Diandra Interviews Inara George: Music Transforming The Power of Grief
Sometimes, you have to step away from what you love in order to see how you love it. In some ways, that is what grief and nostalgia does; it takes away a love to transform its power. For Inara George, love is never lost as long you have imagination. Her new album, Dearest Everybody, is about assuring that your mind keeps its vision so your heart can keep its virtue.
Diandra: What are the things you creatively changed and offered within yourself when making this album?
Inara: I think this album has made me stretch my willingness to be honest, sometimes uncomfortably so.
Diandra: You wrote Dearest Everybody with the idea of how nostalgia and grief can transform people, but also leaves them feeling stuck. What has creating this album taught you about assuring you grow forward in life?
Inara: Maybe that wherever you are is the best place to be? I know that sounds glib, but I do think that when you can forgive yourself for being stuck or depressed, and just let yourself experience where you’re at, then you can finally grow and move forward.
Diandra: Which songs of Dearest Everybody most display the wisdom you have gained from life: both in career and personally?
Inaar: I’d say probably “Young Adult” and “Slow Dance.”
Diandra: Has making this album redefined what mortality means for you?
Inara: I don’t think so. I think I’ve just let people in on how I perceive mortality.
Diandra: With the words “Dearest Everybody”, it sounds like you are writing a kind letter to the world. If there is one message you believe the world should hear right now, what would it be?
Inara: I’d say to remember to always look around your own world. Engage with people in real life. Make connections. Talk to people you wouldn’t normally talk to. And work hard to continue to have an imagination about other people: how they live and what their lives might be like.
Diandra: Being a Young Adult is a strange phase torn between exhaustion and excitement. Which artist did you play when you were tired of the world? Which artist did you play when you were excited by it?
Inara: When I’m tired of the world, probably Ricki Lee Jones. When I’m excited by the world, definitely Prince.
Diandra: With so many collaborations and music history under your belt, how has music grown in meaning for you? How have your tastes changed in sound?
Inara: Having kids has definitely put music more on the back burner. It’s hard to search out new music or even listen to the older music that I’ve always loved. I’ve made it my goal this past year to try and search out new music. I think I went through period of feeling exhausted by music. But I think I’m moving out of that. I’m now really excited to try and introduce my children to stuff I’ve always loved and get excited about whatever they are getting into on their own.
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