The Irish bass-slinger and vegan activist took a break from her busy life and many projects to answer our ten questions
From her birthplace of Mullingar, Ireland to the fast scene of Los Angeles to stages all over the world, Tanya O’Callaghan has remained entirely authentic every step of her musical journey. Maybe it’s her feisty Irish side, and maybe it’s her drive to continually better herself as a player — but whatever it is, it’s caught the attention of Dee Snider, Steven Adler, Maynard James Keenan, Ronnie Wood, and David Grey, who have all enlisted her services as a low-ender. With Sadowsky bass in hand and dreadlocks flying in every direction, O’Callaghan has a larger-than-life stage persona that is as unmistakable as her Irish brogue.
When she’s not thrilling crowds, O’Callaghan keeps busy with her work as an activist, and she hosts her own show alongside Derrick Green of Sepultura called Highway to Health, where she sits down with stars like Moby, Kat Von D, and Kevin Smith to talk about healthy living and the vegan lifestyle. Lately, the globetrotting bass star has been hard a