Thanks for posting :cheer:

 

Hope he doesn't enjoy acting so much that he leaves singing behind :huh:

Posted by Noah's Ark on the OS from the Empire Film Magazine

 

'Former reality show winner Will Young turned in a quietly accomplished peformance in Mrs Henderson Presents last year, holding his own opposite Judi Dench and Bob Hoskins with an assurance that suggests he may prove to be as good an actor as he is a singer'

 

Good ain't it

Edited July 3, 200618 yr by Lainey

Thanks for posting :cheer:

 

Hope he doesn't enjoy acting so much that he leaves singing behind :huh:

 

Don't worry F/G, he loves singing too much to ever leave it behind. I think we may see less of him in the singles market though but that ain't such a bad thing.

Was just going to bring that over.

 

Makes lovely reading doesn't it.

That's nice to read, thanks Lainey. :D

ooohhh... thanks Lainey lovely quote :wub:

Will's in the new Tesco magazine, two pages about him, I'm sure someone will scan it in for us when they get a copy.

c**p! I just came from there ^_^ Thanks for posting

Edited July 5, 200618 yr by Filthy/Gorgeous

Ged Doherty has been crowned the new chairman and CEO of Sony BMG Music Entertainment in the UK.......blah, blah, blah.....A string of artists lined up to welcome the move on Friday....blah.....Will Young adds: "Simon Fuller, Ged and I have worked together for four years now and I value our relationship a lot. The combination of Ged's passion for music and talent together with his honesty, enthusiasm and ability to drink until the early hours make him a fantastic man to work with."

 

Nice to see Will has his priorities right. :lol:

Tesco's article. Thanks to Nic on Devoted for typing in it up.

 

"I'm a Control Freak Who Can't let go..."

 

Words by Maxine Clayman.

 

"Who set up this interview for 9.30 in the morning?" croaks Will Young, as he plonks himselfdown at the table opposite me.

From this, I gather he's just not a morning person.

And if looks are anything to go by, the normally fresh faced 27 year old, who captured the nation's hearts on reality show

Pop Idol, could do with a good night's sleep. Sipping his coffee, he looks bleary eyed and slightly dishevelled.

Yet despite his apparent tiredness he remains gracious as I mutter my apologies, telling him there's nothing I'd have liked better than a lie in.

"I really don't fret about the way I look. That's a really dangerous road to go down" he says, when I ask him if he worries about his appearance. "The only thing I do differently now is whack on a hat and a pair of dark glasses. At least that covers half of my face " he laughs.

I'm usually doing something daft when I'm snapped by the paparazzi. You wouldn't believe the number of times I've been pictured getting a parking ticket, locking myself out of my house and doing anything other than something cool"

 

"Being famous is like inverted teenage peer pressure" he continues. "When you're younger, you worry about ridiculous things. As you grow up you realise there are more important things in life. Then you become famous and it starts all over again - everyone thinks they know you so you worry about what complete strangers think of you, which is crazy"

 

It can't have been easy for Will, being catapulted to fame instantly, and then having to come out as gay in public too.

He concedes that he didn't have a chance to make any mistakes during what must have been a daunting experience, singing live in front of millions of viewers.

 

"I never really find performing that nerve-wracking" he says. "I get more intimidated by other things. Yesterday I was meetingfriends of friends I'd never met before and that made me more nervous than going on stage at Wembley"

 

Two Brit awards, four No1 singles and two number one albums later, has he got to grips with stardom?

"I'm a very independant person and I've always loved my own space so part of me will never get used to it, as I still find the whole fascination with celebrity bizarre."

"I never read anything written about me any more, it's just not beneficial. I can have the most amazing review, but then the writer might say 'I didn't like his socks' and that's what I'll pick up on and worry about.

You have to be mentally tough to work in the music industry.

For the first 2 years after PI I was literally work, work, work. At that point, I didn't really focus on anything else apart from my career"

 

Currently Will is channelling his energies into acting. He starred alongside JD and BH in the film MHP.

