June 19, 2026 • 19 mins
Mya is still hanging out and sharing her wildest memories! From the power of shower shoes to swimming with sharks, her tour tips will help you make it through any summer road trip!
And a listener helps remind us why you should always pull over if you feel sick on the road.
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Speaker 1 (00:08):
That's okay, because no one here is.
Speaker 2 (00:27):
Well.
Speaker 3 (00:27):
Each week I ask my listeners to send over an
embarrassing story from their lives in hopes that their shame
and possible repression can make us all feel more human.
Speaker 4 (00:38):
So this week we are hearing from.
Speaker 3 (00:41):
Leah, who had an unforgettable school trip.
Speaker 5 (00:45):
Hey, it's Leah from Pennsylvania. I wasn't going to share anything,
but I heard a previous story that reminded me of
this time in high school. I was on a French
class trip to Europe and the first full day there,
we were getting on the metro and I was the
last of the group to get on, and in the
middle of boarding, somehow the door closed on me, left
(01:09):
a nice big bruise on my arm, and my teachers
had to yank me and my bag out of the door.
After that, anytime we would get on a metro, the
teachers would usher me to the front to make sure
I was the first to get on. And then the
next day I threw up on the bus no good
rhyme or reason. I love to travel, don't get motion sickness,
so whatever, and the bus had to stop to clean
(01:32):
and I took the opportunity to go to the store
and get water and tictacs, And of course nobody chose
to sit with me on the bus for the rest
of those two weeks.
Speaker 6 (01:44):
Oh my gosh, I'm all human.
Speaker 2 (01:48):
Uh huh.
Speaker 3 (01:50):
Hearing Lea's story did make me think about how much
traveling you have done all over the world.
Speaker 2 (01:57):
Do you get motion sick? Do you do you try
full well on a bus?
Speaker 6 (02:02):
What kind of bus is the question. Tour buses are heaven. Okay,
you can get the best sleep on a tour bus.
Speaker 2 (02:10):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (02:10):
I did sleep very well on the Dancing with the
Stars tour, but I only had a little bunk.
Speaker 6 (02:14):
I I.
Speaker 3 (02:15):
You know, they have that big, nice room, but I
think it's more bumpy back then.
Speaker 6 (02:18):
Honestly, I prefer the bunks versus the bed in the
bag because it rocks you to sleep anything in the bag.
You know, you're probably bouncing up in that up and down.
Sprinters are horrible for traveling, okay, and you're belly flopping
even if they have like a little bed, right, so
the seat turns into a bed. He did not want
(02:40):
to do that on the tour. Okay, horrible, But tour
buses are actually designed for sleep. Yeah, but I do
prefer like tight spaces versus big space.
Speaker 4 (02:49):
Me too. I love my little bunking with the stars.
Speaker 6 (02:52):
I love it.
Speaker 3 (02:53):
Oh it was so great, I'd like get myself in there.
I also sleep a little like a vampire anyway. I
sleep on my side with my arms up like this
over my shoulders.
Speaker 2 (03:01):
I didn't move, but I.
Speaker 3 (03:02):
Didn't need my white noise machine because the sound of
the ground underneath you is your white noise.
Speaker 2 (03:08):
You get to fully black out that.
Speaker 4 (03:09):
Little window in there everything.
Speaker 3 (03:11):
And only being five to one, I got to keep
a like a suitcase on my feet still have plenty
of row.
Speaker 6 (03:16):
I was wondering for the guys that might be like
six to one. Yeah, well, how does that work for
them on tour?
Speaker 2 (03:22):
I know, I don't.
Speaker 3 (03:22):
I don't think the bunks ms seem possibly as comfortable
for them unless they have custom length buses. Okay, so
you travel well on tour bus.
Speaker 2 (03:31):
Do you get motion sick at all?
Speaker 1 (03:34):
So?
Speaker 6 (03:34):
I do get motion sick mostly on boats, Okay, you know,
if it's like a cruise ship of some sort group. Yeah,
so Kim and I did something called Girls Strip, okay,
a reality show, and I got sick. Now, Fortunately I
did not vomit. Okay, because Chili was actually on the
(03:56):
show too, and she passed me. I think it was
ginger real or soda.
Speaker 2 (04:00):
Good.
Speaker 6 (04:00):
It did help. Yeah, but I forgot to take drama me.
You know. But I do get motion sickness if I'm
working on my laptop or a phone as a traveler
in a car. Yeah, bad news.
Speaker 4 (04:15):
You do.
Speaker 2 (04:15):
You have the dots on your phone?
Speaker 4 (04:17):
Now?
Speaker 2 (04:17):
Have you've seen that?
Speaker 4 (04:18):
Okay?
