Diandra Interviews Morgan Saint: Attaching To Your Art

For Morgan Saint, music is a deep experience, and her new, gorgeous track, God Bless Our Souls, proves it. Her creations are born from her emotions, and, as a person that treasures the process of personal evolution, her songs are markers for her growth. Opening for Leon, on April 24 at Irving Plaza, she is ready to introduce her new work and self, but, before that, she opened up about how energy builds her music. 

Diandra: You have said there is a parallel between our relationship with others and ourselves. How does your music represent it? 

Morgan Saint: It has been a journey for me to come to terms with myself. When you find who you are, and you love that person, it also reflects in your relationships. At least, for me it has. As I have grown into myself, my relationships have changed in such a positive way. In terms of how it relates to my music, I write about what I am going through so that is how it correlates. 

Morgan Saint – On Fire (Visual)

Diandra: What was a profound spiritual experience for you that involved music? 

Morgan Saint: I am really into energy, especially between humans and nature. My grandmother passed away this last year, and we both really loved butterflies. Every time, I see butterflies I think of her. We had a really special bond, and she was so proud of what I am doing. I don’t think she imagined I would be doing what I am doing. So when I got off stage, this butterfly flew onto the backpack I was wearing, and it just stayed on. I did an interview and it stayed. I am really into symbols and how they correlate in my head. I am also really particular over who I can create and collaborate with because I am really in how our energies click. There is a small group of people I have that bond with and it is really special. I hope that answers your question (she laughs). 

Diandra: Yeah! It is all about vibes, and it means you have truly grown if you trust your inner intuition. 

Morgan Saint: I am just really really emotionally attached to things I make. There have been songs I have made that I did a lyric because it rhymed or because it finished the story better, but then I cut them from my set because I don’t believe them. When I work with someone, even if, technically, we make a good song, for me it about what we feel about we make. For me, that is what makes it a better song. It’s that connection that makes it real. I want people to feel the energy of when I made it. I feel it translates. I feel you can hear where someone was at and who they were with. There are some songs that I feel I was in a safe space, and I love that. 

Morgan Saint – Glass House

Diandra: Going along those lines, it seems inner peace is important to you. How does your creative process bring you peace?

Morgan Saint: That’s a very good question. Hmmm…. I, recently, dyed my hair pink, and my mom was like, “You are really gonna dye your hair pink!” I remember I took it so personally. To me, when I express myself, from my music to my hair, it such a specific reflection of how I feel inside. I think with other people, especially if they are not creatives, they don’t understand that how I express myself really is such a personal expression. What is happening to me inside is what I use to create. It is how I get things out of my chest or my mind. It is my safety. When I write about a situation, it is about honesty and acceptance. I care so much so it is interesting to see how my inner self correlates with my exterior. Everything I do creatively is so important to me. 

Diandra: I read in an interview, you described your music as “moody pop.”

Morgan Saint: (interrupts)Yeah. I never said that, but it’s become a thing, I guess. I can kinda see it, but it’s funny. I never said that, but now every time someone writes about me, it’s a thing. (she giggles) I hate it. It irks me because I wouldn’t describe it that way. 

Morgan Saint – god bless our souls (Audio)

Diandra; So how would you describe it? 

Morgan Saint: Honesty. I am not afraid to say what I am feeling. I think human beings fear being uncomfortable or saying what they think or feel because it might make others uncomfortable, and I am not afraid of that. I am not not going to write about something because it feels too dark or inappropriate. I think I see that a lot in my new music; it’s really honest. I am constantly evolving and growing; so as I change the music changes. I can see in songs when I was really down or really up. 

Morgan Saint – Just Friends

Diandra: What has your new music shown you about how you have evolved?

Morgan Saint: I don’t want to give the same thing. I like when things get different. I think that is exciting, and I think, in the last 6 months, I have become more confident in my own skin. I think you can hear that in the new music I am making. It feels more confident and bigger. I feel the music that has come out has been the journey I have taken to get to now. I am excited for my new music to wind up. I am excited for the people who follow me to see how the person I am matches my new music and sound. Like the music people are hearing now is who I was a year and a half ago, and that just gives me anxiety because I am like, “Oh my gosh, they are not feeling me right now.” I don’t know. I am very attached, and I wish the music I am making now could come out now. That is something I struggle with. 

Diandra: For you, music is about moving forward. What are some things you have been able to forgive, even about yourself, through music? 

Morgan Saint: When I write, I just need to get something out of my chest. So a month later, when I look at the songs I have written, I am like, “Oh my god, what is how I was feeling?” So, it is nice to be able to document my feelings, in the moment, and see for patterns. It becomes a more tangible thing that I can look at like, “Whoa, that was me a year ago? Look how far I have come! Or what can I do to change things?”

Morgan Saint – YOU

Diandra: You have said you struggle to write a happy song. Do you feel music is a vent for sadness? 

Morgan Saint: Yeah, when a happy song comes, it hits me in a very profound way. I don’t think I am a dark person. I am really sensitive. I go really deep, and a lot of times that can look or sound dark. But I think my life, in general, is good and happy so when I do write something happy it has to be extremely happy so it can be powerful enough of an emotional experience to write about. There is so much good in my life it feels cliche. In my life, I try to acknowledge the good. The dark stuff it just comes up because music is therapy. The goal is to let that dark stuff come up so that you can handle it and then become more positive. Stuff that appeals to me is not always, visually, the brightest. I kind of like production that is darker: from a sonic standpoint. 

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