HOLLYWOOD AND VINE "I'm a real L.A. girl," says Digby (Photo: Jennifer Rocholl)You're still going to have to get used to being in the public eye, though. What's your worst experience to date?
I did this show at the Roxy, where I played right before a Latino heavy metal band. The place was packed, and at first I was all excited, thinking, "Oh my God, maybe word has spread! People are here to see me!" Unfortunately, that was not the case. They heckled me. They threw stuff at me onstage. I got so angry I actually stopped in the middle of a song to yell back at one guy. To top it all off, when my set was done, I got groped while climbing down from the stage. That was the end of the line for me. I started recording YouTube videos a few days later.
You've made your name covering the hit songs of other people. Have any of them given you feedback?
The only artist I've met so far is Mike Einziger from Incubus. A bunch of people sent him a link to the cover I did of "Love Hurts," and when I met him at an Incubus concert, he told me that I missed a few chords.
You spent a year at UC-Berkeley as a philosophy major before dropping out to pursue music. How did that major connect with your goal of becoming a lyricist and songwriter?
To be honest, I majored in philosophy, not because it was necessarily my favorite subject, but it seemed like the easiest thing to major in at the time. It was the only class where you only had to turn in two papers a year. When I was in college, I wanted to do music already. So I tried to fill my schedule with the easiest classes that took the least amount of time. I thought, "Philosophy! That's it!"
How has your family responded to your success?
My family is as normal as can be. They're so supportive. I could gush about them all day. We're very close. I have two little sisters, we're best friends. I adore my parents, so I'm really lucky to have the family I do.
Probably the first place a lot of fans heard your music was on The Hills. Do you watch the show at all?
I've watched the shows that I was in!
The show has spawned its own authenticity debate. What do you think: is it real or are we all a bunch of suckers?
Oh, I'm totally flabbergasted. I don't know to this day. In my heart I kind of hope it's not real. Because if that's what life here in L.A. is about, then I'm really kind of scared for Southern California's youth.
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