CALLING MIA BERRIN
THIS WEEK ON CMF, DJOULIET INTERACTS WITH MUSICAL ARTIST, SWEET ANGEL, CUNNING LINGUIST, AND GOOD FRIEND MIA BERRIN.
Mia Berrin was raised in Orlando, Florida and began Pom Pom Squad when she was eighteen years old. She soon moved to New York City to attend NYU where she performed solo under the name Pom Pom Squad and with an early iteration of the band, with whom she released the EP Hate It Here in 2017. Berrin is of African-American and Puerto Rican descent and identifies as queer. She is outspoken about the influence her identity has on her music. Source: Wikipedia.
Mia Berrin is also a sweet angel, musical genius, and dear friend. Source: Djouliet Amara.
DJOULIET: HOW DID WE MEET?
MIA: WE WERE WORKING AT A SPOOKY EXPERIENTIAL POP-UP SHOP IN SOHO
DJOULIET: LOL. HOW ARE YOU?
MIA: SLEEPY
DJOULIET: HOW ARE YOU REALLY?
MIA: FULFILLED. MY CREATIVE WELL OF PURE, DEEP BLUE WATER. I THINK I AM GETTING CLOSER AND CLOSER TO WHO I AM.
DJOULIET: THAT’S BEAUTIFUL. I THINK EVERY TIME WE RECONNECT YOU GET CLOSER TO WHO YOU ARE. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, EVERY TIME I SEE YOU, YOU’RE EXACTLY WHERE YOU NEED TO BE. HOW DO YOU TAKE YOUR STEAK?
MIA: MEDIUM RARE PLEASE!
DJOULIET: A LITTLE BIRDIE ONCE TOLD ME THAT THE SECRET TO LIFE IS: SOMETHING TO DO, SOMEONE TO LOVE, AND SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO. WHAT ARE THOSE THREE FOR YOU RIGHT NOW?
MIA: MAKING ART, MY PARTNER, MAKING MORE ART!
DJOULIET: RIGHT NOW MY THREE ARE: SECURING A CUTE SKIRT, MYSELF, AND VENICE, ITALY. I AM SO TIRED.
DJOULIET: ARE YOU A GOOD FRIEND?
MIA: NOT ALWAYS, BUT I WANT TO BE BETTER.
DJOULIET: TELL ME A SECRET
MIA: I HAVE EATEN PLUMS THAT WERE IN THE ICEBOX…AND WHICH YOU WERE PROBABLY SAVING FOR BREAKFAST….FORGIVE ME…THEY WERE DELICIOUS…SO SWEET AND SO COLD…..
DJOULIET: ARE YOU IN LOVE WITH YOU?
MIA: I’M IN LOVE WITH MY MIND, I’M WORKING ON LOVING EVERYTHING ELSE.
DJOULIET: I LOVE YOU
MIA: I LOVE YOU TOO AND I MISS YOU VERY MUCH!
DJOULIET: WHAT IS BRINGING YOU JOY RIGHT NOW?
MIA: PLAYING VIDEO GAMES, WATCHING BAD TV, GOING TO THE JAPANESE GROCERY STORE NEAR MY APARTMENT, BEING BORED, LISTENING TO DONNA SUMMER.
DJOULIET: WHAT ARE YOU MOST PROUD OF ABOUT YOURSELF?
MIA: REALIZING THAT I AM THE SOURCE OF EVERYTHING GOOD IN MY LIFE AND THAT I DESERVE THE LOVE I RECEIVE.
DJOULIET: YOU ABSOLUTELY ARE AND YOU ABSOLUTELY DO. WHAT ARE YOU DOING TODAY?
MIA: I GOT COFFEE WITH A FRIEND AND THEN WENT TO A WRITING SESSION. SESSIONS USED TO FREAK ME OUT BUT I’VE BEEN MORE OPEN TO COLLABORATION LATELY AND I’M PROUD OF MYSELF FOR THAT. I CAN BE VERY CREATIVELY PRECIOUS. I THINK IT’S A STRENGTH AND A WEAKNESS.
DJOULIET: WHAT IS YOUR TAKE ON FRIENDSHIP? WHAT MAKES A GOOD FRIEND?
MIA: FRIENDSHIP IS ONE OF THE MOST SPECIAL THINGS IN THE WORLD. I THINK IN IT’S PUREST SENSE, IT IS TO LOVE SOMEONE WITHOUT WANTING ANYTHING FROM THEM EXCEPT TO KNOW THEIR HEART. A GOOD FRIEND IS CARING, LOVING AND HONEST. A GOOD FRIEND GROUNDS YOU.
DJOULIET: MIA YOU’RE THE MOST GOODEST FRIEND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHEN IS THE LAST TIME YOU TOUCHED GRASS?
MIA: GOD… I DON’T KNOW! THAT’S BAD. DURING CHERRY BLOSSOM SEASON I WALKED AROUND TOUCHING ALL THE BLOOMS ON THE TREES. DOES THAT COUNT?
DJOULIET: YES AND I ALSO LOVE YOUR SONG CHERRY BLOSSOM. WHAT IS YOUR MOST RECENT MANIFESTATION?
MIA: I’M GONNA WRITE AN ALBUM I’M PROUD OF!
FRIEND FACT: MIA BERRIN WAS THE FIRST EVER GIRL IN THE WORLD TO WORK AT GLOSSIER. THAT’S A FACT. DJOULIET AMARA WAS THE FIRST EVER GIRL IN THE WORLD TO DANCE IN POINTE SHOES IN GLOSSIER, AS MIA EARLIER DESCRIBED AS “A SPOOKY EXPERIENTIAL POP-UP SHOP IN SOHO.” IT WAS THE FRAGRANCE POP UP. IT WAS REALLY WEIRD. THE FRAGRANCE WAS REALLY GOOD.
i love this!!! mia has such a beautiful way with words. and i really love the concept of this site !!!!
CHARMING :)