EXCLUSIVE YMC INTERVIEW WITH POP CHICK, CARO FEATURING HER NEW SINGLE, HER FIRE TEAM, AND WHATS NEXT FOR HER IN 2020.
YOU JUST RELEASED A NEW SINGLE, “WHEN ALL MY FRIENDS MOVE AWAY.” TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE SONG AND HOW IT CAME TOGETHER.
MEGAN REDMOND AND I STARTED WRITING “WAMFMA” WHILE GETTING READY FOR A FRIEND’S GOING AWAY PARTY, AND THEN WE DIDN’T TOUCH IT UNTIL A FEW MONTHS LATER.
I HAD JUST RELEASED MY SECOND SINGLE AND WAS CONSTANTLY COMPARING MYSELF TO OTHER ARTISTS AND WRITERS - WHERE THEY WERE IN THEIR CAREER AND WHERE I WANTED TO BE. SO, THE FIRST COUPLE LINES KIND OF MORPHED INTO A MUCH BIGGER IDEA ABOUT CHANGES IN LIFE.
YOU’RE CURRENTLY WRITING FOR PRESCRIPTION SONGS. TALK ABOUT BUILDING YOUR TEAM IN NASHVILLE, FINDING YOUR CHAMPIONS, ETC.
RX WAS A DREAM FOR ME FROM THE START. THEY WERE THE FIRST PUBLISHING COMPANY I HAD EVER MET WITH, AND WERE ALSO THE ONLY COMPANY I MET THAT UNDERSTANDS ALL MY CAREER GOALS AND WANTS TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ME TO GET THERE. SIGNING WITH THEM WAS A NO-BRAINER AND I’M SO EXCITED TO SEE ALL THE THINGS WE DO TOGETHER.
WHAT WRITERS AND ARTISTS HAVE INSPIRED AND INFLUENCED YOU THE MOST?
MY BIGGEST INSPIRATIONS ARE ARTISTS THAT DON’T LET ARTISTRY BE THEIR ONLY CREATIVE OUTLET. JON BELLION, CHARLIE PUTH, RYAN TEDDER… ALL ARTISTS THAT WRITE AND PRODUCE ON OTHER RECORDS WHILE ALSO TOURING AND MAKING THEIR OWN MUSIC. THAT IS AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE GOAL FOR ME.
WRITING-WISE, I FEEL THE MOST INSPIRED WHEN I HEAR A LYRIC THAT REALLY RESONATES WITH ME. CREATING SOMETHING THAT MAKES SOMEONE FEEL CONNECTED IS SO IMPORTANT SO WHEN I HEAR SASHA SLOAN, LENNON STELLA, OR INGRID ANDRESS DO THAT I’M ONLY MORE EXCITED TO CREATE MORE.
YOU’RE CREATING POP MUSIC IN NASHVILLE. TELL US ABOUT HOW THAT EXPERIENCE AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR YOU AS AN ARTIST.
I THINK BEING A NASHVILLE POP ARTIST JUST MEANS BEING AN ARTIST. KEEPING YOUR BLINDERS UP, WRITING WHAT’S TRUE TO YOU, AND NOT TRYING TO FOLLOW ANY TRENDS. REGARDLESS OF WHERE YOU’RE LOCATED, GOOD SONGS WILL GET HEARD.
WHAT WE CAN LOOK FORWARD TO FROM YOU IN 2020?
I’VE GOT A TWO-PART EP COMING THIS YEAR, SOME CUTS HERE AND THERE, AND I’M RELEASING MUSIC WITH MY NEW BAND (@TRAMPSTAMPS).
