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12-25-2003, 12:32 AM
here is a portion of the interview by German Gitarre & Bass with shania. the same interview where shania wows everyone with how she talks guitars and all she knows about the show and the production.
G&B : Do you think the songs worked if you presented them alone just with a guitar.
S.T: Yes of course, `cause all my songs have been written on the guitar and not with a computer. We don`t make any computerdemos. We always develope the material on acoustic guitars before we get into the production. I think that makes a big difference. Because if you are writing a song with a computer the basis is always synthetic. Compared with that the root of our music is the guitar. I could perform every song all alone just with an acoustic guitar
G&B: But after 30 million sold albums you could also try to do stuff that first of all appeal to yourself...
S.T.: You don`t have to publish that. You can record it of course but you better keep it to yourself. You put it in your drawer and maybe some time you share it with a friend. When you publish an album and you want the public to pay for it you should record something that people like. It should entertain the public. Thats my conviction. I want people to buy my record and say: Thats really good. I`m glad that I spent my money for it. I take these things very seriously. Because why should I otherwise make records. Why should I expect that sombody buys them. Why should I sell something to people that they don`t like ? I write my music for poeple who spent their hard earned money for it. When I was a kid I could hardly afford records and I was always dissapointed when I bought one that I didn`t like. You couldn`t exchange them so what should I do with them? And thats why I always just wanted songs on my album which are single compatible. I take the time to make sure that every song could be a good single. Many people say: why don`t you keep some music for the next record? But I just answer: Whats it good for ? Certainly not every song will be a single but I think it`s rather sensible to publish something which appeals to people 100%. Otherwise they say later on: I just like two or three songs. That would be sad
G&B: You are originally from the country scene is this still the basis of your music ?
S.T.: Yes certainly, and I won`t ever turn away from that. I`m a versatile artist but country music means the same to me as pop and rock. I can work very easily with those different styles of music and I got bored if I had to limit myself to just one of them. I`ve grown up with a lot of different things, always played in rock bands, country bands, R&R bands. I`ve done everything and tried every style. If you are starting at a very young age you collect all those influences. You let yourself get influenced by it because you grow up with it. The music you are listening to when you grow up has an influence on your whole own style. And mine is a bit of everything
G&B: And thats why many country-purists criticise you. ?
S.T.: Yes but my fans are not purists. The last two albums have been very versatile, in any case not just pure country. And thats why now I have a pop audience without wanting it. But that`s fine because I don`t try to be someone else. I wouldn`t be satisfied to limit myself to one genre and my fans defenitely wouldn`t like it either. I always use Elvis as a model because to a certain extend we have something in common. There are fans who bought his country albums, his rock albums, his gospel albums, his blues albums. He did these things because he could do it. His fans accepted that while supporter of a certain style couldn`t appreciate him. There has been such a risk with my last record because it was a breakthrough and it grew over my head. All of a sudden I had a pop audience and some people pulled their eyebrows, but it was simply doing fine. My fans got into lots of different styles. And on this album is enough music to make everybody happy. At least thats my intention
G&B : Do you think the songs worked if you presented them alone just with a guitar.
S.T: Yes of course, `cause all my songs have been written on the guitar and not with a computer. We don`t make any computerdemos. We always develope the material on acoustic guitars before we get into the production. I think that makes a big difference. Because if you are writing a song with a computer the basis is always synthetic. Compared with that the root of our music is the guitar. I could perform every song all alone just with an acoustic guitar
G&B: But after 30 million sold albums you could also try to do stuff that first of all appeal to yourself...
S.T.: You don`t have to publish that. You can record it of course but you better keep it to yourself. You put it in your drawer and maybe some time you share it with a friend. When you publish an album and you want the public to pay for it you should record something that people like. It should entertain the public. Thats my conviction. I want people to buy my record and say: Thats really good. I`m glad that I spent my money for it. I take these things very seriously. Because why should I otherwise make records. Why should I expect that sombody buys them. Why should I sell something to people that they don`t like ? I write my music for poeple who spent their hard earned money for it. When I was a kid I could hardly afford records and I was always dissapointed when I bought one that I didn`t like. You couldn`t exchange them so what should I do with them? And thats why I always just wanted songs on my album which are single compatible. I take the time to make sure that every song could be a good single. Many people say: why don`t you keep some music for the next record? But I just answer: Whats it good for ? Certainly not every song will be a single but I think it`s rather sensible to publish something which appeals to people 100%. Otherwise they say later on: I just like two or three songs. That would be sad
G&B: You are originally from the country scene is this still the basis of your music ?
S.T.: Yes certainly, and I won`t ever turn away from that. I`m a versatile artist but country music means the same to me as pop and rock. I can work very easily with those different styles of music and I got bored if I had to limit myself to just one of them. I`ve grown up with a lot of different things, always played in rock bands, country bands, R&R bands. I`ve done everything and tried every style. If you are starting at a very young age you collect all those influences. You let yourself get influenced by it because you grow up with it. The music you are listening to when you grow up has an influence on your whole own style. And mine is a bit of everything
G&B: And thats why many country-purists criticise you. ?
S.T.: Yes but my fans are not purists. The last two albums have been very versatile, in any case not just pure country. And thats why now I have a pop audience without wanting it. But that`s fine because I don`t try to be someone else. I wouldn`t be satisfied to limit myself to one genre and my fans defenitely wouldn`t like it either. I always use Elvis as a model because to a certain extend we have something in common. There are fans who bought his country albums, his rock albums, his gospel albums, his blues albums. He did these things because he could do it. His fans accepted that while supporter of a certain style couldn`t appreciate him. There has been such a risk with my last record because it was a breakthrough and it grew over my head. All of a sudden I had a pop audience and some people pulled their eyebrows, but it was simply doing fine. My fans got into lots of different styles. And on this album is enough music to make everybody happy. At least thats my intention