‘I really thought: he doesn’t understand’
The fact that S10 was able to write again was because the man she worked with in Stockholm did not understand a word of the Dutch lyrics. This turned out to be exactly what the singer needed. “I dared again. I really thought: he doesn’t understand. So I could speak freely.”
“And it’s not like I’ll never be able to do it with the rest, but I thought: what do you think of what I sing? And have I not even stopped talking? I was completely closed in front of my best friend Sim Fane and also Léon (Palmen, i two permanent producers S10 works with, ed.) It was only in Stockholm that I got rid of that feeling, “says the musician.
During the writing session in January, and then another in April, countless songs were created, some of which ended up on the new album. Listening to the lyrics, it’s amazing how open S10 is about her feelings and her life, the lyrics sometimes read like a diary.
“All the songs are kind of my secrets. I don’t intend to reveal them this time either. They are the songs I write and everyone has to do with them what they want to do with them,” he says.
“I’ve never found a stimulating love”
S10 doesn’t shy away from issues like death, loneliness and family. Generally, a sense of hope radiates from songs like Jupiter, let me go in Sunday child. It is surprising that the singer writes about love, but rarely (if ever) about being in love.
“I have never found a love so inspiring that I wanted to sing it. Yes, my ex cheated on me and then I was heartbroken. So he was very present on my previous albums. But the songs about falling in love I always think so. of cheese and nonsense. “
The fact that S10 was in love and had a good relationship during the two years she worked on the album didn’t necessarily help with writer’s block. “Dating really stopped me from writing songs, because I was just having fun with him. But you don’t even write ‘I’m just nice to you’ or anything like that. It was only when he broke up that I was able to write some. “he says with a half smile. “Just because then I could let it all go and focus on the misery of life.”
Hope thinks S10 is a nice summary of the album, he says. “This album, this phase of my life, it really feels like I’m continuing. I keep saying it feels like a new debut. Everything that came out before really goes with me, but it feels like something I’ve been working for. Really a new beginning for me, even musically. A new time “.
