When we look back on 2022, we’ll remember a year that challenged our resourcefulness, emotions, unity, and finances. In the face of these obstacles, we learned the infinite value of togetherness. In THIS INTERVIEW we revisit the last 12 months from the perspective of dynamic music artist and live performer Krissy Booth.
Some performers exemplify the art of music – making it, presenting it, performing it, interpreting it, studying and innovating it. That’s Krissy; a charismatic and captivating showman that defies genre. She collaborates sound, rhythm and aesthetics to encourage listeners and viewers to emote along with her.
Creating spectacles on stage, in front of the camera, and in the recording booth, all feelings and vibes from Krissy are real. Hit singles “Lost”, “Liquor Store”, and “Never Been Kissed” are glittering on all platforms, and more glitter should be expected from her throughout the year.
Krissy took time out of her busy schedule to share some of her thoughts with us, answering THIS questionnaire about her life in 2022 and what to expect from her in 2023. THIS is for YOU!
How would you summarize 2022?
This was a reset year, a development kind of year for me. I needed time to refocus and come back to myself and figure out how to release this music that I have loved but has also somewhat plagued me. How do you release love songs when they hurt to work on? But they are the best things I’ve ever done, and I’m endlessly proud- but it is also the hardest thing I have ever done.
What was the best song, album, television show, movie, and podcast of the year?
I’m gonna give you a few because I can’t choose.
Songs:
“Honda” by fka twigs
“Body Paint” by Arctic Monkeys
“Perfect Sense” by Arctic Monkeys
“Yuck” by Charli XCX
“Big Boys” by Sza
“Dammit (after dark)” by Dead on a Sunday
Albums:
Dawn FM by The Weekend
Laurel Hell by Mitski
SOS by Sza
Midnights by Taylor swift
Television Shows:
Wednesday
Schitts Creek
Movie:
This isn’t a movie released [last] year, but The Cat Returns from Studio Ghibli was my favorite that I saw [last] year. It’s a fever dream of a film and I try to show it to everyone I care about.
Podcast:
I don’t really do podcasts, but the only one I checked on was one about fairy and fantasy books called “A Court of Fandoms and Exploration”. I binge read these when I need to escape.
Did you read anything inspiring or influential that you would recommend to others?
I read a lot of fantasy books and the main theme in them is stepping up and learning to be brave.
What’s something you did to help someone in need, whether you knew them or not?
Someone told me my ass changed their life, so that’s fun.
But really. I hope all of my friends I’ve told to get therapists actually do that. I’m learning you have to work through your issues or else you make the same mistakes over and over again.
Recall for us the most surprising thing you heard all year.
“Love itself is not enough, you both have to share values and goals and motivate each other – it has to be more than love.”
“You have to slay a lot of dragons to get to the prince or princess.”
How did you celebrate your birthday?
My sister and I filmed a music video for my most epic song I’ve ever recorded. We stayed up til 6am getting everything and I [was] so excited. I [was] looking forward to January more than anything.
Why is it important to live every moment of your life to the fullest?
It won’t always be the way that it is right now- we won’t always have the people around laughing with us and loving us. It won’t always be good like this. Someday we will be telling stories about now. What do you want to tell people about right now when you’re 85 in a rocking chair?
As I get older, I feel time going by faster. And if I don’t do the things I want to do now, I feel like I’ll run out of time.
Were you able to achieve the goals you set?
I was not … but that turned into a blessing in disguise.
I began [last] year very depressed and not sure how to fix it. At that time, I was mostly working but not on music because it felt like it was too late, it had been too long, or maybe I didn’t know how to write like I used to. I felt really disconnected from myself and alone. I tried antidepressants, different workouts, and laying in bed until the absolute last minute.
I applied to Gener8tor’s marketing masterclass, and this honestly got me back on track with focus and persevering through the mental health issues, and realizing how important community is. Not being alone in art is so important. The quarantine put a lot of us into a social vacuum and I am still trying to escape it.
Since then, I have been trying to work on music – new and old- every day, and forcing myself to say over and over again that it is not hopeless, that I can do this. I’ve done it before and I’ll do it again, but renewed and stronger and better than before.
Which of your blessings would you say was the biggest?
My biggest blessing this year would be the sad things, the downfalls that made me look inward and think about what I really want, and why am I on this Earth. I want to think about these things every day so that I don’t get distracted again, so that I never lose focus and myself again.
I was really lucky to be part of Gener8tor Detroit’s Masterclass and Accelerator program, which led to being a part of the ASCAP foundation X ASCAP Urban Collective workshop. I’ve been super lucky this year and I can’t wait to see what next year holds.
Tell us how you evolved over the last 12 months.
I circled around myself from depression to contented melancholy, and then going from “What could go wrong?” to “What could go right?” What if I gave everything my all, and it went ok? Now I’ve got goals, plans, and timelines.
Did you experience a defining moment?
Being Lady Gaga at Creepy Cheapy was a big “Actually, yeah I can do this” moment. I’m actually not incredible at choreography so learning it was harder than anything I’ve ever done. And seeing how big the audience was, I let myself have 3 seconds of anxiety, then hugged my friend in the audio pit, and then went on stage to do what I had practiced every day, for hours, for days, for weeks.
It was a big sink or swim moment for me, and also a big moment of, “Wait, I can do this, and I can do this with my music too. Why don’t I? I think I will.”
What can we expect from you in 2023?
You can expect the best songs and visuals I have done, and you can expect surprises. I’m not just doing candy pop. There will be glittering dark auditory spaces, giant warm orchestras, small heartbreaking piano ballads, and some 808 tracks to bring it back to life. My best lyrics, my best production, my best of everything. | THIS ENT
[By Mr. Joe Walker]
