Did we mention she raps? We recently caught up with Kills to discuss all things Robyn, the weirdness that is Tampa, Florida and why the Gaga/Rihanna comparisons are okay with her.How excited are you to play Terminal 5 tonight with Robyn?I'm really excited. It's capital to be on the Robyn tour. I've been a fan since I was like 17, by the way. I remember I really precious to go to one of her shows and she was acting in London and I didn't get to see her and I was devastated. It's variety of rum to give for her on circuit a few days later. A dream come true!Are you and Robyn BFF now? Any discussion about a future collab? I would know that. And somebody else brought it up the former day but nothing's official or confirmed yet. We've been hanging out and she's super cool, really nice. And all of the cities we've been to have been so different than Europe so we have conversations about that. We were only in Tampa and we were weirded out by the construction of the town so we had a long conversation about that which was sort of funny.So what can we expect tonight from your live show? Debauchery and much of it. Explain.laughs) Debauchery is what drives us all - that certain wild, animalistic and selfish hedonism. Isn't that the whole nature of having fun as a man being? Because I know I'm certainly having fun on my most debaucherous moments on stage. I'm gonna make you - it's release to be debaucherous. I'll make your book for it. How have you reacted to your growing fan base?I like being discovered but at the same time it's quite bizarre to me because, just that whole "Oh my God, you're Natalia Kills" thing. Obviously I'm used to myself and so when I'm recognized as sinful by some people, it is a really strange feeling. But it's cool to be discovered. It's sound and it's bad. If you're quite a private individual or if you're not look for fame, it's really surprising and it's a bit weird. But I think it's a value of your success because if no one recognizes you so what the underworld are you doing? It's a value of your heavy work - it means it's paid off. Let's talk about your album Perfectionist. Do you remember sitting down at a meeting and being like, "This is my vision, this is what I need it to go like, this is who I am." I really came up with the conception to my album before I even started recording or getting signed. I wrote a few of the songs already - just the lyrics and air and was wait to see the right producer. I was really into Giorgio Moroder from the '60s, '70s, '80s - an incredible producer. Really euphoric and digital like the original Daft Punk. I was listening to a lot of him and was like, "It's gotta have this synth, euphoria-meets-real beats, drum sounds, noise." Everyone's doing dance music, but I'm not really into it. Apart from "Mirrors," not lots of it is dance-y or danceable. It's just pop music. And you say a lot of your music is influenced by film soundtracks.I don't know if you've ever watched a scary movie on mute, but it takes so often of the shock and chill out of it. Music dictates so often about how we refer to what we're seeing on the screen. Other kinds of film - like action and drama, you get a smell of when it's sad or when you should cry or when it's happy or suspenseful. I wanted my music to get that same suspense and emotion. Because at the moment, radio music does its jobs and it gets people dancing, but I'm not certain how relevant it is. If you're telling a call about heartbreak, it should go like the soundtrack of heartbreak. What does heartbreak sound like sonically? Is it fast? Is it slow? What key is it in? That's how music should be interpreted. So that was my coming to my music. Would you say you're a black person? (laughs) You love me, I'm not that dark, am I? The better way to draw me is confrontational. Everyone should say the unsayable and remember the unthinkable and only be open. On that note, what do you conceive of today's pop music? Well, I love Robyn. I can't stop loving Robyn. I ever have. I also hear to the Yeah Yeah Yeahs - they actually got me with that song (starts singing the choir to "Zero". I know The Knife - you recognize that Fever Ray girl? That is musical perfection to me. It's so dark and euphoric at the same time and it's digital and it's real drums. I know it. And Sleigh Bells, oh my God! I'd kill myself to go to a Sleigh Bells concert right now. It's not necessarily pop, but you'll be singing it because it's a catchy hook - just like radio pop music. I've always liked Kanye too. Kanye's producer actually produced four songs on my album.And as with any new bold pop artist, there's the onset of comparisons to your pop peers. How do you look around this?. I guess it's great. Compare me to anyone. With my song "Zombie", I had a comparison to Rihanna because it's more rhythmic, it's more hip-hop, and I'm an "ethnic" lady being Jamaican. That's great. She's hot. I've got compared to Gaga. we're label mates. Robyn. we're label-mates. La Roux. We're both British. As farsighted as you're comparing me to someone brilliant or talented or positive, comparisons are great. And if you liken me to trash, then I don't know. I think I'm not for you. You improve work. (laughs) I've only got this mental picture of you in your pajamas, sucking a sucker and wearing furry slippers, writing the interview with a pencil and notepad and with every reaction of mine you're writing 'BLAH BLAH BLAH!'
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Natalia Kills Plans on Getting 'Debaucherous' With Robyn Tonight .
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