RS: On the Madonna tip I see that you were mentioned in an
article by Camille Paglia. How exciting was that?
Aubrey: It was beyond exciting, I was actually quite stunned. I
didn't even realize that she was a professor at the University of the Arts here in Philadelphia, so I'm imaging that that's probably how come she
came to know about me, unless she just happened to come across a song
back then and liked it. I was absolutely floored when I saw that
article and then I thought, if I died tomorrow it would be OK.
RS: Going back to "Stand Still," which was everyone's
introduction to the wonderful voice of Aubrey - how did that song come
about?
Aubrey: That song was actually part of a poem that I had written
quite some time ago. When I met with Hex Hector and Dezrok to start
work on the first single, they had a track that we were listening to
and I had this little velvet book that I write in and I was going
through looking at some different things I had written and I just
started singing along to the track. Then all of a sudden the words
started to flow off the top of my head and I started writing and the
song was born. It just sort of came about while I was sitting there
listening to the track, I went through my lyrics.
RS: The whole slow to fast thing, was that part of the original
track or is that something that was added later?
Aubrey: I think that's really indicative of Hex's style. He loves
the build-up to create drama. Essentially, I was talking about life
and how you feel about your life and where you are in your life, he
wanted to create sort of a journey effect, hence naming it the
Kinetic Journey Mix. Its about the inside journey that people take
when they sit back and take a look at their lives and figure out where
they are, where they want to go and whether they are moving in the
right direction. That's how that idea came to fruition.
RS: When you recorded the song did you have any idea it would be
as big as it became?
Aubrey: No, I did not actually. I knew it was very motivating but at
the same time it was my first effort and I didn't know what to think
about what would happen. To this very day, people eMail me via MySpace
or my website and come up to me at shows and say that song changed my
life. It's so touching to know that I've been able to help people
through my lyrics and it was very heart-felt what I was writing. I
think it's a very universal concept of people feeling caught in a rut
and not knowing which way to go or what do to, and I just wanted to
inspire people to know that they can do better for themselves. You've
just to got to recognize it and move forward.
