else has surprised you about working with the Stones?


    I think what’s most surprising to me is that after all these years, that
    things still really feel fresh. You get to a point where you think,
    “How many times can you perform a song before it gets stale? Will it
    ever get stale?” A lot of artists say, “Oh, I’m sick of singing this.”


    I never feel that with any of the Stones — not with Ronnie, not with
    Charlie, not with Keith, not with Mick. They make me feel like it’s
    their first time. Emotionally, I know it’s not, but they make it feel
    new every time they do it. And that’s a gift.


    On the Stones’ “50 and Counting Tour” in 2013, most of the songs in the
    set list are the same for every concert, but there are a few songs in
    the set list that are different from the previous concert. At what point
    do you find out the set list on the day of the show? And what goes
    through your mind in those few moments before you walk out on stage with
    the band?


    Usually, when I get the set list, I’m backstage getting the finishing
    touches on the makeup or hair. So I’m prepping and trying to be at peace
    and taking inventory of what’s happening in my throat. And then someone
    will knock on the door and give me the set list. And when I look at it,
    I’m looking at how to pace myself. And then I’m thinking, “OK, I’m
    going to get a break here and a break here.” It’s a pacing game for me.


    It’s different from when you’re in the studio where you’re focusing your
    energy on one song. They’ve done all these hits, right? And they’ve got
    years and years of these experiences that they’ve captured on record.
    And they’re supposed to take each song and each experience and lay it
    out in one show that took I don’t know how many years to develop.


    So it’s an interesting mindset to perform live, compared to individual
    recording. And what I love is that I get to look at the set list and I
    learn how to pace myself. And I’m sure Mick does too, because he’s out
    there fighting the fight. He’s our fearless leader.


    Is Ronnie Wood still the most like a lovable imp off stage? People who
    know him say he has a childlike quality to him — and they mean that in a
    good way.


    None of the Stones has really changed. They’re still the essence of who
    they are. Ronnie is always smiling. He’s always got a twinkle in his
    eye. He always seems hopeful to me.


    Ronnie says in interviews that he’s been clean and sober since 2010, so
    this would be his first Stones tour where he’s not even drinking
    alcohol. Plus, he got married in December 2012. How do think these
    changes to his life have affected his personality and how he works?


    He’s glowing. He looks happy. And he’s just smiling all the time. He’s
    got this energy and he looks more confident than I’ve ever seen him. And
    I think he’s really comfortable in his skin now.


    There was a report in Rolling Stone magazine in 2012 that said that the
    Stones delayed this tour until 2013 because Keith Richards had health
    issues. And there are rumors that he has arthritis. Are these reports
    true? And how would you describe Keith on this tour?


    His energy is and has always been this deep river flowing. He’s got this
    look in his eye. He doesn’t have to say a lot. He just says it with his
    body language. He just says it with the way that he plays and the looks
    that he gives on stage. So that has never really changed.


    He just seems more of himself, if that makes any sense. He’s just a joy.
    And what I’m really digging lately is that now he’ll stand and he’ll
    position himself where he can see everyone on the stage so he’ll know
    when to end the song. The way he nods his head and looks around and
    gives everyone the look, “We’re going to finish now.” Mick may lead the
    charge, but we all know when to finish when Keith comes in. It’s a
    beautiful dance that they both do, and we all get to be a part of this
    dance. It’s just amazing.


    We know that Keith and Ronnie are always the most gung-ho about touring
    with the Stones, while Mick has expressed different feelings about
    touring with the Stones at different points in his life, and Charlie
    Watts is the most “go with the flow” about it all. What have you noticed
    about Charlie and how he is on this tour?


    Charlie is just adorable. Charlie’s a constant. He has not changed since
    I started working with the Stones. He’s mischievous, he’s funny, he’s
    intelligent, he’s classy. He’s timeless, he’s handsome, and he always
    smells amazing.


