Bergens Tidende interview | March 10, 2024

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There is a new interview with Aurora in Bergens Tidende (paywall): www.bt.no/kultur/i/KnOgg4/naa-er-det-bare-en-by-den-bergensbaserte-artisten-faar-lov-til-aa-vaere-alene

– Jeg har åtte ting å si til verden. Nå har jeg sagt fire av dem.

Aurora har en «baby» på gang. Men hun vil ikke si hva det betyr.

– Det kan jeg ikke svare på. Men jeg kan si når jeg slutter som artist.

Translation:

– I have eight things to say to the world. I have said four of them.

Aurora has a "baby" on the way. But she does not want to say what that means.

– I can not answer that. But I can tell you when I'm done being an artist.

Photos:

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Two more photos by photographer Petronelle Halvorsen

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https://vcdn.polarismedia.no/a54aaa2a-543d-421e-8f52-c4b12defa1d8?format=&q=100

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A closeup of one of the photos, from the front page:

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More photos by photographer Petronelle Halvorsen (@petronellephotography)

http://instagram.com/p/C4WRwLEIqZB

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Text in the article:

– Jeg har åtte ting å si til verden. Nå har jeg sagt fire av dem.
Aurora har en «baby» på gang. Men hun vil ikke si hva det betyr.

Aurora prøver ut hestesporet i Cort Piil-smauet på Nordnes.

Av Kjetil Kopren Ullebø
Petronelle Halvorsen (foto)
Publisert: 10. mars 2024 20:56

Aurora Aksnes er i ferd med å bestille en sen frokost på en kafé på Nordnes. Servitøren spør om hun kan få ta et bilde, og like etterpå kommer det en italiensk kvinne bort til bordet for å fortelle Aurora hvor talentfull hun er.

Ute i Strandgaten vinker enkelte når de ser henne.

– Bergensere vinker når de ser en kjendis. Jeg vet ikke hvorfor, men det er egentlig veldig greit å gjøre på den måten, sier Aurora.

Hun setter pris på at bergensere går rett på sak og holder seg for god til hvisking og peking.

Aurora vinker selvfølgelig tilbake.


<FOTO> Aurora har akkurat spilt tre utsolgte konserter i Bergen. I starten var hun litt ute av live-trening. FOTO: EIRIK BREKKE (ARKIV)

Artisten har akkurat spilt to utsolgte konserter på USF Verftet da BT treffer henne.

– Dette er blant de første konsertene jeg gjør i år, og jeg merker at jeg bruker litt tid på å komme i gang. Jeg må komme i kontakt med kroppen – med muskler jeg ikke bruker andre steder enn på scenen. Kanskje utenom ved samleie, sier Aurora.

En baby i Los Angeles
Når Aurora er på scenen, går hun alltid rundt på tærne, noe som blir litt slitsomt. Hun synes imidlertid at det er umulig å øve på den fysiske biten ved det å ha konsert. Hun hater å trene.

Men nå er hun klar for å bestille frokost.

– Dette står ikke på menyen, men kan jeg få en pannekake med smør, sukker og kanel? Og kan jeg få masse av alt? Og så boblevann og kaffe, sier Aurora til servitøren.

Aurora hater å trene. Men liker pannekaker med smør, sukker og kanel.
For noen dager siden la Aurora ut en post på Instagram om utgivelsen «Some Kind of Skin», som kommer 20. mars. Ifølge fansider på nett er det en ny låt, men kommer det også noe mer?

Mot slutten av mars skal hun til Los Angeles, og der skjer det noe.

– Hva skal du der?

– Kanskje jeg skal annonsere noe?

– Hva skal du annonsere?

– Det kan jeg ikke si, men det er en ny baby på gang, sier Aurora.

Endte på sykehus i USA
OK, vi ser om vi klarer å få Aurora på glid når hun har fått i seg litt frokost.

Hun har laget mye ny musikk det siste året, noe som er litt av grunnen til at hun har turnert lite.

Men selv når hun har ferske låter å spille for folk, turnerer hun langt mindre nå enn i starten av karrieren.

For da holdt det på å gå gale.

<FOTO> I 2020 var Aurora blant stjernene i Hollywood for å opptre på Oscar-utdelingen. I slutten av mars skal hun tilbake til Los Angeles for å annonsere noe hemmelig. FOTO: FRED IVAR UTSI KLEMETSEN (ARKIV)

– Ja, altså, jeg holdt jo på å dø, sier hun.