"I'm keen to land more acting roles, I find it less inhibiting than singing. People don't fuss, you simply turn up, do your bit and leave. There's no messing about. Having said that, I don't want to end up just acting, because I know my music will always come first"

 

Dubbed as 'posh', Will grew up in Berkshire with his brother Rupert, and sister Emma. He has never tried to hide his middle class roots , his mum Annabel runs a childrens nursery, his dad Robin owns an engineering business, and Will attended boarding school.

 

"There are areas of my personal life, like my family, that I don't talk about. But we're pretty close, and I'm fortunate that they accept me for who I am, regardless. My parents have been a massive influence on me. Thet taught me to stand up for myself and they always let me get on with my life."

 

This includes his need to take time out for himself, something Will finds difficult. "I hate sitting not doing anything. I feel as though I should be achieving constantly. But I think I'm slowly getting better at it."

"I relax by watching films and I keep myself in shape by doing contemporary dance and ballet. I enjoy it, but let's face it, it's a bit tragic isn't it? I'm an horrendous pop star - I should be doing something cool like street dance."

 

Will is also learning to delegate. "I find it very hard to let go - I'm a bit of a control freak, but i've turned over a new leaf this year.

I'd like to take a year off to explore the UK. I'm going through a real period of just loving being English. After all we have such a sense of history and culture in this country. And there are so many things we do that no one else does, right down to our tiny cafes where you can buy proper bacon sandwiches. In fact I could spend a whole year just discovering London - as there's so much to see.

I love living here."

 

Another of Will's plans is to return to studying "I'd like to do a psychology degree and there's no reason why I might not want to do something completely different at 30. I think it's a fantastic age. You've become comfortable in your own skin and it's a turning point where you can assess your life to see what's really important.

I'm just trying to make a well balanced life, and am really proud that despite everything, I've managed to stay sane and I quite like who I am."

Will is a bit coy when I ask if there's a special someone to share it all with - he is notoriously private when it comes to matters of the heart.

 

"I used to believe that there was someone for everyone, but I'm not so sure that I do anymore. I'm realistic about these things, and a lot of it comes down to circumstances. One of the best things about what I do is that I get to meet a lot of people, which in a way does make it easier to find someone. I'm not saying there isn't somebody out there for me" he laughs "I could still be holding out for my Mr Darcy"

 

Will Young's album Keep On is out now on Sony BMG. The Keep On Live UK tour begins on 12 Sept.

 

Although I wish Will all the luck in the world I love being reassured that music is his first love. Don't ever want to loose that wonderful voice.

Cheers TT. I picked that mag up by chance yesterday. Nice read.

Cheers TT. I picked that mag up by chance yesterday. Nice read.

 

Hope they've got some left when I finally get to Tescos.

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Ged Doherty has been crowned the new chairman and CEO of Sony BMG Music Entertainment in the UK.......blah, blah, blah.....A string of artists lined up to welcome the move on Friday....blah.....Will Young adds: "Simon Fuller, Ged and I have worked together for four years now and I value our relationship a lot. The combination of Ged's passion for music and talent together with his honesty, enthusiasm and ability to drink until the early hours make him a fantastic man to work with."

 

 

 

Nice to see Will has his priorities right. :lol:

 

Thanks for the Tesco article TT and thanks also for the above, I wonder how many times he's drank with Ged Doherty until the early hours then? :lol:

thanks TT

 

I know my music will always come first"

 

 

no matter how many times i hear this it makes me feel :wub: I always worry hes going to disappear into acting, I am very high maintainance need constant reassurance ^_^

another interview from Italy ! :)

 

Will Young, piccoli

idoli crescono

 

Con Keep On l'artista pop inglese fa un passo avanti. Senza cadere dal podio. Intervista e Video

 

 

 

 

Guarda

I videoclip di Will Young dal sito ufficiale

 

di Luca Trambusti

 

Quattro anni fa un nome nuovo, Will Young, all'epoca ventiduenne, fu incoronato al successo dalla trasmissione televisiva inglese Pop Idol, dove vinse votato da 4,5 milioni di persone. Seguì Anything Is Possible/Evergreen che strappò il titolo di singolo più rapidamente venduto a Do They Know It's Christmas? della Band Aid (1984) e, poco dopo, con la cover di Light My Fire dei Doors confermò il successo e con il successo arrivarono le piccole invidie e le piccole antipatie.

