Taking advantage of the town's proximity to the ocean, she began surfing at the age of 12. She competed in the National Scholastic Surfing Association (NSSA) High School Division and earned fifth place in the state title while still in middle school.
At 15, she was given a cassette of Ani DiFranco's 1993 Puddle Dive by her half-brother's friend. She played the album constantly and it still has great sentimental value to her. It serves as a reminder of when her musical ambitions started to blossom.
Inspired by DiFranco's music and due in part to her nature of being a self-described "nosy kid" she entered her parents' room and began playing around with her father's old acoustic guitar. Although her parents were initially angry with her for "taking" her father's guitar, they eventually became supportive of her interest in music.
She began playing in front of friends at their homes and they encouraged her to begin writing her own material. One night, while performing for some friends, an employee of the production company The Moonshine Conspiracy, run by surf filmmaker Taylor Steele and professional surfer Chris Malloy, heard her and asked Tristan to appear in the film the company was working on at the time entitled Shelter. Tristan's song, Anything At All was chosen to be on the soundtrack.
Prettyman began playing in clubs and bars throughout San Diego County before being invited to join fellow San Diegoan, and future boyfriend, Jason Mraz on his national tour.
Prettyman spent the winter of 2004 in New York collaborating with producer Josh Deutsch who had worked with Mraz and Lenny Kravitz.
Prettyman is half-sister to Cody McClintock, an independent film producer.
She is signed to Virgin Records, and put out her first major label album Twentythree on August 2, 2005. Tristan credits her half-brother with much influence on her thinking and the title of her debut album pays partial homage to the "23 enigma". A perceptual concept which refers to the abnormally high occurrence of the number 23 in daily life as described in the book Cosmic Trigger by Robert Anton Wilson, as derived from friend and fellow author William S. Burroughs.
Twentythree peaked at 24 on Billboard's Top Heatseekers chart.
In 2008 Tristan released her sophomore album, entitled Hello.
Daisy
Tristan Prettyman Lyrics
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I couldn't believe some of the things, I heard you say cause
I've seen the way, that you've been looking at me
And its dangerous, and very intentionally
well we can spend the afternoon, locked in your room
Don't act so surprised, I know what you wanna do
Turn off my phone, cause I don't wanna hear it ring
saying..
Ohh, here we go again
You know we thought she learned her lesson
Ohh but I guess I didn't and
It'd be foolish to pretend to say that, I never loved you, and ill never ever love you again
So I was walking down the road, the other day
I was doing just fine, daydreaming my life away
And then, little daisy caught my eye, and said
"ill tell you if he loves you or not" and to my surprise
Well I think that daisy lied, cause
I seen the way, that you've been looking in my eyes,
Its ohh so nice, you got me in a daze and now, how could I complain
ohh, no here we go again, you know I
Thought I learned my lesson,
But you know I never do
And it'd be stupid to believe that
I never loved you and that I'll never love you again
again, ill never love you
Again, ill be thinking of you again
And again, and again, and again
The song "Daisy" by Tristan Prettyman is a heartfelt and reflective piece of music that speaks about love and its ups and downs. The song talks about the singer's experience of walking inside her lover's head and the dangerous and intentional way he looks at her. Despite this, she is willing to spend the afternoon locked in his room, turning off her phone and ignoring her friends' calls. There is a sense of conflict within her as she talks about how foolish it would be to pretend that she never loved him and that she would never love him again.
In the second verse, the singer finds a little daisy on the road and asks for its opinion on whether he loves her or not. To her surprise, the daisy is not helpful, and she is left pondering her feelings again. She admits to being in a daze because of his gaze and finding it hard to resist him despite her better judgment. The song ends by repeating the sentiment that she will never love him again, but her mind seems to be in conflict with her heart.
