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Hit girl -- Chantal Kreviazuk
Between show dates, Chantal Kreviazuk -- singer-songwriter, activist and modern mom -- chats with ELLE Canada about love, family and style.
By Claudette Omrin
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On fashion…
Who are your favourite fashion designers?
“I really love Chanel, Costume National and Stella McCartney. I love fashion, but I don't have 10 pairs of black tuxedo pants or 500 pairs of shoes.”
You wear a lot of black; is that a statement?
“It's a humility thing. I feel like I'm insulting somebody somewhere if I'm flamboyant or haughty in any way, shape or form. When I wear black, I feel that somehow I'm being respectful.”
Who's your style icon?
“Katharine Hepburn. I don't like trendy fashion that much; I think it's a bit frivolous to spent money on something that will be obsolete in a few months. When I buy clothes, I usually choose pieces I could wear again in five years.”
On celebrity and the L.A. lifestyle…
Do you think that too many artists are more concerned with the idea of celebrity than with using their art as a platform to inspire others?
“Perhaps. Maybe it's a compensation thing. Maybe when an artist doesn't have a lot of confidence, he or she can only handle the celebrity part.”
Do you think that a heightened celebrity status can shorten or damage a serious music career?
“If you fall for the hype, you are buying into a whole list of delusions about yourself; to me, that's very sad.”
You spend half your time in L.A. Do you choose to separate yourself from the Hollywood lifestyle?
“I feel really lucky that I met my husband, because I would hate to be somebody who is still trying to date or find somebody in that city -- that would be really hard. I feel so blessed to have been found.”
On her career...
What's the best career advice you've ever received?
“Believe it or not, it's probably every time someone tells me to let my business people or managers handle that part of my life and that I should just focus on being an artist.”
What else would you like to accomplish musically?
“I'm super-pumped to continue working with Raine. I want to continue to improve upon what we've touched on; I want to make more and more great music together.”
What's the best part of your job?
“The freedom to think about things that I might not think about if I weren't a musician. I have to challenge myself to grow in order to produce -- in order to deliver new ideas and emotions in my music. That is such a gift. That really does make me feel very fortunate.”
Image courtesy of Nelson Simoneau
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