Sara Quin Extended Interview by Ben Palosaari

Sara Quin, half of Canadian pop/rock twins Tegan and Sara, is in the midst of a final tour before working on the duo's sixth album. The rising music star told CP about her process of learning to handle fame, fans, and the future both in and out of music. City Pages: You're doing some unreleased songs and older songs on this tour; saying fans will be surprised by the shows on this tour. What went into making that decision? Sara Quin: Quite honestly I wasn't totally sure we needed to be doing another tour in the states right away. I kind of like the 'the leave them wanting more' kind of vibe. But we've sort of experienced a lot of growth and interest. So it felt like we were going to do this tour and I was like 'God, it feels like we're just going back to do the same old thing.' We wanted to diversify, I mean we want to play... [read full story]