With Halestorm, everything’s about the live performance. Because the band is always on the road, but also because that’s what they think about when they write their music. The artistic purpose of a Halestorm song is to perform it on stage and their albums are written with that in mind. In one of his sketches, the French comedian known as Comte de Bouderbala laughed about American’s nearly-constant enthusiasm, as opposed to the cold attitude of the French. There is some of that enthusiasm in Lzzy Hale, Halestorm’s frontwoman. And one must admit that it’s effective, because that candid joy that could be annoying is actually communicable.
Because Halestorm, in the beginning, was a story about kids aged 10 to 13 years old who decided to form a band and who were, for years, encouraged by their parents: “No one is calling anybody and saying ‘You should cut your hair and get a real job!’” says Lzzy Hale. This invaluable luck has continued to shine upon Halestorm time after time, from Atlantic Records falling in love with their music, the love they get from their fan-base or countless opportunities such as the use of one of their songs in the TV series Glee. The band has indeed forced this luck through years of hard work which has paid back: life is smiling at Halestorm and Halestorm gives back with all its enthusiasm and its catchy, sweet and spirit-lifting music. Their path has also had its share of mistakes, which Lzzy easily admits, such as the overthinking of their first album, for example, having spent too much time thinking about how to write catchy songs that would please their audience.
In this interview with Lzzy, we have covered all sides of an already rich – though young – career. An over-40-minutes interview, rich with anecdotes not to be missed, and – as a result – essential for anyone interested in the band.
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