Gabrielle Aplin
Gabrielle Aplin
Gabrielle Aplinis an English singer-songwriter. Aplin came to public attention after she gained a large online following by posting acoustic covers of songs on her YouTube channel...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionPop Singer
Date of Birth10 October 1992
favourite grew music nick
I grew up listening to Nick Drake. Without him, I would not write music - and 'Pink Moon' is my favourite LP.
life pop
I don't feel like a pop star. I like being able to live my life the same as my mates. I don't get recognised much.
pop
For a lot of pop performers, fame and celebrity is part of the job. But for singer-songwriters, no one really cares.
business industry interested jobs knew label music playing production session stuff within
Before I'd even started doing music or having opportunities with my own music, I was studying production and business and stuff anyway. I knew there were so many jobs within the music industry - songwriting or session playing or working at a label - and I was really interested in how it all works.
inspirational lyric
I am never without my lyric book. If anything inspirational happens, I have it there so nothing's forgotten.
bruce exposed love mitchell music neither record though
My parents are music fans, even though neither of them play an instrument. I was exposed to their record collection, so I love everything from Joni Mitchell to Bruce Springsteen.
anyone feels
I write songs, and I sing them. I never formulated a plan; I can't tell anyone else how to do this. But it feels right, so I just kind of enjoy it and get on with it.
loving main music people playing radio stuff tv
I think it's all about the people who listen to your music, and loving playing and writing. Once you've got those two, and they're your main two priorities, then radio and TV and all the other stuff that comes with it will come. But that's not the be-all end-all.
fund labels sign
Labels fund things and have resources for you to use. But just because you sign doesn't mean you sign yourself away so they can then tell you what to do. You need to have a plan yourself before they do.
bring love poetry wrote
I wrote poetry before I wrote songs, and T.S. Eliot was my inspiration. I love his honesty and try to bring that to my own songwriting.
quite
I'm quite annoying and can't imagine what it would be like living with me 24/7.
australian bob classics dj dylan electronic fan john listen love music producer
I still listen to a lot of the classics from Bob Dylan and John Martin, but I love electronic music as well. I'm a big fan of an Australian DJ and producer called Flume, who I think is incredible. He should be more successful in the U.K.!
annoyed cheap given plug wanting
I got my first guitar when I was 11. It was an electric, and I can remember just wanting to be Avril Lavigne! But I got annoyed with having to plug it in and play with amps and pedals and stuff. Then I got given a cheap acoustic, a Tanglewood, and I thought it was awesome because I could play it anywhere!
certain creates string thread
I feel very English. I'm proud of it. I wanted there to be a thread connecting everything, the songs, clothes, artwork, even the string arrangements. It all creates a certain atmosphere.