The 1st draft of my interview was much too long. The answers that the artist provided could also make her be seen in a negative light as she swears often and has a bad attitude making her a bad role model. This therefore could affect the sales of the magazine. I have cut down the article and made it more appropiate for my target audience.
Radar: Hi Cora! Welcome to Radar
Cora: Hello! Thanks, for having me guys.
Radar: We love your new single ‘C U Next Tuesday’, tell us the story behind it. Did you write it yourself?
Cora: Thanks very much. Yeah, I write all of my material myself purely because it doesn’t feel like my own if I don’t. I mean if I can’t connect to a track on a personal level then how can I expect my fans to? I really enjoy writing songs too, so I’d be a bit bored if I wasn’t doing that, it’s very therapeutic and allows you to get everything out of your system without looking a bit mental sitting on a psychiatrists’ sofa.
Radar: And what inspired you to write it?
Cora: Everyone who I’ve spoken to about this song thinks that it’s about my boyfriend because most people assume these days that every single song is about love, well I had my dad in mind when I wrote this song (laughs). I’m not saying that my dad is a t**t or anything, but he was just bugging me when I wrote this song as he was trying to manage my music business himself, I mean why wouldn’t he want to? He’s done okay for himself I guess.
Radar: We think he’s done a bit better than okay. Does his music inspire your songs?
Cora: Not in the slightest. I guess you could say that The Rolling Stones weren’t afraid to sing whatever they wanted no matter what anybody thought of them, and I think I’m a bit like that. My dad will kill me for saying this, but I’ve never liked his music, it’s so overrated. These days people like The Rolling Stones because they are The Rolling Stones and not because of the music, I used to cry when my dad used to play his music to me as a child. My inspirations are David Bowie, I love him! I met him the other day and was so star struck I nearly fainted, I’d love to marry him. The Beatles are my favourites though, Rock and Roll at it’s very best!
Radar: How has your life changed since your single came out?
My life hasn’t changed drastically, having a famous father means that you are constantly in the spotlight. I hate not being able to go out for a coffee and not have somebody recognise you, and I hate that you always have to look perfect or you’ll be slated. It’s really irritating.
Radar: When’s your album ‘Miss Nothing’ out? And will you be doing a UK
Cora: My album comes out on the 1st January 2011 and I am so excited to see what my fans think of it! My tour starts on the 6th March which gives me some time to prepare myself because I’ve never done anything like it before. The dates are on my website but I’ll be playing in London’s O2 arena, Manchester’s MEN arena, Sheffield, Newcastle, Nottingham, Glasgow all the major places but I’ll be playing some small gigs too like in Camden and Hull, I’m doing Glastonbury next year as well which is an absolute dream come true!
Radar: Thank you so much for talking to us and we’ll talk to you again in our yearly ‘Backstage at the Festivals’ feature later on in the year.
Cora: Thank you so much! It’s been a pleasure speaking to you, I hope I did okay in my first ever interview. I look forward to speaking to you later on in the year, Peace out! (Blows us a kiss)
- Cora’s debut single ‘C U Next Tuesday’ is out now, and her album ‘Miss Nothing’ is out on the 1st January 2011. Check out our website www.Radar.co.uk for details on her first
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