An important Italian critic came up all the way from Rome just to meet her. She talked about a club called The We Hours that she and some friends started in Hollywood. It's open from 1 to 5 A.M. and holds 100 people. Singing in there taught Gray a lot about working a live audience. She describes the ambience as ''free style.
People get up and rap and recite poetry.
Not that she considers herself an ''artist'' or anything. Everybody gets their little gift. I have no idea where it comes from. I believe in God, but I guess the gift comes from whatever you believe in. You just have to be in the zone.