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Celeb News: Popmatter drags Katy Perry...
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Popmatter drags Katy Perry...
....Marina defends her.
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PopMatters: Before we begin, I have to tell you I’m a writing professor and I often use your music in my classes. So, you know, you’re already being taught in universities.
Marina: No way…
PopMatters: Absolutely. I’ve actually organized for about a dozen of my students to accompany me to your Terminal 5 show [in New York City, on December 6]. We’re calling it an international arts event.
Marina: So, I’m basically the new field trip.
PopMatters: Basically.
Marina: Well done! I love it. That’s such a cool thing to do. I wish my professors had been cool enough to do something like that.
Marina: That’s an interesting question, and a very valid one. I’ve really enjoyed touring this new album much more than the first, just because the type of music I’ve written on this album lends itself much more to who I am as a performer. I think that’s one of the conflicts I have, this split in my personality I’ve always struggled with as an artist. My artistic spirit is much more drawn towards the sad ballads, you know, the singer-songwriter stuff at the piano. But my personality is much more pop. Therefore for this album I really wanted to try to bring both worlds together, and I think I’ve succeeded in that. Show wise, it’s just about going from strength to strength, really. I’m just really happy now that I’m at a minimum level of production, where I can go into any venue and have this production [ready to go]. It’s not like me just sitting there with a CD holder in a hamburger case—which is my new ****ing prop on stage actually. And I bought that myself. It’s not like the label has given me a budget or anything. So yeah, things have gotten very interesting…
PopMatters: There’s a noticeable difference sonically between The Family Jewels and Electra Heart, the latter sounding a lot more like conventional American pop, although when one listens closely, it seems that structurally and lyrically, you’re really turning those conventions on their heads. What brought about that transition?
Marina: I know people hate to think of artists in a business-like way because art is meant to be about romance and fantasy, of course. But I didn’t go and work with [producer] Dr. Luke for an album track. I wanted to get some singles, because I recognized that I needed to be opening myself up to a broader audience. Not to get them to like me for singles, but to introduce them to my past work and my current work as well. And that really did help a lot. And I think without having transitioned to this sound I’m not sure where I would have gone. I probably would have gone deeper down the indie rock path and maybe continued to fill some venues in the UK, but I’m not sure I would be doing the same numbers in America and managing to sell out these big theaters now.
PopMatters: Of course. The Family Jewels is brilliant, especially for a debut, but American radio isn’t going to play something like that.
Marina: Exactly. It literally got no radio play. Honestly nothing. I think there was on radio show I performed at and that was the only play I ever got.
PopMatters: Thank God for the internet. Now a tricky question: a lot of people were surprised when you opened for Katy Perry last year. Naturally, it makes good sense for exposure, but many would argue she’s a strong example of what’s “wrong” with the music industry today: an almost cartoonishly-attractive woman with a voice that wouldn’t get her past the first audition rounds on American Idol who is about to dethrone Michael Jackson for most number one singles because of a slick writing and production team—including Dr. Luke, who produced your single “Primadonna”—and the gift of auto-tune. Your records both pretty blatantly critique this very thing. How do you reconcile the content of your music with the choice to go on that tour?
Marina: It’s quite a controversial question and maybe the answer I’m about to give is as well, because it really was quite hard for me to make the decision. I had been kind of rallying against that [very thing], and I had to ask myself why I was doing the tour. [Katy] asking me to support the tour really made me question a huge amount of things I had been thinking about music. I was one of those people really who was like ‘oh this kind of music is not good, it doesn’t have weight or credibility.’ But I don’t think that’s something she’s ever claimed to have. And I think people who love her know that she is a real artist, maybe just not in the way you or I think of it. And also, let’s not forget, she’s only on her second album. You don’t know, in ten years what kind of music she’ll be making. So I kind of weighed it up and thought, well, the thing that’s stopping me from going is that I feel slightly hypocritical. And then the thing that makes me want to go is that I think I should go, and kind of challenge my own previous beliefs. So I did go. And it did change a lot of things for me. Not necessarily her and her show, but just the whole experience of it. And yeah, I think she’s fabulous. I think she’s ****ing excellent at what she does. I don’t think career wise we’re on the same trajectory at all, though.
PopMatters: Good answer. And, well, if she’s listening to you at least we know she has great taste, right?
Marina: Well, sure, but she’s also genuinely supportive as well. I’m really quite fond of her.
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http://www.popmatters.com/pm/feature...-where-its-at/
Already taught in lessons  
I love how honest she is about her work and the way she is open about her creation and explain her motives 
She really has the upper hand when it comes to her career and the way she wants it
We can't say that about everybody
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too long.
even the bolded parts
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too long.
even the bolded parts
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I shortened it 
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That interviewer was blunt. She gave a good answer.
She is really articulate and intelligent. Even though it's easy to dismiss her as hit-hungry at least she has a perspective. I think Electra Heart would have been taken to the next level had the songs just been catchier.
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That's was good. I liked what she said about not knowing what kind of music she'll be making in ten years.
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Great interview. She's so cute
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Too bad she writes her songs 
But thank you Marina for defending Katy
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God I love Marina more than life
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As far as I know, Katy writes her songs and doesn't use autotune.
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I was NOT expecting ha to praise Katy, but good interview 
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Originally posted by Brite Lites ☆
As far as I know, Katy writes her songs and doesn't use autotune.
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Wide Awake and Hot n Cold have autotune but that's okay cause we all know she is a vocal goddess.
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Classy. I'm glad she's not as bitter halfway this era as she was during TFJ.
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Originally posted by Brite Lites ☆
As far as I know, Katy writes her songs and doesn't use autotune.
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She does use autotune 
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Too bad she writes her songs
But thank you Marina for defending Katy |
THIS! They are so retarted!
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Ignorance will forever remain as the cancer of our society.
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Ignorance will forever remain as the cancer of our society.
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SPILLLLL IT
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Interesting name for a site that does not, well...matter
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this made me love Marina, good for you girl for defending the queen of pop
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Nice answer from Marina about KP! 
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yeah so can we skip the rest of this era, now that she doesn't care about mainstream success?
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Originally posted by Brite Lites ☆
As far as I know, Katy writes her songs and doesn't use autotune.
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Katy "co-writes" her music with a team of writers.
All artists use auto tune, it's part of the editing process. People get confused because they think auto tune = the T Pain or Ke$ha voice when auto tune doesn't always sound like that.
He didn't lie. That's exactly what Katy is, that's exactly what most popstars are (minus the whole "everything that's wrong" part 'cause that's BS).
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