connie’s world

She’s only in her early 20s, but with two EPS under her belt and a debut album due next year, British singersongwriter Connie Constance (aka Constance Power) is making her mark

“MY INFLUENCES CHANGE

often, depending on my most recent obsession. But ones that will never change are Vivienne Westwood, Billie Holiday, Nina Simone and Alex Turner [of the Arctic Monkeys].”

“THE MOST OBSCURE

place I’ve found inspiration for a song was at JFK [airport] in New York. I wrote a song about orgasms in the queue for passport control.”

“IF I’M HONEST,

I’ve never experienced a creative block. However, if I think my work’s lacking some substance, then a short trip backpacking in South East Asia fuels me with new material.” “I HATE DAYS OFF. My friends and I get this thing we call ‘day-off anxiety’. It’s basically when you watch a whole series on Netflix, order a pizza, then feel like you’re doing nothing with your life… even though for the last three weeks you’ve been on tour, or in the studio, or doing photo shoots.”

“THE BIGGEST PINCH-ME

moments in my career so far were when Naomi Campbell followed me on Instagram, and when Jim Abbiss [producer for Adele and the Arctic Monkeys] agreed to work on my debut album.”

“THE BEST ADVICE

I’ve received was from [composer and producer] Aiden Hogarth, who said: ‘It didn’t take

20 minutes to make that song, it took

27 years.’ He was quoting his dad. It taught me that each lesson helps you to make your best work, which is the work the world gets to hear.”

“SOMETHING I EXPERIENCED

while making this album that I hadn’t experienced with any other project was the respect for details, and respect for its vibe. We didn’t leave one stone unturned when making this album. I’d describe it to someone who hadn’t heard it as ‘quintessentially British’.”

“THE LAST ARTIST

I discovered was Yeek. I’m really in love with his music; it’s genre-less and it’s so enjoyable to hear the freedom in his work.”