Suzanne Vega
Design Matters with Debbie Millman
Design Matters Media
4.6 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 8 September 2025
⏱️ 66 minutes
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Acclaimed singer-songwriter Suzanne Vega reflects on her pioneering career, the artistry behind her storytelling, and the lasting cultural impact of songs like “Luka” and “Tom’s Diner.” She joins to discuss her new album, Flying with Angels, which poignantly captures the struggles and resilience of our time.
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| 0:00.0 | It took a long time to learn how to perform. |
| 0:04.1 | It took another 10 years until I would say I got better at it. |
| 0:07.2 | And in fact, that's a lifelong quest for me. |
| 0:10.5 | How do you embody the feeling and perform it in front of an audience? |
| 0:18.7 | From the TED Audio Collective, this is Design Matters with Debbie Millman. |
| 0:25.6 | On Design Matters, Debbie talks with some of the most creative people in the world about what they do, how they got to be who they are, and what they're thinking about and working on. |
| 0:35.0 | On this episode, Suzanne Vega talks about her latest album |
| 0:38.4 | and opens up about the doubts she had early in her career. |
| 0:42.3 | Finally, I started to feel like I am a musician. |
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