Norwegian singer Aurora: I hated my voice once!
Aug 13, 2017 15:44:47 GMT
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Post by toudy on Aug 13, 2017 15:44:47 GMT
Okay so I got printed version of the interview (along with other interviews and reports from Grape festival) while leaving the area so I made a translation. My english is not perfect but I did my best.
EDIT: I added a photo of the article
Here is also link to a digital version but it is behind the paywall so it is not a full version.
kultura.sme.sk/c/20624802/norska-spevacka-aurora-kedysi-som-svoj-hlas-neznasala.htm
How does the girl from small norwegian town get on stages in the biggest cities in the world?
"It is strange, isn't it? When I was a child I never wanted to be an artist. I enjoyed writing lyrics and I thought everybody does that. It was part of life, whenever you are sad or happy you just write about it. I didn't want make living from it but I like it today. I think I have a voice for it and people are willing to listen. I am learning a lot while I am doing this. It is beautiful to be connected with people in this way."
Are you writing songs in English from the start?
"Yes, I read many english books and most of the artists I listened to were from England. English became language of my poetry. It is very soft and handy language full of beautiful words. Even though now when I have started to learn new languages I am finding out that some of them have even more inspirational words. It is also good to keep some distance because then I can feel like another person. I know it would be too heart-breaking to sing some of my songs in norwegian. I would feel it too much I think."
Was it hard for you to get on stage in front of the big audience?
"At first it really wasn't easy. I was absolutely terrified before performing big shows and I am still nervous. I don't think it will ever change. But I know that people are very nice when they come to my show and they are giving a lot of positive energy back to me. People are not born on stage, one day everybody must learn to talk in front of the class full of people. Today I feel like I can sing in front of 20k people but in the same time I can feel uncomfortable when meeting only one person."
You started to sing in very young age. How does it affected your youth?
"I started to sing and write songs when I was nine. But I absolutely hated my voice back then. It sounded so different from voices of musicians I loved."
So what was your motivation if not your voice? What kept you going?
"I have only boring answer - everything. From nature, where I am nobody, to my fans. People behaviour is very inspiring. We all are so unpredictable, we are laughing even when we are not happy. We are acting it even when we know it is weird. I think it is hard to be a human."
Nature has a special place in your music. Do you see it as your asylum?
"Nature is like people. They are inspiring too, but also very strange. Sometimes we make weird choices. What I like about nature is that I see it as a mother of us all. It brings life. It is dangerous and safe in the same time and that inspires me. It is like being in calm mother womb where nothing annoys you. And I have the same feelings when I am somewhere in a forest. It affects my music very much."
Music and music business in these days are full of digitalization and social networks. How do you handle it? You quit snapchat for example.
"If I wasn't an artist, I wouldn't probably use any of social networks. But I like instagram because it is about pictures and it is nice to communicate visually. But social networks are kind of different world and I rather live in our one. It's great to have a chance to talk with my fans and tell something to the world but I prefer living in normal life. In the digital life we often forget that we are people. We are acting oddly, aggressively and anonymously."
In summer you are traveling from one festival to another. Do you prefer bigger stage or rather more intimate places?
"I am used to smaller and intimate venues. But I like change. I love winter and I do not like hot weather but it is nice to alternate it. It is good to make changes so I learned to appreciate festivals too. I like doing a few bigger shows but after that I am always looking forward to something smaller."
What message do you want to give by your music?
"I have an impression I am on the mission and I have many things to say. I want to remind people we are not so lonely as we think. People today are always on their phones and they are often lonely, they are not meeting with friends as I used to as a child. People should know it and they should have the opportunity to find out their mission in the society. I think a few positive tones and vibrations can encourage people to think about themselves more. It is very healthy and in the end it makes us happy. It can be achieved even with sad songs. It is important for people to feel sadness because then they are less afraid of it. It is much more easier to be sad when you are appreciating happiness. And music can explain even unexplainable emotions."
Author: Lukáš Onderčanin © SME
EDIT: I added a photo of the article
Here is also link to a digital version but it is behind the paywall so it is not a full version.
kultura.sme.sk/c/20624802/norska-spevacka-aurora-kedysi-som-svoj-hlas-neznasala.htm
How does the girl from small norwegian town get on stages in the biggest cities in the world?
"It is strange, isn't it? When I was a child I never wanted to be an artist. I enjoyed writing lyrics and I thought everybody does that. It was part of life, whenever you are sad or happy you just write about it. I didn't want make living from it but I like it today. I think I have a voice for it and people are willing to listen. I am learning a lot while I am doing this. It is beautiful to be connected with people in this way."
Are you writing songs in English from the start?
"Yes, I read many english books and most of the artists I listened to were from England. English became language of my poetry. It is very soft and handy language full of beautiful words. Even though now when I have started to learn new languages I am finding out that some of them have even more inspirational words. It is also good to keep some distance because then I can feel like another person. I know it would be too heart-breaking to sing some of my songs in norwegian. I would feel it too much I think."
Was it hard for you to get on stage in front of the big audience?
"At first it really wasn't easy. I was absolutely terrified before performing big shows and I am still nervous. I don't think it will ever change. But I know that people are very nice when they come to my show and they are giving a lot of positive energy back to me. People are not born on stage, one day everybody must learn to talk in front of the class full of people. Today I feel like I can sing in front of 20k people but in the same time I can feel uncomfortable when meeting only one person."
You started to sing in very young age. How does it affected your youth?
"I started to sing and write songs when I was nine. But I absolutely hated my voice back then. It sounded so different from voices of musicians I loved."
So what was your motivation if not your voice? What kept you going?
"I have only boring answer - everything. From nature, where I am nobody, to my fans. People behaviour is very inspiring. We all are so unpredictable, we are laughing even when we are not happy. We are acting it even when we know it is weird. I think it is hard to be a human."
Nature has a special place in your music. Do you see it as your asylum?
"Nature is like people. They are inspiring too, but also very strange. Sometimes we make weird choices. What I like about nature is that I see it as a mother of us all. It brings life. It is dangerous and safe in the same time and that inspires me. It is like being in calm mother womb where nothing annoys you. And I have the same feelings when I am somewhere in a forest. It affects my music very much."
Music and music business in these days are full of digitalization and social networks. How do you handle it? You quit snapchat for example.
"If I wasn't an artist, I wouldn't probably use any of social networks. But I like instagram because it is about pictures and it is nice to communicate visually. But social networks are kind of different world and I rather live in our one. It's great to have a chance to talk with my fans and tell something to the world but I prefer living in normal life. In the digital life we often forget that we are people. We are acting oddly, aggressively and anonymously."
In summer you are traveling from one festival to another. Do you prefer bigger stage or rather more intimate places?
"I am used to smaller and intimate venues. But I like change. I love winter and I do not like hot weather but it is nice to alternate it. It is good to make changes so I learned to appreciate festivals too. I like doing a few bigger shows but after that I am always looking forward to something smaller."
What message do you want to give by your music?
"I have an impression I am on the mission and I have many things to say. I want to remind people we are not so lonely as we think. People today are always on their phones and they are often lonely, they are not meeting with friends as I used to as a child. People should know it and they should have the opportunity to find out their mission in the society. I think a few positive tones and vibrations can encourage people to think about themselves more. It is very healthy and in the end it makes us happy. It can be achieved even with sad songs. It is important for people to feel sadness because then they are less afraid of it. It is much more easier to be sad when you are appreciating happiness. And music can explain even unexplainable emotions."
Author: Lukáš Onderčanin © SME
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