Da hun var på turné i USA i 2016, fikk hun blindtarmbetennelse og måtte på sykehus. Hun måtte operere blindtarmen – den ble igjen på sykehuset i Portland.

– Det var veldig slitsomt. Jeg var syk og veldig deprimert, og jeg gikk veldig ned i vekt. Det er vanskelig å gå på scenen foran fans når du er deprimert, når du har det så tungt. For du må liksom levere, sier Aurora.

Pannekaketyven Aurora
Én ting som hun virkelig har lært seg, er å si nei.

– Jeg sier nei til hele tiden.

– Men er det av og til vanskelig å si nei, å stå i mot forventningene til folk i musikkbransjen?

– Det å ta hensyn til bransjepress, gjorde jeg meg ferdig etter første plate – tilbake i 2016 da det nesten gikk helt galt. Jeg ga klar beskjed om at hvis ikke jeg får gjøre dette på min måte, da gidder jeg ikke være artist, sier Aurora.

<FOTO> Aurora sluttet å bry seg om «bransjegreier» etter den første platen, sier hun.

På kafeen på Nordnes kommer det pannekaker på bordet, både til Aurora, meg og fotografen.

Hun er sint på seg selv fordi hun glemte å spille sangen «Queendom» under konserten 8. mars, på kvinnedagen.

Når jeg i et øyeblikk ser ut av vinduet og stiller Aurora et spørsmål, tar hun en bit av maten min.

Så begynner vi å snakke om høyrepopulistiske statsledere i Sør-Amerika – Bolsonaro i Brasil og nykommeren Javier Milei i Argentina.

– Jeg stoler på mine egne ord
Aurora har veldig mye fans i Sør-Amerika. I fjor spilte hun sin største enkeltkonsert til da, i Mexico. Men opptakten til konserten ble preget av et drama som kom fullstendig ut av det blå.

Auroras trommeslager ble nemlig beskyldt for å være høyreekstrem. Han hadde blant annet vist et «OK»-tegn med hendene, noe som ifølge enkelte også kan bety «white power».

Både han og Aurora avviste anklagene på det sterkeste, men det ble likevel en sosiale medier-storm uten like.

<FOTO> En fan fra Nederland spør Aurora om en selfie og en klem i Lille Markeveien.

– Har denne erfaringen gjort deg mer forsiktig når du ytrer deg – er du redd for at noen kan mistolke deg fullstendig?

– Nei, jeg stoler på mine egne ord. Og når noen mistolker deg på en måte som det åpenbart ikke er noen sannhet i, så vil det også gå over, sier Aurora.

– Er det gått over nå?

– Ja. Men det var vondt å se at en jeg hadde ansvar for ble rammet av noe sånt. Men vi sto sammen og kom oss gjennom det, sier Aurora.

– Har åtte ting å si
Frokosten er over. Vi betaler og går innover Strandgaten. Aurora vinker til noen i et kafévindu, før vi går oppover det bratte Cort Piil-smauet, der et kjærestepar i tights driver med motbakke-intervaller.

Aurora går noe demonstrativt i hestesporet midt i smauet, og plutselig kommer det løpende en nederlender og spør om han få en selfie og en klem.

Siden hun nå har fått i seg frokost, prøver igjen å få ut av henne hva som skal skje i Los Angeles.

– Los Angeles er et av få steder i verden der jeg kan gå rundt alene, uten at folk kommer bort til meg, sier Aurora.

<FOTO> Aurora sier at hun har åtte ting å si til verden. Nå har hun sagt fire av dem.

– De er så vant til kjente ansikter der?

– Ja, kanskje. Det hender jo folk kommer bort til meg, men sjeldnere enn andre steder.

– Men hva er det som skal skje der?

– Jeg kommer til å ha mye musikk å spille i sommer, for å si det sånn.

– Jeg tror det kommer et nytt album.

– Vi får se, jeg kan ikke si noe nå.

– Hva om du ikke sier noe, men nikker hvis jeg gjetter rett?

– Haha. Men én ting jeg kan fortelle, er når jeg slutter som artist. Jeg har åtte ting å si til verden. Nå har jeg sagt fire av dem, sier hun.



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In english (translated by Chat GPT 3.5)


– I have eight things to say to the world. Now I've said four of them.

Aurora has a "baby" on the way. But she won't say what that means.



Aurora is trying out the horseshoe track in Cort Piil-smauet on Nordnes.



By Kjetil Kopren Ullebø

Petronelle Halvorsen (photo)

Published: March 10, 2024, 8:56 p.m.



