Bill Welychka:  HOW YA DOIN'? MY NAME IS BILL WELYCHKA. THIS IS MuchMusic. Mr. CAMERA GUY,
HOW'S THE PLACEMENT? IS THAT OKAY? WE'VE GOT THE BIG LIGHT THERE.
PLEASE WELCOME IN A RETURN VISIT TO THE Much ENVIRONMENT, TARA
MacLEAN. GLAD TO HAVE YOU HERE AGAIN. WELCOME BACK. LAST TIME YOU HAD
YOUR GUITAR AND PLAYED, BUT THIS IS JUST A SHORT VISIT BECAUSE WE WANT
TO TALK ABOUT YOU OPENING UP FOR LISA LOBE TONIGHT.

Tara MacLean:  THAT'S RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO BE AT THE GUVERNMENT, I THINK AROUND 8:30.
IT WILL BE ME AND THEN THE WILD STRAWBERRIES AND THEN LISA.

Bill:  YOU'VE BEEN PRETTY WELL CONSISTENTLY PLAYING ON THE ROAD FOR THE PAST...LIKE
YEAR AND A HALF?

Tara:  YEAH, YEAR AND A HALF, ALMOST TWO YEARS, YEAH.

Bill:  '97 WAS A GREAT YEAR FOR YOU BECAUSE YOU'VE DONE TONS OF TOURING IN THE U.S. AND
LILITH FAIR AS WELL. WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE LATER, BUT '98 IS LOOKING LIKE A
GREAT YEAR SO FAR BECAUSE... CONGRATULATIONS.

Tara:  OH, THANK YOU. I GOT MY RING!

Bill:  TARA WAS RECENTLY MARRIED WHEN, TWO MONTHS AGO?

Tara:  YEAH. MARCH 12.

Bill:  SO CONGRATULATIONS. AND IT'S WITH BILL BELL, YOUR GUITAR PLAYER?

Tara:  YEAH, MY PRINCE. KISSED A LOT OF FROGS TO GET TO MY PRINCE; THAT'S FOR SURE.

Bill:  AND BILL'S A GOOD GUY. I'VE KNOWN BILL FOR A LITTLE WHILE AND HE'S A GOOD GUY.
ANYWAY, WE TALKED ABOUT THE LISA LOEB DATE TONIGHT, BUT I HAVE TO ASK YOU, DO YOU
FEEL DRAINED AFTER A SHOW, NOT ONLY PHYSICALLY BUT I MEAN MORE EMOTIONALLY
BECAUSE ON "SILENCE," AND WE'LL SHOW THE E.P. AS WELL THAT CAME OUT A LITTLE WHILE
AGO, YOU DEAL WITH SOME SUBJECT MATTER THAT IS MAYBE INTENSE AND YOU OPEN UP
YOURSELF QUITE A BIT?

Tara:  YEP.

Bill:  DO YOU FEEL EMOTIONALLY DRAINED AFTER A SHOW LIKE THAT?

Tara:  ABSOLUTELY. WHEN PEOPLE ARE REALLY LISTENING AND I HAVE AN AUDIENCE THAT'S
REALLY CAPTIVATED, I FEEL THERE'S NOTHING BETTER THAN OPENING YOURSELF UP AND
FEELING LIKE YOU'RE BEING UNDERSTOOD. BUT IF YOU'RE PLAYING IN A BAR AND NO ONE
IS LISTENING AND YOU'RE UP THERE SINGING THOSE REALLY HEART-WRENCHING SONGS,
IT JUST KILLS YOU. I HAVE COME OFF STAGE IN TEARS A FEW TIMES, JUST BEING TOTALLY
DRAINED AND WRECKED. BUT IT'S LIKE "WELL, YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST A SHOW," AND YOU
HAVE TO REMEMBER.

Bill:  A LOT OF THIS RECORD WAS BORN OUT OF A DIFFICULT PERIOD IN YOUR LIFE. SO IS IT
DIFFICULT -- IS IT HARD TO COME BACK AND TOUCH THOSE FEELINGS?

Tara:  NOT REALLY, NO. I REALLY ENJOY SINGING THEM NOW BECAUSE I HAVE MOVED AWAY FROM
THEM, BUT I KNOW THAT PEOPLE ARE STILL GOING THROUGH A LOT OF THINGS SO I KNOW
THAT SOMEONE IS GOING TO RELATE TO IT. SO IT'S ALMOST EASIER IN A WAY.

