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katie tunstall She says it was “extremely uncomfortable” to be sold as a pop star at the time of her breakthrough 2005 album, Look at the telescope.
The Scottish singer-songwriter rose to international fame upon the release of his debut studio album, which celebrated its 20th anniversary this year.
The record contained hit singles including “Suddenly I See”, which was used for the opening credits of the 2006 comedy-drama. the devil Wears Prada, and became one of the biggest albums of the 2000s.
visible on positive vibrations podcast, Tunstall, 50, explained what the perception of her was at the time and how she resisted her record label’s efforts to keep her dressing a certain way.
“It was all really strange,” he said. “This was often the unwanted side of what I do and it’s been really interesting to see it from both sides – the perception side and my personal side.
She added, “I was never particularly interested in clothes and makeup, it was never my thing.” “I was absolutely a tomboy, I grew up with brothers, all my best mates were boys. So when it came to becoming a musician, I didn’t even yearn to be the leading man.”
Tunstall said she was “happy” to be in the spotlight during performances, but still liked the camaraderie of being in a band and felt “very frustrated” with the amount of attention she received off stage.
Ironically, when it came to promoting their second album, extremely wonderfulIn 2007, she claimed that her label wanted her to stick to the same “girl-next-door” jeans and T-shirt look as on her first album.
However, Tunstall wanted to wear “shiny dresses” and “heeled shoes”.
“Of course I did,” she joked, “but it’s ironic that most women would talk about the experience of ‘getting their breasts out’ to sell their records, and [my record label] Were like, ‘Put them away!’
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Elsewhere in the interview, Tunstall reflected on his years as a struggling artist before releasing look at the telescopewith his memorable presence Later…with Jools Holland.
“It’s very unexpected,” she said of how her single “Suddenly I See” has remained popular over the years.
“It was really an incredible turn of events for this to happen [with The Devil Wears Prada],” she continued, “and then, very ironic, because I knew everything about fashion.”
Tunstall also revealed some of the stories behind those songs look at the telescopeAnd revealed its plans for a major new project to launch in 2027.
Full episodes of ‘Roisin O’Connor’s Good Vibrations’ with KT Tunstall are now available to stream.