For Vance joy, that sharing a stage yesterday at KROQ Weenie Roast with artists as diverse as Muse, AWOLNATION and Florence + the Machine was convenient. Joy finds inspiration from an eclectic group of people, their next Tour mate Taylor Swift and high school friend Chet Faker boxer Manny Pacquiao.
After a whole in the sold-out show and a few hours before he took an overnight flight to Alabama Hangout Festival, Joy sat down with Billboard to talk about his eclectic tastes and his dream duets with Swift.
Talk about bands you're sharing the stage with today.
I got to see Florence in Coachella and it was amazing. I think she's amazing and I have to see it in the flesh of a couple of meters, which is good. I think she just around the corner there was given; it is like a glimpse of something special. I'm glad I got to hear the "singing cry of the Moon" AWOLNATION, so I take what you can get.
How do you feel being essentially the lonely troubadour in the bill?
You just do what you do and what I do is something singer / songwriter, and is potentially a little softer; but it is optimistic, it's still pretty raw. So I think it's good when you queue to have that variety of people. I think people also have different tastes. It's kinda nice to have this contrast, because if you had 11 singers, it would be so boring. So I think it has AWOLNATION rocking and kill him and then Florence, which is an incredibly huge facility, great production, but all the real instruments, is really cool.
What do you learn from being around all these artists?
Talking to them is great and sometimes talking to them about playing music is good because they've been through and they can say things. It is a relieving thing I've been through it and can go "Oh, okay, I totally know what it feels uncomfortable at times." You go, "Cool, we are all experiencing the same thing." I think seeing them is important. And I think the most important thing is just hours and hours of practice. Hours and get those subtle differences in performance, making it better. So I think it's a mixture.
Are there people you looking for on how to handle sudden fame and the demands of it?
I do not get overwhelmed that much, like, super bad. I took like 10 pictures today, so it's not so bad. I like it because someone like Manny Pacquiao, who will take photos with everyone, do selfies before entering combat. If you push people away, it's almost more of a strain, but if you're like, "Whatever," is the most free and tolerant way. He is a very open guy, so I think people like that are good role models have. He is getting flooded all the time, but he just brings people in and makes it bigger. I think that's why he is so highly regarded.
Look who's on tour with. Few people deal with it as much or as well as Taylor Swift.
She is quite inspiring. I read something once said to surround himself with great artists and not be afraid of fire they have, it's like you have a brighter light together. And I think she burns brighter because of the way it interacts with its fans. It is a great thing for someone like her to be so generous with his time, I'm sure she is in demand every second of your day. So to take that piece of time people are very generous.
Who scared you to have that time as a child?
When I was a young child I remember I saw Nicole Kidman in Batman Forever and that was where I wanted a slice of time. I did not know what was going to do because I was only eight years; I had no idea. But I think it is the most sporting people when you're a little kid and even now I still have that little bit of nervousness when I saw Florence: this person is pretty epic.
I talked to Chet Faker a few times and he talked about how nice it is to see someone from home on the road and to compare notes.
Yes, I think I have the chance to see it in a week in Boston. It's inspiring to see what he's done and it’s like, went to high school together, so it's a little strange that the two have been on this trip. We had a very good connection, just because we love the music and he is a great person, a great personality and fun guy. We share a passion for music and I saw him make a proper go. I think it helped me, I think what made me: "... I want to do this too I try to do it seriously" It's a very cool turn of events that happened to us.
You just covered Taylor. What would you do duet with her?
What is the Johnny Cash [written by Bob Dylan]? "It is not Me, Babe." That would be a good duo and their songs I like "Begin Again" and "Mean". My song is a song called "My kind of guy" who had incredible sound. I could choose, actually.
Already it has been writing for the next album?
I'm writing, I'm trying to undermine. I am inspired by people like Ryan Tedder, who writes for the whole world and his own band and has an amazing output quality. I am writing to someone for me, I'm always trying to chip away, it is good to feel the pressure of writing. If you just go on tour and forget about writing, you come back and you have not done anything for a year, the muscle is rusty. So I'm going to keep writing.
Talk about bands you're sharing the stage with today.
I got to see Florence in Coachella and it was amazing. I think she's amazing and I have to see it in the flesh of a couple of meters, which is good. I think she just around the corner there was given; it is like a glimpse of something special. I'm glad I got to hear the "singing cry of the Moon" AWOLNATION, so I take what you can get.
How do you feel being essentially the lonely troubadour in the bill?
You just do what you do and what I do is something singer / songwriter, and is potentially a little softer; but it is optimistic, it's still pretty raw. So I think it's good when you queue to have that variety of people. I think people also have different tastes. It's kinda nice to have this contrast, because if you had 11 singers, it would be so boring. So I think it has AWOLNATION rocking and kill him and then Florence, which is an incredibly huge facility, great production, but all the real instruments, is really cool.
What do you learn from being around all these artists?
Talking to them is great and sometimes talking to them about playing music is good because they've been through and they can say things. It is a relieving thing I've been through it and can go "Oh, okay, I totally know what it feels uncomfortable at times." You go, "Cool, we are all experiencing the same thing." I think seeing them is important. And I think the most important thing is just hours and hours of practice. Hours and get those subtle differences in performance, making it better. So I think it's a mixture.
Are there people you looking for on how to handle sudden fame and the demands of it?
I do not get overwhelmed that much, like, super bad. I took like 10 pictures today, so it's not so bad. I like it because someone like Manny Pacquiao, who will take photos with everyone, do selfies before entering combat. If you push people away, it's almost more of a strain, but if you're like, "Whatever," is the most free and tolerant way. He is a very open guy, so I think people like that are good role models have. He is getting flooded all the time, but he just brings people in and makes it bigger. I think that's why he is so highly regarded.
Look who's on tour with. Few people deal with it as much or as well as Taylor Swift.
She is quite inspiring. I read something once said to surround himself with great artists and not be afraid of fire they have, it's like you have a brighter light together. And I think she burns brighter because of the way it interacts with its fans. It is a great thing for someone like her to be so generous with his time, I'm sure she is in demand every second of your day. So to take that piece of time people are very generous.
Who scared you to have that time as a child?
When I was a young child I remember I saw Nicole Kidman in Batman Forever and that was where I wanted a slice of time. I did not know what was going to do because I was only eight years; I had no idea. But I think it is the most sporting people when you're a little kid and even now I still have that little bit of nervousness when I saw Florence: this person is pretty epic.
I talked to Chet Faker a few times and he talked about how nice it is to see someone from home on the road and to compare notes.
Yes, I think I have the chance to see it in a week in Boston. It's inspiring to see what he's done and it’s like, went to high school together, so it's a little strange that the two have been on this trip. We had a very good connection, just because we love the music and he is a great person, a great personality and fun guy. We share a passion for music and I saw him make a proper go. I think it helped me, I think what made me: "... I want to do this too I try to do it seriously" It's a very cool turn of events that happened to us.
You just covered Taylor. What would you do duet with her?
What is the Johnny Cash [written by Bob Dylan]? "It is not Me, Babe." That would be a good duo and their songs I like "Begin Again" and "Mean". My song is a song called "My kind of guy" who had incredible sound. I could choose, actually.
Already it has been writing for the next album?
I'm writing, I'm trying to undermine. I am inspired by people like Ryan Tedder, who writes for the whole world and his own band and has an amazing output quality. I am writing to someone for me, I'm always trying to chip away, it is good to feel the pressure of writing. If you just go on tour and forget about writing, you come back and you have not done anything for a year, the muscle is rusty. So I'm going to keep writing.
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