I hadn’t been on a long-haul flight for a few weeks, so I thought, I’ll just have a little tipple to take the edge off. That’s why we are drinking-we genuinely need the buzz of something to get us through the day. You flew into Vancouver from London yesterday. The day before Ellie Goulding kicked off the North American leg of her Delirium World Tour in Vancouver, the 29-year-old Grammy-nominated pop and EDM superstar spent 60 minutes with FLARE editor-in-chief Cameron Williamson, sipping champers and slinging #realtalk about slut-shaming, panic attacks, Taylor’s squad and Canada’s “really hot” new PM. When I think back to my tiredness, my slump, not wanting to exercise and not being interested in anything… It wasn’t depression, it was just my body giving up. I was diagnosed with exhaustion a couple of months back, but it’s only now that I realise how bad it really was. I could tune in to how I was feeling and understand if I was being irrational, or understand if I was overthinking something. Since I was young I remember being quite emotionally aware. There was a moment where everyone was screaming with joy and shouting my name – I really struggled to hold back the tears that day.ĭo you think you’re quite emotionally intelligent? People were just grateful to hear some music and to be out having a good night with friends – which is exactly what people were doing at the Bataclan. I could feel that there was a very different spirit in the audience that day. I played Paris not long after the Bataclan terrorist attacks. The worst thing is when you’re trying to hold it together on stage and you’re suddenly aware that there are probably a million people taking pictures and filming you. Then I started getting into folk music and I discovered female singers, and that changed it all for me.Īre you quite an emotional person, typically? I was a bit of a grunger – I listened to heavy metal like System Of A Down, Deftones, Nirvana and Pearl Jam. I had my lip pierced, had very long hair that I dyed black every four weeks. Pop stars aren’t often considered particularly dark, but would you describe yourself that way? Stylist’s Lizzie Pook discovers a darker side as she steps inside the star’s contradictory life. I was excited to share those feelings with the world through this project.From politics to poetry, singer Ellie Goulding is way more than your average saccharine sweet pop star. Whether it’s the escapism I feel through Julie Mehretu’s work, the power I get from Yves Klein or chaos from Cy Twombly, art makes me feel alive every time I see it. I love nature, trees and looking at Yoo’s abstract art made me use my imagination which I love.”Įllie Goulding’s musings on escapism, strength and chaos in pieces from Julie Mehretu, Yves Klein, and Cy Twombly. Goulding says, “Art has been hugely influential throughout my life and music. Chaeyoung says, “ For me, color is very important and that’s what caught my eye the first time I saw Yoo Youngkuk’s painting. Twice lead singer Chaeyoung’s exploration of colors and shapes, mountains and nature, with “ Mountains (Topography)” by the iconic Korean abstract painter Yoo Youngkuk. The fact that art is an imperfect utopia, forever to be interpreted, was interesting to me when I spoke about his artwork.” Lines come from a world of information and communication which is crucial in today’s digital world. Matty Healy’s search for utopia during a global pandemic through Piet Mondrian’s “ Large Composition A with Black, Red, Gray, Yellow, and Black.” Healy says, “Although Mondrian’s work is from nearly a hundred years ago, the nowness of his work has always striked me. Grimes’ take on the age-old fight between good and evil through Pieter Bruegel the Elder’s “ The Fall of the Rebel Angel.” Grimes shares – “Pieter Bruegel the Elder is a strange dude and I hope I did a decent job analyzing his work. When I got the chance to raise awareness to his artwork and to Independence day as a Colombian, it was an honor”. J Balvin‘s pride for Colombia and his hometown of Medellin, amidst the painful drug history of Pablo Escobar through Fernando Botero’s “ 20 de Julio.” Balvin shares – “Growing up in Medellin, Fernando Botero was all over the news– he’s an icon in Colombia. Artists like her have fought so hard to be recognized that it’s amazing I could help shine a light on her beautiful work.” The musicians show their appreciation for the subjects with their narrations, which are as follows:įKA Twigs discussing female empowerment in a patriarchal society through Artemisia Gentileschi’s “ Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy.” FKA Twigs shares – “Mary Magdalene was a major inspiration for my last album and when I learned about the history of the female painter, Artemisia Gentileschi, it impacted me.
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