It’s also very specific, a feel-good song. I was on the Lauryn Hill and Nas tour, and I probably did it in 45 minutes in GarageBand. What song was the easiest for you to write? “Spotless Mind.” It’s almost been two years since I wrote that song. It’s almost along the lines of “Comfort Inn Ending” which is on my Sail Out EP. I talk a little about my upbringing, just a few little lines, and I get very specific with his relationship. Which song would you say is the most revealing? Probably “Beautiful Ruin.” It’s a song about a very specific situation and whoever’s involved will know it’s to them. I feel like every song has some secret about me. What are some of the stories that you’re sharing on this album? Boy stories.
For the most part, I like to not have second thoughts. There’s not a lot of writing down-I’ll only write it down to make sure it makes sense after I come up with it. I’ll have a beat or sit with producers and we’ll feed off of each other and I’ll just keep singing a melody until I have words. Was that your approach on the album as well? Yeah. Public speaking seems like an apt reference because you freestyle. I feel like I’m almost public speaking, going out and telling a story and saying, “This happened to me.” Now it’s better because it’s my writing that I’m performing.
I used to be super shy as a child and I still am, but it’s easier for me to put that in the back of my mind before I perform. I think it’s something that performers and athletes do.Īre you glad you have the experience and lessons that come with performing at a young age? For sure. We had VHS tapes that we’d watch over and over on the tour bus. It was 2000, 2001 so it was before the really small video recorders or even the phone recorders. When I was younger and first went on tour, I was 13 and 14, and that was something that we did every night.
I’ll look at them as soon as I get off the stage. She talked about trying to make a new classic album, how Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind inspired two songs on Souled Out, and the hurdles that come with being a female R&B singer.Īre you recording this interview for a specific project? I want to put something together that shows my fans the making of the album, all the work that went into it, and little random things.ĭo you record your performances and look back at them? Yeah. Jhené speaks with a quiet confidence, sitting up straight and wearing a leather bustier with high-waisted denim shorts and a tie-dyed kimono she keeps pulling over her shoulders. Before we sat down, her team asked if they could record our interview for Jhené's own records, a rare request in music journalism (unless you're the queen of perfectionism, Beyoncé). She's clearly set on carving her own path, and when we met at the mid-century Palm Springs house she stayed at for Coachella, Jhené came across as a perfectionist deeply committed to putting forth the best music and performance she can. To date, she hasn't added any guest spots, with the exception of one from her six-year-old daughter. Jhené Aiko’s Coachella debut earlier this month might have been bolstered by surprise performances from Drake and Childish Gambino, but don't expect the GEN F R&B singer to be getting much help from rappers on her forthcoming debut album, Souled Out.
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