Emily Saliers

I was in a church choir early on and that really helped me musically in terms of chops, learning how to sing harmonies.

I love Decatur. It is diverse, politically progressive, family oriented and I can walk everywhere.

Whenever anybody gets involved in politics, its always exciting for me because we take for granted our freedoms and our abilities to effect change through political activism.

Recently, I was in Bernalda, my dad's ancestral home town in Italy. He has just refurbished a palazzo and turned it into a hotel, so we had my sister's wedding there. It was beautiful.

I cannot cook to save my life. I'm really frighteningly useless, when you get down to it.

I have a naturally camp sensibility and a camp sense of humour. I love the icons that gay people love.