It’s a sunny Monday morning and rays of sunshine are lighting up my living room. I’ve lost track of the days we’ve been in lockdown for, “the key is having a routine” Georgie Temple tells me down the phone. The Reading born singer, who refines her style as r & b and soul, has been using her voice to help people through these dark times by singing around the neighbourhood, “I sang you’ll never walk alone to an old man who happened to be a Liverpool fan on his birthday”. As much as we are spending time apart she believes that this has brought the community together, especially over the common bond of music.
Music has been a part of Georgie’s life for as long as she can remember, being brought up in a baptist church and singing with choirs. This love of performance continued throughout secondary school as she sang in the lower school assembly, crediting this time for pushing her out of her comfort zone but making her aware of “just how soul crushing the industry is at like 12”. However this didn’t put her off, as she went on to pursue a degree in popular music studies at BIMM. “It’s very humbling” Georgie admits when asked how the experience shaped her, allowing her passion for the craft to grow and her awareness of what her brand is to be established. It becomes apparent to me that the songwriter is very emotionally intelligent and appreciative of other artists, crediting her influences such as Indie.Arie and Ajeet Kaur for the path that she is beginning to pursue.
“If you can’t relate to someone straight away you will be less willing to listen to them in the future”, she explains of her songwriting, crediting her vulnerability and willingness to tell her stories no matter how hard it may be to relive. The ability to tell a story and connect is so much more important to Georgie than just confining to a single genre. “Its the art of letting go that I love”, being passionate about more than one thing, has allowed Georgie to explore so many aspects of creativity including meditation through song. Although continuing to work through the pandemic, she has continued to write at least once a week and is using the current events to inspire a song she has recently written,’ fire, earth and water’, however explains that the message portrayed will still be relevant once this has surpassed.
Georgie has recently released her first single ego, which she tells me is about the times when ‘your ego gets in the way and stops you from taking that leap of faith’. Although her launch gig has been pushed back she’s excited to get out and perform again. There’s so much more to come from Georgie Temple with 3 recorded songs that she wanted to release individually rather than through an ep or album because sometimes the message can get lost in the middle of a record.
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