Being in a band, Aria Daines always had people to rely on and
comfort her on stage. She has just announced that she is going solo so we have
her here at Riot for her first solo interview about why and how she made her
decision and what she has coming up.
Riot: First
off, how did Endless Innocence initially start?
Aria: The boys and I had been such good friends since
Secondary school. We used to hang out and play music in my bedroom. When we
were all around 18 years old, we finally decided that being in a band would be
a good idea and that it could actually turn out to be something great and a
career instead of just a hobby.
R: It was a
very successful three years, why did you decide to leave the band?
A: We’ve all been such good friends for so long and I feel
like now is the right time to let them do their thing and for me to do mine. I
don’t feel suited to a band anymore and that’s why I decided to go solo after
this long, I just hope that our fans will still listen to my solo music.
R: Why is
now the right time to leave the band, in your opinion?
A: We’re all in it for different reasons and I didn’t feel
like the rest of Endless Innocence had the same ideas and visions as I do. I’m in it
completely for the music and didn’t feel like they all felt the same way.
R: Were
there any fights or arguments that stemmed the split?
A: Not really, it was just the right time for me to leave, I
feel.
R: Are you
still friends with the rest of the band or are you out of each other’s lives
completely?
A: We still speak but I think the boys are still a bit
annoyed with me leaving the band if I’m honest. I don’t have a problem and I
still want to stay in touch with them but we will have to see how things go.
R: What are
your plans for the future? Do you have an album planned?
A: I’ve been writing a lot for the past three years and the
sound wasn’t right for the band, but I feel like the sound is right for my solo
career and so I have a lot of music to go through to decide what to use. I
desperately want to get in the studio as soon as possible as I feel like the
faster my album is out, the better.
R: Will
there be a tour?
A: Of Course! What’s an album without a tour to come after
it? I want people to be able to hear my music live as well as on an album. I
don’t feel my voice was projected well in the band, and I want people to hear
what I am capable of.
R: Do you
think you’ll be nervous when it comes to doing a tour?
A: I’ve always had the comfort of sharing the stage with my
closest friends, so when it comes to touring alone, I think I might find it
hard. I’ve heard it’s a bit lonely but I’ll have all the crew so hopefully
it’ll be fine. I’m worried that I won’t be able to use the stage as well
because I was so restricted to one part of the stage in the past with a band
surrounding me but now I’ll have a massive stage and that scares me a little
bit.
R: You
don’t seem like the nervous type. Is that a front you put on?
A: I sometimes put a front on depending on the size of the
venue I’m playing. Sometimes I feel completely fine though and I’m in my
element. It really does depend, but I’m quite confident most of the time.
R: Do you
regret the band or is there anything you would change?
A: There’s definitely things I’d probably change but I don’t
regret anything and I certainly don’t regret being in the band. I’m proud of
the band because we went with our gut and we did what we thought the world
needed at the time. They don’t need us anymore and we’ve done all we could do.
I’m leaving the rest of the band to do what they think is right but I don’t
feel like I can do anything at all to make a change in that band and I want to
change the way people see me now. But being in the band has given me a platform
as we were so successful and I am so grateful for what the band has done for
me.
R: You
recently did a solo gig at a festival, how did it go?
A: I had the
best time. I was completely unprepared for the amount of people that were there
though. The amount of love and people just interested in what I was doing and
excited about it and happy to see me onstage again was amazing! I was not prepared
for that. I was prepared for going on stage in mid-day and having there be
maybe a couple hundred people. I didn’t know it was going to be thousands.
R: What are you most looking forward
to in your future career?
A: So many
things! I’m so excited for more people to hear my songs and let me know how
they feel about it and how it makes them feel. I’m really looking forward to
just getting my own stuff out there and touring and sharing my music with the
world and I really hope I can inspire people with my new music and new sound.
