{"id":3448,"date":"2021-07-30T17:43:30","date_gmt":"2021-07-30T17:43:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/?p=3448"},"modified":"2021-07-30T17:43:34","modified_gmt":"2021-07-30T17:43:34","slug":"blog-interview-chloe-castro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/index.php\/2021\/07\/30\/blog-interview-chloe-castro\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog interview: Chloe Castro"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Chloe-6-1-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Chloe-6-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/platinummind.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Chloe-6-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/platinummind.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Chloe-6-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/platinummind.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Chloe-6-1-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/platinummind.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Chloe-6-1-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/platinummind.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Chloe-6-1-40x60.jpg 40w, https:\/\/platinummind.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Chloe-6-1.jpg 1653w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Spotify Embed: FUTURE\" width=\"100%\" height=\"380\" allowtransparency=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"encrypted-media\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/6Ouz6hiXj6g8NubFheAtBh?si=492fb4682bc04dc0\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<div>\n<div><b>Congratulations on the release of \u201cFuture\u201d, how does it feel?<\/b><\/div>\n<div><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n<div>It feels amazing!\u00a0\u00a0Nerve wracking to be honest. There&#8217;s been so much anticipation for it I&#8217;m just so happy it&#8217;s finally out there.<\/div>\n<div><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n<div><b>It is your first single since the release of \u201cAmid\u201d in October 2020, how did it come about?<\/b><\/div>\n<div><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n<div>I&#8217;ve actually had this song since before AMID dropped. In the meantime I&#8217;ve been writing loads of songs but &#8216;FUTURE&#8217; just kept coming\u00a0back.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n<div><b>You are a singer\/songwriter from the North East of England, how did it all begin for you?<\/b><\/div>\n<div><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n<div>I&#8217;ve always been into music as long as I can remember. In my teens I started writing songs. Then I started working with Jake, he made me realise that people needed a bit more to move to musically and that&#8217;s when I started working with him to introduce more modern sounds and moved away from the guitar.\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><b>You have lived in different parts of the world &#8211; what are your favourite memories in travelling?<\/b><\/div>\n<div><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n<div>Living in the alps in France was amazing, I used to go skiing every day and the school I went to didn&#8217;t have uniforms so we went in our pajamas most days and got to go home for lunch! Loved it.<\/div>\n<div><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n<div><b>What did you listen to growing up?<\/b><\/div>\n<div><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n<div>I was always\u00a0obsessed with Amy Winehouse but I also loved Rihanna, she&#8217;s always been my girl crush. My mums really into Drum n Bass and artists like Jack Johnson so I got a lot of that growing up too.<\/div>\n<div><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n<div><b>The lyrics for \u201cFuture\u201d are very frank. How easy do lyrics come to you?<\/b><\/div>\n<div><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n<div>It&#8217;s easy when you&#8217;re dating a dick head! Nah but seriously sometimes it just comes to you, sometimes I can go months without writing a sentence!<\/div>\n<div><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n<div><b>COVID has affected the creative industry as a whole what kept you motivated?<\/b><\/div>\n<div><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n<div>The idea that one day it will be over!\u00a0 It&#8217;s been really tough, releasing my debut EP in a pandemic was\u00a0strange and challenging but knowing we&#8217;re all in the same boat has\u00a0given me some sort of comfort I guess.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><b>2020 was a year to reflect, what did you learn about yourself?<\/b><\/div>\n<div><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n<div>I learnt quite a lot about myself in 2020, I learnt more than ever how important it is to be kind to yourself and look after you but I also think the thing I learnt most was patience.\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n<div><b>Did you pick up any new skills?<\/b><\/div>\n<div><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n<div>Patience! Running PR campaigns and navigating the world of Zoom.<\/div>\n<div><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n<div><b>You\u2019ve been played on radio do you remember how it felt hearing your track being played he first time?<\/b><\/div>\n<div><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n<div>Mental. It&#8217;s been a dream to be on the radio my whole life so hearing your song on there for the first time is pretty special.\u00a0 My family loves listening in.<\/div>\n<div><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n<div><b>What are you listening to at the moment?<\/b><\/div>\n<div><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n<div>Since lockdown I&#8217;ve been obsessed with PARTYMOBILE by PARTYNEXTDOOR and I&#8217;m always, always listening to Col3trane &#8211; he&#8217;s next level.<\/div>\n<div><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n<div><b>What\u2019s next for you?<\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n<div>You&#8217;ll have to keep an eye out to see! But basically there&#8217;s more coming.\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Chloe-1-Landscape-1024x420.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Chloe-1-Landscape-1024x420.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/platinummind.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Chloe-1-Landscape-300x123.jpg 300w, https:\/\/platinummind.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Chloe-1-Landscape-768x315.jpg 768w, https:\/\/platinummind.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Chloe-1-Landscape-1536x630.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/platinummind.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Chloe-1-Landscape-2048x840.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/platinummind.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Chloe-1-Landscape-146x60.jpg 146w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Spotify Embed: AMID\" width=\"100%\" height=\"380\" allowtransparency=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"encrypted-media\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/2qAnV27CTT9kkUIpwjMwVc?si=RcimUksnR2y61a2lAg36pA&#038;dl_branch=1\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Congratulations on the release of \u201cFuture\u201d, how does it feel? \u00a0 It feels amazing!\u00a0\u00a0Nerve wracking to be honest. There&#8217;s been so much anticipation for it I&#8217;m just so happy it&#8217;s finally out there. \u00a0 It is your first single since the release of \u201cAmid\u201d in October 2020, how did it come about? \u00a0 I&#8217;ve actually &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3451,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[30,73,150,162],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3448","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music","category-singer-songwriter","category-songwriter","category-uk"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3448","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3448"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3448\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3452,"href":"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3448\/revisions\/3452"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3451"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3448"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3448"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3448"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}