Just 4 Fun

Just 4 Fun, November 2001

She's the current #1 in Germany with "From Sarah With Love" and her first single "Let's Get Back To Bed - Boy! was a massive success as well. Her debut album "Green Eyed Soul" has just hit the stores and will definitely chart high. We're, of course, talking about Sarah Connor. Before her performance at "The Dome 20" in Kiel, she answeared a few questions for Just 4 Fun.

Just 4 Fun: Your album has just been released. How did you come up with the name "Green Eyed Soul"?
Sarah: That's a long story. I tried to find a record company that would let me make black music as a white artist for such a long time. And as soul music from white people was cynically named as "Blue Eyed Soul" by the black people as that wasn't really accepted, I named my album based on this wordgame.
Just 4 Fun: How would you describe the album?
Sarah: "Green Eyed Soul" is soul, sex and sensuality. It's very diverse. There's something for everyone: ballads, uptempo songs... But soul is the main thema.
Just 4 Fun: Do you have a favourite song in it?
Sarah: As all the songs are mine, it's very difficult to say which one I like the most.
Just 4 Fun: Do you write your songs yourself?
Sarah: There's a piece of me in every song. I've co-written a lot and interpreted every song in my own way.
Just 4 Fun: You were known as Sarah Gray for a long time. Why did you change the name?
Sarah: Gray is my American name, Connor is my artist name. I chose Connor to protect my family.
Just 4 Fun: Your music has also change a bit since that. How did that happen?
Sarah: It's now more soul. Of course I've also developed and experimented to find my own style. Maybe there will be a completely another sound next year. I can't plan it forward.
Just 4 Fun: What does your family think now that you're so successful and are hardly ever at home?
Sarah: My family is proud of me. They are happy for me and support me. However, when I'm at home, I'm of course just a normal "Sarah" and have to wash the dishes and clean up just like everyone else. Or I have to wake up at 7.00 in the morning so we can all have breakfast together before my sisters & brother have to go to school.
Just 4 Fun: The funeral of Melanie Thornton, who passed away in a plane crash in Switzerland was not too long ago. You're also on the road constantly by plane or tour bus. When something like that happens, does it make you consider about travelling?
Sarah: As I heard about Melanie's death, I first thought that I won't fly anymore. But it belongs to my job and flying becomes safer and safer all the time. Of course, the whole thing touched me a lot as I knew Melanie very well. I cancelled two days from my schedule to process it. After all, people want to see the "happy Sarah" and not the sad one.
Just 4 Fun: Your first single was a duet with TQ. Are you gonna work with him in the future?
Sarah: There's still one song on my album that we sing together and one that TQ wrote for me. Nothing else has been planned, but we're still in contact.
Just 4 Fun: What do you think about TV Casting Shows like "Making the Band" or "Popstar"? If you hadn't managed to become famous in another way, would you have considered to take part to those programs?
Sarah: It, in fact, took me four years to get a good recoding contract, but during that time, I never thought of going to a casting like that. I've always wanted to be independent and because of that I've rather wanted to be a solo artist.
Just 4 Fun: There's always a performance for every artist where something really embarassing has happened. What's your story?
Sarah: Once during a performance, a heel from boots broke up and I flew up half of the stage. The fans in the first rows laughed of course, so I also couldn't keep myself from laughing anymore. Luckily, I had a similar pair of shoes in my car that I changed on quickly before the show was continued.
Just 4 Fun: Have you had any impact on the design of your website?
Sarah: I don't really have a clue about the technical things, even though I'm interested in them. I do check which photos of me are put up on the site and occasionally tell the fans the latest news in the forum. Most of them don't even believe it's really me.
Just 4 Fun: Who's responsible for your style on stage?
Sarah: I do that myself. I do have a stylist that advices me, but in the end, I decide what I wear or not.
Just 4 Fun: Have you already read things about yourself in the internet that weren't true or things you've got angry about.
Sarah: No, not really. I mostly don't read those kind of things. Besides, I can't have an influence on which rumours people believe. I have heard that there's nude pictures and other fake pictures of me in the internet. That's something I would have liked to see.
Just 4 Fun: Can people see you live soon?
Sarah: There's gonna be something in next April. That's something I'm very excited about.
Just 4 Fun: Will you also perform your old songs?
Sarah: No. I have so many new tracks that I want to fully concentrate on.