Speaker 6 (04:18):
Good?
Speaker 3 (04:19):
My husband gets motion sick sometimes and those dots have
been a game changer for him when I drive.
Speaker 6 (04:24):
Oh, I have to share this motion sickness story is hilarious. Yes, please, Yes,
it is on a boat, but it's not a yat Okay,
it's not a cruise ship.
Speaker 4 (04:35):
So here's the rugged girl.
Speaker 2 (04:38):
Okay.
Speaker 4 (04:40):
I have a little show in Hawaii.
Speaker 6 (04:42):
Right, it's an intimate show and I'm doing this like
I don't know reward for fans, Okay, So I bring
fans along for this experience.
Speaker 4 (04:51):
And I book.
Speaker 6 (04:54):
What is it called a cage dive with sharks? Right,
So we go cage diving. I've always wanted to do it.
I've seen it on National Geographic.
Speaker 4 (05:04):
You go cage diving with fans in Hawaii with sharks,
great white sharks.
Speaker 6 (05:11):
Yes, So I have a fear of dark water because
of an experience when I was like eight years old
in the Bahamas and dark fin Like, yeah, I have
to get over my fears.
Speaker 4 (05:21):
So what did the find It touched you?
Speaker 6 (05:24):
It swam in between my mother and I when we
were like playing water volleyball or anyhow. I couldn't even
get in my above ground pool when I was eight
years old when we got back to Maryland. Yeah, because
you know, I couldn't see the bottom because of that
one experience. Anyhow, fast forwarding to just like maybe twenty fourteen, okay,
(05:50):
twenty fifteen something like that, I'm in Hawaii doing a
show fans. We're going out on this boat for the
shark diving excursion to get over my fear.
Speaker 4 (06:00):
Right, You're like, listen, I'm a two fer. I want
to do a fan experience. I need to get over
my fear.
Speaker 2 (06:05):
Cage diving, wish great whites and.
Speaker 6 (06:07):
It wants to go right, So, my goodness, We're all
in the cage. I have a go pro and everything,
and you can actually hear whales at the bottom of
the cage. You know. It's wonderful. But that cage is
moving back and forth, back and forth, and so I
go back on you know, I try to get back
(06:28):
on the boat, but I don't make it back on
the boat. So I have to literally step up one notch.
The cage is. Of course, the top of the cage
is above water. Huh. So I'm leaning over the cage
to vomit.
Speaker 4 (06:46):
All of a sudden, all these sharks come out.
Speaker 3 (06:47):
Is gonna wear This feels like a feeding frenzy opportunity.
Speaker 4 (06:52):
My goodness, oh, oh, my goodness.
Speaker 6 (06:55):
Yeah, and so we experienced lots of sharks surrounding us. Yeah,
for the first time. I think I got over my fear.
Speaker 3 (07:04):
Were you the first person to go into the cage?
Were there multiple people in the cage with you at
the same time?
Speaker 6 (07:08):
I was the first? Okay, I think I might have
been the third. Yes, there were multiple people.
Speaker 3 (07:16):
Think for Max, I wonder for those fans of yours
who are like, gosh, I love her. Not sure I
could do cage diving.
Speaker 6 (07:26):
Like I signed up for it. They wanted to go,
oh yeah, No.
Speaker 3 (07:28):
I'm thinking of the people who were like, I can't
sign up for that, But boy, would I like to
meet her. That was like, Wow, I need to think
outside the box for my fan experiences. I'm not thinking
big enough.
Speaker 2 (07:39):
I'm just not. Oh yeah, that's pretty amazing.
Speaker 6 (07:42):
And also though they're very peaceful creatures I learned, okay,
not like the movies. Okay, yeah, certain parts of the
world you can actually free swim with them with no cage.
Speaker 2 (07:53):
I'm good. I'm good. Thank you too.
Speaker 4 (07:55):
Yeah, okay, I'm good on that.
Speaker 2 (07:57):
Thanks.
Speaker 3 (08:14):
Talking about touring and all the different ways you travel,
do you always I felt like when I was on
the tour showering in the venues is not always lovely.
Do you also have to occasionally shower in venues or
do you always have a nice hotel room you get
(08:34):
to shower in.
Speaker 6 (08:35):
It depends what. I don't care, you don't care, I
don't care. I mean I'm always prepared, shower shoes, Yeah,
I have toiletrees.
Speaker 2 (08:42):
You're good.
Speaker 6 (08:43):
I'm such a boy.
Speaker 4 (08:45):
I come fine as long as I'm clean.
Speaker 2 (08:46):
When I get out, I'm happy.
Speaker 6 (08:48):
Yeah, okay, Now I have to be showered to like
really feel like I can get a good night's rest, say,
and feel great when I go to sleep. But I
don't really care. I show Okay.
