04-02-2012, 05:19 PM,
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"Global Grind" interview
Some highlights:
Quote:How will the album sound different from what you were doing on American Idol?
For the most part I did covers that I liked and put my own spin on, put the sultry flavor into it and added freshness to it as well. That part of me, those roots of Motown, some of those songs that I did, I’m taking that with me. It’s just now I’m able to tell my own stories and make the kind of groove I want. Most of the music is mid-tempo, so you could just feel it, and move along to it.
Your album is called Listen Up! What do you want everybody to hear and take away from your album when it drops in May?
I want them to be able to look at it as a big collection that has continuity. It’s a different sound. I want them to realize the raw musicianship of it. I want people to get lost in the melodies and be able to relate to all the lyrics because it’s all really relatable topics.
You mentioned a little bit of Motown and how you’re soulful, who are some of your musical inspirations?
I grew up with a lot of old school Motown and R&B stuff, as well as Classic Rock. It’s always been a huge influence of mines with The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, and Pink Floyd. The whole '60s/'70s era is so important to me. I kind of felt like I was born in the wrong time, but there’s a reason for it. I have to tell myself “I’m here to bring the good stuff back...,” and create new more modern spins on it for myself.
Do you ever get nervous before you go out on stage, or is it something that you’re always eager to do?
It’s both. I always have this adrenaline running through my veins, but I think for the most part, artists have to feel that, and it’s not something we’re afraid of. Otherwise, we couldn’t do it every night. Actually for me, I can get more nervous in front of 10 people than 10,000.
What does music mean to you?
It’s a way of living, which I’ve done forever. My parents—blood, sweat, and tears—music is their life. They’re still playing together 40 years later. I’ve grown up in a house of music. Even my relatives—my mom has five other sisters—they all can sing. It’s an outlet. It’s powerful in so many ways. It can make me cry on so many different levels. Hearing a new artist who’s just got it, that tears me up. I love that. I live for that stuff.
More: http://globalgrind.com/music/haley-reinh...z1qvamFCPQ
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