Interview with Selena Gomez

Selena Gomez released her fourth studio album "Revival" on October 9, 2015.

Her first single from the album was "Good For You" which was released June 22, 2015 and got ranked to 23 in the offical UK top charts. The single which followed up to her second single "Same Old Love" which was released September 9, 2015 but got ranked to 81 on the UK offical top charts.

Here is the tracking list for her album "Revival";

01. Revival

02. Kill Em With Kindness

03. Hands To Myself

04. Same Old Love

05. Sober

06. Good For You (feat. A$AP Rocky)

07. Camouflage

08. Me & the Rhythm

09. Survivors

10. Body Heat

11. Rise

12. Me & My Girls

13. Nobody

14. Perfect

Interviewer: This album shows off sides of your voice we haven’t really heard before: the raspier side, the lower side, the quieter side. It suits you. Tell me about finding your voice on this album—not just figuratively, but literally.

Selena: I had to really discover what was going to work for me because there were times in my career where I sang things that just weren’t me and weren’t for me. You can hear it in my voice. You can hear it when it’s inauthentic. This whole record is extremely intimate. I did executive produce it. I wanted to know that every single song meant the world to me, whether I wrote it or not. For me, I had to discover what was going to separate me. I know that I’m not the world’s greatest singer, but I do know that I have a unique tone. And I’m an actress—I love being able to translate everything I’m feeling inside through my voice and through the songs.

I: You have more writing credits on this album than on your past records combined. What was the most challenging topic to write about?

S: I felt like I needed to do that. It’s hard because sometimes I’m like, “Oh my gosh, it’s going to suck.” Or, “Maybe I should just not. Maybe I shouldn’t say it like this.” There was a lot of questioning myself because it is the first time I was heavily involved. The hardest thing is figuring out how to say it, figuring out how to talk about things without it being so over the top. “Sober” is one of my favorite songs, but it’s not even about one specific person. “Sober” came from me and Chloe [Angelides], one of the writers, when we were sitting in a hall and talking about social awkwardness. I would hang out with people and they would drink and they’re so fun, then the next day it would be weird. I actually left that night and Chloe ended up writing “Sober.” There were moments like that, little gems. It wasn’t too difficult, it was just, “How am I going to say it elegantly and in a way that’s right for me?”

I: What song on the record do you think will surprise people the most?

S: I think “Hands To Myself” is going to be great. I hope that “Kill ‘Em With Kindness” has a great effect because I love the meaning of that song so much. I want them to be surprised about it all. Everyone was surprised about “Good For You,” and now we’re moving forward. Even if they’re not fans of mine, I just like being able to surprise people, fire people up and get them excited.

Selena goes on tour May 2016.

Interview is from time.com

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