Line by Line Meaning
I went on a walk inside your head, the other day
I was trying to understand your thoughts
I couldn't believe some of the things, I heard you say cause
I was surprised to hear some of the stuff you were thinking
I've seen the way, that you've been looking at me
I noticed that you've been looking at me in a way that could be dangerous
And its dangerous, and very intentionally
Your actions or thoughts are intentional and could end up hurting me
well we can spend the afternoon, locked in your room
We could spend time alone together if you want
Don't act so surprised, I know what you wanna do
I know what you want to happen and I'm not surprised about it
Turn off my phone, cause I don't wanna hear it ring
I don't want any distractions or interruptions during our time together
I know my girls be calling up, consistently
I know my friends will call me, but I don't want to talk to them right now
Ohh, here we go again
I'm starting to feel the same way again
You know we thought she learned her lesson
My friends thought I would learn from my past experiences
Ohh but I guess I didn't and
But it seems like I didn't learn anything
It'd be foolish to pretend to say that, I never loved you, and ill never ever love you again
I can't pretend that I never loved you and that I won't love you again
So I was walking down the road, the other day
I was out for a walk by myself
I was doing just fine, daydreaming my life away
I was feeling good and lost in my own thoughts
And then, little daisy caught my eye, and said
I noticed a daisy flower and decided to see if it could answer a question for me
"ill tell you if he loves you or not" and to my surprise
The daisy answered that it could tell me if you love me or not
Well I think that daisy lied, cause
I don't really believe that a flower could answer my question
I seen the way, that you've been looking in my eyes,
I noticed the way you've been staring into my eyes
Its ohh so nice, you got me in a daze and now, how could I complain
It's a nice feeling to be around you and I can't complain about that
ohh, no here we go again, you know I
I'm starting to fall for you again
Thought I learned my lesson,
I thought I learned not to fall for you, but I guess I didn't
But you know I never do
I always end up falling for you again
And it'd be stupid to believe that
It wouldn't make sense to believe that
I never loved you and that I'll never love you again
I can't pretend that I never loved you and that I won't love you again
again, ill never love you
I can't promise that I won't ever love you again
Again, ill be thinking of you again
I know I'll keep thinking about you
And again, and again, and again
I know it will happen over and over again
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
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Rodolfo R
Radiant! Great way to start the day ;)
Rodolfo R
@Mona Jones ❤
Mona Jones
Good morning from future! Thanks for your kind words :)
wataru hanabi
Monaさん✨
また聴きにきてしまいました٩(๑>∀<๑)۶
この曲知らなくて…
Spotifyで調べてしまいました！便利な世の中です🤣
なるほど、EPの曲なんですね！
僕アルバムしか聞いた事なくて…
新しい曲知れてめっちゃ嬉しいです✨
しかしほんと…
マイナーな曲好きですよね🤣
もうね…
最高です( ⑉¯ ꇴ ¯⑉ )ﾂﾝﾂﾝ🤣
わはは！
wataru hanabi
@Mona Jones ぬぉ！そうか…子どもだったのか🤣
あれ？トリスタンはわりと最近？…わはは！
Monaさんの音楽の趣味が渋すぎて年齢差を忘れてしまいます笑
でも…凄くいいと思います
(ﾉ˶>ᗜ<˵)ﾉ
Mona Jones
EP初々しい感じもあっていいですよね〜♡ドノヴァンもGラブも大好きです。トリスタンデビュー時はまだ子供だったので、後から色々遡って聴き漁ってます。
初めてトリスタンのお話を共有できる方に出会えたので感動しています笑
wataru hanabi
@Mona Jones こんばんは😊今日あれからEP全部聴きました。
アコースティックバージョンが入ってるからか、アルバムよりも素朴でより生っぽい感じが凄く心地よかったです👍✨
トリスタンがデビューした頃、ジャック・ジョンソン関係でドノヴァンフランケンレイターとかGラブとか…サーフミュージックちょっとブームでしたよね。世の中も今程混沌として無かったからアコースティックな緩い音楽がハマってたのかもしれませんね。
Monaさんのおかげで久しぶりにゆったりとした音楽を楽しむ時間が出来ました🎶
また聴きにきますね😊
Mona Jones
わぁありがとうございます！
Daisy可愛いですよね〜このEPの曲全部カバーしましたが本当いい曲尽くしで♡
もともとJack Johnsonが好きでその周辺色々聴きあさりましたが、Tristanは特にギター1本で形になるし、かっこよくどこかブルージーですごくタイプです♡