Aurora Aksnes is about to order a late breakfast at a café on Nordnes. The waiter asks if she can take a picture, and shortly after, an Italian woman comes over to the table to tell Aurora how talented she is.



Outside in Strandgaten, some people wave when they see her.



"Bergen locals wave when they see a celebrity. I don't know why, but it's actually quite nice to do it that way," says Aurora.



She appreciates that people from Bergen get straight to the point and refrain from whispering and pointing.



Aurora, of course, waves back.



[PHOTO] Aurora has just played three sold-out concerts in Bergen. In the beginning, she was a bit out of live practice. PHOTO: EIRIK BREKKE (ARCHIVE)



The artist has just played two sold-out concerts at USF Verftet when BT meets her.



"These are among the first concerts I've done this year, and I notice that it takes me some time to get started. I need to connect with my body – with muscles I don't use anywhere else but on stage. Maybe except during intercourse," says Aurora.



A baby in Los Angeles

When Aurora is on stage, she always tiptoes around, which gets a bit tiring. However, she finds it impossible to practice the physical aspect of performing. She hates exercising.



But now she's ready to order breakfast.



"This isn't on the menu, but can I get a pancake with butter, sugar, and cinnamon? And can I get a lot of everything? And then sparkling water and coffee," Aurora says to the waiter.



Aurora hates exercising. But she likes pancakes with butter, sugar, and cinnamon.

A few days ago, Aurora posted on Instagram about the release of "Some Kind of Skin," coming out on March 20th. According to fan pages online, it's a new song, but is there more to it?



Towards the end of March, she's going to Los Angeles, and something is happening there.



"What are you doing there?"



"Maybe I'm going to announce something?"



"What are you going to announce?"



"I can't say, but there's a new baby on the way," says Aurora.



Ended up in the hospital in the USA

OK, let's see if we can get Aurora to open up once she's had some breakfast.



She's made a lot of new music over the past year, which is partly why she's toured less.



But even when she has fresh songs to play for people, she tours much less now than at the beginning of her career.



Because things almost went wrong back then.



[PHOTO] In 2020, Aurora was among the stars in Hollywood to perform at the Oscars. At the end of March, she will return to Los Angeles to announce something secret. PHOTO: FRED IVAR UTSI KLEMETSEN (ARCHIVE)



"Yeah, well, I was almost dying," she says.



When she was on tour in the USA in 2016, she got appendicitis and had to go to the hospital. She had to have her appendix removed – it stayed at the hospital in Portland.



"It was very exhausting. I was sick and very depressed, and I lost a lot of weight. It's difficult to go on stage in front of fans when you're depressed, when you're feeling so heavy. Because you have to deliver, you know," says Aurora.



The pancake thief Aurora

One thing she has really learned is to say no.



"I say no all the time."



"But is it sometimes difficult to say no, to resist the expectations of people in the music industry?"



"I finished considering industry pressure after the first album – back in 2016 when it almost went completely wrong. I made it clear that if I can't do this my way, then I don't want to be an artist," says Aurora.



[PHOTO] Aurora stopped caring about "industry stuff" after the first album, she says.



At the café on Nordnes, pancakes arrive at the table, for both Aurora, me, and the photographer.



She's mad at herself for forgetting to play the song "Queendom" during the concert on March 8th, on International Women's Day.



When I momentarily look out the window and ask Aurora a question, she takes a bite of my food.



Then we start talking about right-wing populist leaders in South America – Bolsonaro in Brazil and newcomer Javier Milei in Argentina.



"I trust my own words"

Aurora has a lot of fans in South America. Last year, she played her biggest solo concert yet, in Mexico. But the lead-up to the concert was marked by drama that came completely out of the blue.



Aurora's drummer was accused of being far-right. He had, among other things, made an "OK" sign with his hands, which according to some, can also mean "white power."



Both he and Aurora vehemently denied the accusations, but it still sparked a social media storm like no other.



[PHOTO] A fan from the Netherlands asks Aurora for a selfie and a hug in Lille Markeveien.



"Has this experience made you more cautious about expressing yourself – are you afraid someone might completely misinterpret you?"



"No, I trust my own words. And when someone misinterprets you in a way that clearly has no truth to it, it will pass too," says Aurora.



"Has it passed now?"



"Yes. But it was painful to see someone I was responsible for being affected by something like that. But we stood together and got through it," says Aurora.



"Has eight things to say"

Breakfast is over. We pay and walk along Strandgaten. Aurora waves to some people in a café window before we head up the steep Cort Piil-smauet, where a couple in tights are doing uphill intervals.



