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Coachella: Florence and the Machine

Coachella: Florence and the Machine

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Enlightening chat with the ever unique Florence Welch of The Machine.

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Young Hollywood

Welcome to Younghollywood. com. I'm Oliver Trevena, here with Young Hollywood and Ray-Ban. Here at Coachella with Florence + The Machine, how are you?

Florence Welch

I'm good, thank you.

Young Hollywood

Where's the machine?

Florence Welch

Um they're about. I don't quite know where they are. I lose them sometimes. Yeah. Is that that's the trouble with machines, isn't it? They just disappear. They get missing. coming to water still no turning back

Young Hollywood

Um talking about fashion, have you seen some funky styles at uh Coachella?

Florence Welch

I did. There's a lot of like, but I mean it's more about like less clothes I think

Young Hollywood

Right.

Florence Welch

than than than more Coachella. I saw a lot of bikinis. But I it's quite hot in the desert. Like girls in bikinis on bicycles, strong.

Young Hollywood

Yeah, you like your sunglasses. Look, these are new ones. Right there. What? It's a lot of subways. Subways of New York. And you can find your way around and keep the sun out of your eyes. That's what exactly what they're for. It saves having a map and sunglasses. Um they're just sunglasses and a map, which would make them I was going to try and do one of them things where you put the words together, but Smapglasses. Smap Oh my God, they're smaps. The new smaps from Ray-Ban. Your new single, "Dog Days Are Over". You got to run my from the heights

Florence Welch

This song originated from there's a um a Mexican artist called Ugo Rondinone. And he does these amazing installations using like these 70s I'm going to let you picture it. Uh these like 70s rainbow bubble letter in England there was one on side of the Southbank that said dog days are over, and I used to see that when I was riding my bicycle, not in a bikini. Uh Definitely not in London you'd be very strange. Very weird. Um but I used to see that and it just completely inspired the song.

Young Hollywood

And that's from your album Lungs. Where does that title come from? Very interesting titles.

Florence Welch

Well, it's the kind of it's the first one I thought of apart from all the joke ones. Like Um the ice cream, I'll just take the cake and I think I punched the waiter. Okay. That was a good one. Okay. That hasn't been used before, so you could have in fact used that. But Lungs was the first serious one I thought of, and I knew it was the right one cuz um

Young Hollywood

Because you're lungs?

Florence Welch

Well, no, and also Between Two Lungs was the first song I really wrote where it I kind of felt like it was the right sound, and I knew where I wanted to take the rest of the album. So, Between Two Lungs is sort of the title track and being a singer, your lungs are so important. That's your instrument. Yeah. Oh.

Young Hollywood

Any rare finds at Coachella? Like bands, any new bands that you've seen play that you're like, wow, I haven't heard of them and I love them. Or even haven't heard of them then I don't like them.

Florence Welch

You know what, it's funny cuz like you like write, let's not go and see bands with friends with, let's go and find new bands. It didn't happen. We saw who who do we need to see? Like The XX, Big Pink, everyone I've been on tour with and known for about eight years. But it's kind of hard not to see them as well, isn't it? They were great though, so it was definitely worth it. Hi, I'm Florence from Florence + The Machine, and cheers Young Hollywood.

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PEOPLE MENTIONED

  • Florence Welch

    Artist interviewed

  • Oliver Trevena

    Interviewer from Young Hollywood

  • Ugo Rondinone

    Mexican artist whose installation inspired a song

  • The XX

    Band seen at Coachella

  • Big Pink

    Band seen at Coachella

FAQ

Who is Florence + The Machine?+
Florence + The Machine is an English indie rock band fronted by Florence Welch, who was interviewed at Coachella.
What inspired the song "Dog Days Are Over"?+
The song "Dog Days Are Over" was inspired by an installation by Mexican artist Ugo Rondinone featuring 70s rainbow bubble letters that said 'dog days are over'.
Why is Florence + The Machine's album called "Lungs"?+
The album is called "Lungs" because it was the first serious title Florence Welch thought of, and the song "Between Two Lungs" helped her define the album's sound; as a singer, her lungs are her instrument.
What bands did Florence Welch see at Coachella?+
Florence Welch saw bands like The XX and Big Pink at Coachella, noting that they were artists she had previously toured with and known for years.

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