Issue 21 – In Conversation with .. 10!

When you listen back to tracks
before you started following this
routine, do you hear a difference?
No, not really.
How long have you been working on
this album?
A little less than a year. Something like
this. In January or February last year,
I put all the tracks together. I usually
create a selection of tracks I feel are
representing myself, and I’m proud of.
There’s no theme; it's random – a little
like the morning pages.
You’ve worked with so many other
producers in your artistic career so far.
How does your approach change when
you’re working for yourself?
Working with myself is much harder
than working with other artists because
I have to make the decisions. When
you’re working for someone else,
they’re the ones making a decision in
the end, and they decide if they like
it or not. When working with others,
I’d say I probably feel more liberated.
Working with myself feels more of a
therapy session with yourself.
Do you feel more vulnerable sharing
your own music? It’s a lot more
personal, in the end.
I feel naked and vulnerable. On “José”,
for example, I wrote the lyrics, and I’m
also singing. When my agent listened to
the album, he told me which songs he
liked and this one wasn’t part of it, even
though for me, it’s the song I’m most
proud of. I don't see myself as a singer,
but with this track, it just happened.
I was writing about a beautiful
experience, and a friend from Spain
helped me refine the lyrics. The whole
process was probably more enjoyable
than it comes across in the track for the
listener.
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