You said that Du Blonde isn’t a character or persona. So how would you describe it?<\/strong><\/p>\nI\u2019d say it\u2019s a new project, but it\u2019s me 100 per cent. It\u2019s not like I\u2019ve created something artificial or change when I\u2019m on stage. I\u2019d say that I am probably more myself than I used to be. And the name just acted as a good way to make the point that I\u2019m not doing my old sound anymore.<\/p>\n
Would you say that there’s a lot of emotion and anger tied up with your latest album?<\/strong><\/p>\nYeah, definitely. There\u2019s a lot of releasing of emotion. I got to a very stagnant point in my head and in my life, and I needed to expel all of that. But I would say it was more of a productive anger than anything else. Sometimes when problems build up over a long time, and you\u2019re not really addressing them with yourself or other people, they can come out in ugly ways. But rather than do that, I wanted to do things in a positive way and put it into music. That way it\u2019s healing for me, and I also save everyone else from my wrath.<\/p>\n
How do you think you’ve evolved as an artist over the years since Houghton & The Hooves of Destiny<\/i>?<\/strong><\/p>\nI think I\u2019ve become a lot more honest with myself and with my music. The first record was honest, but this one is more blunt and to the point. I\u2019m not avoiding certain subjects by shrouding the lyrics in mystery; I\u2019m just saying it how it is. I think I\u2019ve become a lot more confident to be myself and not worry so much about what people are going to think. You can change as much as you like, but there\u2019ll still be people who won\u2019t like it.<\/p>\n