Interview for Sourdoreille (w/ Review)
Nov 1, 2016 18:51:56 GMT
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Post by rd on Nov 1, 2016 18:51:56 GMT
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AURORA, ENCOUNTER WITH A CHILD WHO HAD GROWN TOO QUICKLY
A few hours before her concert at the Maroquinerie this October 24, 2016, we sat on the stairs leading to the Maroquinerie in Paris, arms hugging our knees, to listen to this little blonde twenty years Norwegian talk about the autumn snow in Bergen and how it felt to put her foot on the Nobel Peace Prize stage.
It is 9 PM. Aurora comes in. A little piece of Norway with a methodically braided blond hair (although a little bit will escape during the concert, which will amuse her a lot), wearing a white dress decorated with feathers. A dress made by a fan that is present in the room. Earlier, we asked her if she was stressed about the upcoming concert. "Singing on stage, is a bit like diving into the ocean. We know it won't kill us if we learned to swim. We get used to it, it becomes less scary and more ... beautiful. ". Even in front of thousands of people on the stage of the Nobel Peace Prize? Yes, even there, she (almost) swept her nervousness with a wave of the hand. "It's weird to sing on a TV set. You have to give everything in a very short time, without even seeing the people to whom you address. It's true that I was a little nervous that day. "
On the Maroquinerie stage, she first throws a smile and starts with "Black Water Lilies" - a song from her first album recently released. Perfectly comfortable, she chains the songs in a calm voice. Yet, it wasn't a little girl's dream to become a singer. When we asked about her about her first compositions, she explains that she wanted to capture the beauty of nature in poetry. " I was six years old. It was autumn, like today, but it was snowing. I remember that I found it strange and magical, these warm colors of the trees and the snow. I felt that the time was frozen. I wrote a poem about snow, and many other. Around six years old, I started learning to play the piano, and I was able to add melodies to my poems at the age of nine. I never wanted to go on stage, I just wanted to write music. "
The self-taught had to quickly learn to work with a label, producers, and other musicians. "It's very weird to share these songs. But it's also pretty natural for me. We all look alike, in the face of emotions. We all share them. It was harder when I was younger because I was more discreet, I didn't dare to argue with people. Now I know what I like and what I want. I know how to produce music but I find it very rewarding to work with others. And this allows learning to have confidence and to defend your ideas. "
She said these words with frowning and closed fist, like a child who would have grown up a bit quickly. Yet, "proud" and "powerful" are the words that come in mind seeing Aurora chains all the tubes in the making of her album. She plays with her songs and the chemistry with her musicians is palpable. "I never wanted my concerts to sound like my albums. Playing live is human and organic, I don't want to go for a machine. I also want the group to have fun, that energy is good. Even if I sing with a thousand mistakes, I know that the concert will be great if the energy is there. "
The set ends with "Conqueror", a song on which Aurora dances and twirls on the entire length of the scene. We asked her how she managed to keep all the energy and emotion, even after dozens of interpretations. "I don't think I'll go one day away from the emotion of my songs. And the public is always different. I tell myself that may be there the first or the last time seeing me on stage and I want to give them my maximum. "
After her recall and magnificent interpretation of "Through the Eyes of a Child", the public and the singer exchanged appreciative glances. "I feel they have a voice. We know that people listen to you from the moment they admire you, and I feel encouraged to change just a few things. When people tell me that my music helps, it's beautiful. I forget the little problems. It reminds me that music is bigger than us. I'm just a messenger. "
On the Maroquinerie stage, she first throws a smile and starts with "Black Water Lilies" - a song from her first album recently released. Perfectly comfortable, she chains the songs in a calm voice. Yet, it wasn't a little girl's dream to become a singer. When we asked about her about her first compositions, she explains that she wanted to capture the beauty of nature in poetry. " I was six years old. It was autumn, like today, but it was snowing. I remember that I found it strange and magical, these warm colors of the trees and the snow. I felt that the time was frozen. I wrote a poem about snow, and many other. Around six years old, I started learning to play the piano, and I was able to add melodies to my poems at the age of nine. I never wanted to go on stage, I just wanted to write music. "
The self-taught had to quickly learn to work with a label, producers, and other musicians. "It's very weird to share these songs. But it's also pretty natural for me. We all look alike, in the face of emotions. We all share them. It was harder when I was younger because I was more discreet, I didn't dare to argue with people. Now I know what I like and what I want. I know how to produce music but I find it very rewarding to work with others. And this allows learning to have confidence and to defend your ideas. "
She said these words with frowning and closed fist, like a child who would have grown up a bit quickly. Yet, "proud" and "powerful" are the words that come in mind seeing Aurora chains all the tubes in the making of her album. She plays with her songs and the chemistry with her musicians is palpable. "I never wanted my concerts to sound like my albums. Playing live is human and organic, I don't want to go for a machine. I also want the group to have fun, that energy is good. Even if I sing with a thousand mistakes, I know that the concert will be great if the energy is there. "
Later, all the musicians suddenly leave the stage, except Aurora and her guitarist. The light dims. She begins a beautiful and touching song called "Animal Soul". Then we hear the first notes of "Murder Song". Her most explicitly dark song and the room held its breath. On the front of the crowd, a viewer shows the count-down with his hands. "5 ... 4 ... 3 ... 2 ... 1 ...". At the end of the song, the crowd waits a few seconds before applauding. "I am attracted to morbid things and fascinated by the darkness. By writing "Murder Song", I think I tried to understand how someone could do something so horrible to someone else. I still don't understand. It's weird, a murder is very human and yet not at all. But we're the only ones doing this kind of things. I find it very scary, and I wanted to talk about it, not to forget that for some, these aren't just songs. It is important to be aware of others and make sure they are well. "
And indeed, when we see Aurora on stage, we are the immediate witnesses of a hypersensitive being expressing herself as she can by paint, dance and of course songs. What if there are some that we have never heard? "I need to take some distance from a few songs before I can play them in public. I still don't play "Home" from my last album because it makes me too sad. But I feel that I can do it soon. "
And indeed, when we see Aurora on stage, we are the immediate witnesses of a hypersensitive being expressing herself as she can by paint, dance and of course songs. What if there are some that we have never heard? "I need to take some distance from a few songs before I can play them in public. I still don't play "Home" from my last album because it makes me too sad. But I feel that I can do it soon. "
The set ends with "Conqueror", a song on which Aurora dances and twirls on the entire length of the scene. We asked her how she managed to keep all the energy and emotion, even after dozens of interpretations. "I don't think I'll go one day away from the emotion of my songs. And the public is always different. I tell myself that may be there the first or the last time seeing me on stage and I want to give them my maximum. "
After her recall and magnificent interpretation of "Through the Eyes of a Child", the public and the singer exchanged appreciative glances. "I feel they have a voice. We know that people listen to you from the moment they admire you, and I feel encouraged to change just a few things. When people tell me that my music helps, it's beautiful. I forget the little problems. It reminds me that music is bigger than us. I'm just a messenger. "
