An Exclusive Interview with Author Zara Phillips
Everybody’s favorite journalist Joe Klein had the privileged of speaking with Zara Phillips, an acclaimed singer, songwriter, author and spokesperson.
In this exclusive interview, Zara opens up about her life, including her story of adoption and the trials she faced growing up. She also talks about working with DMC of Run DMC (one of the most important groups in music history) and the award-winning producer Ted Perlman, along with her upcoming book Mother Me and her current speaking tour.
Tell us about your life growing up in Britain…
I grew up in north London, in a suburban middle class neighborhood called Totteridge. It was set on the outskirts of London and had almost a country feel to it. There were lots of fields to walk through and horses. It was also very old and I loved the history. Some of the houses and buildings dated back to the 16th and 17th century. I would spend hours on the Church grounds looking at all the graves and smoking cigarettes behind them!
There was a beautiful country pub that I spent most of my teenage years in with my friends. Often we would sit outside in the freezing cold begging the older boys to buy us a drink, as we were too young.
It was easy, though, to get into the city from where we lived. I would walk to the tube station and in 30 minutes I would be in the heart of London wandering around Oxford Street, or spending lots of time in Camden Market and Portobello road.
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