Speaker 3 (09:01):
Yeah, there were just a few venues I was in
where I was like, this is I could be I
could I could be enjoying this more.
Speaker 6 (09:08):
My locker rooms and all of that stuff that doesn't
bother me.
Speaker 2 (09:11):
You're used to it.
Speaker 6 (09:13):
I've done. I've seen rest stops, okay, okay. I've also
like stayed in villages where we shower with buckets. Oh yeah, okay,
you know, staying with villages like remote places, because that's
just their way of life, the way. Yeah, you know,
I'm good, Okay.
Speaker 3 (09:32):
I'll stop complaining about that weirdo locker room and that
random town I was in where like.
Speaker 6 (09:38):
This is weird is not like a five star hotel
or anything yet, Yeah, as long as the water's clean.
Speaker 2 (09:45):
I also think a lot because I seeing these.
Speaker 3 (09:48):
Dancers, yeah, having to perform when they have a physical
ailment or when they're sick. Now, if you aren't, if
you're truly not feeling well, you can send out a
post about needing to reschedule.
Speaker 2 (10:00):
But back in the day, as.
Speaker 3 (10:02):
Artists, well, I mean you've seen it occasionally where an
artist is like, I'm sorry, I have to reschedule the show.
Speaker 2 (10:08):
I am under doctor's orders.
Speaker 3 (10:09):
I can't perform, but that happens very few and far between.
You guys have to perform sometimes when you are really
not feeling well. How do you get through that?
Speaker 5 (10:20):
Well?
Speaker 6 (10:20):
Yeah, there are days that you're not vocally the best
of course, And the problem is the first thing that
goes when you don't sleep is your voice.
Speaker 2 (10:30):
Right.
Speaker 6 (10:31):
I can do a ninety minute set and just singing
and dance the whole time. You're just not going to
get the best vocals yeah, okay, or the best in anything.
But it's when you lose your voice and people are
paying their hard earned money, yeah, and they don't get
to experience you. What do you do?
Speaker 5 (10:50):
So?
Speaker 6 (10:50):
I have often seen artists that are doing thirty dates
or more back to back to back pre record their
vocals where they can chime in and out. And I
think it's smart because there are hundreds of thousands of
dollars at stake with investment or venues, et cetera, and
(11:12):
course schedules of your supporters, ticket refunds and just business
in general can be hindered when you do have to
reschedule so someone to cancel so that they can really
give the full authentic live experience versus lip syncing, but
(11:32):
sometimes the show must go on, and often doctors come backstage.
Some artists choose to get steroid shots or whatever concoctions.
They might be ivs for dehydration, or maybe you know,
no media that day, vocal rest that day, cancel the
(11:54):
interviews so that you can perform and not have to
cancel the show.
Speaker 3 (11:59):
Yeah, how do you take care of your body when
you're on the road. What are some of your go
to things that are like these are my must haves
for me to stay healthy and feeling good.
Speaker 6 (12:08):
Well, when it's a tour, I must be able to sleep.
Speaker 2 (12:11):
Yeah.
Speaker 6 (12:11):
Yeah, So if the tour doesn't allow or the budget
doesn't allow for tour bus, that can be very taxing
on the body because you have to wake up five
hours before your flight. First of all, because you have
to get to the airport yep, you have to be
there on time. Bags, lots of bags, and you know,
(12:32):
collect your bag, use landing. You know, there's traffic, there's
all kinds of things, and that you waste time. You
waste so many hours doing airport tours. It's not feasible
and it's not healthy.
Speaker 2 (12:47):
So sleep.
Speaker 6 (12:49):
What I do is put sleep first and foremost, if
I'm not going to be able to sleep, then you're
not going to be able to get a tour out
of me, right, So let's figure it out.
Speaker 4 (13:01):
Yep, you know.
Speaker 6 (13:02):
And I don't want to lip sync.
Speaker 4 (13:05):
Yeah, you are not an option, right.
Speaker 6 (13:09):
That's number one. Now, my diet is very important on
the road. So I will not do a lot of
things that cause inflammation. Okay, So lots of carbohydrates as
well as gluten no, okay, some but not every day.
No bread, no pasta, no rice. I can't. My body
(13:31):
will not do that. Yeah, you know, well processed food.
I have to eat more natural, whole foods, even though
I'm vegan, it has to be less processed, Okay, because
it takes a toll yeah on the body. Yeah.
Speaker 3 (13:49):
Wow that it feels like you've got a very specific
writer around food. Then, like you can't just walk into
a place and take whatever's there.
Speaker 2 (13:56):
Catering.
