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Post by fugees-online on Feb 16, 2006 21:05:19 GMT 1
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Post by sybille on Feb 16, 2006 22:06:39 GMT 1
Interesting interview, she talks about 9/11, etc...
I'll try to translate it for y'all.(when I have time)
It's very similar to the St Lucia interview tho.
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Post by fo too lazy to log in on Feb 16, 2006 22:34:19 GMT 1
Yes I know, some interesting topics. 9/11 and music piracy and stuff. I remember back in the day (lol, meaning back in 2002) someone had already translated this but I can barely remember whats being said in that interview... I'd like to have the whole thing in english. If anyone could help out... that would be highly appreceiated. Thanks sybille...  |
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Post by sybille on Feb 16, 2006 22:40:17 GMT 1
Is it okay if I do it tomorrow. It's kinda long. I'll start today, and continue tomorrow.
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Post by Big-D on Feb 17, 2006 0:43:01 GMT 1
Is it okay if I do it tomorrow. It's kinda long. I'll start today, and continue tomorrow. Wow sybille,I didn't know you speak spanish |
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Post by sybille on Feb 17, 2006 1:24:59 GMT 1
Big-D, I told u that I was studying in the dominican republic. ;D (it's a spanish speaking country)
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Post by sybille on Feb 17, 2006 1:38:06 GMT 1
After singing a few notes, she goes : " I'm ready, let's begin this interview".
Rock and pop : Why did it take you so long to come out with a record ?
LH : It's not like I waited so long like you've just said. I'm a real person, a human being, that means that I have a life to live and I've been through experiences, and had to take some time to heal. I didn't want to come out here and "make some money again", this is not the type of artist I want to be.
R&P : But why release a record now ?
Lh : Because I have something to say. I needed to learn about my life and myself. I've been through very tough times and now I'm back. I don't know if you understand what I'm saying : Learning, healing, recovering, getting real help is not something that happens overnight. It's not like you're going to a doctor one day, and the next day you're back on tour. Healing is a process that takes time.
In this industry, because of the money factor, people are not being honest. If there's something wrong with you, they keep their mouth shut. They're just trying to please you. But God has allowed me to see true self and not the fictionnal image the public perceived. I had to confront these demons and deal with this situation.
R&P : You've said once, in an old interview :"I'm still leaving and learing". What do you feel you have learned through this process ?
LH : How old are you ? A couple of weeks ? Because I can't elaborate on this issue in 10 minutes. What I'm trying to say, is that I've learned a lot and people will realize this by listening to the album. This particular record is about REALITY. This is what I'm about : real problems, real solutions, real causes, I don't want to talk about sugarcoated things or positive things that make people feel good. I wanna talk about real problems.
R&P :Why did you choose to express yourself acoustically ?
LH :Why ? Because I spent 9 months banging my head on the walls of a studio trying to capture the essence of my message and put it on a record in vain. So I came up with the idea of doing an Unplugged album.
I just wanted to share the message but I didn't know how. On this album, I'm expressing my joy to be alive,my sorrow, my repentance and my confusion. I had to wait 7 months before the album could be released. I don't care how many records I sell. All I care about is what I've been given by God and share it with the world.
R&P : This transformation, is this part of evolution or a change of style ?
LH : See ? Here's the deal. I don't know what to say when you ask me this type of questions. We like to put people in boxes. I don't believe in this type of thinking : I play guitar, but I also rap, I listen to hip-hop, but also to Bob Marley.
(Ironically), Oh, R&B, no is it neo-soul now ? To me this is a bunch of crap. People like what they like. If Pynk Floyd comes out with I song that I like, so be it. You can't say :" Oh I'm hip-hop, I'm not supposed to listen to that type of music ". How do you call someone who knows how to rap, but also plays the guitar ?
I drop the hottest rhymes, but I also wear skirts. I grew up wearing skirts, but I also used to clim trees. Does thatmake me a tomboy or a girly girl ? I was just a person trying to be myself. Putting people in boxes does not help, it hurts you. You start to think that there's something wrong with you, if you don't fit into that mold. LEt me be who I want to be, and don't try to label me according to what is being said on a book, a magazine, or a doctor.
R&P : The miseducation of Lauryn hill has received both critical and commercial acclaim. Do you worry about what's gonna happen now with your music ?
LH : Not at all. Because to me, the success wasn't what I aimed for. What I aimed for was expression. When I reached all this success, awards etc...I felt empty inside. I said :"Wait a minute, I have won all of these awards, and I still feel empty inside. People have various types of diplomas, yet they still have that empty feeling. I realized that these things were superficial and don't necessary contribute to happiness.
I get real satisfaccion, when I can share with the public. When I'm able to show them the real me, and not some made-up character. Then you can either say : "I like this" or "I don't like it".
R&P : How do you feel about the 9/11 attacks ?
LH :I'm not going to elaborate on this issue, because I don't deal with feelings, I deal with reality. Ok ? We've seen a lot of things happen around us, but we have to keep our feet on the ground and ask : " Lord, what have we done to deserve this ?"
Vengeance has transformed itself into a modus operandi, when the cause of God, not reality, destroys everything we thought was safe and strong. I don't like to point fingers. All I ask is "what have we done ?"
People are dying everyday, but nobody says : " God, why are you allowing this to happen ?" .
On the day of these attacks, I didn't "cry a lot" or "feel close to my family", like you will hear some people say, I stood up, and thought I was at the right place at the right time.
R&P : what are your feelings towards piracy ?
LH : Oh my God, do you really want to hear my answer to this one ? Really ?, listen, what I'm gonna say next will upset some people, but my agenda isn't the same as others. My agenda is to make sure that everone hears the music.
God has always taken care of me. I've never been broke. I don't need 50 000 mansions, I don't want that lifestyle. People need help. I always tell to my husband : If people didn't bootleg Bob Marley ( his father)'s music, he wouldn't be the legend he is today. It was all a plan of God. Now he is everywhere, Bankgok, Thailand, Chile, Africa.
So I don't care about piracy.There's a demand for honest music. People want to hear about someone else's reality, not their fantasy world. And that's refreshing.
R&P : How did you enjoy your stay here in Chile ?
LH : I enjoyed it. The experience was as I had imagined it to be. Everytime I play somewhere, every time I interract with the audience, I learn something from them. I give, but I also receive.
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Post by Big-D on Feb 17, 2006 15:30:48 GMT 1
Thanks for the translation |
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Post by sybille on Feb 18, 2006 0:05:39 GMT 1
Ok, I'm done translating, u can read the whole interview. I did my best. English isn't my first language, lol.
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Post by ballagrl23 on Feb 18, 2006 6:11:38 GMT 1
i really appreciate the work you put into this sybille! kp for u
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