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Yeah Yeah Yeahs frontwoman Karen O is among the most fascinating musical artists of latest instances. An iconic singer, she blends her unmistakable vocal type with energetic onstage antics and a kaleidoscopic wardrobe to create a persona that has been nothing however influential because the band first broke onto the scene within the early 2000s.
One of many key gamers within the seminal New York scene that gave us the likes of The Strokes and Interpol, Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ mixture of art-rock with the dancier ESG-inspired facet of post-punk created a sound that was in contrast to something we’d heard earlier than.
That includes drummer Brian Chase and guitarist Nick Zinner, the trio has solely launched 4 albums up to now, which tells you a large number about their brilliance, contemplating they’ve launched a few of the most iconic rock tracks of this century.
The likes of ‘Heads Will Roll’, ‘Maps’ and ‘Gold Lion’ have crammed the flooring of indie discos and home events since they had been launched, and it’s with out query that they’d not have such a timeless essence with out the excellent performances of Karen O, who’s one thing of a up to date mixture of Debbie Harry and Siouxsie Sioux.
Apart from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Karen O has labored with a number of different legendary artists similar to Santigold, The Flaming Lips, Swans and even the late Ol’ Soiled Bastard. She even caught the attention within the opening credit for David Fincher’s 2011 adaptation of The Woman with the Dragon Tattoo when she collaborated with Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross for a extremely industrialised rendition of Led Zeppelin‘s ‘Immigrant Track’.
On condition that she has loved such a storied profession, Karen O’s ideas on life have been listened to intently. In a 2019 interview with Spotify for Artists, she revealed the most effective piece of recommendation she’s ever been given, and unsurprisingly, it’s an interesting one and one thing that each one budding musicians might do with listening to.
She mentioned: “The very best recommendation I ever acquired was from my greatest good friend who mentioned, ‘Karen it’s good to be extra of a bitch.’ And so, and that’s principally like him simply saying like, ‘Yeah, you simply need to lookup whenever you really feel like somebody’s pushing you in a route that you just really feel not snug going and stuff’, you already know?”
Including: “So I’ve no issues actually doing that to a sure extent, however that’s not normally what you hear, you normally hear, ‘if you happen to don’t do that, you’re going to mess this up for your self and that up for your self’, and customarily that’s not true. I believe like, not a single time have I ever regretted saying no to one thing that felt flawed. Yeah, I believe that’s extra similar to self-respect to a sure diploma, you already know?
“However like, however you already know, you don’t need to, like, jeopardise that… as an artist it’s a must to defend your present as a result of it’s a treasured factor, and if you happen to form of say like no when it’s good to say no and sure when it’s good to say sure you’re form of carving a path for your self as an artist who does their artwork on their very own phrases and that’s actually vital.”
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