Bill:  SO PEOPLE COME UP TO YOU AFTER A SHOW AND SAY --

Tara:  ABSOLUTELY. (Chuckling) SOME OF THE SONGS HAVE BEEN USED IN THERAPY CLASS, YOU
KNOW, GROUP THERAPY. AND I'M LIKE, "WELL, THAT'S REALLY GOOD," YOU KNOW. I'M
REALLY GLAD THAT PEOPLE FIND THE MUSIC HEALING AND LIKE SOMEONE ELSE UNDER-
STANDS. I WAS DOWN FOR A WHILE AND I WROTE THOSE SONGS TO KIND OF GET OUT OF IT,
AND I'M PRETTY HAPPY NOW.

Bill:  THAT'S SOMETHING YOU DON'T THINK ABOUT WHEN YOU'RE PUTTING THE PEN TO THE
PAPER AND WRITING THOSE SONGS FOR YOURSELF, AND THEN WHEN SOMEONE ELSE CAN
BE TOUCHED BY IT, THAT'S LIKE A BIG BONUS.

Tara:  ABSOLUTELY.

Bill:  WE TOUCHED ON IT EARLIER. YOU DID LILITH FAIR LAST YEAR AND YOU'RE ALSO GOING TO
DO LILITH FAIR AGAIN THIS YEAR?

Tara:  YES, WE'RE GOING TO DO THE WEST COAST DATES, TO L.A. FROM SEATTLE.

Bill:  WAS IT JUST A PACKAGE KIND OF TOUR THAT TRAVELLED AROUND OR WAS IT MORE THAN
THAT, DO YOU THINK?

Tara:  LILITH?

Bill:  YEAH.

Tara:  LILITH WAS AMAZING. I MEAN, THERE WERE SOME REALLY AMAZING, YOU KNOW, SISTER-
HOOD MOMENTS AND THERE WERE SOME REALLY BITCHY, EGOTISTICAL PEOPLE ON THE
TOUR, JUST LIKE ANY TOUR. BUT IT WAS ESPECIALLY COOL BECAUSE EVERYONE -- IT WAS
JUST A DIFFERENT VIBE THAN ANY OTHER TOUR THAT I'D EVER SEEN. I LEARNED A LOT AND
I GOT TO MEET PEOPLE I HAVE ADMIRED ALL MY LIFE, LIKE SHAWN COLVIN, THE REASON I
PICKED UP A GUITAR, YOU KNOW, THE INDIGO GIRLS, TRACY CHAPMAN... IT WAS JUST IN-
CREDIBLE, INCREDIBLE FOR ME, VERY INSPIRING.

Bill:  SO YOU MADE FRIENDS SINCE THAT TOUR? YOU STILL TALK TO THESE PEOPLE?

Tara:  YEAH, YEAH, I HAVE. I HAVE. I'M EXCITED ABOUT THIS YEAR, DEFINITELY.

Bill:  THAT'S GREAT. SO ONCE AGAIN, SILENCE WAS RELEASED IN '96, I THINK?

Tara:  YEP.

Bill:  AND YOU JUST CAME OUT WITH THE E.P. AND THERE WAS SOME SOUND TRACK WORK
RECENTLY DONE, A SONG ON THE WORLD VISION COMPILATION... THE LILITH FAIR DOUBLE
C.D., YOU HAVE A TRACK ON THERE.

Tara:  YES, I DO.

Bill:  WHAT ABOUT BRAND-NEW MATERIAL?

Tara:  BRAND-NEW MATERIAL? I'VE GOT MOST OF MY RECORD WRITTEN, BUT I'M GOING TO GO IN, I
THINK IN JULY OR AUGUST, AND START RECORDING A NEW RECORD IN THE SPRING OF '99.

Bill:  WHICH VIDEO ARE WE GOING TO TAKE A LOOK AT, "EVIDENCE"?

Tara:  YEAH.

Bill:  AND BILL IS IN THIS ONE, ISN'T HE?

Tara:  YES, HE PRESSES THE ELEVATOR BUTTON.

Bill:  CAN WE SHOW BILL? BILL, CAN YOU JUST STEP IN AND SAY HI?

Tara:  COME HERE.

Bill Bell:  WHY?

Bill:  BECAUSE YOU'RE THE LUCKY HUSBAND AND EVERYTHING. CONGRATULATIONS, BILL.

Bill Bell:  THANK YOU. I'M TARA'S HUSBAND, LUCKY GUY...LUCKY, LUCKY GUY.

Bill:  ANYWAY, HERE'S TARA MacLEAN RIGHT NOW IN VIDEO FORM. THANKS FOR BEING HERE. SEE,
HERE'S MY RING. I PLAY SLIDE WITH IT.

Tara:  IT'S HUGE!