I interviewed Katy Perry about her religious upbringing and her future musical aspirations. Says Perry,
“I want to make a sonically more current pop record and make people move a little bit more. I’m still driving on the pop freeway of life. Maybe I’ll do an acoustic record.”
Read the rest of my interview with Katy Perry over at Artist Direct.
I spoke with Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio about their upcoming movie, ‘Revolutionary Road.’ Said Winselt, about working with Leonardo,
“He’s a better actor than he was, if that’s possible. I loved playing some of the difficult scenes, knowing the trust we have. There were no boundaries. It was a real gift to do off-camera dialogue for him and to have to stop myself from crying, seeing someone for whom I have so much respect doing things as an actor that I have never seen him do before.”
To read the rest of my interview with Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio, head over to Artist Direct.
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Read my interview with singer Robin Thicke.
You’re very much of the blue-eyed soul musical style. How do you feel about the Marvin Gaye comparisons?
I have blue eyes, and I am soulful. Even if I couldn’t sing, though, I’d still be a soulful person since I’m compassionate and sensitive to things that come towards me or to other people. You have to be that way in order to be a soul singer. You have to have this sense of romance, impression and struggle.
Read the rest of my interview with Robin Thicke over at Artist Direct.
I interviewed Toby Keith talks about his new album, spending time with US troops, and running his own label. When asked about the CMA’s, Keith said,
“Willie Nelson and I had 6-week, #1 single and didn’t win the CMA! In the CMA “duet” category, they didn’t have another #1 song, yet we still lost. It’s the politics!”
Read the rest of my interview with Toby Keith at Artist DIRECT.
I interviewed rapper T.I. for Artist Direct. We got talking about mixtapes and T.I. had this to say:
“I think people would like to hear more from the artist before they invest themselves and their money into the entire CD. They want to make sure that the artists are worth the $13 or $14 they are spending. The consumers have been misled so many times with someone having a hit single and thinking there’s an entire album that’s just as good and hot. You get shammed that way. The mixtape gives you an idea of what to expect.”
Read the rest of my T.I. interview over at Artist Direct.
Read the interview I did with the ‘Remember the Daze’ cast.
How did you prepare for the film and get yourself into a 1999 frame of mind? It’s not like 1999 was that long ago, but times —the economy, the government, the culture—have changed radically, so it sometimes seems like forever ago.
Leighton: As far as performance, I didn’t prepare. I think the funniest line in the movie is, “Is Y2K gonna blow up the world?” Is that how we were thinking back then? I wore a purple jumper in the film and that was a real 1999 moment for me. And the French braid with pieces coming down. That is what I did to my hair back then. To be honest, I wasn’t the age that my character is at that time, obviously, so I didn’t pay too much attention. It was like a modern period piece.
Read the rest of my interview with the ‘Remember the Daze’ cast over at Artist Direct.