{"id":42721,"date":"2018-11-14T12:24:01","date_gmt":"2018-11-14T12:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=42721"},"modified":"2018-11-14T12:24:01","modified_gmt":"2018-11-14T12:24:01","slug":"claire-richards-shares-her-wildest-dreams-in-our-exclusive-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/11\/claire-richards-shares-her-wildest-dreams-in-our-exclusive-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"Claire Richards Shares Her Wildest Dreams In Our Exclusive Interview"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Steps singer Claire Richards tells Malvika Padin about her new album \u2018My Wildest Dreams\u2019, her upcoming tour, the song that was inspired by her love for her children, and how her music differs from the music she makes as a member of Steps.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>What was the message behind \u2018My Wildest Dreams\u2019?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This whole album is my wildest dream if you like. It\u2019s something I\u2019ve wanted to do for a long time. I wanted it to mean something to everybody who listens to it. Regardless of where it takes them, I just wanted the album to take them on a journey.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- Random Ad stuff --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2076862002005673\" data-ad-slot=\"3107208401\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins><\/p>\n<p><script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Would you say the album is based on personal experiences?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Not completely, but definitely some personal experiences. I take note of the lyrics and what they mean to other people as well. Some are more relatable to me, while with others it was more about loving the song and also knowing that the listener would relate to it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>What is your personal favourite track off the album, and why?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There\u2019s so many that I love, but the one I really like is a song called \u2018These Wings\u2019. I just think it\u2019s a really beautiful song, from the music to the lyrics. From the moment I heard it I knew I wanted to record it and I knew it would be perfect for the album, so I\u2019m really glad I got to do it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Who inspires you, professionally and personally?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Personally, my kids. Everything I do, I think I do for them. They\u2019ve changed who I am as a person. There\u2019s a song on the album called \u2018Brave\u2019, that I wrote for them, about how they make me a brave person. And professionally, Karen Carpenter was someone who I wanted to be like. You believe every single word she sings, and that\u2019s something I always hoped to do.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>If listeners could take away one message from your music, what would you wanted that to be?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Just know that you can get to where you want to be, just by being confident and happy in your life. People expect other people to make them happy, but unless you can achieve it yourself you won\u2019t be able to happy. Until you learn to love yourself, you can\u2019t love others or expect others to love you as well.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>You\u2019re going on tour soon, so what can we expect from that?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">So, it\u2019s going to be a very intimate tour, happening in December. It\u2019s very different from a Steps show, because I\u2019ll have a live band with me and it\u2019s a lot more intimate. And hopefully it\u2019s all very relaxed, where we are all just enjoying it together.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>So, besides the album and the tour, what else have you got planned?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Next year we start recording a new Steps album, and hopefully another tour.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Speaking of Steps, how would you say your own music differs from the music you make as Steps?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Probably a little less up-tempo. It\u2019s much more focused on the lyrics and the message rather than the whole production. Steps is way more pop, I think.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Finally, what\u2019s one song on your personal playlist you\u2019ve had on repeat recently, and why?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I\u2019m always listening to Carrie Underwood. There\u2019s one song called \u2018Something in The Water\u2019, which I love. But everything she\u2019s ever released I\u2019d listen to from start to finish.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Claire Richards&#8217; debut solo album, &#8216;My Wildest Dreams&#8217;, is set for release on 1 February 2019 through Sony Music Entertainment, and can be pre-ordered now on <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/artist\/claire-richards\/292748074?app=music\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iTunes<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2PS0oTp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/2YoYDF80se1baOnPA7T6Pm?si=YsG0FIUFQ5i1Tx7bk5Gepg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spotify<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deezer.com\/en\/artist\/9337882?utm_campaign=MyWildestDreams_PreOrder\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Deezer<\/a>. You can find out more about it via Claire&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clairerichards.co.uk\/home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">official website<\/a>, as well as her <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_clairerichards?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ClaireRichardsOfficial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/clairerichardsofficial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a> accounts.<\/p>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\">\n<div  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_61559\"  width=\"640\" height=\"360\"  data-origwidth=\"640\" data-origheight=\"360\"  data-relstop=\"1\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/i4gGvrVIM94?enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/essentiallypop.com&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;color=red&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-facade epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" data-epautoplay=\"1\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\"  alt=\"Claire Richards - End Before We Start (Official Video)\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/i4gGvrVIM94\/maxresdefault.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\"  \/><button class=\"epyt-facade-play\" aria-label=\"Play\"><svg data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"100%\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"100%\"><path class=\"ytp-large-play-button-bg\" d=\"M66.52,7.74c-0.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79,.13,34,0,34,0S12.21,.13,6.9,1.55 C3.97,2.33,2.27,4.81,1.48,7.74C0.06,13.05,0,24,0,24s0.06,10.95,1.48,16.26c0.78,2.93,2.49,5.41,5.42,6.19 C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z\" fill=\"#f00\"><\/path><path d=\"M 45,24 27,14 27,34\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Steps singer Claire Richards tells Malvika Padin about her new album \u2018My Wildest Dreams\u2019, her upcoming tour, the song that was inspired by her love for her children, and how her music differs from the music she makes as a member of Steps.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":42724,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[641,9],"tags":[13814,3172,17906,3839,407,6078,11018,17907,144,77,78,4836,304,10440,17908],"class_list":["post-42721","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interviews","category-new-releases","tag-brave","tag-carrie-underwood","tag-claire-richards","tag-exclusive","tag-interview","tag-karen-carpenter","tag-malvika-padin","tag-my-wildest-dreams","tag-new-album","tag-new-release","tag-singer","tag-something-in-the-water","tag-songwriter","tag-steps","tag-these-wings"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5yMhl-b73","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":42998,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/11\/claire-richards-launches-debut-solo-album-my-wildest-dreams-with-london-cake-making-event\/","url_meta":{"origin":42721,"position":0},"title":"Claire Richards Launches Debut Solo Album &#8216;My Wildest Dreams&#8217; With London Cake Making Event","author":"Lisa Hafey","date":"21\/11\/2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Yesterday, Claire Richards launched her debut solo album, 'My Wildest Dreams', set for release on 1 February. 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