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 by bill biss

 

Every song tells a story. In well-crafted songwriting, the performer sheds light on their own emotions and experiences and when done right opens a window of feelings to the audience as well.

 

Katharine McPhee along with other seasoned songwriters and musicians has captured this in her new CD called Unbroken set for release on January 5.

 

The Rage Monthly spoke with her on a bright and bushy tailed Monday morning to discover a very personal take on the process of creating this new work, her new look and how one very bad morning brought forth a joyful philosophy on life with her song “Lifetime.”

 

As the newly blonde Katharine McPhee aptly put it, “Blondes do have more fun. But I think the brunettes could give them a run for their money!”

 

Katharine McPhee: Oh, thank you.

KM: Well, that’s nice. You did some reading up on me so I didn’t have to explain all that. It was really an amazing experience. I went like four different times. I learned a lot just as far as writing goes. I hadn’t done a lot of writing. I got to go through an experience of being with a lot of people. Almost like a betting experience of getting to see whom I worked with great and whom I connected with and what styles were going to come out of these writing sessions.

 

And ultimately be who I wanted it to be which is…me. I really felt like I got a chance to grow on this. To take the time away from L.A. and Hollywood and the limelight…take myself away from all the events. Just really figure out where I wanted to go musically.

by david vera

 

He can’t help it, really. Whether it’s a gown fitting for Kim Kardashian’s red-carpet cameo, a freestyle apartment makeover for a gal-pal or simply a casual mixer for his fellow stylists, it’s in Gary Samuelian’s inherent nature to do it all with style.

 

It’s no wonder he’s currently gracing our TV screens as the cute brunette junior stylist at Margaret Maldonado Agency (MMA) on MTV’s best-dressed reality show, Styl’d.

 

On the go and in the know, this visibly driven talent with a refreshing attitude recently showed The Rage Monthly just what drives him, as well as some of the obstacles over which he’s had to strut. But first, I simply had to decipher the surname whose pronunciation eluded me. Sam-well-ian? Suh-moo-lee-in?

 

“It’s ’SAM-yu-len,’” Gary revealed warmly. “It’s Armenian. Yes, I’m another Armenian who lives in Los Angeles,” joked the Laguna Beach native.

 

In an introduction video on MTV, Gary recounted all the creative branches that he envisioned himself pursuing—which included a clothing line and a home-accents line among a few others.

 

“Oh my gosh, I said I wanted to do, like, EVERYTHNG! That’s so embarrassing,” blushed Gary. “I watched the interview and I was like, ‘Oh my gosh, Gary.’ (laughter) Seriously, my oldest dream since I was little was to be a fashion designer. ”

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