{"id":146251,"date":"2020-02-07T08:20:13","date_gmt":"2020-02-07T00:20:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thehoneycombers.com\/hongkong\/?p=146251"},"modified":"2024-11-20T19:42:25","modified_gmt":"2024-11-20T11:42:25","slug":"christopher-owens-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehoneycombers.com\/hong-kong\/christopher-owens-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"Alternative singer-songwriter Christopher Owens creates music with tenderness and raw emotion"},"content":{"rendered":"

With bands from across the globe like Alvvays<\/a>,\u00a0The Bilinda Butchers<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Sleep Party People<\/a>\u00a0performing in different live music venues in Hong Kong<\/a>, the city definitely has a thriving music scene for music fans of all kinds.\u00a0Having recently played in Hong Kong, we interviewed Christopher Owens to find our more about his works and his new band Curls.<\/p>\n

Interview with Christopher Owens<\/h2>\n

His solo albums Lysandre, A New Testament and Chrissybaby Forever \u2013 with hit singles like Heroine (Got Nothing on You), Out of Bed (Lazy Head) and Here We Go Again \u2013 are a seamless blend of sensibility and fresh nuance with uplifting insights; while Vante, his new band Curls\u2019 latest release, is an earnest and transfiguring record that gives you a feeling of fuzziness.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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With Girls, Christopher Owens released two studio albums before he started doing solo music (Credit: Christopher Owens via Facebook, photo Jeff Rutherford \u00a9)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Hi Chris. Thanks for chatting with us. Let\u2019s jump straight in and talk about how things have progressed through your solo albums. Do you see an evolution in your music?<\/h3>\n

Yeah, I do see an evolution… I found out that I prefer to work in a group. I found out that it is better to give than to receive.<\/p>\n

Can you tell us a bit more about the song Another Loser Fuck Up? The way I interpret it is that it\u2019s depressing on the outside but cheerful on the inside, or vice versa…?<\/h3>\n

It’s all around depressing really, I was very depressed when I wrote it, but that shouldn’t be a surprise. It’s a song about feeling like the music industry doesn’t understand or appreciate me… But acknowledging that I do believe in what I’m doing, and that this is all that really matters. And maybe taking a little pleasure to rub this in the face of others.<\/p>\n