Milow va face show sambata seara la B\’Estfest Summer Camp 2012 langa Bucuresti insa pana atunci ne-a dat un interviu exclusiv in care am vorbit despre asteptarile pe care ar trebui sa le avem de la prima sa vizita in Romania.

 

1. Hey, Milow! Cum te simti in legatura cu venirea ta in Romania?

Grozav, in sfarsit! Nu am fost niciodata in Romania asa ca sper ca voi avea timp sa vizitez Bucurestiul inainte concertului de la B\’Estfest. Am auzit si citit multe lucruri grozave despre Romania asa ca sunt chiar curios sa o vad, in sfarsit!

2. Toata lumea te stie cu Ayo Technology insa sunt sigur ca asta nu e piesa ta favorita dintre toate pe care le-ai cantat vreodata. Daca ar fi sa alegi un single pe care l-ai lansat si care te defineste ca artist, care ar fi acela?

Son si KGB, primul si ultimul track de pe cel mai recent album al meu inseamna cel mai mult pentru mine pentru ca versurile sunt mai profunde si sunt cele mai personale melodii pe care le-am scris vreodata. Iar muzical, tind catre orizonturi si sound-uri noi. Insa daca ar fi sa aleg un singur cantec, ar fi You Don\’t Know. Este cea mai importanta piesa pe care am scris-o vreodata pentru ca m-a ajutat sa-mi definesc sound-ul si a lansat cariera mea in Belgia si Europa. Versurile au fost scrise intr-un exces de constiinta, intr-o noapte bizara in care eram cu niste prieteni si niste straini. Eram la vreo 20 de ani cand am scris prima versiune pentru acest single (titlul original era Satellites in March) si mi-a luat multi ani de rescrieri si multe incercari esuate sa o finisez in studio-ul de inregistrari pana cand am venit cu versiunea asta pe care inca o ubesc si am cantat-o la fiecare concert in ultimii ani. Chiar daca incercam sa scriu un cantec despre cum cunosteam straini si cum ma indepartam de cei apropiati mie, pentru mine va ramane intotdeauna melodia care insumeaza tot ce simteam cand eram tanar si plin de indoieli in ceea ce priveste viitorul.

3. Cat de mult iti place sa canti la festivaluri in aer liber precum B\’Estfest?

Pur si simplu iubesc sa fac asta. Iar vara lui 2012 este  a sasea vara la rand in care voi canta la cel putin 20 de showuri in aer liber. Asa ca ma simt ca acasa la festivaluri si imi place sa fiu pe scene mari dupa ce am fost in turnee prin locuri mai mici.

4. Stiu ca vei lansa un EP in SUA in cateva zile. Ne vei canta piese noi de pe el la B\’Estfest?

EP-ul care va fi lansat in SUA va include melodii care au fost deja lansate in 

Europa. Cu toate astea, vom canta o piesa noua la B\’Estfest, e un track care se numeste Where My Head Used To Be si va aparea pe noul album live From North to South (Live) ce va fi lansat in toata Europa la finalul verii.

5. Te-ai gandit sa faci un alt cover special dupa o piesa hip-hop pentru viitor?

Nu chiar. Chiar daca imi place sa fac coveruri din cand in cand, din cauza succesului urias pe care l-a avut Ayo Technology, am decis sa nu mai fac coveruri in viitor si sa ma focusez pe piesele proprii. E o provocare mai mare pentru mine. Sunt chiar mandru de coverul pentru Ayo Technology si foarte recunoscator pentru ca succesul lui a deschis o multime de usi pentru muzica mea, pentru concerte si pentru cariera mea. Insa nu am de gand sa mai fac un alt cover hip-hop sau R&B in viitor. Nu ar fi o provocare penntru mine, mai degraba m-as orienta catre o altfel de provocare, de exemplu, sa lansez cantece pe care le-am scris eu, sa continui sa merg in concert in toata lumea, sa ajung cu muzica mea in tara in care nu am mai fost.

1. Hey, Milow! How do you feel about coming to Romania?

Great! finally! I\’ve never been to Romania before so I hope that I will have some time to visit Bucharest before my concert at B\’Estfest. I\’ve heard and read so many great things about Romania, that I\’m really curious to finally see it.

2. Everyone knows you for Ayo Technology but I\’m sure that’s not your favourite song from all the songs you\’ve ever sang. If you were to choose a single that you released that defines you as an artist,  what would that song be?
Son\’ and \’KGB\’, the opening and closing tracks on my latest album mean probably the most because lyrically they dig deeper and are the most personal songs I\’ve ever written, and musically they\’re expanding new horizons. But if I had to pick one song, I would say You Don\’t Know
You Don\’t Know is probably the most important song I\’ve ever written, simply because it helped me to define my own sound and because it launched my career in Belgium and Europe. The lyrics were written in a stream of consciousness on a bizarre night out with a bunch of friends and strangers. I was in my early twenties when I wrote the first version of this song (the original title was Satellites in March), and it took me many years of rewriting it and many failed attempts at nailing it in the recording studio, before it finally became this version, that I still love and I have performed at every concert over the years. Even though I was trying to write a song about meeting strangers and growing apart from people close to me, for me it will always be the song that sums up how it felt for me to be young and full of doubts about the future.

3. How do you like playing at the open air festivals like B\’Estfest?
I simply love it. The summer of 2012 is my 6th (!) summer in a row where I will play at least 20 open air summer dates. So I feel very much at home at festivals, and I love to play bigger stages after touring in smaller club venues.

4. I know you\’re releasing a new EP in the US in a few days. Are you going to play any new songs off it for us at B\’Estfest?
The EP that will be released in the US actually consists of songs that have already been released in Europe. However, we will play 1 brand new song at B\’Estfest, it’s a track called Where My Head Used To Be and it will be featured on my new live album From North to South (Live) that will be released all over Europe after the summer.

5. Have you thought about making another special cover for a hip-hop song in the future?
Not really. Although I like playing covers from time to time, due to the extreme success of Ayo Technology, I have decided not to do any more covers in the near future, to keep the focus on my own songs. That’s a bigger challenge for me. I\’m really proud of my cover of \’Ayo Technology\’, and very grateful because the success of my cover opened a lot of doors for my music, my concerts, my career. But I am not going to record another hip hop or R&B cover song in the future. That just wouldn\’t be a challenge for me, I\’d rather look for a different kind of challenge, for example, to keep releasing songs that I wrote myself, to keep touring all over the world, to keep going to countries with my music where I\’ve never been before.

Mai multe detalii despre B\’Estfest Summer Camp 2012 gasiti AICI! Pe Milow il vom auzi sambata seara, in a doua zi de festival, incepand cu orele 22:35 pe scena Coca-Cola. In aceeasi seara vom avea recitaluri de la Selah Sue si Royksopp!

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