Who is
this pop whirlwind and where is she headed, well we at Beats have found just
that out.
As I walked up to the front desk there was
a certain buzz in the air. Everyone knew exactly who was staying at the Hilton
Hotel in London, the staff, the guests and of course the paparazzi littering
the curb and nearby pathway outside. The woman on the front desk greeted me
with a hesitant smile, she knew why I was here but why was a strapping 6ft 2
bloke here to interview the newly crowned princess of pop? She directed me to
the lift and up to the 27th floor. In my hurry to get to the long
awaited interview I missed which room she was staying in. I realized this just
as I reached floor 27 and the lift doors opened with a ping. As I was about to press the button back to the ground floor
to ask the nice lady at reception exactly which room I was headed to I noticed
possibly the immense body guards I had ever seen in my entire life, these guys
were huge even by my man-mountain standards. Taking my chances I walked over to the two
giants guarding room 207. As it turns out I was at the right door, this was the
room pop icon Violet Sky was currently staying in whilst she was playing her 3
sold out London gigs. I was shown into the room by one of the bodyguards, whom
I later found out was named Darren. The room to put it in simple terms was H U
G E, and there sprawled out on the couch eating crumpets was Violet Sky.
Dressed in her famous purple galaxy leggings she also
sported a black skirt and a white flowery crop top with a ribbon in her hair to
be complete the look. She gestured for me to sit down opposite her and being
the gentleman I am, I waited for her to finish her very English breakfast and
we began the interview.
BeatsLegion: Hi, sorry to interrupt your
breakfast
Violet Sky: [laughs] No it’s fine , my
fault, [I] woke up late. Anyhow let’s get down to business shall we I’m sure
you’ve got some great questions to start my day off with
BL: Well we’ll certainly try to live up to
standard. So, you grew up in a little village called Whitburn near to
Sunderland (North East of England), what first brought you to London?
VS: Well I started begging my mum to bring
me here after I saw something on TV, a show perhaps, I can’t remember, but I
saw on the TV that London was the place to be for aspiring artists. So for the
Easter holidays we got the train down to London and stayed in the dankest hotel
imaginable and I went about handing in a homemade demo cd of me singing and
telling the receptionists ‘Hey I’m 12 and I want a record deal please. Call
me.’
BL: And how did that work out for you?
VS: It didn’t! And it helped me realize
really quickly that I needed to find a way to have a fighting chance of making
it. I started writing songs and playing the guitar and keyboard, I wanted to
stand out, and I pull all I am into my songs. One of the songs on the album was
actually one of the first songs I ever wrote and that’s really important to me,
as it’s all about what I was feeling and going through at the time due to an
awful school experience. Getting bullied was really hard for me and I want to
let people know that it happens to everyone and you CAN get through it.
BL: When you were just 16 you signed a song
writing deal, moved to London, and now here you are. Did you ever see those
bullies again?
VS: Actually, I did! I played a show in my
hometown about 6 months ago and they showed up wearing my T-shirts and asking
me to sign their cd’s. It was bittersweet because it made me realize that they
didn’t remember ever being mean to me and that I needed to forget about it too.
And to tell the truth, if I hadn’t come home miserable every day, I would never
have written that song or had the motivation to write other songs. Maybe I
should be thanking them!
BL: Totally! Since you’re known for writing
very honest, almost confessional lyrics, everything is fair game. Has that
changed the way you approach your relationships?
VS: Well, I’m typically single. I have
girl-next-door-it is, the hot guys are friends with me and get their
relationship advice from me but they never considering dating [me]. Right now
I’m not opposed to the idea of falling in love, but I’m not exactly out looking
for love either.
BL: Does success make it easier to meet
people?
VS:
It’s kind of weird actually, I thought I’d have so many more friends,
but I feel like I’m less popular than I’ve ever been. It makes sense though
when you think about it, it’s harder to trust someone new as they could have
other motives other than simply being your friend. It makes me value the people
I can trust even more though; I still have the same best friend I had when I
was growing up.
BL: So we heard you’ll be appearing as
yourself in the a new upcoming movie? Any hints on what this move might be, and
are you interested in acting?
VS: Unfortunately I can’t give anything
away about the movie just yet, but keep an eye out, I know there is going to be
some really cool advertising starting really soon. And for me as a little girl
it was always either about music or acting,
but I knew that if acting came first I’d use that as a platform to break
into a musical career. So I guess I’m not interested in acting as for me I’ve
got the job I’ve always seen myself in anyways.
BL: On your track Take Me Down, you sing about jumpers, t-shirts, jeans and trainers,
yet it seems like you’ve been busting out some pretty glam looks on the red
carpet lately.
VS: Thank you! I can make myself look
presentable when the occasion calls for it, but I’m more comfortable in my
leggings with a baggy t-shirt on top.
BL: Does it feel strange to have so many
people take your picture all the time?
VS: Well at first it was really strange
yeah, in fact it still is but every time I get annoyed I just remember that I
knew the cons to being a star, if I dare call myself that. It’s flattering that
the paparazzi take photos of me when they could be out taking photos of actual celebrities.
BL: At what point did you realize you
finally made it?
VS: Well, I don’t think I’m ever going to
have that moment. All of this is amazing but it doesn’t guarantee anything
about the future. I still haven’t made it to where I want to be. I have to
leave a legacy.
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