[2010-01-05] Alizée in TECHNIKART Magazine

[Deepwaters]

I disagree with Myst-R. This -- interview? Or article written by Alizée? -- anyway, it was quite informative. Perhaps he was looking for explicit detail giveaways on the new album; that was not to be expected IMO. But she's given us more on why she separated from Mylène, where she wants to go, how she envisions herself as an artist, and what the formative influences on her are.

Perhaps the most amusing thing was what she said about Bob Dylan, that he was too French, even Parisian, and she was still a kid from the provinces. Yes, Alizée, you've just lived a perfectly normal life for a girl from Corsica who became a pop sensation at age 16. Apparently it was Jean Fauque who introduced her to the life of Edie Sedgwick. (Of course, Fauque could easily have been a Dylan fan himself back in the day.)

Her opinion on Madonna was interesting, too, about how her later work was less authentic and her sexuality became a little overdone or passé ("usé" is the word Alizée used).

As I've believed all along, what Alizée wants is to be herself artistically, and perform according to her own muse. Commercial success, although also desirable, is not the be-all for her.

This is in my opinion the best interview she's ever done. If she didn't tell us in detail what will be in the new album, hey, that's just her. She loves to surprise. Don't expect her to change in that respect.

[edgar93]

La Candida, hmm, all I know is that the girl beside Alizee is called Candida (y'all know her) :


"Por que Te Vas?"
One of the favourite songs of Rob. He wrote La Candida in this regard (?). I love singing in Spanish, and it can please my Mexican fans."

That doesn't really say much.

Btw, press articles are starting to pop up (thanks to RondasX for the find):
http://www.rtlinfo.be/info/people/st...a-joue-madonna



"Alizee is back. (ELLE SE LA JOUE MADONNA)?

It was thought that she was done, almost forgotten. The young and sexy singer who used to be Mylene Farmer's protegee, who became a mother almost 5 years ago, tries to come back with a new album. Thus, she's promoting herself with a sexy photoshoot for a magazine (Technikart). Alizee chose a topic: Madonna. As we can see in the picture, Alizée is in the very same background and costume that Madonna used for the cover of one her first hits: "Like a Virgin".

[Toc De Mac]

Originally Posted by Sitting by the bay

Did anyone else notice the new "A" in the upper right hand corner?

Indeed!

The wave in the eye of Alizée...

[Deepwaters]

Anyone want to translate this interview? It's pretty straightforward and easy, but I don't think I'll have the time before this weekend.

[User22]

Originally Posted by Deepwaters

As I've believed all along, what Alizée wants is to be herself artistically, and perform according to her own muse. Commercial success, although also desirable, is not the be-all for her.

This is in my opinion the best interview she's ever done. If she didn't tell us in detail what will be in the new album, hey, that's just her. She loves to surprise. Don't expect her to change in that respect.

Prob the best way to put her new image and interview right there

[LE_LOUP_DES_STEPPES]

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[Alex]

Well just took a look at Alizee Latino and thanks to Clara she has made her best to translate it to Spanish. 87% its clear and undertabale, also she stated that she put question mark symbols (???) in areas where she couldn't well translate.

http://www.alizee-latino.com/foros/i...5906#msg125906

I must also agree this is one is one of the best interviews people have made to Alizee. The best part for me was that she clearly states the main reasons why she seperated from MF and LB. Also like always her replies towards her interviews are always wise, truthfull, and mature.

Merci a Clara du Alizee Latino

Still awaiting for an English Translation, but if some of you are anxious and can't wait, then I suggest copy parts of the translation and use a web translator to get an idea of the overall interview.
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EDIT: Decided to do a favor xD

Summer of 2000, it invaded our "shacks". Winter of 2010, they invaded us. Alizée as a hurricane has been 10 years, was the tornado Alizée: more than two million "Moi ... Lolita" are started in the "hypers" of France. The popstar great returns with an album that launched the trend of the years 10: Return to the mainstream creative and charming Moi ... Lolita has been 10 years, Alizée invaded like a hurricane. Three albums later, she returns with "Une enfant du siècle" a record where she throws the mainstream over the top.