    And not to mention he’s a fabulous dresser. He’s one of the few rock
    drummers who can get away with wearing three-piece suits and still be
    very rock’n’roll …


    [She gives a high-five.] Can we talk? And he makes it look like he’s
    wearing pajamas, because he’s so comfortable with what he’s wearing.
    When he plays, he’s free in that sort of jazz way, but he’s also
    stabilizing in a rock way. It’s beautiful to see the marriage between
    the two. He really hasn’t changed.


    And then there’s Mick, the guy in the Stones you work the most closely
    with when you’re on stage. What’s the most important thing you’ve
    learned from him?


    I think what I’ve learned from Mick is that the emotion and energy that
    you bring to the performance is the most important thing. It’s not about
    always being in tune. It’s not about trying to be perfect. There are
    nights where I’m not perfect. And he’s taught me not to beat my own ass.


    I’ll see something on stage that maybe was not planned to happen. If it
    were just me, I’m like, “Oh, that was a mistake!” Mick is like, “That
    was an experience,” and he’ll keep moving. A mistake is not something
    that should be slowing you down, like putting on metal boots and
    drudging through the mud. He taught me to keep it light, for the
    audience’s sake and for the Stones’ sake. And it’s so cool. Usually,
    what I enjoy most is watching them recover from something unexpected.


    I love seeing Keith and Mick laughing together on stage. There’s nothing else like it …


    It’s the best!


    Have you heard anything about the Stones performing this year in other countries besides the U.S., Canada and the U.K.?


    There are rumors, but there have been rumors since the previous tour
    ended. So I don’t believe the rumors and they don’t become real until I
    get a call from someone official who represents the Stones. The rumors
    can be a beautiful thing, but they’re not real to me until I get that
    call.


    A lot of performers who come off a big tour say that they have a hard
    time adjusting to life when they’re not on tour. What’s it like for you
    when you’re not on tour? How do you cope with not feeling that
    adrenaline rush of performing to big crowds every week?


    When I’m on tour, usually they slip a little piece of paper underneath
    the door to let me know I’m doing that day and where I am, so I’m used
    to looking on the floor every morning. It’s almost like being a Pavlov
    dog.


    Have you ever been at home after a tour and picked up a phone while you
    were half-asleep, and you think you’re in a hotel, so you start dialing
    like you’re calling room service or the front desk?


    I have done that! [She laughs.] I pick up the phone and I dial “9” and I
    go, “Oh wait. I’m not in a hotel.” I don’t do that as much now that I’m
    so used to using my cell phone. But when I first get home from a tour, I
    will still look under my door for the list of what I’m doing later that
    day. It then takes a minute to sink in.


    You get back home, and you have all these new experiences, but nothing
    in your home has changed. It’s almost like being in a time capsule. And
    it takes a minute, especially for someone single who doesn’t have
    anybody else living in the home, to come back to remembering what you
    meant to do when you got home.


    But what’s also good about that is that I can start fresh. It’s a
    cleansing as well. It’s the first thing I want to do when I get back to
    my apartment: get rid of this, redo this. That kind of thing.


    In “Twenty Feet From Stardom,” almost all the people who were
    interviewed were interviewed in places like recording studios or
    rehearsals studios or offices. But you were probably the most accessible
    because you did interviews in your home and in your car. And not only
    that, you weren’t afraid to show that your apartment was kind of
    cluttered and you still hadn’t unpacked some things. A lot of people
    would want their place to look as perfect as possible if they knew a
    film crew was coming over to their place. In other words, you kept it
    real. Was it easy or hard for you to let the cameras film you in such
    intimate settings?


    I have a confession about the camera crew coming to my apartment. I knew
    that they were coming to my apartment building and that we were going
    to do some B-roll around the neighborhood, but in my mind, I didn’t get
    that they were going to start the cameras rolling right away. So when I
    opened the door, and they had the cameras rolling, I was like, “Oh! OK,
    cool!” I’m actually thankful for it.


    If you could pick a song that didn’t have background vocals that you
    wish you could’ve sung background vocals on, which song would that be?
    It doesn’t have to be a Rolling Stones song, but any song at all.


