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consumed with what they want, rather than just they are doing something they enjoy or love, but, without being recognised sometimes and, over
what they need. in turn, it is causing them pain. time, I guess we lost our youth as well. Because
"Finding the balance between wants and Ale takes her turn to offer her thoughts. "Try we were working. For sure. But you put it in a
needs is tricky," Dany tells us, words which are and make it as painless as you can. As we keep balance, you weigh it out and you see the way
met with instant agreement. "It's one that we try touring, we keep finding ways to make it as pain- you are living and what we're able to do with our
to find in our everyday lives, because it is chal- less as we can. I know that is our situation and music and our art and what we're sharing and
lenging to find, sometimes, what we need to do, it's a very specific one, but I feel like, first of all, it's worth it. But it's a give and take, sometimes."
rather than what we want to." listen to your gut. If it's something where you We ask if they can tell us more about being
Ale leans in to say, "I feel like ego is such a shouldn't be there, then don't. But, if it is, then recognised at home. Ale is happy to do so. "It's
big problem with stuff like this. not like we have paparazzi
But, I feel like, especially with “We love being on stage. We love visiting all these waiting outside our homes or
our jobs, we know what we want anything like that, but, if we go
and we know what we need to different places that we have never been to before and on an outing, every time there
get what we want, and we also being received by such incredible people who are is someone who recognises
know that, sometimes, what we singing our songs and enjoying along with us. And, at you and might ask for a pho-
want is not necessarily what we tograph, or something like
all need, as a project, as a the same time, we are living in a bus! And we might that. And it's really nice, but it
group, as a team, and that kind not be able to have a shower every day. There are a lot is a part of the freedom that
of balances things out for us, of physical expenses to touring. You get sick, you don't you lose because you go out
most of the time." and realise, ‘Oh my god, I've
We ask how they deal with sleep, you don't eat. At the end of the tour, you are just become a public figure!’ It's
not being able to have things dying.” - Daniela Villareal Velez such a strange feeling, I
that they want to have. mean, we don't have photog-
Sitting between her siblings, raphers or anyone following
Pau tells Black Velvet, "I don't know if this is try to find ways to make it balance, so you can us around, we're not that successful, but there
going to sound conceited, but it's very rare, at do the things which you love without it having is a realisation that I have become some kind of
least, for me, that, in our careers and in our jobs such a big expense in your life." figure here and I am representing, not only my-
and what we do, where I have ever felt disap- Dany adds, "I think sharing is important. Be- self, but also my sisters, every time I go out.
pointed. cause, once you are inside your own mind, you What you say and how you look. It's not like, in
"It's like all the steps we have taken have can get unbalanced and drown in your own a stressful do-or-die kinda way, just an ‘Oh my
just been so amazing. And, yes, it has been little world, so sharing that with someone and letting god! I'm being perceived all the time.’"
by little, but you always feel so grateful about them show it to you from another perspective
what's going on that it is very hard to ever feel can really help. And, of course, listening to our e ask The Warning about the recent
disappointed about things that aren't going as songs as well and letting it all out. That helps Wimprovements around the world in var-
well." ious freedoms which people
Encouraged by her sisters have been able to enjoy and,
offering possible suggestions in particular, the improved free-
for disappointments in their doms which have been af-
lives, she adds, "Like, a flight forded to the fairer sex,
got pushed back two hours, especially as they have been
like, maybe if one of us gets blessed to be touring the world
sick, something like that could and having the potential to see
be disappointing, but, truly, if such things first-hand.
there is something we all Dany replies, "Well, you
want, we know we just have to know, we've been doing this
keep working hard to get it." since we were very, very
young and I am so happy to
ell You Call A say that, in those years, all the
‘HDream’ is a particu- festivals we have participated
lar favourite with us, and we’d in, the women's bathroom is no
argue that it is their finest work longer just our private bath-
to date. In the song, we’re room, because there are now
told, ‘I've been invaded by the so many women backstage
need to stay inside this cage. and on stage, which is just
Day after day, I'm hurting, but amazing to see, so that's a
I choose to stay this way.’ good thing."
Dany tells us, "We wrote This tour is an example of
that song about touring. It's this. Not only is The Warning
something we love to do. We an all-female line-up, but, so
love being on stage. We love too, is the band who have
visiting all these different been supporting them, former
places that we have never Black Velvet interviewees,
been to before and being re- Conquer Divide. Subse-
ceived by such incredible peo- quently, all eight performers of
ple who are singing our songs these 19 shows have been
and enjoying along with us. women.
And, at the same time, we are Keen to offer her input, Ale
living in a bus! And we might jumps into the conversation. "I
not be able to have a shower every day. There too!" feel that, more than anything, music nowadays
are a lot of physical expenses to touring. You get The band definitely love travelling the world, is opening up as a space for really complete
sick, you don't sleep, you don't eat. At the end despite the inconveniences of not always being freedom of sharing. Of sharing these experi-
of the tour, you are just dying. So, I know that able to shower, sleep or eat. Ale tells us, "We ences and these feelings that, sometimes, you
there are ways where this kind of life, physically are doing things which bands from our country don't have the space in your everyday life, your
and emotionally, hurts me, but there are just have never done before. We are travelling all workspace, your family, whatever, to do that. It
such strong emotional rewards to this, that I over the place and meeting new people and is very lovely to participate in opening up those
know I want to stay here. Even though it can be there is such a freedom to experiencing that. spaces of freedom which are very accessible for
a bitch!" Seeing new cultures, sharing your culture with everyone."
With the lyric about hurting, we ask if they new people. That is incredibly freeing." We ask if there is anyone in particular who
can offer any advice or guidance to anyone else On the subject of freedom, one they’ve lost, has inspired them to do their bit to work for these
who is going through something similar, where Dany says, is, "at home, we can't really go out freedoms that they have enjoyed.
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