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SUMMARY: In our series My Music, singer-songwriter Lera Lynn talks about gaining fans from the HBO show "True Detective" and channeling her Texas roots.
JUDY WOODRUFF (NewsHour): Finally tonight, a new occasional series here on the “NewsHour” that gives artists an opportunity to talk about their work. We call it My Music.
We start with Lera Lynn, an up-and-coming singer-songwriter featured in the HBO series “True Detective” who recently completed her U.S. tour.
Take a listen:
LERA LYNN, Singer-Songwriter : There is something really attractive about darkness to me.
I have read studies that listening to sad music actually creates positive emotion, so I’m just trying to change the world.
(LAUGHTER)
LERA LYNN: Just kidding.
(LAUGHTER)
LERA LYNN: My name is Lera Lynn. And I’m an independent musician.
A lot of people that come into the shows these days have find out about me through “True Detective.” Thankfully, they have dug a little bit more. I think that’s the best possible scenario for me.
My family is Texan. And I think, especially now, I’m really starting to feel the impact of their upbringing on me, because it’s coming out of the music in a big way. There’s been a lot of country music, a lot of classic rock, even jazz. My mom loved Joni Mitchell.
There was even, you know, a lot of Van Halen in the house.
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