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From March 13-22, more than 1,800 acts will descend upon Austin, Texas, for South by Southwest, one of the largest music, film and arts festivals in America. From seasoned veterans like PJ Harvey to unknown bands hoping to make it big, the weeklong festival is a mecca for hipster PBR-drinking music nuts. But amid all the unwashed dye jobs and American Apparel outfits will be Margaret Cho, the stand-up comedian who will appear at SXSW - as a musician? Cho talked to TIME about her sudden career switch. (See pictures from South by Southwest...
Wait, so ... you have an album coming out? Yes. It's tentatively titled Guitarded and won't be out until next year. I'm currently in the writing process. I'm learning how to play music and write songs, but they're comedy songs. Because I can't write music or play very well - actually, I have quite a bit of musical aptitude when it comes to the guitar, but I don't know how to write music - I'm collaborating with different artists who are giving me the music while I provide the lyrics. Two of the people...
Have you known them long? I met Patty through this album. I love her music so much and have been a fan for many years. I even traveled to Austin, where she lives, to write with her. And Amanda Palmer I've been friends with for years. We've been on tour together a few times, so she's sort of an obvious choice...
...with Grant-Lee Phillips, Jill Sobule, Jon Brion - it's huge. There are a lot of songs - I think it's going to be a double or triple album. Of course, a lot of the songs are very short. They span different genres too. It's not your typical music album...
...stake. Studies estimate that nearly 95% of music downloaded around the globe in 2008 - 40 billion files - was illegal. That would suggest that a ban in France might not actually help French artists too much because their work could still be pilfered elsewhere. But the sad truth is that royalties for presidential buddies like withered rocker Johnny Hallyday or comic actor Christian Clavier still do come primarily from France. After all, who else really wants their stuff in the first place...