Speaker 6 (13:57):
Yeah, yeah, but you can also let catering no in
advance exactly restrictions allergies. You have to kind of understand
what your body does and then cut off cut off hours.
Speaker 2 (14:10):
Yeah.
Speaker 6 (14:11):
When you're going from time to zone to time zone,
it matters.
Speaker 3 (14:15):
Yes, you're right, you're right crossing over. We're crossing over
tape changing time zones today.
Speaker 6 (14:22):
And one of the things that is really great when
you don't necessarily get a full night's rest sleep sounds.
So I can literally feel like I took a six
hour rest in a thirty minute power net because it'll
put you into deep irim sleep with the right frequency.
Speaker 2 (14:44):
Is it like a white noise or or a specific.
Speaker 6 (14:47):
Some a white noise, but some are specific hurts that
literally put you out thirty minute, sixteen minute, ninety minute
designed by NASA, by the way, great, yeah, and then
I can just get up and go do it.
Speaker 3 (15:02):
You're ready to go, because if you've got a full
night's sleep, oh I love that. So we've mentioned a
couple of times Broadway for you. You've never actually done Broadway.
You were prepping to be in Chicago for a nine
week run in two thousand and eight.
Speaker 2 (15:20):
And then you broke your foot.
Speaker 3 (15:22):
During rehearsals and the rescheduling never worked out. But you
were in the movie Chicago. So I really want to
manifest this for you. Can we get a real Broadway
debut for you?
Speaker 2 (15:37):
Please?
Speaker 3 (15:38):
In twenty twenty seven.
Speaker 4 (15:40):
Can we make that happen next year?
Speaker 3 (15:42):
Yeah, like right around the corner. I like to manifest fast.
Speaker 6 (15:47):
I'm open to all things.
Speaker 3 (15:48):
Yeah, oh man, I would love I would love to
see that. If you are made for it, Chicago or not,
you have to be on Broadway next year.
Speaker 6 (16:01):
Lease next year, next year at it. I will keep
that in mind, Okay for you.
Speaker 3 (16:07):
And please and then the second it happens, can I
be one of the first people you tell, just because
I will.
Speaker 2 (16:12):
Buy my tickets and I'm screaming. I will I want to.
Speaker 3 (16:15):
I will be screaming your name. I will be so
excited outside of Broadway. You've had such an incredible, illustrious career.
Is there anything still on your list that you're dying
to do?
Speaker 6 (16:27):
I'm just getting started, I know, I know. My goodness,
Like everything was in education before. I feel like I
was in grade school. Yeah, learning the landscape and then
graduating to the next phase. No, we're in junior high
and high school. And okay, you learned some things in college.
Now you have your degree. Yeah, there's still you know,
(16:50):
four more years to put in for your PhD. Okay,
there's still more work to do before you start paying
it forward and really serving. But it's it's all been
beautiful and I can't believe it's been twenty eight years
because it doesn't feel like it. But it's so fun now,
it's amazing. I'm very proud of that young girl that
(17:12):
just went for it. As you know, weathered the storms
and found the joy in it and nothing is ever
destroyed or come in between. My love for music and
the head head is on right, and I'm just really
excited for what's to come, even the albums that are
already done.
Speaker 3 (17:29):
Yeah, yes, yeah, okay, I like that little It's my.
Speaker 6 (17:32):
Best work as a true songwriter, true vocalist and just
a human being that I can't wait to share with everyone.
Speaker 2 (17:41):
Well, we cannot wait to experience it.
Speaker 3 (17:44):
You have always been such an inspiration, so beautiful, so sweet,
so thought provoking, so smart. I absolutely love being around
you now twice I.
Speaker 4 (17:54):
Think we are hottest, hottest four years ago.
Speaker 2 (17:57):
Yeah, it's just a couple of years ago. I was
going to say it, what are we hot?
Speaker 3 (18:00):
How does forty five.
Speaker 2 (18:01):
Under forty five or something gets greater later?
Speaker 4 (18:05):
Absolutely righting.
Speaker 3 (18:08):
Thank you so much for spending your time with me.
Today I am manifesting that Broadway for you. Can't wait
to hear the upcoming albums and if you haven't heard
it yet, check out retrospect.
Speaker 6 (18:17):
So thank appreciate here, Thank.
Speaker 4 (18:18):
You for having me, Yice. So great to see you,
so good to see you.
Speaker 2 (18:23):
Thank you so much.
Speaker 3 (18:24):
It really means a lot to get to hang out
all these years later. Now in the forty over forty category,
and you can get Maya's new album retrospect wherever you
download music, but also go to m yamya dot com
that's Maya Maya dot com and pick up a physical
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(18:46):
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That's okay, because no one here is.
