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Christine Evan's sophomore album, "Push," released as she turned 16, but it is full of mature, insightful writing.
Naturally, that left us with a lot of questions! Click here to read the full Suite review of "Push" first. Suite: I’m amazed that you wrote all of the songs on “Push.” To what do you attribute your startling song-writing skills? Was it early training or did you just always “get it” musically? Christine: Writing has been one thing that has come to me very naturally. I started to write music at a very young age, and there is no concrete answer that I can give when people ask me why I started. I have found that there is a connection I have when I express myself through music that I cannot find through speech. I find it difficult to explain my songs sometimes, because I’m just like “I don’t even really know where this came from!” I feel so outside of myself when I write music that I can only hope that the music will ultimately speak for itself. Suite: What songwriter would you most like to co-write with, in a dream world? Christine: Ooooooh, that’s a hard one. I’d have to say Bob Dylan because of his timeless, unadulterated simplicity, Rufus Wainwright for his expressive melodies, and Ron Sexsmith for his clever and poetic lyrics. I have the utmost respect for these three songwriters. Suite: I love what your songs say about being young and smart, about being empowered (on my favorite track “Let Me Be”). Is that theme important to you? Christine: I think that young people have a unique perception of the world that adults can’t tune into. I hope that my music will encourage other teens and young people to believe in themselves and their ability to reach out and be creative. Don’t get me wrong, I am infinitely grateful to my parents and all of my teachers and mentors who have, and still are, helping and guiding me, but I wanted to find ways to balance that guidance and aid with the independence to find my own confidence and ability to reach out to others through my music. Suite: What did you enjoy most about the recording of “Push”? What came hardest? Christine: The most frustrating part about recording “Push” was the time constraints since I was working on it during school last year. It was a constant battle to finish the songs in small time frames that I had during time off from school. It was a little nerve racking to know that I only had one chance to get each song treatment right since there just wasn’t much slack room. Once I got past the time constraint, I had such a blast. I was just so excited to be so involved in the complete process of recording and mixing that it made the overall experience that much more rewarding in the end. Suite: What made you select Kids Help Phone as your support charity? Christine: It’s easy to forget that kids can feel anger and pain and sadness in the same way that adults can. It makes me so sad to know and see how many kids are out there in pain without someone to turn to, and that’s why I wanted to do what I could to help and represent the Kids Help Phone. Everyone that works at Kids Help Phone is so committed to the cause and I am honoured to be a part of the team and to do my part to reach out to kids in need. Suite: OK, here’s one last question, on the light side: you can’t make it through the day without… what? Christine: A hot shower! We recently lost power for a week at my house and for the first couple of days we didn’t have hot water either. It was like being 4 years old again and trying to wash my hair in my kitchen sink. I quickly realized how much I take my hot shower for granted once I couldn’t have one! Pick up a copy of "Push" today to see just how good a young artist can be!
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