Aurora walks somewhat demonstratively in the horseshoe track in the middle of the alley, and suddenly a Dutchman comes running and asks if he can have a selfie and a hug.



Since she's had breakfast now, I try again to get her to reveal what's going to happen in Los Angeles.



"Los Angeles is one of the few places in the world where I can walk around alone without people coming up to me," says Aurora.



[PHOTO] Aurora says she has eight things to say to the world. Now she's said four of them.



"They're so used to famous faces there?"



"Yeah, maybe. People do come up to me sometimes, but less often than in other places."



"But what's going to happen there?"



"I'm going to have a lot of music to play this summer, let's just say that."



"I think a new album is coming."



"We'll see, I can't say anything now."



"What if you don't say anything, but nod if I guess right?"



"Haha. But one thing I can tell you is when I'll stop being an artist. I have eight things to say to the world. Now I've said four of them," she says.

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Post via Bergens Tidende (@btno), photo by Petronelle Halvorsen

http://instagram.com/p/C4Xqw71COWj

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thats awesome

i wonder if the album announcement will correspond with the some kind of skin release on 3/24

seems like the announcement of the US tour is imminent if she's coming to LA

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My translation of the interview:

– I have eight things to say to the world. I have now said four of them.

Aurora has a “baby” on the way. But she does not want to say what that means.

Aurora Aksnes is about to order a late breakfast at a café in Nordnes. The waiter asks if she can take a picture, and soon afterwards an Italian woman comes over to the table to tell Aurora how talented she is.

Out in Strandgaten, some people wave when they see her.

– People from Bergen wave when they see a celebrity. I don’t know why, but it’s actually quite a good way to do it, Aurora says.

She appreciates that the people of Bergen get straight to the point and don't whisper and point.

Aurora waves back, of course.

The artist has just played two sold-out concerts at USF Verftet when BT meets her.

– These are among the first concerts I do this year, and I notice that it takes me a while to get going. I have to get in touch with my body – with muscles I don’t use anywhere else but on stage. Maybe except during intercourse, Aurora says.

A baby in Los Angeles

When Aurora is on stage, she always walks around on her toes, which gets a bit tiring. She thinks that it is impossible to practice the physical part of having a concert, however. She hates working out.

But now she is ready to order breakfast.

– This is not on the menu, but can I have a pancake with butter, sugar and cinnamon? And can I have lots of everything? And then sparkling water and coffee, Aurora says to the waiter.

A few days ago, Aurora posted on Instagram about the release of “Some Kind of Skin”, which will be released on March 20. According to fansites online, it’s a new song, but is there anything else coming?

Towards the end of March, she is going to Los Angeles, and something is going to happen there.

– What are you going to do there?

– Maybe I am announcing something?

– What are you going to announce?

– I can’t say, but there is a new baby on the way, Aurora says.

Ended up in a hospital in the US

OK, we’ll see if we can get Aurora to loosen her tongue after she’s had some breakfast.

She has made a lot of new music in the last year, which is part of the reason why she has not toured much.

But even when she has fresh songs to play for people, she tours far less now than at the start of her career.

Because things almost went very badly wrong.

– Yes, I mean, I almost died, she says.

When she was on tour in the US in 2016, she got appendicitis and had to go to the hospital. She had to have an appendectomy – the appendix remained in the hospital in Portland.

– It was very tiring. I was sick and very depressed, and I lost a lot of weight. It’s hard to go on stage in front of fans when you’re depressed, when you’re feeling so down. Because you kind of have to deliver, Aurora says.

Aurora the pancake thief

One thing she has really learned is to say no.

– I say no all the time.

– Is it sometimes difficult to say no, to go against the expectations of people in the music industry?

– I finished with taking industry pressure into account after the first album – back in 2016 when everything almost went completely wrong. I said clearly that if I can’t do this my way, then I don’t want to be an artist, Aurora says.

At the café at Nordnes, there are pancakes on the table, both for Aurora, me and the photographer.

She is angry with herself because she forgot to play the song “Queendom” during the concert on March 8, on Women’s Day.

When I momentarily look out the window and ask Aurora a question, she takes a bite of my food.

Then we start talking about right-wing populist heads of state in South America – Bolsonaro in Brazil and newcomer Javier Milei in Argentina.

– I trust my own words

Aurora has a lot of fans in South America. Last year she played her biggest single concert to date, in Mexico. But the prelude to the concert was characterized by drama that came completely out of the blue.

