El pasado lunes 20 de septiembre, el periódico británico "The Guardian" publicó una entrevista con Sharleen Spiteri. Aquí está íntegra en inglés.
Last Monday, September 20th, British newspaper "The Guardian" published interview with Sharleen Spiteri. We include it here today.
Portrait of the artist: Sharleen Spiteri, musician
I've come under pressure to be "sexy". They always want you lying back on the sofa, showing a bit of leg'
Laura Barnett, The Guardian 20-09-2010
Laura Barnett, The Guardian 20-09-2010
What got you started?
The week before my 18th birthday, I was DJing in a club in Glasgow. A guy I vaguely knew came over and said, "I hear you can sing." With that terrible arrogance of youth, I said, "Yeah, and?" His name was Jerry [McElhone]; I started writing songs with him and his brother Johnny –– that was the start of Texas.
What was your big breakthrough?
We put out our first single, I Don't Want a Lover, in 1989; it was a hit record, and that was it. Before that, our record company hadn't really noticed Texas –– they were too busy looking after Tears for Fears. Then they heard our song on the radio, and it was like, "Who is this band? Oh, they're on our label."
Is it harder for women to succeed in the music business?
Yes, absolutely. Female artists keep the industry afloat, but it's still a boys' club. I've come under pressure to be "sexy": you go into a photo session, and they always want you lying back on the sofa, showing a bit of leg, a bit of tit. For me, that's not sexy. Mystery is sexy.
Name a song you wish you'd written.
Back to Black [by Amy Winehouse]. Its lyrics make it one of the all-time greats.
What's the greatest threat to music?
The labels. They don't understand that music isn't a science; they see that someone's successful, and want to make a record that sounds exactly the same. But the point is to give the public something they don't yet know they want.
What's the worst thing anyone ever said about you?
Somebody once wrote that my vocal "was more numbing than Novocaine". I thought it wasn't a bad bit of writing for a music journalist.
What have you sacrificed for your art?
Nothing. You work your backside off, you miss friends' weddings and funerals and get-togethers. Some people might see that as sacrifice, but not me. I've had an absolute ball and I continue to do so.
What's the best advice anyone ever gave you?
When I was a teenager, my mum sat me down to give me the sex education talk. She said: "Just remember, it's yours to give, and it's something very, very special." That has served me in every aspect of my life.
What's your favourite film?
Doctor Zhivago. It has everything: beauty, heartache, war, tension, terror, tenderness.
Complete this sentence: At heart I'm just a frustrated . . .
Film-maker.
In short
Born: Glasgow, 1967.
Career: Has made six Texas albums and two solo records. She performs in Rendez-vous Chez Nino Rota at the Cadogan Hall, London (020-7730 4500), on 3 October.
High point: "The fact that I put my first record out in 1989, and I'm still making music now."
Low point: "The whole 'Madchester' scene in the early 90s. Suddenly, Texas couldn't get arrested in the UK."
The week before my 18th birthday, I was DJing in a club in Glasgow. A guy I vaguely knew came over and said, "I hear you can sing." With that terrible arrogance of youth, I said, "Yeah, and?" His name was Jerry [McElhone]; I started writing songs with him and his brother Johnny –– that was the start of Texas.
What was your big breakthrough?
We put out our first single, I Don't Want a Lover, in 1989; it was a hit record, and that was it. Before that, our record company hadn't really noticed Texas –– they were too busy looking after Tears for Fears. Then they heard our song on the radio, and it was like, "Who is this band? Oh, they're on our label."
Is it harder for women to succeed in the music business?
Yes, absolutely. Female artists keep the industry afloat, but it's still a boys' club. I've come under pressure to be "sexy": you go into a photo session, and they always want you lying back on the sofa, showing a bit of leg, a bit of tit. For me, that's not sexy. Mystery is sexy.
Name a song you wish you'd written.
Back to Black [by Amy Winehouse]. Its lyrics make it one of the all-time greats.
What's the greatest threat to music?
The labels. They don't understand that music isn't a science; they see that someone's successful, and want to make a record that sounds exactly the same. But the point is to give the public something they don't yet know they want.
What's the worst thing anyone ever said about you?
Somebody once wrote that my vocal "was more numbing than Novocaine". I thought it wasn't a bad bit of writing for a music journalist.
What have you sacrificed for your art?
Nothing. You work your backside off, you miss friends' weddings and funerals and get-togethers. Some people might see that as sacrifice, but not me. I've had an absolute ball and I continue to do so.
What's the best advice anyone ever gave you?
When I was a teenager, my mum sat me down to give me the sex education talk. She said: "Just remember, it's yours to give, and it's something very, very special." That has served me in every aspect of my life.
What's your favourite film?
Doctor Zhivago. It has everything: beauty, heartache, war, tension, terror, tenderness.
Complete this sentence: At heart I'm just a frustrated . . .
Film-maker.
In short
Born: Glasgow, 1967.
Career: Has made six Texas albums and two solo records. She performs in Rendez-vous Chez Nino Rota at the Cadogan Hall, London (020-7730 4500), on 3 October.
High point: "The fact that I put my first record out in 1989, and I'm still making music now."
Low point: "The whole 'Madchester' scene in the early 90s. Suddenly, Texas couldn't get arrested in the UK."
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