It is "negative" and truth: contrary to all the little cocky of the "hype", Alizée, popular artist, not the account. We spent an afternoon tota photos with it: the popstar is revealed as the most sympathetic of de4 the board. As a former high school mate of our Moulinois: not cute "germanopatrine" or vulgar appearance, symbolizes a mainstream Alizée less and less relieved by the media (Too busy selling the "trashcool"). Forced to move to Mexico with bodyguards, she is captured by the paparazzi in France, has sold millions of records, but it comes available and early for our appointment tomorrow, just after leaving her daughter at the maternal-13 th District neighborhood environment.
On paper, frankly we were not fascinated by whether new project, their fourth album, Une enfant du siècle. A mainstream performer who hired a team of distinguished producers, the issue is simply amazing and he could prove shrewd: the singer is not purchasing the credibility to be expensive, and small field till astute composers postmodern fame on a theme - the ¿???? From the Factory. Listening to the album inspired us. Wow, does not sound crazy bohemian, folk habitat. The two sides are ideally harmonized. Chateau Marmont, and Rob Davis Rubato, high volume composers, classical producers have carved the star with songs both modern and as to the Kim Wilde ¿??????????, or Valerie Dore, say delicious, fresh, melancholic, spontaneous: shiny on the outside, subtle inside. Sola Lilly Allen, with the image broken up, sings such songs today, paradoxically more interesting than ephemeral. Not pretentious, but finally ambitious. Alizée Fame bound, is the mainstream. And especially in pop.
It snows outside is freezing cold at work. Alizée has kept his coat, but is discovered through a blind test easy and straightforward.

MADONNA "LA ISLA BONITA" "Her Like a Virgin box, had it in my room! My father was a fan, I grew up with his songs. I like less from Music: she continues to take the sound to fashion, is super, but it is less authentic, her sexy image is a little worn. The beautiful island I have sung for a Madonna special on France 2, is 6 years old. I have a very active fan-base online, my time has been posted on YouTube, has had two million views. Of the Mexicans who have completely "pop". This is how I have become star in Mexico. My version of La Isla Bonita has been number one on Mexican radio, I sang in a huge stadium there. They have a lot of entertainment culture very spontaneous, I love to go, but I lack security guards. "

LIKE A VIRGIN? Alizée bathed in Madonna from her earliest childhood: his father has always been his fan. The box of "Like a Virgin" has been particularly marked. That falls well: with Alizée, the mainstream is a virgin.

Teki Latex & Lio "Les Matins DE PARIS" "Teki Latex, the band Institubes. For my last album singles, psychedelic, searched remixes. David Rubato has sent a Fifty-Sixty version that I adored. Then I found the head of the seal where David, Jean-René Etienne. He told me he could get me to the train composers. I understand fragments of Chateau Marmont, Rob, I was seduced. I'm very thorough in mail, but these artists I have proposed fragments that have made me crack. Lio, Banana Split I like Les brunes comptent pas pour des prunes, she has a good race. People with a sacred feature. I do not know as I will be at her age. I'm a performer, it will depend on my future encounters. "

Mylene Farmer Libertine "I owe a lot nonetheless. It was a lucky find, Laurent Boutonnat and she, an artist confirmed, people who took me under his wing at age 15, when they have referenced me on M6 in Graine de star. She has protected me a lot, until I left her at age 19. I lived through it sacred things, sold many records. I have much appreciation, artistic and business: I am now producing my records. I'm not tampered with his writings, he was 15, I liked the title, wore clothing that was ... When it was realized double meanings, that does not upset me because it was very well-written texts. Yet finally I had the impression of a product, then proposed personal tricks, less sexy, less we understand each other: we separate on good terms. "

Vanessa Paradis "Joe Le Taxi". When we like the pop and variety, are dreaming of a beautiful journey like his. She has started even younger than me. Moi ... Lolita Before it exploded, had warned me: Harriet was spitting up because of their success. She had to suffer the brunt: I am lucky that it went super well for me. I have not had a normal adolescence, but I had one. Despite my success, I have lived in Ajaccio. When should come to Paris, my mother accompanied me. Continued correspondence courses. But when I was number one in 22 countries with my first album, I had to quit school, though she was in first. The culture, we can do ourselves, and anyway, even with degrees, we find no work. "

Julien Doré, "Moi ... Lolita". "A musician of the new star has sent me a message in the evening to warn that this would ¿????? During the afternoon. When I looked on TV, I have not seen him laughed a little. Do not know if it's a joke, while I goes. I am not a fan, and many find it a slaughter. We talked a lot, Mylène and Laurent even had to play a lot of money. This simple, has sold two million. Ranking 29th in the French top selling singles. I did not touch the money until age 18. Also I have been ranked ninth in England, and I made the Top of the Pops! In Japan, J'en ai marre which has been classified. To leave a disc there is special need synchros do associate the music to something, after the coup did an ad for Japanese biscuits, with the song, is how she has exploited, listened in the streets of Tokyo " .

