Hailing from a small village in Essex, Daisy Dares You is sixteen year old pop singer Daisy Coburn, who was being hotly tipped as one to watch in 2010 before she’d even formally released any music. Her sound has been described as bubblegum punk. If you’re not sure what that means, then look out for her Sony-released debut single ‘Number One Enemy’ and find out. It features Chipmunk and is set for release on 28 Feb. Before that, we spoke to Daisy to ask the Same Six.
Q1 How did you start out making music?
I started playing when I was really quite young. There are lots of amazing musicians in my family – I was surrounded by music 24/7 – so it would have been hard not to pick it up and want to get involved.
Q2 What inspired your album?
The inspiration behind my album comes from the journey I’ve been on, which just kept getting more interesting as it went along. I didn’t plan to write about a certain subject, I just wrote about things that happened to me along the way. It was created in the moment, I guess.
Q3 What process do you go through in creating a track?
I don’t stick to any certain way of writing. Writing isn’t something I just do, it happens if I feel something. If I’m playing guitar or piano and something comes up, I’ll write a melody and lyrics after the chord progression; or just write lyrics and put them to something. I guess where I am determines the way I would write a song.
Q4 Which artists influence your work?
I’m really inspired by Courtney Love, Alison Mosshart, Morrissey, Kurt Cobain and Alex Turner, but so many artists inspire me – the list on my MySpace goes on forever!
Q5 What would you say to someone experiencing your music for the first time?
Don’t look that way at it.
Q6 What are your ambitions for your latest album, and for the future?
I hope the album connects to people in a way where they really understand what I’m saying and it means something to them. I want people to enjoy my music the way I enjoy music.
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