![]() ![]() You can tell, I think from the sound of the record, that this is somebody who wears pink and a wig every day and lives somewhere where it never snows or rains. You can hear the sunshine in the music and you can hear sort of this perpetual summer. You can feel Trixie sort of five years into living in Los Angeles. Then, with Barbara and kind of going into The Blonde & Pink ’s very California. ![]() It’s a little more post-breakup where instead of, ‘Poor me, poor me,’ it’s a little more, ‘Well, maybe it’s you.’ I think I was kind of going through my Joni Mitchell phase of trying to write about the good and the bad of life. And then One Stone was a little more introspective. At the time I was dating a guy from Kentucky and we were breaking up and so I think that was the soundtrack that was playing in my head, was all very sad music. ![]() My first record was Two Birds, which was almost drag western music. I think I just imagined things for the projects. How do you interpret this significant evolution in your music career? ![]() You’ve gone from releasing two folk EPs in a short span of time to releasing a double album that is much more pop-heavy. I just went home, got out of drag, and then had to get up and get in drag again. But I had to film UNHhhh in the morning, so there was no celebrating. I live close to Jimmy Kimmel so it was like, just drive up the street. I just sat around all day in my trailer, put my makeup on, and then went in. So, I just didn’t expect to get to play that on Jimmy Kimmel. I wrote that during COVID at my kitchen table in April 2020 just because I was kind of fantasizing about.I love being in a small town, but there’s sort of a darkness there. Like “Hello Hello” or “Malibu.” So when Jimmy Kimmel’s team asked me to come play “This Town,” it was very unexpected because: a) I didn't know that they could pick the song you do and b) I just didn’t expect this sort of somber lullaby about small towns to get any sort of traction or exposure or recognition. I guess I always fronted my most commercial-sounding singles thinking that’s how it would happen. If you’re like me, up until recently, they always say ‘no,’ which is fine, but you try anyway. I mean, when you're an independent artist like me and you write all your own music and pay to make all your own records – when you have a single coming out you can have your publicist, who you also pay, to pitch songs for you to do late nights. I think he must have a crush on me or something because I always bump into him on something. Trixie Mattel: Well, I believe Jimmy worked on Crank Yankers, which I was in season five of. What was your experience performing on Jimmy Kimmel Live ? Out: You recently became the first drag queen in history to perform as a musical guest on a late-night talk show. The RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 3 winner also dove deep on the meaning of certain songs, the overall themes of these new albums, and how music might just be the one place where Trixie allows herself to “break character.” In the middle of the promotional cycle for Trixie Motel, Trixie Mattel took some time off her busy schedule to speak with Out about her brand-new double album releases, The Blonde & Pink Albums.ĭuring our conversation, Trixie reflected on her past music releases and how these new albums have evolved her sound, as well as how she sees music fitting in with the rest of her drag career. ![]()
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