Aulii Cravalho is straddling two very different worlds.
When I get pulled away intoMoanaworld, it feels like a coming home, she tells Bustle.
It gives me much more freedom.
I get to ask the question of, When am I lying?
When do I tell the truth?
When do I bear my soul to the audience?
Though Sally may be elusive, shes hardly unfamiliar.
Cravalho tends to look on the bright side in her own life, too.
We always say when it rains, it pours, she says.
Ive got just a bunch of spooky, creepy, powerful women-led music on there.
On giving autographs:
Ive had people ask me to sign really bad photos of myself.
You know someone made that?
Im becoming a bit of a collectors item, which is very strange as a 23-year-old.
I had to fight [my mom] tooth and nail [for it].
They see me on stage and go, Oh, OK, bend over!
Im like, This is not that kind of cabaret.
This cabaret also includes Nazis.
You had one number where I was cutesy, baby doll, manic pixie dream girl.
Thats it, baby girl.
This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.