Speaker 2 (00:27):
Well.
Speaker 3 (00:27):
Each week I ask my listeners to send over an
embarrassing story from their lives in hopes that their shame
and possible repression can make us all feel more human.
Speaker 4 (00:38):
So this week we are hearing from.
Speaker 3 (00:41):
Leah, who had an unforgettable school trip.
Speaker 5 (00:45):
Hey, it's Leah from Pennsylvania. I wasn't going to share anything,
but I heard a previous story that reminded me of
this time in high school. I was on a French
class trip to Europe and the first full day there,
we were getting on the metro and I was the
last of the group to get on, and in the
middle of boarding, somehow the door closed on me, left
(01:09):
a nice big bruise on my arm, and my teachers
had to yank me and my bag out of the door.
After that, anytime we would get on a metro, the
teachers would usher me to the front to make sure
I was the first to get on. And then the
next day I threw up on the bus no good
rhyme or reason. I love to travel, don't get motion sickness,
so whatever, and the bus had to stop to clean
(01:32):
and I took the opportunity to go to the store
and get water and tictacs, And of course nobody chose
to sit with me on the bus for the rest
of those two weeks.
Speaker 6 (01:44):
Oh my gosh, I'm all human.
Speaker 2 (01:48):
Uh huh.
Speaker 3 (01:50):
Hearing Lea's story did make me think about how much
traveling you have done all over the world.
Speaker 2 (01:57):
Do you get motion sick? Do you do you try
full well on a bus?
Speaker 6 (02:02):
What kind of bus is the question. Tour buses are heaven. Okay,
you can get the best sleep on a tour bus.
Speaker 2 (02:10):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (02:10):
I did sleep very well on the Dancing with the
Stars tour, but I only had a little bunk.
Speaker 6 (02:14):
I I.
Speaker 3 (02:15):
You know, they have that big, nice room, but I
think it's more bumpy back then.
Speaker 6 (02:18):
Honestly, I prefer the bunks versus the bed in the
bag because it rocks you to sleep anything in the bag.
You know, you're probably bouncing up in that up and down.
Sprinters are horrible for traveling, okay, and you're belly flopping
even if they have like a little bed, right, so
the seat turns into a bed. He did not want
(02:40):
to do that on the tour. Okay, horrible, But tour
buses are actually designed for sleep. Yeah, but I do
prefer like tight spaces versus big space.
Speaker 4 (02:49):
Me too. I love my little bunking with the stars.
Speaker 6 (02:52):
I love it.
Speaker 3 (02:53):
Oh it was so great, I'd like get myself in there.
I also sleep a little like a vampire anyway. I
sleep on my side with my arms up like this
over my shoulders.
Speaker 2 (03:01):
I didn't move, but I.
Speaker 3 (03:02):
Didn't need my white noise machine because the sound of
the ground underneath you is your white noise.
Speaker 2 (03:08):
You get to fully black out that.
Speaker 4 (03:09):
Little window in there everything.
Speaker 3 (03:11):
And only being five to one, I got to keep
a like a suitcase on my feet still have plenty
of row.
Speaker 6 (03:16):
I was wondering for the guys that might be like
six to one. Yeah, well, how does that work for
them on tour?
Speaker 2 (03:22):
I know, I don't.
Speaker 3 (03:22):
I don't think the bunks ms seem possibly as comfortable
for them unless they have custom length buses. Okay, so
you travel well on tour bus.
Speaker 2 (03:31):
Do you get motion sick at all?
Speaker 1 (03:34):
So?
Speaker 6 (03:34):
I do get motion sick mostly on boats, Okay, you know,
if it's like a cruise ship of some sort group. Yeah,
so Kim and I did something called Girls Strip, okay,
a reality show, and I got sick. Now, Fortunately I
did not vomit. Okay, because Chili was actually on the
(03:56):
show too, and she passed me. I think it was
ginger real or soda.
Speaker 2 (04:00):
Good.
Speaker 6 (04:00):
It did help. Yeah, but I forgot to take drama me.
You know. But I do get motion sickness if I'm
working on my laptop or a phone as a traveler
in a car. Yeah, bad news.
Speaker 4 (04:15):
You do.
Speaker 2 (04:15):
You have the dots on your phone?
Speaker 4 (04:17):
Now?
Speaker 2 (04:17):
Have you've seen that?
Speaker 4 (04:18):
Okay?
Speaker 6 (04:18):
Good?
Speaker 3 (04:19):
My husband gets motion sick sometimes and those dots have
been a game changer for him when I drive.
Speaker 6 (04:24):
Oh, I have to share this motion sickness story is hilarious. Yes, please, Yes,
it is on a boat, but it's not a yat Okay,
it's not a cruise ship.
