By Amanda Mtuli Photography by Jurie Potgieter
The award-winning songstress, who is also our January cover star, chats to us about her favourite music and the inspiration behind her eighth studio album.
What type of music do you listen to?
I’m into rock music. I listen to rock musicians such as Coldplay, 30 Seconds to Mars and Lenny Kravis, to mention a few. I’m a rock star and if given a chance I’d follow in the footsteps of Tina Turner, Pink and Demi Lovato because these are the artists that I like.
What genre of music would you like to sing?
I mostly sing soft songs and I’m very aggressive sometimes which is why I want to sing rock. It makes sense to me because of my aggressive nature. The genre is also very passion driven and I can be aggressive in the way I deliver my vocals.
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How do you prepare for live shows?
Sometimes I’ll prepare to sing smoothly, dazzle and be sexy but then I walk on stage, feel the audience and things change completely. I don’t control it, it just sort of happens organically.
What’s the inspiration behind your new music?
I’m currently working on my eighth album titled Unleashed. Finally I’m not going to be apologetic about the gift that God has given me; hence the album is called unleashed. I’m at a place in my life where I know who I am and I’m going to celebrate the best of me. So, I’m unleashing myself to the world and it will echo in this album.
Do you have an alter ego on stage?
Yes I do, I used to have a name for her when I was starting out in the music industry but not anymore.
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