Rosalía on Recording ‘LUX’ in 13 Languages: ‘Every Word on This Album, I Fought For’ | Billboard Cover

Rosalía sits down with Billboard’s Lyndsey Havens to discuss creating her new album ‘LUX’ and how she wrote and sang in 13 different languages. Plus, she dives into what a ‘LUX’ tour would look like and auditioning for ‘Euphoria’ season 3 and working with the cast.

Rosalía:

Every word in this album, I fought for it. It took me a year to write the lyrics for this album, and then another year to arrange the music and revisit the lyrics to refine and perfect them. It was a process that required a lot of effort, but I’m very happy with the final result and how it all came together.

Lyndsey Havens:

Let’s start with the obvious question, since we haven’t heard much about this album yet. Take me to the beginning of this journey. How and when did you get started on this? 

I don’t think it’s easy to measure when something like this happens or starts. Let’s see, the album has a lot of inspiration in the world of mysticism and spirituality. Since I was a kid, I’ve always felt I’ve always had a very personal relationship with spirituality. So I think that’s the seed. That’s the seed of all this project, and I don’t even remember when that started.

In making this album, what felt the most familiar and the most new compared to your previous album?

This album definitely has a completely different sound than any of the projects that I’ve done before. It was a challenge for me to do a more orchestral project, right, and learn how to use an orchestra, understand, you know, all the instruments, all the possibilities, and even like, learn study from amazing composers in history, and try to say, “okay, that’s what has been done. What can I do that feels personal and honest?”

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