Your new song “Fire” is a huge shift to a more commercial sound, what inspired this?
I’ve always been a huge fan of pop music. I love Madonna, Janet, Lady Gaga, Prince, Max Martin, Britney, etc. I love big-sounding pop music with a whole lot going on in the mix. It’s something I’ve always wanted to do but never really had been able to accomplish until recently. “Fire” was my first step toward making this kind of big, commercial pop type music and I was really proud of it, so I decided to keep making music and see what would come out of it.
What is your process when you conceptualize your vision?
When it comes to music and songwriting, I start with simple chord progressions and just let my mind run loose. I save the tweaking and editing for later. Once I have a solid base of a song, I’ll expand upon it and make it sound bigger, to put it simply. I’m huge on melodies and counter-melodies, so I love incorporating tons of different melodies into one song because it makes for something huge and over-the-top. I love writing my own lyrics because I feel like I have a lot to say, and it’s so nice when people can relate. When it comes to visuals and imagery, I’ve always been obsessed with this kind of flamboyant cowboy-vampire aesthetic, and it’s really stuck with me. I’m from south Texas, so naturally, cowboy hats were something I grew up around.
