PopDash Meets Emily Osment!

7 Mei, 2011 - You may know Emily Osment for her role as in super massive hit show Hannah Montana but you're about to know her even more for her music. 'Lovesick' has been an unmovable object in the PopDash office and we can't wait to hear more from the hot teen star. With that in mind, we hooked up with Emily for a Transatlantic chat. Read on to discover all about Emily and her music...

PopDash: Your new single is ‘Lovesick’. What can you tell us about the single?

Emily: I am so excited to be releasing it in the UK for a start. It’s been out here for a while in the States and Canada so it’s great to finally have I heard in Britain too. Lovesick is a fun song and it’s definitely different from my first EP which was more rock based. I knew I wanted to start making music you can dance too and Lovesick is definitely that. It’s a song about love but it’s got my own weird lyrics in there, singing about the technology of love.

PopDash: Is ‘Lovesick’ a good indicator of what’s going to be on your album?

Yes, absolutely. It’s the first song on the record for a reason and it gives everyone the impression of what I’m about and what my new music sounds like.

PopDash: As you mentioned earlier, you recorded an EP last year that sounds very different to ‘Lovesick’. How did that change come about?

When I wrote those old songs I was listening to a lot of rock music and I think that came through in the songs I made but then I started getting into a lot of electronic and electro-pop music and started to try make music like that. I mean, that’s what’s popular in the charts and on the radio and it makes sense to do music like that when so many people like it.

PopDash: What were you listening to?

Things like Friendly Fires, Passion Pit, Flying Lotus. A lot of dubstep too.

PopDash: Of the songs you have on your album, is there one that stands out to you as being a favourite?

Absolutely, there is a song called ‘1-800 Clap Your Hands’ that I wrote with Adam Schlesinger from the band Fountains Of Wayne. I was nervous to work with him because I am such a fan of that band. I had this music in my head but couldn’t get out and they just made it happen for me. It’s a very loud, cool dance track.

PopDash: How do you find the balance between acting work and music?

It’s hard you know? I spent six years of my life acting, trying to make music and attending school too. Everyday is a battle you know and it’s something I have to balance quite carefully. I’ve had to cancel movie roles to tour or go to meetings. It’s always rough and out of your hands but you learn to deal with it.

PopDash: Would you ever consider doing music in a film. A biopic for example?

Sure. I think I’d rather do musical theatre than a biopic though, I’m not really a big fan of those.

PopDash: Are you a big musical lover? Which are your favourites?

I just saw Wicked in L.A. a few days ago and it was incredible. You don’t even need to open your eyes, you can just listen to their incredible voices which reach hundreds of people and are pitch perfect.

PopDash: Your album is titled ‘Fight Or Flight’. Have you ever found yourself in a situation that required that decision and if so, how did you react?

The title means a lot to me in relation to the record itself. I had a lot of battles with the label, my managemeent and people ike that in order to get the able I wanted out there. I found myself in a lot of situations where it was like ‘Do I just smile and let this go or do I stand up and make the album I want to make?’. That’s where I found the album title most pertinent to myself I think.

Emily Osment’s new single ‘Lovesick’ is out now. Her album ‘Fight Or Flight’ is due for release later in 2011.