MIKA "RELAX (TAKE IT EASY)", "I sang in Enfoirés them with Christophe Mae, Patrick Fiori et Nolwenn Leroy. Enfoirés is very closed, I did since 2001, at age 16. I restarted four times. It is the club's show-bussiness French variety. The great distance to Institubes. I want to make this big difference, though in France, is complicated. It is however good to interest everyone. "

BOB DYLAN, 2LIKE A ROLLING STONE. "" My childhood has been lulled by the Beatles, Aznavour, Joe Dassin, Simon & Garfunkel, but not Dylan. The new folk, Carla Bruni? No, listen, then I bought Charlotte Gainsbourg, but I have fifteen years of dance, I prefer music that moves. Do not see myself in the culture "bobo". She plays a lot of people now, but is very French, and Parisian, my culture is more pop, it's a popular medium, provincial. I lived until I was 18 Corsa. Dylan talks about Edie Sedgwick? Jean Fauque who told me about it. "

Bashung "La nuit je mens". "There is a text of Jean Fauque. I have written The Fifty-Sixty thinking or Maripol Yorkers as Sedgwick, who frequented his sister stylist Jean-Michel Basquiat, Blondie and Madonna at the time. She had met Maripol by Mylène, she had offered me Madonna wore armbands. Then I met Jean Fauque. Even later I learned that they were brother and sister! They have come to dinner one evening at the house, Jean told his stories, I realized that Fifty-Sixty talking about this New Yorker. I loved the theme, the lyrics, we said we do not do this album because about Edie Sedgwick, in this universe "Warholien. It is my objection, bilge, but it is fascinating. Not in the way of life, but for the excitement of this band and New York. "

TAXI GIRL, "Cherchez Le Garçon". "This is part of the sounds that I like. Mirwais has worked with Madonna and Daniel Darc me. I met him in the Plan, Ris-Orangis room, I have proposed to participate in psychedelic, with Fauque, Burgalat ... They have written to me after two titles. Really dark: even the opposite of my universe ... ".

KIM WILDE, "CAMBODIA". "A successful before I was born. I do not think she has recorded a lot? I've had a lot of fear, after the success of Moi ... Lolita, to disappear. I was confident Mylène and Laurent to write other hits, but when I left, it was a shame: like Nena (otherwise I sang 99 Red Balloons in Mexico), the singer look like simple one. Testing after one side of doing too complicated songs, but if artistically ambitious. Psychédélices other hand has been certified gold in France, although the crisis. I am fortunate to have the Mexican market, huge. I have come across in a soap-opera, it has been seen by 75 million people! ".

LORIE "PLAY". "When we make music for children, it is difficult to leave. I waited until 2003 before making my first real concert: Seven Olympia followed. I never knew my audience would be, was also afraid that this was especially children. But it was too long, children, parents, gays, young people my age, 18 years, everything. My audience has grown with me. Although Lorie, she is extremely young, but I saw that she wanted to change, it now makes very sexy photos ... ".

Chateau Marmont, "DIANE" ROB, "KING LOVER". "The show-bussiness in the way of the 90s, I'm happy to go out with them, the harmony is great, genuine sharing human. Chateau Marmont, on Coeur fendre, I have proposed many versions. They had one that sounded like Nintendo, another Moroder, has a long paddle and very recognizable sounds I love. And like Rob, are very strong at the level melody is so important, is what I love, and what about the public. I do not understand because they sell so few records. Probably because they have been locked in a side not "fool", but distinguished. At one time, was "less record sales, but I am respected," we've locked in there, but do not ask more than that. Sell records, they deserve both. I hope my album with people interested in them. Would be proud to serve on me for larger audiences. From my side, if I've made, not to be distinguished, is the quality of sound and melodies. If I become more distinguished, the better, but I do not want to leave my side mainstream! ".

JEANETTE, "PORQUE TE VAS". "One of Rob's favorite songs. I composed The candidate in this light. I love to sing in Spanish, and if that can please my fans Mexicans ....

LILLY ALLEN, "FUCK YOU". "I still hear the album in the car coming here! The sound could be more vain, but the songs are really super. I told myself that today is listening to what I can sing, I see a lot in common with my tastes. And now she is exposed at the top, is a good comparison - though it has one side "trash" that I have, may be because she is English. I've never taken drugs, not drink, do not smoke, and the beginning, we wanted to pass myself off as a sly, but no, I'm modest. I do not know as people "trash". Not in my education. This can be a hindrance to my image on the timing but not the duration, I want to last. "

"UNE ENFANT DU SIÈCLE" OUT IN MARCH (Institubes / JIVE)

[AlizéeDuSiècle]

That was a good read

[rcs]

Originally Posted by Sitting by the bay

Did anyone else notice the new "A" in the upper right hand corner?

Now that you mentioned it, kind of plain wouldn't you say?

[edgar93]

Just read the spanish translation, but it is hard to understand with so many mistakes. The interview is pretty interesting, looks like she was not cool with Julien Dore singing Moi...Lolita. She also said she performed at a huge Mexican Stadium ?? I guess she meant the Auditorio Nacional, after all, it is the biggest venue she has performed at.

So, Roman, are you willing to translate this for us ?