SPOTLIGHT
photography by: Ellen Von Unvwerth
I have our journals of things I’ve been through. I had never actually turned them Rage: For me, there is a folk flavoring/soft rock sound to the album, also a melancholy of
into songs. I don’t know if I can do this. I don’t know if I want to do this.” On top of emotions explored from regret to sadness to questioning … at times, it almost sounds like
it, I got stuck in traffic. I was late to meet this guy. I’m always an on-time person. an album that Joni (“Unbroken” for example) Mitchell could have done in the 1970s yet with a
I hate being late so…(laughter) so that made me angry. I was in Hollywood and contemporary touch to the instrumentation.
Hollywood has the worst parking…blah, blah, blah. KM: Oh, oh my god. I’m glad you picked up on that. It’s very hard to identify a
I walk in he’s a really nice guy. Usually I put on a happy face. For this guy, I just genre of music. People are like, “Well what do you do?” Well, I’m still a pop singer.
couldn’t help being in a bad mood. I said, “I’m sorry. I’m just really in a bad mood. I still sing pop but it definitely has a flair of folkyness and a little bit of rock. So
“ He said, “No problem,” and just started plucking this thing out. Really it was just how do you identify that? I think the best way to identify it is just that it’s songs
that tempo and we actually wrote that song quickly in about three hours, which is that are heartfelt and tell stories. I really wanted this record to be something that
very quick to complete a song. It just poured out. He had this idea of ‘lifetime’ and could give a little glimpse into my life and then people could see themselves in
I came up with the idea [Katharine sings] “breathe, breathe, breathe, before you these stories as well. I think they are all very relatable. That was my goal, to have
get old.” It just really turned into a really sweet, happy song. lyrics that were meaningful and that I could sing. I think it’s exciting for me know
Rage: Considering all the circumstances, that’s really cool. because I’m singing the songs live and it’s almost like I’ve grown singing them,
KM: Exactly. Coming out of such a non-happy state that I was in. I find when I’m from the first time that I even recorded them. I’ve become settled in the songs so
in these happy states…I was very happy in Nashville. I love that. I was so happy; I that I can take them vocally to the next level live. Making this record was a growth
was actually looking for property to live there. I didn’t end up doing it but I really in my life.
fell in love with just the simple countryside. I found it was really easier for me to Rage: Now, you also have been putting your acting talents to good use. Is there a TV/or film
write sad songs. I wrote this song called “Anybody’s Heart.” It literally came out of appearance we should look out for in the coming months?
a journal entry that I had written two years prior to it. I felt very comfortable to KM: There was no time for doing television things the beginning of the year.
read from the journal. That’s a personal thing and you don’t want to be “oh I wrote But, thank you. That’s very sweet. It’s just been mostly focused on the record but
this…I don’t know. It might be stupid.” I read it and they were like, “Katharine. always looking for new opportunities to do some stuff and have people see me
That’s a song. Let’s write it.” on screen so stay tuned, that’s all I can say.
Rage: That song is extremely pretty but damaged. That song tears at your heart with the Rage: It sounds like “blondes have more fun.”
truth and simplicity of the lyrics. KM: Blondes do have more fun but ummm….but, I don’t know. I mean, I think
KM:Yeah. I think everyone can relate to that. Someone who you loved and the brunettes could give them a run for their money. (laughter)
loved so much. Even the one you loved the most let you down. That was a really Rage: Thank you Katherine.
personal song. KM: Take care. Bye!
30 RAGE monthly | january 2010
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