Speaker 4 (04:35):
So here's the rugged girl.
Speaker 2 (04:38):
Okay.
Speaker 4 (04:40):
I have a little show in Hawaii.
Speaker 6 (04:42):
Right, it's an intimate show and I'm doing this like
I don't know reward for fans, Okay, So I bring
fans along for this experience.
Speaker 4 (04:51):
And I book.
Speaker 6 (04:54):
What is it called a cage dive with sharks? Right,
So we go cage diving. I've always wanted to do it.
I've seen it on National Geographic.
Speaker 4 (05:04):
You go cage diving with fans in Hawaii with sharks,
great white sharks.
Speaker 6 (05:11):
Yes, So I have a fear of dark water because
of an experience when I was like eight years old
in the Bahamas and dark fin Like, yeah, I have
to get over my fears.
Speaker 4 (05:21):
So what did the find It touched you?
Speaker 6 (05:24):
It swam in between my mother and I when we
were like playing water volleyball or anyhow. I couldn't even
get in my above ground pool when I was eight
years old when we got back to Maryland. Yeah, because
you know, I couldn't see the bottom because of that
one experience. Anyhow, fast forwarding to just like maybe twenty fourteen, okay,
(05:50):
twenty fifteen something like that, I'm in Hawaii doing a
show fans. We're going out on this boat for the
shark diving excursion to get over my fear.
Speaker 4 (06:00):
Right, You're like, listen, I'm a two fer. I want
to do a fan experience. I need to get over
my fear.
Speaker 2 (06:05):
Cage diving, wish great whites and.
Speaker 6 (06:07):
It wants to go right, So, my goodness, We're all
in the cage. I have a go pro and everything,
and you can actually hear whales at the bottom of
the cage. You know. It's wonderful. But that cage is
moving back and forth, back and forth, and so I
go back on you know, I try to get back
(06:28):
on the boat, but I don't make it back on
the boat. So I have to literally step up one notch.
The cage is. Of course, the top of the cage
is above water. Huh. So I'm leaning over the cage
to vomit.
Speaker 4 (06:46):
All of a sudden, all these sharks come out.
Speaker 3 (06:47):
Is gonna wear This feels like a feeding frenzy opportunity.
Speaker 4 (06:52):
My goodness, oh, oh, my goodness.
Speaker 6 (06:55):
Yeah, and so we experienced lots of sharks surrounding us. Yeah,
for the first time. I think I got over my fear.
Speaker 3 (07:04):
Were you the first person to go into the cage?
Were there multiple people in the cage with you at
the same time?
Speaker 6 (07:08):
I was the first? Okay, I think I might have
been the third. Yes, there were multiple people.
Speaker 3 (07:16):
Think for Max, I wonder for those fans of yours
who are like, gosh, I love her. Not sure I
could do cage diving.
Speaker 6 (07:26):
Like I signed up for it. They wanted to go,
oh yeah, No.
Speaker 3 (07:28):
I'm thinking of the people who were like, I can't
sign up for that, But boy, would I like to
meet her. That was like, Wow, I need to think
outside the box for my fan experiences. I'm not thinking
big enough.
Speaker 2 (07:39):
I'm just not. Oh yeah, that's pretty amazing.
Speaker 6 (07:42):
And also though they're very peaceful creatures I learned, okay,
not like the movies. Okay, yeah, certain parts of the
world you can actually free swim with them with no cage.
Speaker 2 (07:53):
I'm good. I'm good. Thank you too.
Speaker 4 (07:55):
Yeah, okay, I'm good on that.
Speaker 2 (07:57):
Thanks.
Speaker 3 (08:14):
Talking about touring and all the different ways you travel,
do you always I felt like when I was on
the tour showering in the venues is not always lovely.
Do you also have to occasionally shower in venues or
do you always have a nice hotel room you get
(08:34):
to shower in.
Speaker 6 (08:35):
It depends what. I don't care, you don't care, I
don't care. I mean I'm always prepared, shower shoes, Yeah,
I have toiletrees.
Speaker 2 (08:42):
You're good.
Speaker 6 (08:43):
I'm such a boy.
Speaker 4 (08:45):
I come fine as long as I'm clean.
Speaker 2 (08:46):
When I get out, I'm happy.
Speaker 6 (08:48):
Yeah, okay, Now I have to be showered to like
really feel like I can get a good night's rest, say,
and feel great when I go to sleep. But I
don't really care. I show Okay.
Speaker 3 (09:01):
Yeah, there were just a few venues I was in
where I was like, this is I could be I
could I could be enjoying this more.
Speaker 6 (09:08):
My locker rooms and all of that stuff that doesn't
bother me.
