Yohanna Troell

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Member Since: 1/29/2007
Band Website: www.yohannatroell.net
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Influences: Lovers, hormones, the news, friends and family, the weather… most parts of my life tend to influence my songs. Everything that affects me or makes an impression becomes a part of my expression. And so, naturally, there are some artists whom I consider to be parts of my life. Just like infatuations the relationship tends to be very passionate at first and then I leave them for someone completely different. But we always remain friends and they tend to always leave their mark in my songs. Their albums remain on my shelves and I sing their songs in the shower. Their music doesn’t necessarily influence mine in an audible way but inspires me and thereby influence what I express and the way I express it. Then there are, of course, the opinions of others… and just like my taste in music is extremely varied the opinions of “what I sound like” varies from person to person, song to song. I guess in some cases it’s not so much the sound as it is the general impression. And since my songs vary from jazz to pop to reggae to rock to soul to world music to whatever inspires me… the influences vary from Nina Simone to Björk. And the impressions people get vary from PJ Harvey to Erykah Badu. Not that I would dream of comparing my self to any of these goddesses.Other influences, or I rather prefer to call them sources of inspiration (they inspire my lyrics, or sound, style or technique, or just inspire me in general) are: India Arie, Bob Dylan, Macy Gray, Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, Alanis Morisette, Tori Amos, Tom Petty, Army of lovers, Belle and Sebastian, Joan Baez, Yousso N’Dour, Lauryn Hill, Tracy Chapman, Bob Marley, Courtney Love, Diana Krall, Carla Bruni, Ojos de Brujo, Timbuktu, Jill Scott, Dolly Parton, Lenny Kravitz, Lhasa de Sala, Marianne Faithfull, Monica Zetterlund, Kelis, Patti Smith, Billie Holiday, Tom Waits, Robbie Williams, John Lennon, The roots, Beenie Man, No Doubt, Eartha Kitt… And so on! There is just so many wonderful artists and so much great music, why choose when you can have it all?!
Sounds Like: You tell me...
Type of Label: Indie