Interview: Annette Lee

Known as Sue-Ann from SGAG, Annette Lee sheds her alter-ego to chat about her music career.

Even if you don’t know her, you’ve probably seen her around (especially on social media) — as the bespectacled character Sue-Ann for SGAG. But there are more reasons to add funny girl Annette Lee onto your girl crush list: she sings, too. Dropping her last name to perform as ANNETTE, we chat with the up-and-coming singer-songwriter to get to know her a little better.

How did your passion for music come about?

I’ve always been surrounded by music growing up. My dad would often play music in the house. But I think my passion really began with writing before music, though. I’ve always loved writing but I often think in images as I write. So I started adding illustrations to my writings and at 12 years old, I bought my first guitar and taught myself to sing and play all my favourite songs. Eventually, as I got better at it, I started to add music to my writings and created my own songs.

What were the inspirations behind your debut EP, All Our Achilles Heels?

The EP was inspired by my fascination with the human condition. Over time I’ve found that what really gives our humanity away is our weakness and imperfection. Most of the songs were birthed from my personal experience: from trying to cope with anxiety to trying to describe joy that I find unexplainable.

Read more about her interview here:

https://www.timeout.com/singapore/music/interview-annette-lee