22-year-old Kimbra blew up after her YouTube collaboration "Somebody I Used to Know," with global pop superstar Gotye went viral, but the young songstress is confident she would have made it either way. Set to
release the US version of her debut album, Vows, via Warner Bros. Records
on May 22, 2012, Kimbra recently spoke with Details Magazine about music and U.S. fans. Check out some excerpts below:
American Fans vs. Fans Down Under...I had a bra thrown on stage in Australia once. And my single "Settle Down" talks about getting married, and I think people take that a little too literally—I've seen a couple signs with marriage proposals. Here, they're responsive. Drunk, but not obnoxious.
What She Listened to as a Kid...The romance of Billie Holiday and Frank Sinatra really resonated with me, but then I fell in love with Nine Inch Nails and the Mars Volta. Actually, the lead singer of Mars Volta just walked by me in my hotel. I need to track him down and confess my love.
Coming Off The Big Hit "Somebody I Used to Know" with Goyte...Well, I'm not a one-hit wonder. I actually have a body of work to back it up. I'm not in a rush to come up with just one more song. There's always a backlash—I'm in the music industry, after all. But I'm not aiming just to be a mainstream, middle-of-the-road pop artist.
Kimbra Talks U.S. Fans, Music, More in Details Magazine Spread
5/9/2012 10:09:46 AM
