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RS: Speaking of which, where did the idea of Faraway come from, like the story behind it?
Debbie Loeb: The story evolved actually from an idea I developed in a one-woman show in the Masters program at NYU. It's about when your dreams or your pursuits take you far away from the people you love. It's like a catch 22, you want to be supportive of them and following your dreams but you're also kind of angry in being separated.

I think the song speaks to people on different levels.

RS: Wow, because I thought the song was about astral projection.
Debbie Loeb: Why did you think of that?

RS: Astral projection ? the lyrics "you're next to me and he's next to you, but where are you" - maybe he's projecting his spirit in to another plane or something.
Debbie Loeb: Right, well that's what it is, that's just saying it in another way. That's a great description of it.

RS: It's almost like a magical fairy tale, have you thought about approaching TV or cartoons?
Debbie Loeb: Oh, I would love to do that. That's so funny because the line "you throw me stars" is very descriptive, like from a storybook. When I developed it, I came through a movement, that was the process we used where we thought of things that had happened in our lives through different exercises. We started actually with movement and then the words and the story came out of the movement.

RS: Because the first time I heard it, when I heard "you throw me stars" I was imagining martial arts, like those throwing stars they use as weapons and was wondering why would you want to do that?

Debbie Loeb: Do you think I should throw those in my concert? Then I would totally get arrested, but I guess I could get some press on that one, right?

RS: Yes, you'd definitely get press?
Debbie Loeb: Oh my God, I'd be in jail. I could do like the whole midieval times routine with horses and everything. What about the capoeira - the deep Brazilian fight dance?

RS: That's new to me.
Debbie Loeb: You have to check it out. This is what I've seen people do when I go to clubs and different dance classes. It's this Brazilian dance martial arts form where they're flipping, dancing, and kicking simultaneously and they do it to dance and trance music. It is the most insane thing, you will pass out when you see it.

RS: Oh my God, I'm so going to look that up on the web.
Debbie Loeb: Totally look it up, because I've been getting lots of different dancers telling me about it on myspace. I'd love to get a group of people together and put up a performance of them doing that, because it's so unbelievable.

RS: That could be your video.
Debbie Loeb: Yes, it sure could be. I'd have to be in there somewhere though.

RS: Of course ? throwing stars! Do you do aerobics?
Debbie Loeb: Actually, exercise is one of my favorite things, because I can listen to dance music and really get in the world. I love all forms of exercise and dance and lifting weights, I just can't overdo it. You get to that point where you're tired, then something exciting happens in the song and the build and you just keep going and going nonstop.

RS: Exactly. The first time I played "Faraway" on the radio, an aerobics instructor called and asked about it for her routine.
Debbie Loeb: Oh my God, I would love to do an aerobics routine a la the Eric Prydz "Call on Me" video, or maybe a cheerleading routine.

RS: Cool! So what do you want to say to all your fans out there?
Debbie Loeb: Thank you so much for all the really nice and supportive emails. Keep requesting "Faraway" on radio and there will be more to come ? another single and maybe an album. Keep dancing and keep working out, and fight for dance music.
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