Diandra Interviews Rachel Lynn: Tenderness In Music
For Rachel Lynn, love songs aren’t as tender as they used to be, but the dating world has lost some of its softness. So, if love songs are more about break-ups and anxiety, does that mean the dating world has grown darker? Hmmmmm IDK Yet, Rachel Lynn is commanding romance in her songs, and in our interview we discuss all her influences.
Diandra: You are very much about exploring other art forms like paintings and literature? Do you feel as an artist it is vital to observe art in all its forms?
Rachel: Absolutely! As artists, it is our way of processing. We consume other artists to produce and inspire our own art. As artists, we are the product of all our influences, and it keeps us really humble to see what has been done and make it our own. Everything is a source of inspiration like, looking at a painting can feel like its taking to you, and, for me, I would receive it musically. Like, there is a soundtrack to a painting.
Diandra: Do you feel like movies and music and books speak the same language?
Rachel: I think that is an interesting concept. Yeah, I would say so because they are all expressing emotions.
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Diandra: Have you ever had a random inspiration?
Rachel: I don’t know. I have been really inspired by situations and past relationships. I feel like anything that is beautiful can be inspiring. I mean you can look at a pile of rocks and remember a past relationship where you and your boyfriend took a trip to Colorado. It is cool to see what imagery you can spark with a visual.
Diandra: What did listening to singers like Amy Winehouse and Otis Redding or rather New Soul vs Old Soul?
Rachel: It is so interesting. We can definitely see a progression, in terms of lyrical content. Like Otis, would use words like “tenderness,” and there is a softness in the language that I don’t see so much any more. I think Amy Winehouse said it in an interview, but Old Soul was about bearing yourself entirely to someone and “I am going to give it all to you.” Nowadays, it is about “I don’t care” and “I’m over it.” I feel like old soul is romantic in that it has this idea of giving it all for someone: giving yourself completely.
Diandra: Do you think that music, currently, asks for softness and pushes people to ask for tenderness?
Rachel: I don’t think so. I think Amy saw that, and she, obviously, had her demons. It is an interesting contrast, these days, to see old soul versus new soul. I think that there is going to always be a darkness vs lightness in music because, as artists, we are processing the world. It is like Donna Missal said she lives a happier life because she sings sad songs. We put in the music.
Diandra: Do you think the way we talk about love has gotten darker because people feel the world has gotten darker?
Rachel: For sure! But it is also how we interact with each other like, Old Soul was the 60’s and 70’s. Like, it was different how we interacted and defined relationships. Now we have the internet and we are makings songs about being ghosted. It is just very different, and I think that has created, in aromatic situations, we are more isolated and disconnected from each other in comparison, which can be why it sounds darker.
Diandra; Do you think your music is brining back tenderness?
Rachel: I mean I think it is part of wanting to use beautiful, descriptive language in my music. Absolutely! I see it in other artists that are yearning, in their songs, for innocence or tenderness.
Diandra: So how would you describe love, especially tender love?
Rachel: I think it is different for everyone. I think support and being a support and giving it is a major part. Communication is, obviously, huge and important. My music really about the desire to connect, and how communication is apart of being in love.
Diandra: Has music helped you grow as a communicator?
Rachel: Absolutely! Communication, from a very young age, was something I took pride in and wanted to get better at. Life is about the back and for the between people, and it is a skill that develops through relationships, but also needs to grow because you want to live a better life.
Diandra: Do you think there is an inherent miscommunication between artists and the industry?
Rachel: Yes and no! To create art takes money, and it is hard to, as an independent artist, it is hard to outsource or get all the help you need, and it feels like the industry is not there to help them any way. So it is tricky because do you need to understand better someone that is not planning to help you? Also, the industry means “labels” but now artists have more opportunity to figure out their own brand and sync. It is hard as an independent artist to get notice. It is hustle in that way because you have to be a creator and a business person.
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