Speaker 2 (09:11):
You're used to it.
Speaker 6 (09:13):
I've done. I've seen rest stops, okay, okay. I've also
like stayed in villages where we shower with buckets. Oh yeah, okay,
you know, staying with villages like remote places, because that's
just their way of life, the way. Yeah, you know,
I'm good, Okay.
Speaker 3 (09:32):
I'll stop complaining about that weirdo locker room and that
random town I was in where like.
Speaker 6 (09:38):
This is weird is not like a five star hotel
or anything yet, Yeah, as long as the water's clean.
Speaker 2 (09:45):
I also think a lot because I seeing these.
Speaker 3 (09:48):
Dancers, yeah, having to perform when they have a physical
ailment or when they're sick. Now, if you aren't, if
you're truly not feeling well, you can send out a
post about needing to reschedule.
Speaker 2 (10:00):
But back in the day, as.
Speaker 3 (10:02):
Artists, well, I mean you've seen it occasionally where an
artist is like, I'm sorry, I have to reschedule the show.
Speaker 2 (10:08):
I am under doctor's orders.
Speaker 3 (10:09):
I can't perform, but that happens very few and far between.
You guys have to perform sometimes when you are really
not feeling well. How do you get through that?
Speaker 5 (10:20):
Well?
Speaker 6 (10:20):
Yeah, there are days that you're not vocally the best
of course, And the problem is the first thing that
goes when you don't sleep is your voice.
Speaker 2 (10:30):
Right.
Speaker 6 (10:31):
I can do a ninety minute set and just singing
and dance the whole time. You're just not going to
get the best vocals yeah, okay, or the best in anything.
But it's when you lose your voice and people are
paying their hard earned money, yeah, and they don't get
to experience you. What do you do?
Speaker 5 (10:50):
So?
Speaker 6 (10:50):
I have often seen artists that are doing thirty dates
or more back to back to back pre record their
vocals where they can chime in and out. And I
think it's smart because there are hundreds of thousands of
dollars at stake with investment or venues, et cetera, and
(11:12):
course schedules of your supporters, ticket refunds and just business
in general can be hindered when you do have to
reschedule so someone to cancel so that they can really
give the full authentic live experience versus lip syncing, but
(11:32):
sometimes the show must go on, and often doctors come backstage.
Some artists choose to get steroid shots or whatever concoctions.
They might be ivs for dehydration, or maybe you know,
no media that day, vocal rest that day, cancel the
(11:54):
interviews so that you can perform and not have to
cancel the show.
Speaker 3 (11:59):
Yeah, how do you take care of your body when
you're on the road. What are some of your go
to things that are like these are my must haves
for me to stay healthy and feeling good.
Speaker 6 (12:08):
Well, when it's a tour, I must be able to sleep.
Speaker 2 (12:11):
Yeah.
Speaker 6 (12:11):
Yeah, So if the tour doesn't allow or the budget
doesn't allow for tour bus, that can be very taxing
on the body because you have to wake up five
hours before your flight. First of all, because you have
to get to the airport yep, you have to be
there on time. Bags, lots of bags, and you know,
(12:32):
collect your bag, use landing. You know, there's traffic, there's
all kinds of things, and that you waste time. You
waste so many hours doing airport tours. It's not feasible
and it's not healthy.
Speaker 2 (12:47):
So sleep.
Speaker 6 (12:49):
What I do is put sleep first and foremost, if
I'm not going to be able to sleep, then you're
not going to be able to get a tour out
of me, right, So let's figure it out.
Speaker 4 (13:01):
Yep, you know.
Speaker 6 (13:02):
And I don't want to lip sync.
Speaker 4 (13:05):
Yeah, you are not an option, right.
Speaker 6 (13:09):
That's number one. Now, my diet is very important on
the road. So I will not do a lot of
things that cause inflammation. Okay, So lots of carbohydrates as
well as gluten no, okay, some but not every day.
No bread, no pasta, no rice. I can't. My body
(13:31):
will not do that. Yeah, you know, well processed food.
I have to eat more natural, whole foods, even though
I'm vegan, it has to be less processed, Okay, because
it takes a toll yeah on the body. Yeah.
Speaker 3 (13:49):
Wow that it feels like you've got a very specific
writer around food. Then, like you can't just walk into
a place and take whatever's there.
Speaker 2 (13:56):
Catering.
Speaker 6 (13:57):
Yeah, yeah, but you can also let catering no in
advance exactly restrictions allergies. You have to kind of understand
what your body does and then cut off cut off hours.
Speaker 2 (14:10):
Yeah.
Speaker 6 (14:11):
When you're going from time to zone to time zone,
it matters.