    Interesting question. There’s a group called the Civil Wars that has a
    song called “I’ve Got This Friend.” And it’s sort of like a duet. And I
    like songs that don’t have a whole lot of background, but you can weave
    yourself into it. I love that!


    The “50 and Counting” tour is guitarist Mick Taylor’s first tour with
    the Stones since the "Goats Head Soup" tour in 1973. And course, it’s a
    very different experience for him now because instead of being a member
    of the band, he’s now a guest on the tour who usually plays on just two
    or three songs per concert. What has he been like backstage?


    He’s so sweet. He’s sweetly uncomfortable, but he’s probably more
    comfortable as the tour has gone on. And what I may view as discomfort
    is him just trying to figure out, “What am I going to do back here until
    it’s time for me to go on?”


    I think he feels more comfortable now than when we first started. He’s
    got a flow now. So now I’ll pass by his dressing room, and he’ll be
    resting. He looks now like he’s at home. He’s got his slippers on like
    he’s at home.


    It must be overwhelming for him to be a part of this group, and then for
    them to have continued after he left, and then he has to figure out
    where he belongs with them now. It must be a really interesting
    perspective that I have not discussed with him. But as I watch him, I
    see a strong guy. I see someone who is clear about his gifts. And he’s
    enjoying the ride.


    And I hope he’s enjoying the love he’s getting from people. I adore him.
    The audience loves him. The fans love him. It’s the perfect zing on
    this tour.


    As you know, the Rolling Stones recorded the songs “Doom and Gloom” and
    “One More Shot” in Paris in 2012. Have you heard anything about the
    Stones recording a new album? Did they record anything else at those
    sessions?


    I sang background on [the Rolling Stones’ 2005 album “A Bigger Bang”],
    but not on the Paris sessions. I missed all that. But Darryl Jones was
    there and maybe Bernard Fowler. I wasn’t there, but I know at that time,
    they were still trying to decide how they wanted to configure the tour.


    Besides the Rolling Stones, you’ve also worked with many other big
    stars, including Tina Turner, Sting, Chaka Khan and Luther Vandross.
    Would you want to write a memoir?


    No, I don’t see a book in my future. The things I’ve experienced with
    different groups is something that I need to take with me because it’s
    just so personal. It’s just so beautiful and probably more interesting
    to me than to anyone else.


    Did you ever read Keith Richards’ memoir “Life”?


    I’ve read excerpts of the book. Keith can write songs and he can also
    write a book. He’s amazing. I’m not a huge reader. I’m more about
    watching TV and movies, and I don’t even do a lot of that.


    But I want to finish his book before the tour is over! [She laughs.]
    It’s so funny because people keep telling me about portions of the book.
    It’s almost like they’re reading the book to me, which I love.


    Keith said in his book that he and Paul McCartney started to write a
    song together when they were on vacation in the Turks and Caicos Islands
    in 2006. I asked Keith at the New York premiere of “Crossfire
    Hurricane” what happened to that song, and it sounded like he wanted to
    finish the song with Paul. There are so many people, including myself,
    who would love to know what that song is about and what it sounds like.
    Did you hear about that song?


    You’ve got me curious about it. I can ask Keith about it, but I don’t
    know if he’ll tell me. They probably haven’t had a chance to sit down
    together and finish it.

    " Wenn STONES Fans zusammen kommen, ist es egal wo sie sich treffen,
    für ein paar Stunden sind sie einfach im STONES LAND "

    Der Ausschnitt ist von der letzten Tournee. Ich wollte Tina auch unbedingt sehen und wir gingen nach Zürich und hatten zu meinem Geburtstag super Plätze. Aber es war eher bemühend. Tina musste mehr aufpassen, dass sie auf den Stilettos nicht herunterfiel als dass sie sich auf's Singen konzentrierte. Und tatsächlich war auch nur genau dieser Ausschnitt mit den Stones songs vor der Pause zum 2. Teil ein wenig feurig. Ich hatte dieses Jahr gehofft, dass sie vielleicht im Letzigrund sich nochmals mit einem Mick Duett überreden liesse. Es sollte einfach nicht sein.