Get to know... Gini

Singer-songwriter Gini (@This.Is.Gini) loves splurging on suits. She talks about her secret skills (spot-on anime impressions) and the superpowers she wants

Get to know... Gini

• Currently I am

  Working on stories to tell through my music.

• High point in life

  Being on a billboard in Times Square, courtesy Spotify.

• Low point in life

  When my dog died.

• On my playlist

  How Much a Dollar Cost, by Kendrick Lamar; I’d Like to Walk Around in Your Mind, by Vashti Bunyan; and Ab Ke Hum Bichhde by Mehdi Hassan.

• On my speed dial

  My parents, my sister and my manager.

• Today I’m craving

  Pizza.

• Next big splurge

  Another suit. I’m a collector of formal suits.

• Last thing I ordered online

  A headphone adapter.

• App I check before going to bed

  Formula 1.

• Advice I’d give my 18-year-old self

  It gets better.

• A secret skill I have

  I can do killer anime impressions.

• A superpower tool I wish I had

  The ability to speak any language.

• My favourite Sunday memory while growing up

  Playing in the garden with my family, having a warm breakfast and then playing some more.

• My most star-struck moment

  Swanand Kirkire singing the bridge of my song Chaukhat to me.

• My favourite bad habit

  Lounging in bed instead of going for a run.

• If I could travel back or forward in time, I’d…

  Go back in time to witness Raye singing Oscar Winning Tears live at the Royal Albert Hall in London.

• A trait I despise in people

  Unprofessionalism and being tardy.

• I won’t leave the house without…

  My lip balm, cap and charger.

• The best thing about fame

  I get to hear people sing my songs back to me. Somebody will come up to me on the street, sing a line of my song and introduce themselves. We’ll chat, I’ll get to hear their story, and then part ways.

• The worst thing about fame

  I can’t swear.