{"id":36548,"date":"2018-06-01T17:40:33","date_gmt":"2018-06-01T16:40:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=36548"},"modified":"2018-06-04T10:02:13","modified_gmt":"2018-06-04T09:02:13","slug":"in-conversation-with-ben-haenow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/06\/in-conversation-with-ben-haenow\/","title":{"rendered":"X Factor Winner Ben Haenow On The Inspiration Behind New Album ‘Alive’ And more"},"content":{"rendered":"

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X Factor winner Ben Haenow explores his life between X Factor till now, in recently released album, \u2018Alive\u2019. Talking to us, he reveals more about his inspirations and influences, his evolution as an artist and much more.<\/strong><\/h4>\n

What is the message\/inspiration behind your album \u2018Alive\u2019?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I would say it\u2019s inspired by my life between The X Factor up until now and the highs and lows in between. Overall, it\u2019s a positive album so I hope people can take a positive message away with them.<\/p>\n

Would you say your music is based more off personal experiences? Or do you take a lot of creative liberties with it?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mainly I try and write from experiences I\u2019ve had. Obviously, a bit of embellishment is great but I find it easiest to write from experience.<\/p>\n

How has your sound evolved? How would you say being an independent artist has helped in this evolution?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I would say total creative freedom has been a great benefit of being an independent artist; being able to experiment with sounds and song writing and taking a little more time over creating the tracks.<\/p>\n

Who or what inspires you, both on a personal level, and professionally?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Musical inspiration for me comes from old blues and soul music, they had a great way of storytelling in the lyrics that always pulled me in. The honesty in the lyrics is always something that I liked.<\/p>\n

If listeners could take away one message from your music, what would you want that to be?<\/strong><\/p>\n

My song \u2018Getaway\u2019 is about not giving up on your dreams so I\u2019d say that\u2019s a good (if slightly cheesy) message to take away.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s one song on your personal playlist you\u2019ve had on repeat recently and why?<\/strong>
\n\u2018Hard Times\u2019 by John Legend and The Roots\u2026 it\u2019s a banger! The drum groove and the melodies\u2026 EPIC.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s one question no one asks in an interview you wished you were asked?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019d like someone to ask \u201cwhere would you like me to park your free Ferrari Mr Haenow?\u201d but no one has said it yet.<\/p>\n

Listen and stream \u2018Alive\u2019 below:<\/p>\n

Follow Ben on his Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, and SoundCloud<\/a> accounts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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