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OPRAH: Just to say at the start of this interview, you look so radiant and happy. Are you as happy as you look right now?
VANITY: Well, thank you, darling! Honestly, I am very, very happy right now with my life. Could it be better? Of course. But who has a perfect life? Everyone has their down days, but when you have your up days, it makes them feel that much more sweeter, because you've felt the difference, you've been there. Either way, it's the best it's been in a long while, so that's nothing to complain about. I could sit here and complain all day about what I think is unfair with life in general, does anyone want to hear that? Of course not, I don't even want to hear it myself. I don't like people who complain. If I was to, my mother would tell me to get myself together and to shut the fuck up. (laughs)
OPRAH: How could it be better?
VANITY: Aside from what I guess you'd call casual flings or whatever, I haven't had an actual relationship since I started music. Do you know how crazy that sounds? I'm on my tenth album now, and throughout all that time, I haven't had a relationship. I see how happy Steph is sometimes, and I wonder why I haven't found that sort of happiness within my personal life. Whether I'm just too damn ugly or I've had too much drama for someone else to deal with, I don't know.
OPRAH: So of course, you'd like a relationship?
VANITY: If I found the right person to deal with my crazy fucking self! (laughs) Oprah, who's going to want to deal with a bitch who dresses up in meat dresses and Kermit the Frog outfits? I don't know, if I find a man crazy enough to deal with that, I think I've found the one! When I marry, I want my wedding dress to be made of... hair or something. What man can say he wants to see his bride like that on the happiest day of his life? (laughs)
OPRAH: I bet you'd be surprised. (laughs) Do you think you'll ever settle down one day and have a family?
VANITY: I would love to have a child, I think there's something really sexy about being pregnant, is that just me? Women just glow when they're pregnant, being pregnant is such a feminine thing that you can be proud of as a woman, because men don't have that opportunity. It's so easy for all the new fathers, they don't deal with any of the pain, they just enjoy the larger breasts of their other half. But even I would, I love feeling boobs, I fondle myself sometimes, don't we all?
OPRAH: (laughs) So let's talk about your own family, right from the start. You grew up in Manhattan, correct?
VANITY: Yes, I've always expressed my love for Manhattan because I had a good childhood. I'm not one to say that I had a rough upbringing because my parents had good jobs and we lived comfortably. I moved into New York City when I was 18 and I've lived there ever since, I just don't think you could ever pull me away from New York, it's just everything I love. I just don't think I'd feel right being away from it.
OPRAH: What is it you love about New York so much?
VANITY: I could write a book about that, because I love everything. It's chaotic, it's unique, it's strange... but that's what I want and that's what you get from the place. It's so diverse and it feels free, and after some of the stuff I've been through, I like that feeling of freedom.
OPRAH: Tell us more about your parents, what did they say when you first told them you wanted to be a singer?
VANITY: They were very supportive, because they knew I was serious and very passionate. If I want something, I go after it, I'm so driven that I think there was no stopping me from getting to where I am now. Both my parents have musical backgrounds, so they definitely weren't going to stop me from getting into music too. I guess it's something that just runs in the family.
OPRAH: After everything you've been through, if your future child wanted to pursue a career in music, what would you say to that?
VANITY: Then I would let them, purely because I would never stop someone from going for their dream, let alone my own child. Of course, I've had some tragic things happen to me, but who's to say that will happen to anyone else? Everyone has very different experiences when it comes to fame.
OPRAH: Well, onto your music and your tenth studio album, which I was given a little listen of... and wow. There's a real sense of freedom in the lyrics, isn't there?
VANITY: It is, it's a fun pop album, about feeling elated that you're alive. That's why I've decided to call it The Sound of Living, because it's exactly that. It's an album you can play and it makes you realise how lucky we are to be breathing, which is quite hippie of me really, it's a bit peace and love! I produced my own instrumental album titled The Sound of Hell a few years back, so this is my answer to it a few years later, with vocals of course this time. There are some stronger subjects on the record, about me feeling trapped and suffocated by religion as a child, about dealing with my depression, and also an experience I had with the supernatural. But on the most part, it's very uplifting and inspired by house music.
OPRAH: I noticed it's a lot more cheerful than your last studio album Good Mourning, what was it like making such a dark album?
VANITY: It just felt very natural after what I had experienced that year, I felt like people wanted to hear what I had to say, but I didn't want to do it through countless interviews. I thought that if I addressed it through my music, then people would have an insight into my mind and have some answers to their questions.
OPRAH: Would you say those dark times are behind you now?
VANITY: I think an easier way of answering that is that I've learnt to cope with the memories of the past. You accept it, and you just keep on keeping on.
OPRAH: Your more recent music takes on a more dance-oriented sound, but the lyrics remain meaningful. Do you think that's important for you as a singer-songwriter?
VANITY: Music is really the best when it's honest, and that's always something I've tried to do. Just because I'm making dance music doesn't mean the lyrics should literally be as shallow as dancing in the club and popping bottles. We can dance while screaming lyrics out from the top of our lungs about independence, freedom, misery... it shouldn't be so restricted.
OPRAH: So many pop artists have called you an inspiration to them, but who inspires you? Who would you call a role model?
VANITY: My fans inspire me every day and remind me that no matter how bad things get, I'll always have a group of people who will support me through the worst of times. My mother is my role model, she's taught me to be confident, fearless and to always have a thick skin in this industry.
OPRAH: Have you ever thought about escaping from the fame, the paparazzi, everything? Moving somewhere quiet and putting your music on hold to focus on yourself?
VANITY: No, not really. The first thing I think about when I wake up is my fans and my music, it's a passion within me that has never died, and I doubt it ever will at this point. I think trying to run away from it all would make me look like a coward and a weak bitch, and I am neither of those things.
OPRAH: So you can see yourself doing this for another ten years?
VANITY: Well, why not? People have tried to ruin me and they've failed, I'll always bounce back. You'll never get rid of me that easily!
Look out for Vanity's tenth studio album The Sound of Living next month. |
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