HANNAH MONTANA’S Emily Osment plays Miley’s best friend on the show, but in real life, she’s stepping into the spotlight with her own music. She chatted with us recently about her new album, the TV show and how she balances it all!
How is work on your debut album going?
It’s going great. I have my EP… it’s coming out October 27 and the title is ‘All the Right Wrongs’.
What inspired you to record your own album?
Everything! I’ve always been super into music. It really gets me through the day. I started writing my own stuff at kind of a young age and I just decided that this was the right time to let everybody else hear it.
Who are some of your musical inspirations?
Everybody. For this specific album, I’ve channeled a lot of Alanis Morissette, just the vibe of the songs, and kind of where she gets her material from.
Who are you listening to right now?
Adele, MGMT, Feist. I finally got a ton of Bright Eyes because I only had couple of their songs.
What artists or bands would you like to work with?
I’d love to work with Thom Yorke. He’s pretty amazing.
Is HANNAH MONTANA as much fun to work on as it is for us to watch?
Definitely! We probably have more fun. We’re like a family. We all just hang out, work really hard and have a good time.
What’s your most memorable moment from working on set?
I don’t know if there’s a most memorable… [but] it’s really cool when you look up in the audience and you see… we have a live audience every Friday… people who [you] view, not idolize, but sort of look up to, celebrating their kids. Lots of people love the show just because of their kids. So just getting to perform in front of them is pretty cool. Recently we had Tom Cruise! He came down to the set with his son.
How do you balance everything?
I have a calendar! It helps a lot. It gets kind of tough just with school, because school is number one in front of everything…. I plan on going to college and getting it all done.
Where do you want to go? East Coast or West Coast?
West Coast, definitely. California.
Thank you, Emily Osment!