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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
As told to Rich Pelley

‘Have I tried having sex to my own music? God, no!’: Natalie Imbruglia’s honest playlist

NATALIE IMBRUGLIA
Natalie Imbruglia … ‘I’m not the most confident party playlist DJ.’ Photograph: Rankin

The first song I fell in love with
My dad gave me California Dreamin’ by the Mamas & the Papas on vinyl for my fifth birthday. I said: “Oh thanks, Dad,” but really, I thought: “Who is this weird bunch of people?” Obviously, the present was really for him.

The first single I bought
I remember begging my mum to buy me Beat It by Michael Jackson at a record shop in the ’burbs of Sydney. I mean – he’s Michael Jackson.

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