 

Dietro a lui, una donna dalla scrittura magica, Cathy Dennis (Spice Girls, Britney Spears, Hooverphonic oltre che autrice di Can't Get You Out of My Head di Kylie Minogue). Dopo il primo album - From Now On - e il secondo - Friday's Child -, alla fine dello scorso anno Will Young, reduce dall'aver dichiarato pubblicamente la sua omosessualità, ha pubblicato oltremanica il più maturo Keep On . L'album, uscito in Italia a fine maggio, non era partito con il solito clamore. Se il primo singolo Switch In On non aveva scalato le classifiche, il secondo All Time Love ha ripreso il tempo perduto e conquistato la vetta della chart inglese, trascinandosi dietro tutto il disco.

 

Come mai All Time Love ha avuto questo successo?

Ci sono due motivi. Una ballata di questo genere, molto classica, delicata, ha una maggior presa. Al pubblico è piaciuta e questo ha influenzato le vendite del disco. La seconda ragione è che il video che l'accompagnava è molto bello. In questo la casa discografica mi ha dato una mano mettendo a disposizione un buon budget che mi ha permesso di fare un ottimo lavoro. Per quanto mi riguarda curo in maniera particolare questo aspetto visivo e vorrei proseguire su questa strada.

 

Keep On è un album più maturo rispetto agli altri.

E' molto difficile crescere, maturare ed evolversi senza commettere errori e tutto sommato credo di esserci riuscito. Ora ho molto più da dire e soprattutto, dopo cinque anni, so realmente cosa dire.

 

E cosa ha da dire?

Quando arrivi al successo spesso sei condizionato dai media, ognuno si aspetta che tu faccia qualcosa e ognuno sente il diritto di dirti cosa fare. Ho parlato proprio di questo, della mia voglia di sincerità. In questa società poi troppo spesso si spendono energie per perdere peso, apparire, per avere una macchina bella. Ma i valori sono altri.

 

Il dichiarare apertamente la sua omosessualità fa parte di questo processo? Alcuni suoi colleghi non lo ammettono per paura di alienarsi il pubblico femminile. Per lei non è stato così?

L'ho dichiarato perché e più facile. Per me sarebbe stato molto più difficile mentire e nascondermi. Mi piace l'idea di non essere come gli altri, mi piacciono le diversità tuttavia non trovo niente di male se qualcuno lo vuole tenere nascosto. Io l'ho fatto perché altrimenti non sarei stato infelice. Ma non ne faccio una bandiera, e non ne faccio una questione di business.

 

Il disco è una raccolta di brani diversi, vari.

Fa parte del mio animo e a volte sono in conflitto, sono tanti i condizionamenti che ti portano in una direzione o nell'altra: il gruppo, la struttura delle canzoni, il mio umore. Non amo nemmeno le etichette, la loro rigidità.

 

Ma quale delle due anime preferisce?

Quella funky/soul perché è una sfida maggiore. Scrivere e cantare canzoni lente mi viene più naturale e quindi è anche più scontato e io ho bisogno di altri stimoli. In genere non sono portato a scrivere canzoni allegre e ottimiste, ma qualcosa che mi viene dal cuore, aumenta la credibilità. Mi piacerebbe in futuro fare qualcosa di più sperimentale, seguire una strada che non ho mai percorso. D'altronde ho avuto un contratto discografico e ho iniziato a incidere, a fare tour, senza lasciar spazio alla mia voglia di sperimentare. Ora spero di dedicarmi a questo e non so quali saranno i nuovi approdi. Mi piacerebbe andare in America, studiare e ricominciare come se fossi un nuovo artista.

 

Come ha deciso di collaborare con Nitin Sawhney?

