PERFECTIONIST 2,139 Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 http://www.vogue.com/13478746/singer-teddy-sinclair-cruel-youth-first-ep/ Who is Teddy Sinclair, exactly? An Internet search will do you no good—it’s rife with untruths, exaggerations, and false names. She’s perhaps best known as Natalia Kills, the stage name she used while garnering a majority of her notoriety. Within the industry, she’s also known as one of the world’s best songwriters, penning tracks for Madonna, Alicia Keys, and Rihanna, including the recent number one hit “Kiss It Better.” In one form or another, she’s been around, and thriving, for years on end. Most recently, she has kicked off her most enchanting and impressive project yet, Cruel Youth. While it’ll take the form of a girl group onstage—Sinclair and two others, who aren’t very camera friendly and therefore mostly yet to be seen—the music comes from Sinclair and her husband, one-man-band Willy Moon. It’s retro-meets-hip-hop with fringes of beach rock, brought to life with some of the most beautifully candid lyrics we’ve ever heard. Today marks the release of the project’s first EP, +30MG. Vogue.com ventured into Sinclair and Moon’s apartment in New York City’s West Village to speak with the artist about her colorful background, marrying Moon, and why this project has helped to set her free. You’ve worked under a couple of different names, with Cruel Youth being the latest project. Did this ever bring about an identity crisis? It’s almost like asking somebody, “If you wear blue one day, and the next day you tie your hair back and wear red, do you feel like you’re a totally different person, and each time you walk past a reflective surface, do you scream and run and go, who is that?!” No. Every day, I’ve made this choice because I’m enjoying it and I’m proud of it. Just like with a song. If I feel like writing a song that’s suddenly more uptempo, or that’s suddenly sadder, then I’ll do that. I won’t deny myself the pleasure of being able to explore the different ideas that are in my mind. Now it’s easier. If I write a song that I don’t quite sound right singing, I send it to my team and go hey, someone should sing this, and Rita Ora sings it, or Rihanna, or Alicia Keys. Before it wasn’t like that. I would sing it and put it out on the Internet. Because I was a kid with a computer. Or not a computer, but I had an Internet café 25 minutes down the street. I used to go there, like, three times a week and put songs on the Internet. What has changed for you as a singer? I wasn’t confident in my voice until really recently—until after I met Willy. And he said, “Hey, when we go to karaoke and you just sing the songs you choose, you sound great.” And when you try to sing the way people have told you to—don’t sing like this, don’t sing down your nose, don’t sound so raspy, try sounding more straight, we can’t understand what you’re saying when you sing like that—the more I tried to straighten out my voice and sound the part, the harder I found it to actually get a note out correctly, and I think I really struggled on my first album because a lot of the conversations with my team back then were: “If you don’t redo it, we’re not going to release this.” And those were my words, those were my lyrics, those were the songs I loved. That was really painful. I was like, what do you mean you’re going to bump it up to 125 BPM and change it from pianos to spaceship noises and I have to re-sing this whole thing but without my personality in it? Yeah, I want to ****ing sing down the nose, I’m raspy, I sound like I’m drunk when I’m not. I know that. But that’s what I ****ing sound like! That’s who I am. It was devastating. It was really upsetting. my hobbies include lying about PI leaking and getting everyone shook on GGD Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sis Angela Bayo 90 Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 I think that chic is an example of why being famous is worthless, you can be a dumbass and still be a little bit famous! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaryJaneHolland 77,348 Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 vogue?? **** this is actually great promo she did a lot of interviews lately vogue, EW, the other one which had Q+A slay me kween Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PERFECTIONIST 2,139 Posted September 16, 2016 Author Share Posted September 16, 2016 8 minutes ago, MaryJaneHolland said: vogue?? **** this is actually great promo she did a lot of interviews lately vogue, EW, the other one which had Q+A slay me kween HOLD ON BITCH.. I GOT MORE GREAT NEWS GLUE YOUR WIG my hobbies include lying about PI leaking and getting everyone shook on GGD Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUO YI 6,089 Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 Yasss Queeen slay all over me give me the Holy Water that I need The night sky tells all Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaryJaneHolland 77,348 Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 Just now, PERFECTIONIST said: HOLD ON BITCH.. I GOT MORE GREAT NEWS GLUE YOUR WIG glue added bring it Spoiler i have liked several FB pages about her and i still cant keep up with the news Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eros92 2,513 Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 I wish she woulda just stayed Natalia Kills. I love the Cruel Youth atheistic but I loved the NK one more. But I enjoy her music and her voice so I'll continue to listen lol Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PERFECTIONIST 2,139 Posted September 16, 2016 Author Share Posted September 16, 2016 7 minutes ago, MaryJaneHolland said: glue added bring it Hide contents i have liked several FB pages about her and i still cant keep up with the news we have a facebook community of over 500 fans lol my hobbies include lying about PI leaking and getting everyone shook on GGD Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HauntingHollow 4,310 Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 3 minutes ago, Sis Angela Bayo said: I think that chic is an example of why being famous is worthless, you can be a dumbass and still be a little bit famous! u mad ? where exactly is she a dumbass ? You can not hide if nobody pays attention to you :* Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaryJaneHolland 77,348 Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 Just now, Moncher said: u mad ? where exactly is she a dumbass ? he's been trolling since he joined.. and that's an hour ago Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaryJaneHolland 77,348 Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 1 minute ago, PERFECTIONIST said: we have a facebook community of over 500 fans lol https://www.facebook.com/CruelYouthFans/?hc_ref=NEWSFEED this one? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HauntingHollow 4,310 Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 3 minutes ago, PERFECTIONIST said: HOLD ON BITCH.. I GOT MORE GREAT NEWS GLUE YOUR WIG i wanna know too You can not hide if nobody pays attention to you :* Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sis Angela Bayo 90 Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 1 hour ago, Moncher said: u mad ? where exactly is she a dumbass ? She's just a basic chic playing like she's something special Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HauntingHollow 4,310 Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 Just now, Sis Angela Bayo said: She's just a basic chic playing like she's something special bye b*tch You can not hide if nobody pays attention to you :* Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sis Angela Bayo 90 Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 1 hour ago, Moncher said: bye b*tch im right and shes also ungrateful Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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