“I DON’T WANT TO BE FAMOUS”
La.Ga.Sta. put on its Little Boots and reached out its Hands over the new rising pop star.
Here’s a small chat with Victoria Hesketh, the magic little girl with the tenori-on. Enjoy!
Why did you choose to give your first album the title “Hands”?
It’s after the song i wrote, which was one of the first songs I wrote last year, for this project. It’s called “Hands”. It’s just a song about having faith in yourself and what you can make with your hands. I felt that this song, kind of reflects the last year of my life.
How would you describe your sound?
Intelligent space pop with human synthesizers…
Do you feel uncomfortable with all this hype around your name?
Not really. It’s ok. I mean, I would be more worried if there wasn’t any hype. It’s good to meet up with people who wanna talk about it. It’s a good thing. Sometimes it’s a bit of pressure and i try to concentrate on the music and be able to make good songs.
What does music mean to you?
It’s just everything I do everyday. It means everything to me.
Tenori-on became your trademark in a way…
Yeah. Kind of…You know, so many things happened in the studio and I’ve always loved gadgets and synths. I just got really addicted to it. It’s a very funny thing with amazing visuals!
Is there any singer you admire and you would like to collaborate with?
I would love to collaborate with Kate Bush. I’m a huge Kate Bush fan!
Do you make any sacrifices for music?
No, but with so much work I don’t see my family so much.
What does success mean to you?
I’m just able to reach a lot of people. I don’t care about hearing myself on the radio or going out shopping expensive clothes. I don’t want to make money or to be famous. I just want to make people happy. We need that because we’re living in hard times…
What makes you feel angry nowadays?
I’m not really an angry person. But when I look around me I see many people who are going through difficult times with the financial crisis. So, I just want everything to get better. You have to be confident, strong and try to carry on.
Are you bothered when people download your music illegally?
No. I download myself a lot of music for free. I don’t have any problem with that. I think that’s the way it is. And trying to stop it is like to stop water flowing. It’s going to be impossible to stop. There’s always a way people will find…
Why Little Boots?
It was a nickname from my friend, taken from an old movie he saw…
Which are your 5 favorite songs for a drive?
Let me think…
1). Human League – “(Keep Feeling) Fascination” (That’s a great song for a drive)
2). Heartbreak – “We’re Back” (A really good song with disco vibe)
3). Joni Mitchell – “A Case Is You” (A peacefull song with amazing lyrics)
Put some…boots on:
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Little Boots – “Magical”
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Little Boots – “Not Now”
[Both songs are taken from Little Boot's "Illuminations EP", out now on Atlantic]
