An Interview with Jesca Hoop - Page 4

I like to approach writing songs like I don’t speak English.

And you just like the sound of the words?

Yeah, because the sounds change when you don’t know their meaning, necessarily, or if you haven’t used them before.

In knowing Tom Waits, was he an influence on the sound of the record or a creative influence? From what I understand, he wasn’t directly involved with the making of the album.

As far as his influence on the record, in terms of it being the sound that perhaps came, I think I learned some specifics from him as well as a few others.

Which others?

Kate Bush was one. And Bjork was one. Not in terms of the sounds that they created, but in the way that they created a sound that was specific to them. I think that’s what the biggest influence is…If you were to turn on a song, how can you know who you’re listening to immediately? Not that I’ve necessarily found that at this point, but I have found a few things in the process of making the first record.

Is there anything that you would like to add?

Just that I’m really, really happy to have the record available and to perform it for people.

You’ve made a terrific album.

Thank you very much.
 

Jesca Hoop opens for Matt Pond PA in the following cities:

Oct. 11: Plaza Club - Vancouver, British Columbia
Oct. 12: Doug Fir - Portland, Oregon
Oct. 14: Chop Suey – Seattle, Washington
Oct. 16: Great American Music Hall - San Francisco, California
Oct. 17: The Troubadour - Los Angeles, California
Oct. 19: Casbah - San Diego, California
Oct. 20: Modified - Phoenix, Arizona
Oct. 22: Cambridge Room @ House of Blues - Dallas, Texas
Oct. 23: Antone’s - Austin, Texas
Oct. 24: Meridian - Houston, Texas
Oct. 26: The Loft - Atlanta, Georgia
Oct. 27: Local 506 - Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Oct. 29: Exit In - Nashville, Tennessee
Oct. 31: Lulu’s - State College, Pennsylvania
Nov. 2: Stone Pony - Asbury Park, New Jersey
Nov. 4: Johnny Brenda’s - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Nov. 5: Music Hall of Williamsburg - Brooklyn, New York

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