Burning ambition. According to Cait, the dream of becoming
successful is all that gave her the strength to keep pushing herself throughout
her childhood. Abandoned by her mother and struggling through bullying at
school, only her bond with her father and her determination to be a success
kept her fighting to reach the top. Finally after 17 years, she has had her
first top ten single and has been chosen as one of 1968’s rising stars for 2016. Now in an exclusive interview, we
look deeper into her past, find her inspiration for music and also get an
exclusive look at her upcoming album, scheduled for release 2nd
January.
Cait describes her love for music beginning at a very young
age, she told us that she “can remember dancing stupidly with [her] dad,”
telling us that “it’s such a stupid memory but it’s one of [her] favourites”
because of how happy it makes her. “Things all got a bit shit after that” she tells us, beginning to
broach on the time her mother left. “It got tenser everyday as my dad and my
mum started to argue more, then there were fights and eventually, I heard glass
breaking, a door slamming and the car driving away. She never came back after
that, well, I mean I guess she did cause I got home from school one day and all
her shit was gone and my dad was crying. It was rough, all we had was each
other, but we got through it.” After that, music was her salvation, there was a
song for every mood and every feeling, and Caity listened to them all. She
tells us that she found her inspiration in every song she heard, but the anger
and hurt in rock songs mimicked the way she felt often, and comforted her,
knowing that there are other people out there that feel the same way. “I just wanted to make music that
made me happy, and connected to people, letting them know that they weren’t
alone.”
Her music style is influenced by people like Bonnie Tyler
and Alice Cooper, David Bowie, The Clash and Fleetwood Mac, artists that she
says her father influenced her to listen to, but also more modern bands that
she has found herself, she tells us “Bring Me The Horizon, Pierce the Veil and
Pvris are all bands that I find large influence with, I am a fan myself and I
know so many people that are also fans. I love the atmosphere at their concerts
and the friendliness and sense of community that is so strong throughout the
fan base.” She goes on to say “I think sometimes, what older people forget is
that music is such a large part of everyone’s lives now, more than ever before,
and that when they criticise the music their children listen to, they could be
talking about the one thing that keeps them going through the harder times.”
Something that Cait stands firmly against is bullying, after
experiencing it herself through secondary school, she wishes that she could
stand up for everyone who is going through the same thing. “I know from
personal experience the devastating effects that bullying can have on someone’s
life, every day is constant torture, and you wake up praying that today will be
the day that it ends. Interpret that into whatever sense you wish because I’m
not being any more specific. Sometimes it really is a gruesome as that.” Cait
herself was tormented on and off all day every day through ages 11 to 15, and
uses those feelings and experiences in her music, “we all know someone that has
been through it, is going through it or possibly will go through it, and that
is who my songs are directed at. Cait is working alongside the Anti-Bullying
Alliance to raise money and help them to help everyone who needs their support.
As for her upcoming album, Cait tells us all about how
excited she is to be releasing it, and drops some details about her music video
for her single “Hallucinogenic Experience”.
“Writing the song was actually a lot of fun, I spent a lot
of time around new people, not all of whom I would suggest looking for
yourself, but observing their lifestyles and being in their circles really
opened me up to viewing life differently, and allowed me to find some
inspiration for a song that I am really proud of.” After asking if she was
happy with her choice of her first single she replied with “yes, I am very
happy! I think that the song really reflects me and the way that I feel, and
that’s what is most important to me, staying true to who I am. You always see
these stories of people entering the music business and falling off the rails
because they can’t handle it, James Arthur and Amy Winehouse for
example, but I know I’m ready. This is all I wanted in life… I dropped out of school for this to
work. It’s my dream.” Moving on from the single, we talk about how her
upcoming album is coming along, she tells us “Oh! It’s nearly finished, I feel
like I’ve created some amazing stuff that I’m really proud of, I’ve worked with
some incredible artists and I am more
than excited to release it in February. The album cover is finally finished and
I’m planning on tweeting the picture in a few days so you’ll get to see it
soon!”
Finally, we got onto the topic of the single that is rapidly
making its way up the charts, “Hallucinogenic Experience”, and the way that it
could be the beginning of rock music’s comeback, but also the video, when it
will be released and just what it is all about. “Well, the video is mostly
going to be outdoors, I know that the title suggests… illicit activities, but
for me it is mostly about how this entire experience has been crazy. It all
happened so quickly, just from me posting YouTube videos to being approached by
Asylum Records and then the recording studio, writers, chart single, album,
video, dancers, everything! It was so quick and honestly, I still feel like a
lost sheep, but I’m finding my footing and I’m getting there.”
Cait’s album, “Remember When…” is planned to be released on
the 2nd of February next year, and before then look out for one more
single in the upcoming weeks.
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