Adrie - Bring Back The Light
1. What first got you into music?
Music’s always been very important in my family, and one of my most precious memories is waking up for school every morning to the sound of my parents listening to music. They also used to play a lot of music for my brother and me when we were babies, so I think my love for music was born there. As a kid, I always wanted to perform, dance, and sing, I loved entertaining. Then, as I got older, especially as a teenager, I became much shyer and tried to avoid attention, so I stopped being so outward about it. But when I was alone, I was always, always singing, and music helped me through a lot.
2. What or who is your inspiration to create music?
I think seeing how important music was to my parents and how much music accompanied them in all aspects of their life really inspired me to start making it. Witnessing how powerful it could be and realizing how it made me and others feel made me want to express myself through music and participate in the creation of it.
3. What's your most controversial music opinion?
I’m not sure if this is controversial, but I’d rather hear someone sing off-pitch than use autotune. I know it’s very common nowadays, but I think it sucks the emotion out of people’s voices. If it’s used stylistically with a specific intent, it can be interesting, but when it’s just used to correct pitch, I don’t think it improves the performance. I like to think of music as an extension of human expression. When we sing, we’re expressing something we might otherwise speak, and real life isn’t perfect—that’s the beauty of music. Autotune makes everything too perfect and emotionless for my taste.
4. Will you tell us something embarrassing about you?
I’m pretty sure I have many embarrassing traits. Probably the fact that I spend way more time doom-scrolling on social media than I’d like to admit. I really don’t like that about myself.
5. How is your perfect day?
For a day to be perfect, I’d have to fit in a lot of my favorite things, which might be impossible! Ideally, I’d start with an outdoor activity or sport, like surfing. Then I’d write and record an amazing song. After that, I’d get lunch with my closest family and friends, followed by a hike. In the afternoon, I’d spend time with animals, maybe at a farm or an animal shelter. At night, I’d have the performance of a lifetime—no stage fright or doubt. At the end of the day I’d go dancing to incredible music with my friends and family outside somewhere.
6. What memorable responses have you had to your work so far?
I always love when someone resonates with one of my songs and tells me how they’ve applied it to their own life. It reminds me of music’s power to build community and help us understand who we are.
7. Do you see yourself as a music nerd?
It depends on how you define nerd. I’m very passionate and enthusiastic about music—it’s my life. I also think I know a good amount of music and have studied it extensively, but there’s still so much I don’t know. I feel imposter syndrome all the time. I’m also constantly learning new things, and there are many people who know way more than I do.
8. What album do you replay the most?
Sadly, I don’t think I listen to albums like I used to. When life felt slower, and less music was coming out every day, I’d replay albums thousands of times. Off the top of my head, in recent years, I’ve listened a lot to Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon (it inspired much of the album I’m releasing in 2025), Billie Eilish’s Happier Than Ever, and Paul Simon’s Graceland.
9. What's your favorite movie?
I have a few, but one I used to always mention is Burn After Reading by the Coen brothers. It’s so absurd, I love it. I’m a big fan of their work in general.
10. Do you agree with the Pigeon?
Yes, of course I agree with the Pigeon, always!
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