AlbertoBouvier Posted July 11 Posted July 11 (edited) transcription: Spoiler Welcome ladies and gentlemen, to the alchemy of pop. What else in the world can change your mind, can change your mood, can change your entire energetic frequency in 3 and a half minutes? For me, that's pop music. And for me, that's alchemy. I'm Kesha, and I'm a pop star. I'm a singer, l'm a songwriter, l'm an activist and I'm a surprisingly good scuba diver amongst many other things. But the thing that drives me the most in this life is to write pop songs, and let me tell you why. For me, songwriting and scuba diving are actually very similar. When I go diving, I like to go deep. I just jump right in that ***** and I am a cave diver, so I go in and I see this looking darkness and I swim right into it. And I look behind every corner. I leave no stone unturned. That's where the exciting **** happens. When I'm writing a song, l also like to go deep. I like to explore my deepest darkest thoughts. This is also where the exciting **** happens. This is where I find my truth. Songwriting is a direct line of communication with the truth. In a song, you can say things you can't say out loud to anybody else. Not your friends, not your therapist, not your mom. When I'm feeling anything intensely, I know it's time for me to write a song. I don't hide from my emotions; I dive into them. You can write a song and you can not tell the truth, but your song will suck. So if you would like to write a good song, you HAVE to be honest. You have to sit with yourself and let your truth come, whatever it is. This sounds simple, but where it can lead is profound. Songwriting teaches you that all emotions are valid, deserving of curiosity, and deserving of a voice. The song you heard a moment ago is a song called TiK ToK. I wrote that when I was 21. It was way before he app, don't blame me. I was feeling very playful; I was a young nihilist. I didn't have too many problems at the time. That was so ******* nice. And the dumber the lyrics got, the better the song got. And I thought these feelings, they were kinda frivolous. They were just a guilty pleasure. But those exact emotions - that youthful, playful, pure stupidity - made TiK ToK connect globally in ways I could've never imagined. Now let me take you to a very different point in my life. It was 2017, and I had to make a boundary that affected every corner of my life. I found myself in a very ugly litigation with the same person that I had signed the rights to my recorded voice to. I had lost the rights to my voice. And in that, I felt as if I had lost the rights to myself. It was very public, it was VERY painful. I was very angry. So I did what l do with all my emotions, and I wrote my way through it. And that lead me to a song called Praying. So after TiK ToK, I wondered if anybody would connect to these uglier emotions coming from me. Like, I'm the girl who brushes her teeth with a bottle of Jack, you know. And also, who wants to listen to an angry woman? Turns out a lot of ******* people do. Hehehe! That was the first time I was nominated for a Grammy, it was he first time I performed at the Grammy's, and l've heard from many people going through their own struggles that this song helped them in some way. I dove deep into the pain. I didn't hide it; I alchemized it into something healing. Not only for me, but inadvertently, for other people. I'm now - probably gonna cry - I'm now at a drastically different point in my life. On March 6th, 2024, I've gained back legal rights over my own voice. And with it, a newly found freedom in nearly 20 years. It's funny how you can lose the rights to your own voice, but you can never lose the rights to your truth. Throughout this journey, songwriting has been my therapist, my best friend, my lover, my drinking buddy, and my higher power. It's where I can be truly honest. And I don't claim to be an expert on much, but l've experienced over and over and over how you can create art out of emotion, and through that process, not only heal yourself, but help to heal others. And I believe here's an artist in every single one of us. Creation is just exploring. It's becoming child like. It's not judging yourself. So I encourage all of you to not be afraid of the intensity inside of you. The stupidity, the rage, the anger, the sadness - all of it - dive into it. Explore it. And I wanna remind you that whether or not you are free, you are entitled to your truth. Find your medium, whatever speaks to you, and let your truth come. You never know who else will need to hear it. You never know who else can heal from it. Please don't take this for granted. Edited July 11 by AlbertoBouvier 7 2
Vixen Eyes Posted July 11 Posted July 11 legendary have any other popstars done a TED talk? i think NOT! 4
ChooseyLover Posted July 11 Posted July 11 I can tell how she was nervous and emotional and how she easened up and gained confidence the more she kept talking. This was really beautitful. I'm tearing up a little... Cathedral is just as beautiful as the Gag Order ballads, wow. 4
perfectillusion204 Posted July 11 Posted July 11 Her talk was very powerful. The song is so beautiful. I'm so happy she's having a proper comeback AND owns her voice now. She deserves the world! 4
Alaska. Posted July 11 Posted July 11 I love how her light chuckle always reminds me of the Blow intro 2
josesuxx Posted July 11 Posted July 11 I love her so much, that was a great watch Cathedral is an incredible ballad, need it ASAP 3
Where are you now? Posted July 11 Posted July 11 I was blown away and got goosebumps hearing Cathedral. I really hope the studio version sounds this emotional and raw 2
AlbertoBouvier Posted July 13 Author Posted July 13 it was so inspiring, loved hearing the whole talk, the way she speaks is so… idk captivating, I would have watched 1 more hour of it. 1
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