Kiesza
Kiesza
Kiesa Rae Ellestad, known professionally as Kiesza, is a Canadian singer and multi-instrumentalist from Calgary, who has most recently worked in New York City and London...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionMusician
CountryCanada
sort tend worrying
I tend to sort of dive into things without worrying about risk or anything. Like, when I get an idea, I tend to just go for it and see what happens.
exploring limited music soft
When I started writing music on the guitar, it started off very folky because of my limited ability to play. It was slow, soft melodies. But then, as I got better on the guitar, I started exploring different sounds.
humming melodies songs static written
When I'm on a plane, I am the annoying person humming into my phone. Sitting there static with nothing to do, a lot of melodies come to me. So I've written a lot of songs on planes.
great hear instincts radio sing sounds turn
I feel like, when you turn on the radio and you hear a great song, you know it's a great song, and you sing along. We all know what a great song sounds like, so we all have that instinct, it's just being able to accept your own instincts when you write that song.
faces music
I don't think shoving my butt into people's faces will tell them anything about who I am. How is that connecting to your audience? What is that doing for your music?
believed felt result
I didn't want to be that artist that is successful as a result of someone else. Not that that's wrong, but I felt like I had what it took. I really believed I could do it on my own, so I wanted to try, at least.
came fortunate great nobody people
As an artist, I feel so fortunate to be able to learn from all these great musicians that came before me, when some people have nobody that came before them.
cannot following
You cannot teach a person how to write songs. It's about being your own person and following your instincts.
legs wear
To be honest, I'm more of a sneaker person. My legs hurt if I wear heels for too long.
The moment I wrote my first song, I got addicted.
Oh man, the Vengaboys are my guilty pleasure.
fist hard music pump
It's hard to dance to really fast music. All you can do is pump your fist to it, and after a while, you're going to have a seizure.
related until wrote
It wasn't until I wrote 'Hideaway' that I found the song I related to as an artist.
hike pack
I was a very unpredictable child. I'd pack a bag and go off and do a hike in the mountains for 10 days.