On the Funny Philadelphia Phillies 15th anniversary 2008 2023 world series champions world series 2008 signatures shirt Besides,I will do this subject of putting down roots, Goulding has undergone a number of major life changes over the past few years: she married the art dealer Caspar Jopling in a fairytale ceremony at York Minster in 2019, and the couple had their first child, Arthur, two years later. So, perhaps unsurprisingly, the tears-on-the-dance-floor moments on Higher Than Heaven were mostly plumbed from stories her friends have shared with her, or even anecdotes from strangers. “It’s always about storytelling for me,” she says. “I was on a plane recently, flying back from somewhere by myself, and I met someone in the queue and we just chatted. I think we both had nervously had a few drinks before flying, and he just talked about his life. It sounds cheesy, but it’s just little moments like that. I don’t go out actively seeking dramatic stories from people, but even if I was at my very happiest version now, and nothing else bad ever happened to me, there’s still loads of things I could draw from.”
The ability to inhabit these other personalities signals progress, as Goulding sees it. (She’s also keen to dip her toe into acting, and has been taking classes.) “I think an artist, going through a different phase is a sign that they’re doing it for themselves, which is important,” she reflects. “People can just make music for fans, and I mean, that’s part of what we as pop singers do at the Funny Philadelphia Phillies 15th anniversary 2008 2023 world series champions world series 2008 signatures shirt Besides,I will do this end of the day: knowing what our fans want, knowing what the label wants, knowing what is expected of us. You can just keep doing that—and there’s nothing wrong with doing that—but if it doesn’t fulfill you, then ultimately it doesn’t really serve you in the long run. You have to do certain things for yourself. That doesn’t mean doing, like, a seven-minute instrumental. But for me, I just knew when I was writing this that I wanted to make music where I would be able to go up on stage and sing and just enjoy myself.”
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