{"id":43737,"date":"2018-12-13T12:00:27","date_gmt":"2018-12-13T12:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=43737"},"modified":"2018-12-13T12:00:27","modified_gmt":"2018-12-13T12:00:27","slug":"six-quick-questions-with-charlie-melrose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/12\/six-quick-questions-with-charlie-melrose\/","title":{"rendered":"Six Quick Questions With Charlie Melrose"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Born into a musical family, the niece of 80s icon Hazel O\u2019Connor, Charlie Melrose comes into her own with the release of empowering new single, &#8216;The Original Ghost&#8217;. Tackling \u201cghosting&#8221; in her single, a concept that\u2019s very personal to her, Charlie gets candid in conversation with us about her relationship with her absent father, advice she would give to someone experiencing the heartbreak and insecurity that comes with ghosting, and more.<\/strong><\/h4>\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>1) What is the inspiration\/message behind \u2018The Original Ghost\u2019?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The song is written about my biological father who is the \u2018original ghost\u2019. He was the first man to ever ghost me (repeatedly). I find the song quite empowering though because it captures the moment that I \u2018ghosted\u2019 him back. I stood up to him, around this time last year actually, he came all the way from Canada to Brighton (he was on tour with my aunt) and I met up with him only to say &#8211; never ever contact me again, we\u2019re done. I suppose that\u2019s actually a bit nicer than ghosting, I at least told him what was going on. But I needed to do it for me, and it set me free.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>2) Is your music based more off personal experiences or do you take creative liberties with it?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It\u2019s definitely based on my own experiences yes, although sometimes it can be based on other people\u2019s if something that\u2019s happened to them has inspired me or moved me in some way.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>3) How would you describe your sound and how has it evolved?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">My sound has evolved a lot. For a while we (my producer and I) seemed to be finding our feet with it, trying lots of different styles, although it has always been soulful (with this project).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Now it\u2019s developed into a more artpop\/neo-soul vibe and I\u2019m loving it. I like big grooves, synths, and MJ style guitar.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>4) If listeners could take away one message from your music what would you want that to be?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hopefully it inspires them to be true to themselves, because I\u2019ve always seen my songwriting as very genuine. Stay real.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>5) As you say, the single is about a personal experience &#8211; of your dad &#8220;ghosting you&#8221; &#8211; if you could give a piece of advice, either to your younger self or someone else who may be going through such an experience themselves, what would that be?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I\u2019m not sure what advice I\u2019d give&#8230;it\u2019s tricky. I would say that I forgave my dad too much and put the blame all on myself, which caused me so many self worth and self esteem issues&#8230;but I still wouldn\u2019t have changed anything I did because all that stuff has made me who I am, I\u2019m way stronger now and since standing up to him I feel invincible (instead of invisible)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>6) Finally, what\u2019s one question no one asks you in an interview you wish you were asked?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ooooh ok, that\u2019s actually really hard to answer!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Maybe a &#8220;would you rather&#8221; question. Like &#8220;would you rather meet Postman Pat or Fireman Sam in real life?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">To which my answer would of course be \u2018Fireman Sam\u2019 I mean come on&#8230; he saves people\u2019s lives and all Postman Pat does is deliver things&#8230; although he does have a good cat&#8230; but I\u2019m allergic so&#8230;Sam!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8216;The Original Ghost&#8217; is available to stream and download from <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/album\/the-original-ghost\/1441276392?i=1441276393\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iTunes<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2PBogWT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deezer.com\/en\/album\/77759012\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Deezer<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/09KO0laHWRMbF92FfHk1lx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spotify<\/a>. Find Charlie online on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/charlie_melrose\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/charliemelrosemusic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/charliemelrose\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\">\n<div  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_19517\"  width=\"640\" height=\"360\"  data-origwidth=\"640\" data-origheight=\"360\"  data-relstop=\"1\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bJiWGvm_1hE?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=\"Charlie Melrose - The Original Ghost (Official Video)\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/bJiWGvm_1hE\/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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Born into a musical family, the niece of 80s icon Hazel O\u2019Connor, Charlie Melrose comes into her own with the release of empowering new single, &#8216;The Original Ghost&#8217;. Tackling \u201cghosting&#8221; in her single, a concept that\u2019s very personal to her, Charlie gets candid in conversation with us about her relationship with her absent father, advice she would give to someone experiencing the heartbreak and insecurity that comes with ghosting, and more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":43738,"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],"tags":[18226,18229,18228,407,11018,77,370,7376,18227],"class_list":["post-43737","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interviews","tag-charlie-melrose","tag-ghosting","tag-hazel-oconnor","tag-interview","tag-malvika-padin","tag-new-release","tag-new-single","tag-six-quick-questions","tag-the-original-ghost"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5yMhl-bnr","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":61786,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2020\/04\/the-rolling-stones-release-new-song-living-in-a-ghost-town-today\/","url_meta":{"origin":43737,"position":0},"title":"The Rolling Stones Release New Song &#8216;Living In A Ghost Town&#8217; Today","author":"Essentially Pop","date":"23\/04\/2020","format":false,"excerpt":"\u2018LIVING IN A GHOST TOWN\u2019 is a new song from The Rolling Stones. 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