I mean I didn't really know any of my dad's family. MARTIN: Would that have anything to do with it? I don't want to get, go beyond where you want to go but, you know, your dad was an undertaker. I was in the mindset of always being negative and kind of pessimistic and fatalistic and so I, that kind of came through into my writing and stuff. And also I think that kind of unhappiness kind of manifested into other parts of my life. GOULDING: I guess a lot of that comes from my childhood. Do you mind if I ask where does that come from? Do you live in a sad place in your head? MARTIN: There's a sadness at the core, not always. I like that sad sometimes still give you hope in a way. MARTIN: I was going to ask you about that, too, because the sound is very buoyant and uplifting. And I like the idea that a lot of my songs are melancholy but they kind of ended up being quite kind of uplifting. GOULDING: Well, my song started off on guitar and then and I met somebody that I really connected with musically and I'm really fascinated by electronic music.
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MARTIN: And I'm wondering whether in a way you felt kind of free to make that happy crash because you didn't have anybody telling you what to do. The New York Times called your music a happy crash of signifiers. But on the album people can hear, there's electronic, you know, there is indie rock. MARTIN: Your music, I mean here you're accompanied by a guitar as well as your own. I'd do it all for you, I'd do it all for you. But I'd do it all for you, well, I would. If I could erase the pain and maybe you'd feel the same. 'Cause when I'm standing here in the dark, I see your face in every star. It's time that we found out who we are, who we are, who we are, who we are. GOULDING: (Singing) It's time to come clean. MARTIN: That's from "Lights." Here it is. I think you want to play "Guns and Horses," right? I try and perform as confidently as I can, I think. So I decided that I was going to brush it off and the more attention I got from my music, whether negative or positive, I just - I got a thicker skin. GOULDING: I think - yeah - I think I just kind of felt like - I think it's when you're suddenly in the spotlight and when you start getting people coming to your shows and analyzing every single part of your show and think about - that kind of made me think, well, I think people are missing the point of what I do. MARTIN: Was there a breakthrough moment for you? One particular thing that was in your head that you said to yourself - well, I just started. I started to realize - I started just not caring and just, you know, going out there and doing it. And for some reason I got this confidence out of nowhere and I sort of - I started performing and not in a apologetic way. And then I eventually signed a publishing deal and then a record deal. I think - I really didn't I went out and I was really shy and I became known as this shy singer who was quite good, I suppose.
MARTIN: So, when you started performing, what gave you the confidence to get out there? GOULDING: I couldn't really afford to pay for the lessons. You are, in fact, a self-taught guitarist and singing as well - you're self-taught. MARTIN: And I wanted to ask you about that. And then I just started playing shows - or writing and playing shows. I taught myself guitar when I was about 15. And then I started gigging around London. And then I got really into running and training so I wanted - and martial arts, so I wanted to be a fitness instructor at one point, randomly - like a personal trainer. GOULDING: And then I went to university and studied drama and I was still singing. MARTIN: When you were dreaming about what you wanted to be when you grew up, what were you thinking about? Was this what you had in your mind? GOULDING: I'm not (unintelligible) anymore. MARTIN: I guess I need to translate to humor. MARTIN: So, Ellie, when you were a little girl last year, and dreaming - that was a joke. MARTIN: And you brought some friends, if you wouldn't mind introducing them. MARTIN: Now Ellie Goulding is touring the U.S., but she was nice enough to take a short break from her busy schedule to stop by our studios in Washington, D.C.
You show the lights that stop me, turn to stone. 'Cause they're calling, calling, calling me home. And so I tell myself that I'll be strong and dreaming when they're gone. And now we have a new star and British soul to tell you about: Ellie Goulding.ĮLLIE GOULDING: (Singing) You show the lights that stop me, turn to stone.
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