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IT IS NO WONDER THAT K.D. LANG IS STILL ENJOYING CONTINUED AND MAJOR SUCCESS AS AN ARTIST. In this interview for The Rage Monthly, she comes across as unpre- tentious, down-to-earth and comfortably confident in her monumental talents as a performer. For more than 20 years now, k.d. lang has been delighting audiences and music lov- ers across the globe with her music. For the release of Sing It Loud, created by k.d. and her Siss Boom Bang band, she dives in head first on songs filled with longing, self-evaluation and happiness. Whether it’s the comfort of intimacy or the ache of regret, she always presents the material in her own inimitable way. Here, she talks about her current tour, record- ing and touring with “the boys” and offers a few personal glimpses into the new songs featured onSing It Loud.
I saw your performance of “Blue Velvet” with Tony Bennett [Duets II] on The View last month. It was really beautiful. Oh, thank you. It’s always such a “love fest” when I’m around him and we
have so much fun. He’s so gracious and generous. What inspired you to put together a new band, after so much time? It just sort of happened. I wanted to bring in Josh [Grange] and Daniel
[Clarke] from my previous band. I was working with Joe [Pisapia] and he introduced us to Lex [Price]. Then Daniel brought Freddie [Eltringham] in. So, it was just friends bringing friends in and it just clicked in the studio. It was obvious that it was a band. In the Patsy Cline film called Sweet Dreams (k.d. lang is truly inspired by Patsy Cline), there’s a line where Jessica Lange says, “Thanks a lot, boys!”She’s in the recording studio at the time. Please share a bit of the experience of working with all the guys recording the album. Oh, well. You know. I think of myself as a boy. It feels pretty natural to be
around them and to be making music. I think when music is happening, music has a way of transcending sex and race and all sorts of barriers, that we live with in general. That’s what makes music so special. Yes. Now, are all your guys able to hit the road with you? Yep. They’re all on the road with me. Yep.
That’s great. OnSing It Loud, I got a taste of sounds that could have been made by Neil Young, Roy Orbison and Linda Ronstadt in the mode of musical offerings. How would you describe the overall vibe on your new CD? Those are all influences for sure. We really just wanted to make a very natu-
ral, unpretentious record that made people feel good. A record that made people feel comfortable and happy. How long have you and Joe [Pisapia] been friends and will you share the back story on
by bill biss
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