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Let’s face it, With Every Heartbeat, the catchy album and I wasn’t happy with it” says Robyn, “and like I have to fi t in. If people who listen to my music
electro-pop masterpiece that had us all my label wasn’t happy with it, and we just couldn’t feel that too, that’s great, we’re connecting.” There’s
dancing the house down last year, was always release it.” “I work with major labels now, but I do it no arguing with the fact that Robyn has a large and
going to be a hard act to follow. But Robyn’s through my own company, which enables me to devoted lesbian following. “I think my music is
latest single Dream On is far from stay on top of my creative process, but also be very feminist, and a lot of lesbian women are very aware
disappointing. With Robyn on vocals and lyrics involved in how my music is marketed and how my of those questions and subjects in life” she says.
by Klas Åhlund, produced by Christian Falk, it career is shaped by the industry.” Does she ever Asked if she gets mobbed by ardent female fans at
has masterfully combined thought-provoking intend to sign any other artists to her label? “I don’t her concerts, she emits a mischievous laugh and
lyrics with a truly danceable tune and promises wanna be a record company and be someone else’s says “I get fl irty lesbian fans at my gigs, I get fl irty
to take audiences by the same high-voltage boss,” Robyn says. “This is only something I’ve done guy fans – I seem to appeal to everyone!”
storm as her last release. because I wanna control my own music.”
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So what’s on the horizon for Robyn? Her latest
“I’m really happy that Dream On was released as a Her fans are a subject Robyn speaks passionately album, a remastering of last year’s Robyn, has just
single – the lyrics are the most amazing lyrics that about. She seems proud of their diversity, pleased been released and she is all set to work on the next.
I’ve ever recorded,” Robyn enthuses. “It’s done in a that she has attracted such a wide spectrum of “The new album should be out towards the end of
way that it’s a serious subject but it kind of sneaks admirers. “I think what really stands out about my next year,” she says. “I think it is gonna be a lot like
up on you,” she explains, “and you realise later what fanbase is that they’re a very broad group of the last one,” she goes on, “I’m really pleased with
it’s really about.” Asked if there are any future people,” she says. “I think they’re queer, in the true the way I’m working and the people I’m working
collaborations she would like to see happen, she sense of the word! There’s pop girls, goth kids, 35- with.” In the more immediate future, Robyn seems
responds “I just think collaborations happen year-old guys and girls from Brooklyn,” then she to be optimistic about the chart success of her latest
naturally. You don’t think about it until it actually adds, “but also a huge gay audience.” single. “I mean, Dream On is doing so well,” she says
happens. If your record company just puts you “it’s being played on Radio One a lot and I think it
together it’s not really a collaboration, it’s quite So what’s at the root of Robyn’s indisputable appeal could do something good for Christmas.” So, who
unnatural. You just lend each other your voices.” to the gay community? “I think it has to do with the knows, maybe Dream On could be just the right
understanding of what it means to be different and ‘fl oor-fi ller with a conscience’ to grab that longed-
Robyn is a confi dent woman, resolutely in charge of being OK with who you are and standing up for for seasonal top spot…
her own artistic destiny. Indeed, in 2006, tired of yourself,” she says, “I think a lot of gay people can
submitting to the dictates of her record label, she see that. I think that’s what Dream On is about as
set up her own label, Konichiwa Records. “The well,” she explains. “It’s that I feel comfortable Robyn is out now on Data Records. For more
breaking point was when I had made my third about being on the outside, and I don’t always feel information on Robyn, visit www.robyn.com
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