Integrante do One Direction falou com o GLOBO horas antes da morte da irmã Félicité, de apenas 18 anos
(An approximate intact translation with Google Translate’s help).
RIO - Before the interview with singer and composer Louis Tomlinson, on 13/3, the English musician’s team warned no subject was forbidden, but if possible, it would be better "not to speak very deeply" about the death of his mother, the inspiration for "Two of Us," the single Tomlinson released in early March. After all, it was a sensitive subject.
Johannah Poulston died in 2016 at the age of 42 after a rapid and fatal fight against leukemia. Louis’ mourning brought about verses like "This morning I woke up still dreaming / With memories playing through my head / You'll never know how much I miss you / The day they took you, I wish it was me instead.” These words open the ballad composed by her son.
The 27-year-old, part of one of the most successful groups of this decade, One Direction (today on hiatus), did not imagine, however, that hours after the GLOBO chat he would have to deal with another tragic loss: his sister, Félicité, just 18 years old, suffered a cardiac arrest and did not prevail. So far, Tomlinson has canceled public appearances and has yet to make a public announcement of his sister's death. His last social media was on the 13th.
In the interview, Louis Tomlinson was lively and communicative. Among the members of One Direction (including Zayn Malik, who left the band in 2015), he is the only one who has yet to release an album or solo EP. A perfectionist, the artist has postponed or debuted several times, but promised that the wait will not extend beyond the year 2019.
- My fans have waited patiently for so long that I need to make sure this album is brilliant. I don’t want to listen later and have the feeling that I could have done better.
See below for his interview answers about three-year-old Freddie Reign Tomlinson, the fruit of a relationship with stylist Briana Jungwirth.
“Two of Us” is a ballad with very organic instrumentation, with the piano as a base. It's a different song from the other singles you've released, like “Just Hold On” and “Back To You.”
We had some conversations at the beginning to make this song more ... let's say, radio friendly. But I wanted to keep it simple. To be honest, this production may be closer to my album than "Just Hold On" and "Back To You." The beauty of (those songs) was to be able to live in the world of other artists, as I did with Steve Aoki and Digital Farm Animals. But it wasn’t exactly my sound. For the album, which will come out later this year, I won’t say that we’ll only have ballads, but the production will be essentially organic, real, nothing super-programmed.
What else can you say about the album?
I’ve worked hard on it. In terms of lyrics, I can say that I am being very honest and telling my life’s stories in songs that help me to know a little more about myself.
You are often singled out as a perfectionist. Did that contribute to going this long without releasing a solo album?
Yes. And you get more pressure when you're doing solo work, especially on an album. I want to make sure every song comes out as good as it can be. I don’t want to listen later and have the feeling that I could have done better. Time has passed, and I think there’s more pressure now for me to release an album soon. So I have to be even more certain.
How do you deal with this pressure?
I definitely feel it, as well as the responsibility I have, leaving so many people waiting patiently for this record. But again, I'm also aware that if people expect so much, I need to make sure it's brilliant.
Speaking of waiting, since embarking on a solo career, you've only made appearances on television shows to promote singles, but no live shows or tour. Do you miss the stage? Are you ready to go back?
Yeah, I'm definitely ready to hit the road and I miss it. I spent a lot of time touring with One Direction. But of course, you can’t do that without an album. So I knew that if I wanted to spend more time shaping this record, I’d have to wait to go on tour. But it was a conscious choice. And it won’t be until the end of the year.
And your son will be close to turning four by the end of the year, so I figure this is a good time to go on tour again.
Yeah. It’s always difficult to leave him, but now he’s grown up. Of course, when I go on tour, it's not going to be with those crazy schedules either, spending long periods away from home.
How did the experience of parenting inspire you?
Musically, I wouldn’t say it was a big influence, maybe in just one of the songs I'm recording. And personally, I’ve always treated it naturally. It was a great event, of course, but I am the oldest of seven siblings, so I always had to be very responsible.
You wrote many of the lyrics to One Direction, but I imagine it's different to write for your solo career. What kind of approaches do you have today that you did not have before?
The lyrics in One Direction were a bit more generic, let's put it that way, because they had to match the feelings of four or five of us. Now I have the opportunity to speak from my heart. In terms of production, I'm probably looking for the simplest possible way. In the group, we had a lot of pressure to make songs for radio, but now I want to embrace my roots and keep it organic, true.
One of the challenges of stardom is not being able to control the image that people have of you, from news, gossip, and everything else, even when for a reserved person. In the scenario where this public image could be effectively built, how would you want to be seen by everyone?
That’s difficult. I think the natural stereotype of a musician or a celebrity isn’t always to be believed. Sometimes, for various reasons, people expect me to be rude or bad, for example, when in fact I just want them to understand that I'm a really nice guy.
One Direction is one of the most popular bands in the world, and you have always had to deal with harassment at airports, hotels, to get away from paparazzi, etc. Is it calmer now?
It's less intense, definitely, in every way. The calendar is calmer. My routine, too. I’ve been less visible. So nowadays, I get more time and space when I want to play or watch a football match, for example.
You’ve sold millions of albums, traveled through dozens of countries, and lived quite a bit. What are your personal and artistic ambitions?
As an artist, I definitely think that I'm starting over as a solo artist. I'm very proud of my experience with One Direction, but now it's my name, so I want to meet those challenges as an individual. It gives me goals to meet. As a person, I expect to get old, look back, and feel satisfied. I think at some point in my life, when I'm a lot older, I want to go back to a more formal education, maybe college or something that interests me academically.
In 20 years ...
I hope I'm still making music, I think it's everything (laughs).
Brazil is one of the main markets of One Direction. One of your solo singles, "Back To You," had 17 million streams coming from here, and I imagine you get a lot of messages from Brazilians on social network ...
(interrupts) MANY messages. Tons of them.
How is your relationship with the country and with your fans from here?
For starters, I'm completely in love with football. And historically Brazil has made legends in this sport, so I have great admiration. About the fans when we played there ... there are a few places that stick to your head when you rank the best, craziest, funniest fans in the world, and Brazil is definitely one of those places. I really feel the support of the Brazilian fanbase and I can’t wait to go back on tour to see them again.
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