Kimbra Lee Johnson is a singer, songwriter, producer + musician from New Zealand, now based in New York City. Her award-winning, debut album Vows was released in 2011. In 2012, she appeared on Gotye’s multi-platinum single, Somebody I Used To Know.

Kimbra’s music pushes the boundaries of genre and style juxtaposing pop sensibilities with influences in Jazz, R & B, and electronic music. Lyrically, Kimbra expresses the deeper longings of the human heart. Her poetic verses draw from personal experience, imaginative religious imagery and reveal a depth of honesty, vulnerability and reflection.

In this episode, I talk with Kimbra about her creative process and the deeper experiences of the artist’s life.

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Books and authors discussed in this episode:

Art & Fear by David Bayles and Ted Orland

Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert

I’ll Take Your There: Pop Music & The Urge for Transcendence by Bill Friskics-Warren

Thomas Merton, Teresa of Avila, Frederick Buechner

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