MARIE'S FAVORITE QUESTION TO YOA
People describe your music as Bedroom Pop. Do you believe your bedroom is the best place to listen to it?
Yes. In your room you can create your own bubble, your own universe. There is a different sort of pleasure in listening to music in your room that is not the same as a concert or a party. You pay more attention. I don’t know if it’s the best place to listen to music, but it’s definitely a great one.
MARIE'S FAVORITE QUESTION TO NOVEMBER ULTRA
Your EP is called Soft & Tender. Is it necessary for you to remain soft and tender in 2022?
I think softness is as political as anger. You hear a lot that if you’re not angry, you’re not paying attention, you’re not aware of what’s going on around you. But at the same time, I realize that sometimes, creating your own bubble of softness is radical and political. If we want to succeed in these battles, we need to feel good, so that our mental health is in the right place. I think it has to be a mix of both: you shouldn’t be too soft all the time, but you shouldn’t be too angry either.
MARIE'S FAVORITE QUESTION TO BABY QUEEN
Your lyrics are very cynical and satirical. Why is that?
I love satire as a poetic device. I feel like it’s the most intelligent form of humour because you can dress up really beautifully and make it sound really fun and happy, and actually there is an underlying signification. I express myself a lot through dark humour. It’s hard for me to come away from that because I feel like that is what Baby Queen is now: this really negative person and I’m like « If I feel happy I’m fucked. »
Journalist: Marie Dinlaportas / Camera: Noa Ricard / Editing: AMANITE Paris