Aurora’s drummer was accused of being far-right. Among other things, he had shown an “OK” sign with his hands, which according to some could also mean “white power”.

Both he and Aurora vehemently denied the accusations, but it was still a social media storm like no other.

– Has this experience made you more cautious when speaking out – are you afraid that someone might misinterpret you completely?

– No, I trust my own words. And when someone misinterprets you in a way that there is obviously no truth in, that too will pass, Aurora says.

– Is it over now?

– Yes. But it was painful to see someone I was responsible for affected by something like that. But we stood together and got through it, Aurora says.

– Have eight things to say

Breakfast is over. We pay and go up Strandgaten. Aurora waves to someone in a café window, before we walk up the steep Cort Piil alley, where a couple in tights are doing downhill intervals.

Aurora walks somewhat demonstratively in the horse track in the middle of the alley, and suddenly a Dutchman comes running and asks if he can have a selfie and a hug.

Now that she’s had her breakfast, I once again try to get out of her what’s going to happen in Los Angeles.

– Los Angeles is one of the few places in the world where I can walk around alone, without people coming up to me, Aurora says.

– Are they so used to famous faces there?

– Yes, maybe. People do come up to me, but less often than elsewhere.

– But what is going to happen there?

– I am going to have a lot of music to play this summer, so to speak.

– I think there is going to be a new album.

– We’ll see, I can’t say anything now.

– What if you don’t say anything, but nod if I guess right?

– Haha. But one thing I can tell you is when I’m done being an artist. I have eight things to say to the world. I have now said four of them, she says.

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Mar 11, 2024 5:27:44 GMT agenahadar said:

<FOTO> Aurora har akkurat spilt tre utsolgte konserter i Bergen. I starten var hun litt ute av live-trening. FOTO: EIRIK BREKKE (ARKIV)

<FOTO> I 2020 var Aurora blant stjernene i Hollywood for å opptre på Oscar-utdelingen. I slutten av mars skal hun tilbake til Los Angeles for å annonsere noe hemmelig. FOTO: FRED IVAR UTSI KLEMETSEN (ARKIV)

<FOTO> Aurora sluttet å bry seg om «bransjegreier» etter den første platen, sier hun.

<FOTO> En fan fra Nederland spør Aurora om en selfie og en klem i Lille Markeveien.

<FOTO> Aurora sier at hun har åtte ting å si til verden. Nå har hun sagt fir

Based on these signatures, it is quite difficult to determine which of them belongs to which photograph. Could you please take a screenshot(s) of the article so we can see how it is put together. I'm going to publish a translation of the article on VK, and there it is possible to make the design close to the newspaper one.

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Interview was conducted on March 9 in Bergen, from the text: "The artist has just played two sold-out concerts at USF Verftet when BT meets her."

One photo also on the homepage of photographer Petronelle Halvorsen
www.petronellehalvorsen.com/portraits

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https://static.wixstatic.com/media/98759e_fac826552ace4fb69d38cdb73f7b315c~mv2.jpg

The first 4 photos in the thread via the BT article, marginally better quality:

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https://vcdn.polarismedia.no/f67c7727-9ca2-48ab-a887-833eb090b897?format=&q=100
https://vcdn.polarismedia.no/5a821034-9c40-432b-8d70-6b192fdb30c5?format=&q=100
https://vcdn.polarismedia.no/59e3c959-f5b2-4d52-823b-d828a4184775?format=&q=100
https://vcdn.polarismedia.no/004bc40e-b90a-4f5a-ba05-ef5f5a598043?format=&q=100
https://vcdn.polarismedia.no/d04354c1-84ad-4825-b9b2-617d1ea2b6cf?format=&q=100
https://vcdn.polarismedia.no/a54aaa2a-543d-421e-8f52-c4b12defa1d8?format=&q=100

Thanks all for your posts!
Good read, seems like the plan is coming together indeed. Chapter 4 already ⌛

[agenahadar]

Mar 12, 2024 21:28:30 GMT gaginvo said:

Mar 11, 2024 5:27:44 GMT agenahadar said:

Based on these signatures, it is quite difficult to determine which of them belongs to which photograph. Could you please take a screenshot(s) of the article so we can see how it is put together. I'm going to publish a translation of the article on VK, and there it is possible to make the design close to the newspaper one.

Here you are: abt.pdf (389.09 KB)

[gaginvo]

agenahadar, Thank you very much. Although your answer was a little late, it helped a lot. It turned out that I had determined the order almost correctly. And I still have the opportunity to correct the mistake.