I know that I don’t feel that all the time.
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To be a free spirit, it has to be something that you don’t turn off. I just went on a vacation to Maui - I felt free, riding on the quads going through the jungle. You find freedom through conversation, through interactions with your friends, through experiences, going on vacation. But I was on the path because it’s really about the energy you surround yourself with that makes it easier. Plus, I’m in the heat of everything right now. To be a free spirit means you have no restrictions, nothing holding you back. What does it mean being a “free spirit” at 21 versus at 18? I really wanted to make sure Free Spirit was personal.
I still have love for it, but the fact that it pays off and people get to become impacted by the music, it’s amazing. Music is my life at this point. Music is what allows me to live. But that’s an adult mentality. That’s why a lot of people get comfortable and they find themselves stagnant. I didn’t want to do that. Life is hard, moving on is hard, growing up is hard. In high school, we all have an idea of everything we want to achieve, but we don’t really accept the fact that it’s hard. With American Teen, the theme was just growing up, a coming of age, high school graduation celebration.įree Spirit is those first few steps into the world, when you realize that the world is not as easy as you planned it to be. I wanted to make sure I wrote the title track after the album was done. I feel like it’s better to wrap everything up and find the common theme. “Free Spirit,” the title track, took me the longest to write. I’ve been holding on to that since May of last year and finished writing that song in February 2019. I’m just so glad that those songs floated out of me because sometimes it doesn’t happen that fast. Then, 10 minutes later, I had recorded another song like that, “Bad Luck.” Freestyled that one too and went back and wrote it because those were songs that I was writing when I was really in it. Literally, D Mile played the beat, I heard it, and went in to freestyle the whole thing. I wrote “My Bad” in less than 10 minutes. I do love “My Bad.” There’s a couple of songs that I feel like did that for me, and “My Bad” was one of them. One of my favorite records is “My Bad.” When you were penning the album, which record was a strong release for you emotionally? I feel like I’ve learned so much about myself and how I like to write that it’s allowed the music to improve.
But it’s cool sometimes to have your own personal therapy session, writing a song about whatever mood I’m in. I love the fact that I get to talk about my fans and make songs for my fans for what they’re going through. I’m slowly but surely centering on myself and what I’m going through. The music I’m writing right now is very self-reflective. I’m at the point of understanding that I still know nothing at all on Free Spirit. I thought I knew everything, but I knew nothing at all. I was so naive and young when I wrote American Teen. There’s just a level of maturity with Free Spirit. How have you evolved as a songwriter from American Teen to Free Spirit? On April 13, there will be a meet + greet with the global superstar, food trucks and a Free Spirit Shop all at the Palm Spring Pitstop. After his run at Coachella, this summer, he’ll be embarking on his first arena tour with Clario serving as his special guest.īillboard caught up with Khalid to speak on his new album Free Spirit, his progression as a songwriter and performer, and why he wishes he wrote Frank Ocean’s “Pyramids.” This year, he has been selected as the 2019 BMW artist for its third annual #RoadToCoachella campaign featuring an immersive, one-of-a-kind experience, connecting fans with Khalid while unveiling a custom wrapped BMW i8 + BMW i3 inspired by Free Spirit. With a new album in tow, Khalid is ready to take his fresh swagger on the road. “Not like any of them gave a fuck if I was breathing.” “Got a hundred friends, but I’ll cut ’em off, I don’t need ’em,” he sings. Songs like “Bad Luck” and “My Bad” keep the melancholy side of Khalid alive, while ‘Hundred” takes on a more fame-inspired subject: fairweather friends. Khalid Chills With Breezy Performance Of 'Talk' On 'Tonight Show: Watchįree Spirit finds the pop crooner embracing his newfound freedom in a sober and contemplative manner.
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