Remi Wolf biography - childhood, first steps, music
Содержание
Inspired by the absurdism of children's television and adding its own originality, music by Remy Wolf - is a journey into the outer worlds of pop culture... Singer and recording artist from Californiaback in high school. Palo Alto Remi Wolf tried her hand at television by appearing on American Idol 2014! She will later release an extended play ? "You're A Dog!" and a few EPs before the full-length debut... Attracting a wide audience, the album I'm Allergic to Dogs! (which translates to "I'm allergic to dogs!") was released in the summer of 2020. Since then, Remy Wolf's popularity has grown, as has the number of views of her videos on the YouTube: 400,000, then. 900and then. 3 million... It seems this is no limit for the bright and ambitious girl!
Early years
Remy Wolf born and raised in the Bay Area of California, not far from San Franciscoin a place called Palo Alto.
"It's kind of where the whole dot-com tech boom started. It's like Silicon Valley!" she explains. "What was once a culturally rich neighbourhood has become a neighbourhood full of... well, rich people. Yeah, it really sucks. I hate it..." - Remy sighs. "It's already a completely different city than it was when I grew up there. It's just turned upside down! People here are like, 'I have no idea how to make my own dinner.' It's crazy... I've had so many unwanted conversations with these people..."
First steps
Rich in references to pop culture With lyrics that dazzle now and again, lush sweet melodies distorted by pinball production enchant... Music by Wolf is wrapped in a layer of dizzying surreal imagery and topped with humour! So it may surprise you to know that under 16 the girl did not think about the music scene seriously... Moreover, Remy's interests were quite different: she wanted to become a... Olympic skier! "Yes, that's really true," confirms the singer. During that period, Wolf often trained in Lake Tahoeand even attended boarding school for skiing! But... her passion for music always went hand in hand with her athleticism.
"I've just loved performing for people since I was a little girl," she smiles. "There are so many short children's videos of me doing the craziest and weirdest show for my parents! I've been doing this since I was ten years old..."
Growing up, Wolf with her mates Chloe and Tatiana started a band Citrusperforming a cappella at various events and parties:
"We were literally performing in the same outfits and dancing and it was really awkward...," she laughs. "But through it I learnt to sing, I learnt to harmonise, I developed my ear, and it was really fun!"
After the collapse Citrus Wolf and Chloe started writing music together:
"We were inseparable throughout high school! We hung out every day, just writing songs... Then we started performing - performing at school, performing all over town and neighbouring towns, and just at some point expanded and became the band that people knew!"
American Idol
When I was seventeen, my singing teacher suggested Wolf to audition for American Idol. What did it bring? Let's find out:
"It was completely by accident... I did a bunch of rounds, went to Hollywood for a week, played all that partying, and I think I realised that showbiz is crazy," Remy explains discreetly. "For me, the curtain was pulled back a little bit. I realised that I didn't want to do music. I just knew it wasn't my thing..."
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Instead of chasing the title of post-reality show star, Remy decided to forge her own path. Perhaps partly inspired by the cultural shift in her hometown (or perhaps it was a reaction to the fake creativity of her TV experience), she felt the need for authenticity, however peculiar it might be....
"I've always had a desire to do something completely different from what's going on around me!" she explains. "I don't know how to explain it, but I've always been like, I don't want to dress like all these other people, I don't want to bloody do the same thing that all these other people are doing... And why should I when I can do it better. I've always had a desire to be an individual person and just seek my truth..."
Career: tracks, music videos, success
Individuality and uniqueness Remy Are evident in everything this colourful girl does! From the stunning visuals to the sweet melodies that cover her lyrics... Tracks such as "Woo" and "Photo ID"are made up of many layers, sonic, lyrical and referential, so every listen should reveal something new! And it would, if it wasn't so dazzling..... Mir Wolf - is a multimedia institution that combines contrasting colours, post-Tumblr memes and mind-blowing animation!
"As for my visuals, it's all done intentionally..."
Working with the artist and director Agustoy Ir.the two of them create the surreal and beautiful subject matter of films such as "Spy Kids," "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," and other funny tapes:
"I used to watch all these silly, crazy kids' TV shows and films because I was the oldest of four kids," Wolf explains. "So throughout my life there were always these ridiculous programmes on TV... I think they unintentionally inspired me: I just love their silliness, colours and absurdity in general... I just wanted to create an alternative, surreal, colourful universe to live in..."
However, when it comes to lyrical content, the influence may be a little more adult...
"I really enjoy drawing pictures, and I think my thoughts naturally come to the weirder images," Wolf explains. "In terms of music, I've also been using different substances, so I feel like maybe that plays a bit of a role: it kind of opens up your brain and you see different things and you share them in your art..."
Interesting facts
- She's obsessed with... beans! Wolf openly declares this in her interview: "I'm obsessed with beans. I love eating beans, cooking beans... It's delicious!"
- The first song she wrote was a folk ballad called "Carousel": "I wrote it with my friend Chloe when we were 14... My mum always said it was a song that was quite intimate in its sound... Quite weird though... maybe she's right!"
- Remy is a huge dog lover! She has a pet named Juno Jameson, a little French bulldog who often appears on her mum's social media accounts: "He's my sweet tiny beautiful little boy! My true love... I look at him and I get mad because he's so cute. I just want to explode and squeeze him so hard. He's a puppy so he's a little crazy, but mostly he's just an angel. He knows his name and knows how to sit. Still not potty trained, but I'm still very proud of him..." - says Remy's "mummy" with pride and love.