Stacey Singer bustles about at Noodle in Decatur, taking orders with a smile, balancing plates and delivering libations. As she moves closer, it's easy to tell music's in her blood. Tattoos emblazon her arms, and she usually dons rocker wear like band shirts and camo shorts. Singer fills her life with her love for both the service and music industries. When she's not waiting tables at Noodle, she's working on her latest musical project, Girls' Rock Camp (ATL).

What about your personality makes you best suited as a server?

I am very eager to please. Without getting into too much psycho-babble about how my mother treated me, I like to see people happy. And I like to be the one who brings them the stuff that makes them happy. . . . I probably would prefer, at some point, to be in the kitchen. But that would . . . probably have to be my kitchen. But I'm not trained like that; I'm not a chef.

What do you cook at home?

I cook mostly Asian food at home, because I see our chefs cooking it here. I pick up tips and recipes. Asian food is the food I like best when I go out to eat. So I try to replicate it as much as possible in my house. I have a really easy recipe for yellow curry soup that's so simple, anybody could do it. . . . The stock is whatever bouillon you prefer, whether it's beef, chicken or veggie. Take two cups of water and two cubes of bouillon. Add Sriracha chili sauce and yellow curry powder to taste. Add coconut milk to taste, and that's it. Choose whatever vegetables you like and whatever protein. I usually prefer it with rice noodles. I cook the rice noodles first and put it on the side. When the soup is done, I pour it over the rice noodles.

Explain Girls' Rock Camp (ATL).

It's a five-day summer camp for girls who come and learn how to play an instrument and be in a band. It's July 14-18 at Eyedrum. The final show is going to be on July 19 in the evening. From there, we hope to add after-school programming, weekend programming and multiple sessions throughout the summers. We hope to grow and do ladies' rock programming. For right now, it's for girls ages 10-18.

What do playing music and serving food have in common?

For me, it's not so much they have anything in common. But each has the flexibility to allow me to do both. If I work hard in a restaurant and get to a place where I can choose my own schedule, then I can do whatever I want extracurricularly. ... Ever since I can remember, people I've worked with in restaurants have been in bands. It's because it's easy and flexible, and they don't have to take their work home with them. Even if you work at night and you have to play a show at 11 p.m. or 12 a.m., you can usually get off of your shift and make the show.

What's on your mp3 player right now?

Bruce Springsteen's latest record, "Magic." It reminds me of [several] weeks ago when I was front row-center for the Bruce Springsteen show, and it puts me in a different place. I'm more of a fan of his older music, but the live show inspired me to listen to the new record. It brings me back to the show, which was the greatest rock 'n' roll thing I've ever experienced.

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