{"id":83739,"date":"2021-07-15T16:09:25","date_gmt":"2021-07-15T15:09:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nijimagazine.com\/?p=83739"},"modified":"2021-07-15T16:14:31","modified_gmt":"2021-07-15T15:14:31","slug":"emerging-artist-aliette-goodman-talks-inspirations-individuality-and-her-powerful-picture-of-the-life-and-experiences-of-a-modern-teenager-do-the-needful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nijimagazine.com\/2021\/07\/emerging-artist-aliette-goodman-talks-inspirations-individuality-and-her-powerful-picture-of-the-life-and-experiences-of-a-modern-teenager-do-the-needful\/","title":{"rendered":"Emerging artist Aliette Goodman talks inspirations, individuality and her powerful picture of the life and experiences of a modern teenager \u2018Do The Needful\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

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What inspired you to begin a career in music?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019ve always loved music, and I found I had an innate understanding of how it works \u2013 I didn\u2019t need to be taught that \u2013 I learnt from listening and singing. I later had formal tuition on the drums, went through the grades, and informal tuition on bass, and vocal coaching, but in reality it was all underpinned by an instinctive understanding.<\/p>\n

What differs you and your sound from other upcoming artists in the music industry?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I don\u2019t self-censor, or write on subjects I think will be acceptable or commercial. I think differently to the majority of people because I am neuro-divergent. I was taken out of school at 15 because my family realised that I was being damaged by school and I wasn\u2019t learning. I wasn\u2019t even allowed into music. I was constantly being punished and excluded. When I tried to advocate for myself, telling the headmaster I thought I was dyslexic, he told me I wasn\u2019t. It was only after a year of being home-schooled that I was formally assessed and found to be unequivocally dyslexic. It\u2019s not good in some ways, but it has made me creative, different and original.<\/p>\n

Your new album ‘Do The Needful’<\/a> is out now. Can you please describe the creative process and inspiration behind the project?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019m very proud of the new album. It was mostly created in three weeks in the studio, with just me, Sarah Cunningham and Dave Holder. I went in with some songs ready to go, and others we wrote in the studio. That studio was my safe place in the bad days of school, and it\u2019s like home to me. We just work together very well, and they are familiar with the way I can work hard one minute and play around the next. They are also massively talented, which is a bonus.<\/p>\n