{"id":7247,"date":"2018-02-12T17:10:28","date_gmt":"2018-02-12T17:10:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.djcity.com\/eu\/?p=7247"},"modified":"2018-02-12T17:10:28","modified_gmt":"2018-02-12T17:10:28","slug":"calvin-harris-talks-new-single-new-musical-direction-and-thoughts-on-edm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.djcity.com\/eu\/calvin-harris-talks-new-single-new-musical-direction-and-thoughts-on-edm\/","title":{"rendered":"Calvin Harris Talks New Single, New Musical Direction, and Thoughts on EDM"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Calvin
\nCalvin Harris<\/span><\/p>\n

Fresh off the release of his dancehall-influenced single \u201cNuh Ready Nuh Ready<\/a>\u201d featuring PARTYNEXTDOOR<\/a>, Calvin Harris<\/a> joined Annie Mac for an interview on her BBC Radio 1 show on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Among the many topics, the Scottish DJ\/producer discussed what prompted him to move into a different musical direction on his last album. He also talked about how he feels about dance music and why he put Migos<\/a> on \u201cSlide<\/a>.\u201d <\/p>\n

On what influenced him to change his musical direction:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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“At the end of 2016, I put out a tune towards the end … And it came out and did alright. And I was like ok, great. And then I realized I never felt so unexcited about what I was putting out in my life … I knew that I needed to take action for my own sanity because my entire life is making music. I don’t do anything else. So I was like no, I need to be elated with what’s coming out. So then the last album I did was a reaction to that. I was like, you know what? I’m just going to do whatever I want and I\u2019m going to spend all the money I\u2019m making in Vegas on features and I\u2019m going to get everyone to do a hip-hop album \u2026 I\u2019m going to put Young Thug<\/a> on a Motown funk tune, because no one else will because it\u2019s a waste of money. So that’s what I did.”<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

On how his new musical direction affected him:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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“… what music is now, it’s like, what playlist is this going to be added to? Or, is radio going to play it? And I didn’t care. So it felt amazing! I was like, I know this isn’t going to be successful. And then, I don’t know how, but some of the tunes did well. I was like, that’s absolutely amazing! So I had an amazing year and I felt so good about it that I was like, I’m just going to keep doing this. I’m just going to do whatever I want to do.”<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

On his renewed thoughts on EDM after taking a break:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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“The other thing that’s funny as well is that at the end of 2016, I was like I hate this EDM thing. I think it’s awful. And then after taking a break I was like nah man, I think it’s amazing. Some of the best producers in the world make EDM … they’re amazing and I love it. So it kind of refreshed my opinion of all that. Some of the best producers in the world are Dutch, you know? Face facts. It’s true.”<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

On why he put Migos on “Slide.”:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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“I’m not going to do a trap record, like an EDM trap record, because that makes me feel sick. Just the thought of doing that. I can’t do that. I wanna do something with soul and something that I want to listen to again. So I’m like, I wanna put everyone on something that I think is gonna work.”<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Stream the entire interview here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Related: Calvin Harris and PARTYNEXTDOOR Drop Dancehall-Influenced Single and Video, \u2018Nuh Ready Nuh Ready\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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