Central New York Native Talks About Her '#SELFIE' Stardom

From one DJ to another.

That’s the unusual media slant framing Syracuse Post-Standard entertainment writer Geoff Herbert’s interview with model Lindsey Diane Alton, the lip-synching star of YouTube music video viral smash “#SELFIE.” The song started out as a joke for the NYC DJ duo of Andrew Taggart and Alex Pall (a.k.a. The Chainsmokres). Eighty-five million views along, this meta ditty has hit number one on Billboard‘s Dance/Electronic charts and, now, garnered coverage from – we’re pretty sure – the only entertainment newspaper writer who is also a deaf DJ.

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