Mi è piaciuto moltissimo e penso che la collaborazione con lui abbia portato la più bella canzone dell'album (Home ndi). Eseguire la canzone scritta da un autore famoso mi rende nervoso perché non so che tipo di canzone sarà e come verrà, lui invece ha collaborato alla stesura, l'abbiamo fatta crescere insieme a tutti gli altri collaboratori del disco. E' stato bello, un processo che mi ha permesso di capire molte cose. E di carpire i segreti di Nitin.

 

http://www.kwmusica.kataweb.it/kwmusica/pp...028&pageIndex=0

 

Pic:

http://www.kwmusica.kataweb.it/kwmusica/ge...p?idImage=82043

 

LifeLight

Will Young: "I'm taking a break!"

the artist presents to TGcom his new cd

During Summer 2002, "Light my fire" has been one of the most played song of the season, then came his second album "Fruday's Child" and he's back with "Keep On", now. He has left pop behind and turned into soul. Plans for future are clear: "I'm taking a 2 year break to study, work and grow. I need it after such a long time of hard work", he said to TGCom.

 

What have you learnt since the big success of 2002 ?

A lot of things ! about music, life and me. This personal evolution is what I write about in my songs. I think that it's very harsh to evolve, learn, grow in life without making mistakes, but this is what I'm trying to do. If my music is more mature, now, it's cos I think I have more things I can sing about.

 

What are the things you want to sing ?

When I started working on my third album, I realised that I had clear ideas on many matters. Particularly, I wanted to write about how hard for a person is to affirm and protect his own personality form the problems you have to face to be completely yourself, when success overwhelms you and conditionings are so many. Radios, tvs, showbiz wants you to have a certain behaviour, certain ideas, but I wanted to be true, sincere, to myself and to others. Even if it means to break the schemes disappoint someone. I've realized how much time we are wasting following falase miths, they are very odds: being thinner, more handsome, having a big, big car, but this isn't a healty way of living. I wanted to write about these things in my songs.

 

Has making your outing caused problems at your carrer ?

I've said I'm gay cos I really felt I wanted to do it, saying it was easier tha hiding. I've always lived my diversity as a matter of richness, in every way. If I wouldn't come out, I would have been very unhappy. This is my reality and it's not a problem, and it's not a banner. It's normal for me. But I can understand there are people who do not want to talk about it. It's private and you live it as you feel it.

 

What are your musical influences ?

First, the music my parents used to listen to: Rolling stones, Stevie Wonder, but, most of all, the Beatles, who did incredible things. Michael Jackson, then, especially his first albums. I did not know Dorrs too much, tho', that is quite strange when you consider that my success is linked to a Doors song, Light my fire. Regarding this, I'd like to mention a funny anecdote, that happened just right here in Italy, three years ago. During a gig, some guys raised a large stripe with the words "F**K YOU from Jim Morrison" written on it, they were obviously Doors fans, who didn't like too much my "profanation" of a cult song. But I've been very happy to read that stripe, cos I thought that there are still people who has very strong feelings for music: this is such a beautiful thing.

 

The album seems to contain 2 different styles: pop ballads on one side and funky-soul songs on the other... does this reflect your nature ?

 

My two spirits live together in this album, I'm in a constant "unstable equilibrium". I really don't know how this is going to change in the future, and I'm not thinking about it. By the way, I can say that I'm taking a 2 year break, at least, to study, to work and to grow. I think I'll be moving to USA. I really need to take a break after so much time spent working and working. I'm guessing how artists like Beyonce are able to release a cd after another without taking a break... I'm gonna ask this to her, sooner or later !

 

If you were a painter...

[already translated :) ]

 

 

 

 

 

2nd article

Will Young, young idols grow up

 

The English pop icon take a step ahead with Keep On.

But he doesn't fall from the platform.

 

Luca Trambusti

 

Four years ago, a new name, Will Young, 22 at that time, won Pop Idol, thanks by 4,5 million votes. Anything Is Possible/Evergreen followed, who stole from Do They Know It's Christmas? (Band Aid, 1984) the crown of the single most rapidly sold, and, right after, Doors' Light my fire cover confirmed the success, and success brought little envies and little sidlikes.

