Texas rocker chick Deborah Vial returns from Maui to get pretty for her concert at House of Blues
COLD CREAM, CURLERS AND CATS | Vial reveals her secret regimen for looking young.
Like all great artists, Deborah Vial knows how to work the press. Even though she moved from Dallas to Maui a decade ago, she still makes time for the local media, to conduct in-depth, cutting-edge interviews prior to her appearances here.
But this is not one of those.
Nope, Vial’s tired of talking about herself, even to promote her latest concert (featuring, as per usual, special guest Jane Doe), which takes place on Saturday at the House of Blues. Still, the soulful rocker — whose powerful vocals and sultry performances have made her a Texas favorite for more than two decades — needs to eat (and drink), so she sat down with us over a bottle of pinot and some figs at Hattie’s in the Bishop Arts District to give rare insights behind-the-scenes in the life of a diva.
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Dallas Voice: Deborah, you’re 47 years old — how come you only look 46? Deborah Vial: Arnold, the key to my beauty is moisturize, moisturize, moisturize! I should also add that “moisturize” is one of my favorite words … second only to “moisture.”
Wow, I think I will have to spend more time moisturizing. What do you do in your free time on Maui? Well, my wife Caron and I have six dogs and three cats. I don’t have that much time for myself since I am running a kennel. A typical day at home looks like this: wake up, make the coffee, feed nine animals, moisturize, go to the beach and drink mai tais all day, come back home and feed nine animals, moisturize, go to bed.
That sounds like a pretty tough life. Do you think you will ever move back to Dallas permanently? I think they have limits on the number of animals per household in Dallas, so no, I can’t see us ever moving back, given my penchant for hoarding livestock. Do you have any spare animals you would like to give me? We could always use more cats in the house. They are very useful and difficult to come by.
My cat just died. Oh, right. Sorry. Have another glass of pinot.
Thanks, Deborah. Thanks, Arnold.
This article appeared in the Dallas Voice print edition July 25, 2014.