I always joke and say Mark is dressed like he’s from the ’60s or ’70s. ![]() Mark was wearing a blouse and wide-legged pants. I just remember waking up really late in the day and coming in wearing a Kendrick Lamar hoodie. I went to Electric Lady Studios to meet him through a friend, and it was really just an introduction. What was it like meeting and working with Mark Ronson for the first time? I’m really excited that he stuck around to be executive producer and album producer. He was one of the few people that really didn’t feel the panic of any theoretical pressure so he was a very healthy person to be around in the making of this debut album. I have to definitely say Mark Ronson because of the amount of time, the quality of time, his patience with me, and him always letting me be unwaveringly myself. I have always felt like everyone’s an artist in our own ways, in one way or another. My life and career still can look any way-I never really decided that I was going to be an artist. My dream was to sing background for Aretha Franklin, Erykah Badu, and D’Angelo. At some point I was open to being a worship leader at my dad’s church. I was planning on going to school to be a music teacher. But I think our purpose as human beings transcends, whether it’s our career, or how people see us and what they think of us. I’m doing this because I feel like it’s where I’m supposed to be. ![]() I’m always open to whatever God signals for me to do. What was your idea of what it meant to be a successful musician when you were a kid?īecause I grew up in church, and I grew up singing in church, I always thought, Alright, Holy Spirit, wherever you want me to go, I'll go. It was never like one big grand moment or anything there were just a lot of little ones. I would go over there, and they would be teaching me how to sing in a three-part harmony. It was my grandma, my great aunt, and a very close family friend. My dad’s a pastor, he plays the organ, and my grandparents used to have a gospel trio. When I was a baby, my dad used to pray and sing to me all the time. Yebba: I grew up in a really spiritual household. Glamour : What made you want to be a musician? ![]() Read on to get to know her yourself in our latest installment of New Here. Without question, Dawn will make her a star. Her vivid storytelling and wide vocal range allow her to express her emotions so beautifully. This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from.įor me, listening to Dawn for the first time was experiencing a true work of art.
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