Most Recent Role: Herself on VH1's Top 20 Countdown
Alias Name(s): Alison Monro
Gender: Female
Birthplace: Seattle, Washington, USA
Birthday: 12-23-1984
Birth Name: Alison Sudol
Alias Name(s): Alison Monro
Gender: Female
Birthplace: Seattle, Washington, USA
Birthday: 12-23-1984
Birth Name: Alison Sudol
A Fine Frenzy is the stage name of singer-songwriter Alison Sudol, born in 1985 in Seattle, Washington. After her parents divorced when she was five years old, she moved to Los Angeles, California. A self-taught pianist, Alison's debut album, One Cell In The Sea , was released in July 2007. She is signed to Virgin Records.
Most Recent Appearance
September 29, 2007
Saturday 29 September 2007 on VH1
Alison Becker hosts the top 20 videos of the week, and Brandi Carlile and A Fine Frenzy join us from the Houston, Texas stop from the VH1 You Oughtta Know Tour. Plus, we see the world premiere of Brandi Carlile’s video Turpentine and the VH1 premiere of Alicia Key’s video No One .
While on the road when touring, Alison sleeps a lot, listens to a lot of music, writes little stories, and plays the guitar until her fingers are "almost bleeding".
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The inspiration of coming up with the name "A Fine Frenzy" came from the Shakespeare play A Midsummer Night's Dream. She wanted another name to take the focus away from her and towards her music.
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The worst thing that Alison has read about herself is that her face is crooked and that she tries too hard and is pretentious.
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Alison's first musical memory was admiring her little yellow piano when she was just about three years old and living in Seattle.
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Featured Music in Movies:
"Almost Lover" - Music and Lyrics
"Fever" - Dan in Real Life
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"Almost Lover" - Music and Lyrics
"Fever" - Dan in Real Life
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Alison: (advice for someone who wants to pursue a career in music) I think that the temptation is to do what everybody else is doing because it seems like the safe thing. It's scary and difficult to find your own voice and go for it because it's risky and you expose yourself more. But, in the end, if you if you stick with who you are and what you believe in and your own creativity, style and voice, you'll go further.
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Alison: We all have our own insecurities and I am flawed like any other human being...quite flawed really! I just think it's hard to think something bad of yourself already and then to have someone else say it.
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Alison: (on her most happiest state) When I'm at a piano writing a song. You know, sometimes it doesn't come easy to me and I really have to work for it. But when I'm creating, there's nothing quite like it and it feels magical.
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Alison: (on being fluent with the piano) There's something about it that I have been fascinated by and I think it's such a complete instrument, and an emotional instrument. It just seemed like the natural choice for me to play.
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Alison: A lot of people are much better at being super weird and out there than me. I like bringing it down a little to really look at it, and then I can become a part of the music as I observe it.
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