Dayna recently met up with Kiwi songstress Brooke Fraser and had a good girl-to-girl chat. This is what Brooke had to say...

What are five essential items you have to take on tour?

• Deodorant
• Undies
• Bible
• Guitar
• Dayna, he he

What's your favourite piece of clothing?
Jeans

Favourite Food?
Seafood
 
Favourite Movie?
Sound of Music

What bands/singers are you listening to at the moment?

• Switchfoot
• Joni Mitchell
• John Mayer

What's one of your favourite childhood memories?
Breaking my parents friends curtain rods while singing "my favourite things" pretending to be Maria from Sound of music.

Did you always think you would be a singer for a career?
I knew that I wanted music to be my job.

What's one of the best things about being a musician?
I get to do what I love all the time!!!!

What's one of the bad sides to being a musician?
The public attention can be hard to deal with all the time and quite intrusive.

What do you know now that you wish you knew when you were younger?
That having friends who are honest with you and look out for you is one of the most important things in life.

Where do you get your inspiration?
I wait for the inspiration to get me!!

What advice would you give to any younger girls reading this wanting to make a career for themselves in the music industry?

• Stick to your guns
• Don't compromise
• Make sure you're doing it because its what you love

What are your hopes for the future?

• Continue to develop my skills as a writer and musician
• Speak life and hope to young people especially young women
• Get married

Any parting words for the girls of New Zealand?
Never do anything just because everyone else is doing it!!!!