Kate Nash rocks the OC May 9
Singer and songwriter, Kate Nash, will be rocking out at the Observatory in Santa Ana, Thursday, May 9. The OC Concert Guide spoke with Nash about performing on tour, her album “Girl Talk” and her inspirations for her music.
OCCG: You just came from touring the UK and the east coast, what are you looking forward to when touring the west coast?
KN: I cannot wait!! I have so many friends over here and I can’t wait to see them. The people are so sweet and friendly and positive, there’s nothin like good Cali vibes and the food is delicious… the scenery, a beautiful part of America.
OCCG: Have you played in Orange County before?
KN: it’s been a couple of years since I’ve toured in America, which is why I am so excited to be back here.
OCCG: What are you looking forward to when playing in front of an Orange County audience?
KN: I like when crowds aren’t shy and they seem pretty free over here.
OCCG: How would you personally describe your music?
KN: emotional puke, raw, fun, sarcastic, honesty
OCCG: How is it different from other artists in the same genre?
KN: I like to tell the truth even when it’s ugly. And I don’t change my sound dependent on what is being played on the radio. I don’t sell sex.
OCCG: What was your influence for the album “Girl Talk”? What story are you trying to tell with the songs?
KN: I want people to feel strong when they listen to it, to be able to relate to going through a tough time and to feel joy through painful memories and happy that you made the right choice for you. I wanna tell stories and empower people. This is the most honest record I’ve made.
OCCG: How is it different from your previous albums?
KN: I wrote it on bass, I needed to feel loud and strong and powerful and the bass is heavy and like an instrument so it makes you feel like that straight away. It’s pretty angsty and you know year’s worth of experience on tour and in and out of studios has changed the way I approach making music.
OCCG: What can we look forward to when watching your live shows? What is the vibe you bring on stage?
KN: I want the audience to have as much fun as possible so I try to lose myself in it and not care about looking stupid, I just wanna have a good time and make other people have a good time. We’ve been getting a lot of stage invasions recently, in underestimate the girl, it drives the girls wild and they run up on stage like they’ve done something mischievous, one girl got up and started doing aerobics it was amazing! I encourage people to get involved and do stuff like that.
OCCG: What are your plans for the future? Any new CDs, shows, collaborations? Etc.
KN: I am going to tour for a while now, a couple of movies I was in are coming out this year, and I just want to travel and work hard on touring the record.
OCCG: Any further comments or anything you want to add?
KN: I like to encourage girls a lot because there are less female composers and musicians than male, so I make a point of saying to any girls out there that feel inspired to write songs but are scared of something, don’t be scared! Just do it and once you have a taste for it you’ll be so excited about how good it felt you won’t be focused on fear anymore. I worked in schools with girls who were initially scared to get up in front of their class and we ended up doing a show together in an 800 capacity room in London. They were so confident and proud and performed their own songs and it was awesome, to see them battle those confidence issues and do something on their own was the coolest feeling ever, for them and for me. Don’t be scared of what people think of you, there’ll always be people that dislike you, you’ll never please everyone so you might as well please yourself.