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via AOL Music

“Just like a lot of my albums, actually. I have very few albums that debut high,” Furtado tells AOL Music Blog

“I’ve had kind of everything happen to me commercially and at different levels,” she says. “I’ve had different scenes and I’ve dabbled in a lot of markets so I see the music world as very global and I’m always looking for new avenues and opportunities, so one chart or anything doesn’t necessarily [mean anything.]”

“We’ll see what happens and just keep on chugging along with these songs because musically I can’t wait to perform them live. That’s my main goal,” she says.

Besides, she adds, The Spirit Indestructible is the exact album that she wanted to make, not one that was dictated by current trends, potential radio play or record sales.

“It’s a good litmus test because that means you are always happy no matter what happens,” Furtado says.

“I’m so proud of it creatively. I’ve gotten feedback that it’s a very liberating album to listen to and for me it was liberating to create it. Luckily, I have had a lot of ups and downs in my career on a commercial level, so I’m very bulletproof in that way.”

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What’s a song on your album you’re particularly proud of and why?
As a writer, I’m quite proud of the song “Bucket List.” It’s quite folky, melody-wise. The concept: It’s all about having a bucket list so long that perhaps you’ve left love for the very end, and by then, it’s much too late. Rodney Jerkins produced it.

What’s a lyric or verse from the album you’re a fan of?
“All I wanted was to live a really good life with a memory reel of all the highlights.” From the song “High Life”.

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Check this really interesting lowdownwithkarenbliss.com interview with Nelly, her manager Chris Smith and Interscope A&R, Thom Panunzio. They are totally answering what we’ve been asking since the release of the new stuff: Nelly’s priority from the label point of view, the commercial flop of The Spirit Indistructible (quality doesn’t reflect album sales), they mention tour for 2013 and a lot more.

“I remember the first time hearing [Big Hoops], I freaked out,” Smith tells Lowdown. “She time-released her fresh. That’s what’s on the record. She’s laughing. You time-released your fresh! How the hell did you get fresher? How the hell are you fresher 10 years later? It was real. My reaction was — ‘Damn!’ That’s really the basis of the whole campaign is getting that fresh back out there.”

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Nelly revealed that a book may be coming soon. “Actually I’m right now planning an interesting addition to my album which will probably come out later than my album. It’s actually a book, ‘The Spirit Indestructible’ the book, in addition to ‘The Spirit Indestructible’ the movie on my web site where I detail and document the process of the album and the inspiration behind the songs… I would like to write a book that goes with the album and features the poetry I’ve written about the songs and some photography and artwork.”

via popdirt.com

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