this Kiwi singer-songwriter infuses emotion and jazz into her indie pop
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking with Kimbra about her debut
speaking with Kimbra about her debut
speaking with Kimbra about her debut album vows so let’s talk about thousand
album vows so let’s talk about thousand
album vows so let’s talk about thousand what were you going for on their own
what were you going for on their own
what were you going for on their own vows sort of you know started from the
vows sort of you know started from the
vows sort of you know started from the age of 17 which is a long time ago now I
age of 17 which is a long time ago now I
age of 17 which is a long time ago now I think about it even songs on there I
think about it even songs on there I
think about it even songs on there I wrote when I was 15 16 so it really is
wrote when I was 15 16 so it really is
wrote when I was 15 16 so it really is this kind of commentary of me going from
this kind of commentary of me going from
this kind of commentary of me going from a 17 year old to be 21 22 pretty
a 17 year old to be 21 22 pretty
a 17 year old to be 21 22 pretty defining years for any woman
it’s a piece of book that I’m proud of
it’s a piece of book that I’m proud of but it’s also you know covering a lot of
but it’s also you know covering a lot of
but it’s also you know covering a lot of ground and yeah I guess I’m excited to
ground and yeah I guess I’m excited to
ground and yeah I guess I’m excited to go into the material now after work on
go into the material now after work on
go into the material now after work on it for so long I want to talk about
it for so long I want to talk about
it for so long I want to talk about coming to my hand tell us a bit about
coming to my hand tell us a bit about
coming to my hand tell us a bit about that song the concept find the song in
that song the concept find the song in
that song the concept find the song in the video the most challenging video
the video the most challenging video
the video the most challenging video I’ve shot to this day really we shot
I’ve shot to this day really we shot
I’ve shot to this day really we shot that video in the abandoned mental
that video in the abandoned mental
that video in the abandoned mental asylum so it you know it wasn’t a set it
asylum so it you know it wasn’t a set it
asylum so it you know it wasn’t a set it was actually the real deal and the lyric
was actually the real deal and the lyric
was actually the real deal and the lyric itself is by telling lyric it’s you know
itself is by telling lyric it’s you know
itself is by telling lyric it’s you know that feeling have been kind of trapped
that feeling have been kind of trapped
that feeling have been kind of trapped inside your own emotions and being
inside your own emotions and being
inside your own emotions and being unable to communicate their struggles to
unable to communicate their struggles to
unable to communicate their struggles to someone and so having to visually
someone and so having to visually
someone and so having to visually communicate that was full-on but I’m
communicate that was full-on but I’m
communicate that was full-on but I’m really proud of it it’s my favorite one
really proud of it it’s my favorite one
really proud of it it’s my favorite one I know you’ve been writing since you
I know you’ve been writing since you
I know you’ve been writing since you were quite young how do you think that
were quite young how do you think that
were quite young how do you think that your style or your music has changed
your style or your music has changed
your style or your music has changed since you first started dating I mean
since you first started dating I mean
since you first started dating I mean Becca New Zealand ice to just write
Becca New Zealand ice to just write
Becca New Zealand ice to just write acoustic music with my guitar and guess
acoustic music with my guitar and guess
acoustic music with my guitar and guess you know it was unreasonably kind of
you know it was unreasonably kind of
you know it was unreasonably kind of safe and then I picked up a boss 8-track
safe and then I picked up a boss 8-track
safe and then I picked up a boss 8-track which are these analog recorders and you
which are these analog recorders and you
which are these analog recorders and you get to burn them to the seeding when we
get to burn them to the seeding when we
get to burn them to the seeding when we finished your song and you could
finished your song and you could
finished your song and you could manually mix the song yourself and I
manually mix the song yourself and I
manually mix the song yourself and I think guess it was my first introduction
think guess it was my first introduction
think guess it was my first introduction to production so I think I just started
to production so I think I just started
to production so I think I just started to take a few more risks just stop being
to take a few more risks just stop being
to take a few more risks just stop being scared of sounding a little bit weirder
scared of sounding a little bit weirder
scared of sounding a little bit weirder odd it’s at times and just kind of went
odd it’s at times and just kind of went
odd it’s at times and just kind of went with the emotion of the song
I want to ask you about fashion as well
I want to ask you about fashion as well tell us a bit about how you stay
tell us a bit about how you stay
tell us a bit about how you stay fashionable on tour it’s not really the
fashionable on tour it’s not really the
fashionable on tour it’s not really the top priority for me I guess it’s kind of
top priority for me I guess it’s kind of
top priority for me I guess it’s kind of fun to create outputs day to day but the
fun to create outputs day to day but the
fun to create outputs day to day but the main thing is on stage obviously to
main thing is on stage obviously to
main thing is on stage obviously to create a further theatre to the music
I enjoy creating it you know a visual
I enjoy creating it you know a visual dimension to the show I think it
dimension to the show I think it
dimension to the show I think it imprints more of a memory for people
imprints more of a memory for people
imprints more of a memory for people when they walk away as well it’s you
when they walk away as well it’s you
when they walk away as well it’s you know there will never be more important
know there will never be more important
know there will never be more important than the music it’s always first and
than the music it’s always first and
than the music it’s always first and foremost about that but I think it’s
foremost about that but I think it’s
foremost about that but I think it’s just a nice way to kind of create even
just a nice way to kind of create even
just a nice way to kind of create even more of a magical world for people to
more of a magical world for people to
more of a magical world for people to step inside
are you a kind of a secondhand shop kind
are you a kind of a secondhand shop kind of girl totally yeah yeah it’s like five
of girl totally yeah yeah it’s like five
of girl totally yeah yeah it’s like five dollars and totally you know and I just
dollars and totally you know and I just
dollars and totally you know and I just love that challenge of trying to find
love that challenge of trying to find
love that challenge of trying to find something for under twenty dollars you
something for under twenty dollars you
something for under twenty dollars you know and of course to know I do have the
know and of course to know I do have the
know and of course to know I do have the great luxury of working with some
great luxury of working with some
great luxury of working with some amazing designers now which is really
amazing designers now which is really
amazing designers now which is really cool as well but I find it really fun to
cool as well but I find it really fun to
cool as well but I find it really fun to kind of pair a designer piece put
kind of pair a designer piece put
kind of pair a designer piece put something vintage and kind of that
something vintage and kind of that
something vintage and kind of that juxtaposition
do you have a favorite like secondhand
do you have a favorite like secondhand shop find actually these boots I got
shop find actually these boots I got
shop find actually these boots I got these in Washington they would ten
these in Washington they would ten
these in Washington they would ten dollars I feel like that’s pretty good
dollars I feel like that’s pretty good
dollars I feel like that’s pretty good right that is good so they’re my current
right that is good so they’re my current
right that is good so they’re my current favorite fun I think that’s a good note
favorite fun I think that’s a good note
favorite fun I think that’s a good note to leave off on thanks very much thank
to leave off on thanks very much thank
to leave off on thanks very much thank you
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