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Nelly talks about Folklore flopping; inspiration for Loose
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Interviewer: Success came easy in Canada for I'm Like A Bird. What about worldwide?
Nelly: With my first single I'm Like A Bird, I was lucky to have immediate radio success in Canada. In the US though, I had to go knock on a lot of doors, go to a lot of board rooms and play the song for them.
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Interviewer: I heard somewhere during the Whoa Nelly era, the night you won three Juno Awards (the Canadian Grammys) you tried to get into the after party but couldn't get in.
Nelly: Yeah, that was my first tabloid story. I thought it was so funny. First time I was in the news for something other than my music. But yeah, I couldn't get in, even though I took home so many awards that night.
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Interviewer: I think it's lazy when people try to compare a body of work and they try to compare an albums commercial success. I mean, the stars are aligned differently, the economy is different, the industry is different for each era. You can never really tell why one album does better than the other. And Folklore didn't do as well as Whoa Nelly, and I think a lot of people know it was to do with the record company at the time, Dreamworks.
Nelly: Yeah that's true. It was funny because I was on Dreamworks for my first album, and it was an awesome label, small label. After the first album, they sold their company and it was right when Folklore came out, so not the best time. You do get judged by your commercial success. I'd be lying if I said that wasn't a component of what I do. Obviously when your making music for a record company, its a company, the numbers play into the process of making music.
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Interviewer: What did you want to accomplish with Loose.
Nelly: Well, Whoa Nelly was the brain. Folklore was the emotion. Loose was the body. I really wanted to make a strict pop album with a streamline sound. I got to Miami and made all of these records during night sessions from midnight to 6am. The studio I was in, The Hit Factor, had a club atmosphere, so it influenced the vibe of Loose.
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Interviewer: Loose was a huge record with successful singles, but people responded to the sexual image of the album. How did you feel about it?
Nelly: I understood, then again I didn't. I guess when you compare it to my previous eras, it was slightly more racy, but not by much. I mean, had jeans and a tanktop on. It wasn't like I was wearing a bikini.
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Interviewer: When did you figure out that success shouldn't be a destination?
Nelly: There was a time during the Loose Tour when I was on stage one night, and I was really burnt out and I cried my way through the first few songs since I was so tired. And I thought, man, I got to get off the wheel at some point and seek balance in my life.
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Interviewer: What were some of your influences when you were younger?
Nelly: I went through different phases, but my first phase of music is when my mom bought me Vision Of Love by Mariah Carey for my 12th birthday. Mariah was like my singing teacher. I listened to that thing on repeat. I also listened to LL Cool J, Salt-n-Pepa, De Le Sol, Boyz II Men, which was also the first concert I ever went to.
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