Dua Lipa talks about the inspiration behind the interesting cover photo of her upcoming third album 'Radical Optimism', how she wrote her latest single “Training Season” and how the album is so influenced by English bands and artists like Oasis, Portishead and Massive Attack. , who her favorite Spice Girl is and more.
Tetris Kelly
'Radical Optimism' your third album, how this new era of Dua Lipa feels.
Dua Lipa
It feels good, I mean, it feels for lack of a better word, radically optimistic.
Tetris Kelly
The date is May 3 and the project is Dua Lipa's 'Radical Optimism' and we had the sweetest chat with the pop star about the new album, bad dates and, oh, and the Spice Girls. The cover is kind of a juxtaposition, right? You're in these calm waters, the shark, so tell me the inspiration behind the cover?
Dua Lipa
Throughout the whole record there is this idea of chaos happening around me and me trying to get through it in a way that feels authentic and honest. To me, this is obviously an overly dramatic way of explaining it, but I feel like it speaks to me of radical optimism in the clearest sense of being in deep water.
Tetris Kelly
And authentically it is, it says that the “training season” is over.
Dua Lipa
In a way I've been on a couple of dates, like a series of bad dates.
Tetris Kelly
Oh no.
Dua Lipa
I walked into the studio and thought, I'm done. You know, I don't want to be anyone when the “training season” is over, I'm done training these guys. And what started as a joke in the studio ended up being like “Training Season” and became the term we stuck with.
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