Speaker 3 (14:15):
Yes, you're right, you're right crossing over. We're crossing over
tape changing time zones today.
Speaker 6 (14:22):
And one of the things that is really great when
you don't necessarily get a full night's rest sleep sounds.
So I can literally feel like I took a six
hour rest in a thirty minute power net because it'll
put you into deep irim sleep with the right frequency.
Speaker 2 (14:44):
Is it like a white noise or or a specific.
Speaker 6 (14:47):
Some a white noise, but some are specific hurts that
literally put you out thirty minute, sixteen minute, ninety minute
designed by NASA, by the way, great, yeah, and then
I can just get up and go do it.
Speaker 3 (15:02):
You're ready to go, because if you've got a full
night's sleep, oh I love that. So we've mentioned a
couple of times Broadway for you. You've never actually done Broadway.
You were prepping to be in Chicago for a nine
week run in two thousand and eight.
Speaker 2 (15:20):
And then you broke your foot.
Speaker 3 (15:22):
During rehearsals and the rescheduling never worked out. But you
were in the movie Chicago. So I really want to
manifest this for you. Can we get a real Broadway
debut for you?
Speaker 2 (15:37):
Please?
Speaker 3 (15:38):
In twenty twenty seven.
Speaker 4 (15:40):
Can we make that happen next year?
Speaker 3 (15:42):
Yeah, like right around the corner. I like to manifest fast.
Speaker 6 (15:47):
I'm open to all things.
Speaker 3 (15:48):
Yeah, oh man, I would love I would love to
see that. If you are made for it, Chicago or not,
you have to be on Broadway next year.
Speaker 6 (16:01):
Lease next year, next year at it. I will keep
that in mind, Okay for you.
Speaker 3 (16:07):
And please and then the second it happens, can I
be one of the first people you tell, just because
I will.
Speaker 2 (16:12):
Buy my tickets and I'm screaming. I will I want to.
Speaker 3 (16:15):
I will be screaming your name. I will be so
excited outside of Broadway. You've had such an incredible, illustrious career.
Is there anything still on your list that you're dying
to do?
Speaker 6 (16:27):
I'm just getting started, I know, I know. My goodness,
Like everything was in education before. I feel like I
was in grade school. Yeah, learning the landscape and then
graduating to the next phase. No, we're in junior high
and high school. And okay, you learned some things in college.
Now you have your degree. Yeah, there's still you know,
(16:50):
four more years to put in for your PhD. Okay,
there's still more work to do before you start paying
it forward and really serving. But it's it's all been
beautiful and I can't believe it's been twenty eight years
because it doesn't feel like it. But it's so fun now,
it's amazing. I'm very proud of that young girl that
(17:12):
just went for it. As you know, weathered the storms
and found the joy in it and nothing is ever
destroyed or come in between. My love for music and
the head head is on right, and I'm just really
excited for what's to come, even the albums that are
already done.
Speaker 3 (17:29):
Yeah, yes, yeah, okay, I like that little It's my.
Speaker 6 (17:32):
Best work as a true songwriter, true vocalist and just
a human being that I can't wait to share with everyone.
Speaker 2 (17:41):
Well, we cannot wait to experience it.
Speaker 3 (17:44):
You have always been such an inspiration, so beautiful, so sweet,
so thought provoking, so smart. I absolutely love being around
you now twice I.
Speaker 4 (17:54):
Think we are hottest, hottest four years ago.
Speaker 2 (17:57):
Yeah, it's just a couple of years ago. I was
going to say it, what are we hot?
Speaker 3 (18:00):
How does forty five.
Speaker 2 (18:01):
Under forty five or something gets greater later?
Speaker 4 (18:05):
Absolutely righting.
Speaker 3 (18:08):
Thank you so much for spending your time with me.
Today I am manifesting that Broadway for you. Can't wait
to hear the upcoming albums and if you haven't heard
it yet, check out retrospect.
Speaker 6 (18:17):
So thank appreciate here, Thank.
Speaker 4 (18:18):
You for having me, Yice. So great to see you,
so good to see you.
Speaker 2 (18:23):
Thank you so much.
Speaker 3 (18:24):
It really means a lot to get to hang out
all these years later. Now in the forty over forty category,
and you can get Maya's new album retrospect wherever you
download music, but also go to m yamya dot com
that's Maya Maya dot com and pick up a physical
copy to support her on this new independent journey. Team
(18:46):
Beat is an iHeart podcast produced and hosted by Danielle Fischel.
Executive producers Jensen Karp and Amy Sugarman, Executive in charge
of production, Danielle Romo, producer and editor Tara Sudboch. The
theme song is by Mark Coppis Yes that Markompus. Follow
us on Instagram at teenbeetpod
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