Interviews

When Sun came out Isabelle Chelley had interviewed Chan for Rock & Folk and today, while I was hanging around on her own website, I came across a few unissued Q & A. 

Tell me if I'm wrong but I think it has never been posted here.

http://isachelley.fr/?p=26

Cool !  

28/03/2014 Macau Daily Times http://www.macaudailytimes.com.mo/macau/51826-cat-power-in-town-%E2%80%9Cmusic-drew-me-to-the-world%E2%80%9D.html

4/XX/14 - Macau Closer Magazine Interview
http://www.macaucloser.com/magazine/i%E2%80%99m-big-fan-intelligent-people

Tiny interview for The Guadian, 10 May 2014 http://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/may/10/cat-power-this-much-i-know

5/9/14 - Brighton Magazine Interview
http://magazine.brighton.co.uk/Clubs-and-Music/Reviews/Here_Comes_The_Sun_Cat_Power_Cleans_Up_Her_Act_Prior_To_Brighton_Festival_Visit_/21_45_4034#a

In Philosophie Magazine, 28/05/2014 http://www.philomag.com/les-idees/les-questionnaires-de-socrate/cat-power-illuminee-9615

Filter Magazine, issue 19, winter 2006 http://filtermagazine.com/index.php/exclusives/entry/10_years_of_filter_issue_19_cover_story_cat_power1
(Issue 19, Winter 2006)
(Issue 19, Winter 2006)
(Issue 19, Winter 2006)
(Issue 19, Winter 2006)
(Issue 19, Winter 2006)

scmp.com, June 2014 http://www.scmp.com/magazines/48hrs/article/1536999/inquisition-cat-power-singer-songwriter

8/9/14 - The Juice Interview
http://thejuice.co.za/fun-stuff/10-things-we-learnt-about-cat-power/

Not much of an interview but interesting nonetheless.

8/15/14 - The Citizen Interview
http://citizen.co.za/228202/marshall-arts/

11/15/98 - Hotel Discipline Interview
http://hoteldiscipline.net/?page_id=366

Just found this, and added this interview to the first page. I highly recommend this one, as it is very long. She speaks a lot about the recording of Moon Pix (great stuff that I have added to the main Moon Pix quotes page in the discography). And she also talks about politics, travelling, riding horses, a favorite performance she played in Sicily (I guessing this took place in November 96), Hip-hop, Jazz, and favorite music.

8/15/14 - Times Live Interview
http://www.timeslive.co.za/thetimes/2014/08/15/big-engine-the-cat-and-the-mockingbird

The first page with all the interview links has been updated with all interviews for 2014 so far.

Also added a link to this post for this interview. 

XX/XX/97 - Spunk Magazine Issue 6 Interview 

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12/7/14 - Vida Interview
http://www.24-horas.mx/vida+/?p=16916

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9/1/15 - NME Interview
http://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/cat-power-talks-being-janis-joplin-in-a-new-film-about-the-ballsy-blues-singer

9/2/15 - Santa Cruz Sentinel
http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/arts-and-entertainment/20150902/cat-power-ready-to-go-solo-with-new-lease-on-life

10/10/15 - ionline.pt
http://www.ionline.pt/artigo/416205/cat-power-ainda-gosto-de-digressoes-mas-seria-fantastico-passar-um-ano-entre-unicornios-?seccao=Mais_i

01/22/2016 http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/cat-power-on-how-she-came-back-from-the-brink-ive-come-out-the-other-side-20160123-gmc7sl.html

January 2016, Triple J http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/media/s4402155.htm

8/31/16 MMC Interview
http://www.rtvslo.si/zabava/glasba/cat-power-v-vsako-sluzbo-sem-hodila-zato-da-sem-prezivela/401616

2/XX/17 - Latercera Interview
http://www.latercera.com/noticia/cat-power-salud-se-hundio-no-deje-escribir-canciones/

(Translated from Spanish)

Are you excited to be back in Santiago? 

Of course, I've always had a great time in South America! The last time I was in Chile I was six and a half months pregnant.

Her presentations in South America will be in acoustic format. Is it a practical decision or are you looking for more intimacy in your shows?
 
I've done acoustic shows since 1993. I play in that mode when the song does not need a band. My last record (Sun, 2012) needed a band, but I'm not going to sing any of the songs on that record.

Is there any chance of playing some of your new material in Chile? 

Yes anyway. I chose 30 songs, some are very old, some are very new, others have not been officially published, others are known, there are also unknown, covers and some that have not been recorded.

In a report it was published that she has been composing new songs where her source of inspiration is her son. What can you say about those new songs? 

My son is my biggest inspiration, but not when I write songs. It does not matter if I have 10 or 100 children, I will always be myself, creating art outside the context of being a mother.

Are you planning to release a tenth disc soon? Do you still value disc format these days, when everyone seems to prefer to listen to songs via streaming? 

Yes, I'm finishing my album now. I, in fact, only listen to vinyl records. I feel sorry for not having more hours in the day to enjoy those albums. Although sometimes I also listen to music online when I need it urgently, like Frank Ivy's song Ivy, which I love. 

Her latest album, Sun, was highly praised, as well as being very different from The Greatest, for the incorporation of electronic instruments. Do you plan to continue in that direction on your next album? 

Not at all. Since the release of my album failed, due to my repeated hospitalizations for my blood disease, I lost almost all my security and determination. My health sank, as did my career. But I did not stop writing songs and just at that moment I suddenly became pregnant, achieving a newer and stronger version of myself that I did not know existed. Then this new album is back to the origins.

How is your life in Miami and is your state of health after angioedema? 

Thanks for asking. I have been living in Miami since 2001, but I still have my apartment in New York. Since I got pregnant my health has improved. Somehow my body healed itself, I'm not hundred percent cured but could say "under repair". Unlike when I was touring with my album Sun, where I had to hide that I was sick to work. I had to act like everything was fine. I can never forget how difficult the process of creating the album was. But it's the record I'm most proud of.


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I love that she is such a huge vinyl fan. But I love even more that she is finishing the new album!!