 

Behind him, a woman with the magic touch for songwriting, Cathy Dennis (Spice Girls, Britney, Hooverphonic and Kylie's Can't get you out of my head). After his debut - From now on - and his second album - Friday's child - at the end of 2005 Will Young, survivor of his public coming out, released in Uk Keep On, a more mature album. The cd, out in Italy since late May, has not started with the same outcry of its precessors: first single Switch it on has not climed the charts as usual, but All time love, 2nd single, conquered the top of English chart, helping the album way back to the high positions of the album chart.

 

How came that All Time Love had so much success ?

there are basically two reasons. This kind of ballad, very classic, soft, delicate, can touch so many hearts. People loved it and this influenced album sales.

The second reason is that the accompanying video is so beautiful. My label really helped me, it gave me a big budget, that let me do a very good job ! As far as I'm concerned, I pay a lot of attention to the visual side of this job and I'd really like to keep doing this in the future.

 

Keep On is much mature than your other albums.

 

It's very difficult to grow up and evolve without making mistakes, but I think I quite succeded with it. I have so many things to say, now, and, most of all, I really know what to say.

 

What have you got to say ?

 

when you're successful, you're conditioned by the media... everyone expects you to do that certain thing and they feel to have the right to tell you what to do. I've just talked about this, about my need of sincerity. This society makes you waste your energies in losing weight, in your look and appearance, in having a big and luxury car. True values are other, tho'.

 

You openly declaring your homosexuality is a part of this process ? Some of your colleagues do not do it cos the don't want to avoid the girl audience. Was it the same for you ?

 

I openly said it cos it's easier. It would have been so hard to lie and hide, for me. I like to be not like others, I like diversity, but I don't think it's worng if you decide to hide it. I did it cos otherwise I would have been very unhappy. But I'm not wearing it like a flag, it was not a businees move.

 

The songs in the album are so different one form another...

It's a part of myself, I'm in such e aonflict, sometimes. They are all conditionings that try to bring you to one side or the other: the goup, the structure of the songs, my mood. I don't like labels, they are too rigid.

 

Wich one of the two sides do you like ?

The funk/soul one, cos it's more difficult, it's such e challenge. Writing and singings ballads is quite natural to me, and sometimes it's more common, but I really need incentives. I'm not naturally inclined to write happy and ottimistic songs, but words that come from my heart, it gives them credibility. In futire, I'd like to do something more sperimental, trying a road I've never tasted. On the other hand, I signed a contract and I started recording, making tours, without giving a chance to my need for sperimenting. I'd like to spend some time on it, now, and I really don't know what it will bring. I'd like to move to US to study again, to start as a new artist.

 

What about the collaboration with Nitin Sawhney?

I really liked working with him ! I think this collaboration created the best song on the album, Home. Doing a song written by a famous artist makes me feel nervous, because I don't know how the song will be. Nitin co-wrote the song, we, and the other producers, let the track grow. It's been such an experience ! It make me understand alot of things. And Nitin's secrets, too !

 

 

 

 

I'm sorry, so sorry (as Neil sings in the Sorry remix! ;) ) for being so late and for the translation ! I really hope not to have mis-traslated the words and the ideas of Will

 

LifeLight

thanks Lifelight for translating :dance:

 

 

great interview, he seems more relaxed then when he does the uk ones :D

Thank you very, very much for translating all that for us Lifelight

 

The piece that interested me was about being experimental. I'd really love to know if he is going to release anything with Groove Armada because I think this is the way Will can experiment without perhaps laying his own work on the line. ;)

Thanks Lifelight.

 

Looks like to the move to America is still on. Really hope the two year break has already started & he's not meaning after the play. :(

 

Pleased to her he loves writing the funky tracks & that Home is a personal fav of his. Really looking forward to what his experiments bring us in the future.

Thanks Lifelight for translating it all for us, it's very much appreciated I really enjoyed reading that, from reading it all through it does look like Will won't be releasing the 4th album until 2008. :cry: After the arena tour he'll be doing the play in early 2007 and then it's looking very likely that he'll go away for two years, what are we going to do without him? I'm panicking already.http://www.chart-refugees.com/style_emoticons/default/panic.gif