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Interview with Charlie Winston on ‘Running Still’


my name is Malik Shaheed for

my name is Malik Shaheed for watchmojo.com and today I sit down with

watchmojo.com and today I sit down with

watchmojo.com and today I sit down with Charley Winston to talk about his new

Charley Winston to talk about his new

Charley Winston to talk about his new album called running still hello let’s

album called running still hello let’s

album called running still hello let’s talk about your new album running still

talk about your new album running still

talk about your new album running still tell us about the vibe the energy it’s a

tell us about the vibe the energy it’s a

tell us about the vibe the energy it’s a lot more energy than my last records and

lot more energy than my last records and

lot more energy than my last records and a lot more band orientated it’s quite

a lot more band orientated it’s quite

a lot more band orientated it’s quite there’s a lot of hip-hop influences

there’s a lot of hip-hop influences

there’s a lot of hip-hop influences there’s a lot of rocky influences

there’s a lot of rocky influences

there’s a lot of rocky influences there’s a lot of classical influences

there’s a lot of classical influences

there’s a lot of classical influences and it’s just kind of mixing up those

and it’s just kind of mixing up those

and it’s just kind of mixing up those things where I’m inspired you in terms

things where I’m inspired you in terms

things where I’m inspired you in terms of your songwriting in your approach for

of your songwriting in your approach for

of your songwriting in your approach for the album I had this huge success with

the album I had this huge success with

the album I had this huge success with my first album hobo it put me in front

my first album hobo it put me in front

my first album hobo it put me in front of a lot of people and it was very

of a lot of people and it was very

of a lot of people and it was very sudden and very exciting seeing all

sudden and very exciting seeing all

sudden and very exciting seeing all those all those faces but when I’m the

those all those faces but when I’m the

those all those faces but when I’m the only person experiencing it it’s very

only person experiencing it it’s very

only person experiencing it it’s very it’s a lonely place as well so so I

it’s a lonely place as well so so I

it’s a lonely place as well so so I think I wanted to express that those

think I wanted to express that those

think I wanted to express that those opposites on this records

opposites on this records

opposites on this records bring back that the frame again hello

bring back that the frame again hello

bring back that the frame again hello and just curious why did you entitle

and just curious why did you entitle

and just curious why did you entitle your album running still as I was

your album running still as I was

your album running still as I was describing the only one it’s like a

describing the only one it’s like a

describing the only one it’s like a mixture of emotions between sort of very

mixture of emotions between sort of very

mixture of emotions between sort of very big energy you know I just wanted to

big energy you know I just wanted to

big energy you know I just wanted to create a lot of energy and then the sort

create a lot of energy and then the sort

create a lot of energy and then the sort of excitement of life and being

of excitement of life and being

of excitement of life and being productive and doing stuff all the time

productive and doing stuff all the time

productive and doing stuff all the time but also the stillness of being alone

but also the stillness of being alone

but also the stillness of being alone again the contrast between playing to

again the contrast between playing to

again the contrast between playing to audiences of like between ten and fifty

audiences of like between ten and fifty

audiences of like between ten and fifty five thousand people and then coming

five thousand people and then coming

five thousand people and then coming back to an apartment of my own you know

back to an apartment of my own you know

back to an apartment of my own you know it’s huge contrast and and so the

it’s huge contrast and and so the

it’s huge contrast and and so the running still is not see more on meaning

running still is not see more on meaning

running still is not see more on meaning it’s having the opposites in the word

it’s having the opposites in the word

it’s having the opposites in the word and there’s that’s a like I’m running

and there’s that’s a like I’m running

and there’s that’s a like I’m running and then I’m still and then I’m running

and then I’m still and then I’m running

and then I’m still and then I’m running I’m still in it and that’s what I’m

I’m still in it and that’s what I’m

I’m still in it and that’s what I’m really kind of expressing in the record

just talk about your first single hello

just talk about your first single hello long yeah toss little boat what this

long yeah toss little boat what this

long yeah toss little boat what this thing was about and I saw the

thing was about and I saw the

thing was about and I saw the inspiration for that song it’s about

inspiration for that song it’s about

inspiration for that song it’s about embracing being alone again after you

embracing being alone again after you

embracing being alone again after you know I guess it’s you know having a

know I guess it’s you know having a

know I guess it’s you know having a break up and then being being alone but

break up and then being being alone but

break up and then being being alone but embracing it as in terms of its

embracing it as in terms of its

embracing it as in terms of its liberation of being alone and and they

liberation of being alone and and they

liberation of being alone and and they just sort freedom you get from being

just sort freedom you get from being

just sort freedom you get from being alone again but also the sadness you get

alone again but also the sadness you get

alone again but also the sadness you get so the juxtaposition with the truth and

so the juxtaposition with the truth and

so the juxtaposition with the truth and was it despite from a real life control

was it despite from a real life control

was it despite from a real life control a story it’s just a lowness or something

a story it’s just a lowness or something

a story it’s just a lowness or something we all have to deal with you know in

we all have to deal with you know in

we all have to deal with you know in life you’re born alone in die alone it’s

life you’re born alone in die alone it’s

life you’re born alone in die alone it’s the best kind well it’s it’s it’s

the best kind well it’s it’s it’s

the best kind well it’s it’s it’s talking about and and you know I think

talking about and and you know I think

talking about and and you know I think any way anyone can relate to that to

any way anyone can relate to that to

any way anyone can relate to that to what alone this is really

and immediately seem to be letting loose

and immediately seem to be letting loose enjoying yourself carefree toss what

enjoying yourself carefree toss what

enjoying yourself carefree toss what about the whole direction of the video

about the whole direction of the video

about the whole direction of the video we was really trying to express those

we was really trying to express those

we was really trying to express those two different emotions between the

two different emotions between the

two different emotions between the happiness and the sadness if you come

happiness and the sadness if you come

happiness and the sadness if you come out of a relationship you’re in this

out of a relationship you’re in this

out of a relationship you’re in this place again where you have to refined

place again where you have to refined

place again where you have to refined the habits that make it that can make

the habits that make it that can make

the habits that make it that can make you happy and it can be speaking they

you happy and it can be speaking they

you happy and it can be speaking they can be spontaneous things you know you

can be spontaneous things you know you

can be spontaneous things you know you can be sort of being this little world

can be sort of being this little world

can be sort of being this little world of madness in a way where you’re you’re

of madness in a way where you’re you’re

of madness in a way where you’re you’re on the always on the edge of of both

on the always on the edge of of both

on the always on the edge of of both emotions

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