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After extensive touring with her band across the United States, singer/songwriter Pearl Charles was kind enough to chat with us from her desert abode near Joshua Tree.

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Tell us a little bit about yourself: what do you do for a living? Or what has been your life journey so far?

My name is Pearl Charles, I was born and raised in Los Angeles, but am currently living in the Joshua Tree area with boyfriend and collaborator Michael Rault. I am primarily a singer/songwriter, though I dabble in various other creative and professional pursuits.‍

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What are ways you find inspiration when you’re not feeling creative?‍

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I’ve actually really honed in recently on the fact that I need to be home for an extended period of time without too many social or professional distractions to get into the zone I need to be in to do my creative work, so I just try to not be too hard on myself when I’m out on the road or just really busy with other life obligations and not feeling inspired.‍

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What activities (indoor or outdoor) are most important to you?‍

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I’d say my favorite two activities probably are working on music and thrifting/antiquing, but I also love watching movies and tv shows, reading and listening to podcasts and as a Taurus eating good food is tantamount. I guess all of that makes me sound like somewhat of a homebody. I do love traveling and being in nature too, maybe with some psychedelics?‍

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How do you interact with your home? What is your favorite room in your house and why?‍

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Our house is more of a studio than a house sometimes, it’s filled to the brim with instruments in pretty much every room and we’re constantly doing photo shoots or video shoots here as well, so it’s definitely a space for creating as well as relaxing and I love how seamless it is to transition from one thing to the other depending on how I’m feeling.‍

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What are some self care practices you find helpful?‍

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I find that the most important thing for self care is simply taking the time to rest when it’s necessary, I know I forget to do that so often and then wonder why I’m so exhausted! I find having that reset is crucial for the creative process.‍

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Have you ever considered yourself a robe person? ‍

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Definitely, my dad was a robe guy, so I think it must be genetic!‍

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What’s your favorite Great Indoors robe pattern?‍

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I personally dig the Spectre, but I love them all! Maybe I’m just partial because I used that word in a lyric in a new song!

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