Rosie Thomas

One night in suburban Detroit, a twelve-year-old Rosie Thomas lay sleepless in her bed, obsessively dwelling on what she perceived to be her lack of life purpose. Then, well after 2 AM, it suddenly hit her. She sprung out of bed and raced down the hall. “Daddy, Daddy, I know what my mission in life is,” Rosie exclaimed, poking her father. “I just want to entertain people.” Fast forward to one decade later, recently transplanted to Seattle and frustrated with her decision to attend theater school, Rosie sat one night voicing her disappointment to new friend, singer-songwriter Damien Jurado, when he promptly turned to her and said, “Rosie, what do you want to do with your life?” Rosie thought for a minute. “I just want to entertain people,” she finally replied. Rosie ended up lending vocals to a track on Jurado’s album, Ghost of David. The folks at Sub Pop Records liked what they heard and offered to sign her. Five albums and a few years later, Rosie has certainly become an entertainer.