Chloe Styler Patient Heart Interview

Follows When Your Light Burns

"Patient Heart" is the follow up to the wildly successful, "When Your Light Burns". It was cowritten by Chloe and two of her best friends & fellow musicians – Jenny Mitchell and George Goodfellow - while at a song writing retreat on a secluded sheep station in rural NSW.

"I had this melody swirling around in my head but didn't know what to do with it. We all sat down and got chatting to find that we'd experienced similar situations when it came to relationships and the uncertainty of falling for someone who isn't sure they love you", says Chloe.

"The song practically wrote itself within a couple of hours. It was quite an emotional experience, with tears being shed and some really personal memories being shared during the process. I'm so incredibly thankful I got to write it with two of my favourite people in the world, as it makes it even more special."

Chloe explains that a Patient Heart is one that waits for it's other half to find its way home. The song plays on the idea that the heart is reaching the end of its tether and is holding out for an answer, but is cut short before we find out.

"If the world was to end right now, whom would we turn to for comfort and solace? The lyrics 'If the dams all broke and there was no hope, would you heart reach for mine?" encapsulate this feeling while asking the person to, basically, hurry up and make a decision. The song is a plea for the person you love to let you know how they're feeling before it's too late, because none of us are guaranteed tomorrow."

Chloe hopes that the song resonates with the other Patient Heart's out there and follows the same path as her last single.

"I'm so thankful for the ongoing support from radio, media and the industry as a whole! It's heart-warming to know how well my music has been received the way it has so far".

"Patient Heart" is released digitally on Friday 4th October through ABC/Universal Music.

Interview with Chloe Styler

Question: How would you describe your music?

Chloe Styler: My music is a little bit country, a little bit folk and a touch of pop. There's something for everyone.


Question: Can you tell us about Patient Heart?

Chloe Styler: I wrote Patient Heart with two of my best friends, Jenny Mitchell and George Goodfellow. We were at the DAG Songwriters Retreat in Nundle NSW in mid-2018 and while we were there we didn't have any phone service or Wi-Fi. It was a bit of a shock to the system for millennial. There was a kind of eerie feeling knowing we were completely cut off from the world. So we got to thinking. If the world was to end right now, who would we turn to for comfort and solace? The lyrics 'If the dams all broke and there was no hope, would you heart reach for mine?" encapsulate this feeling while asking the person to, basically, hurry up and make a decision. The song is a plea for this particular person to let the other know how they're feeling before its too late, because none of us are guaranteed tomorrow.

Question: How does it feel to have the song hit #5 on iTunes?

Chloe Styler: It's so surreal! My latest release, When Your Light Burns, hit #17 so to crack the Top 5 with Patient Heart is amazing. I couldn't be more thankful for all the support.


Question: What motivates you most when writing music?

Chloe Styler: Definitely personal experiences; I find that writing songs is my way of journaling. I've never been very good at keeping a journal but I'm a very emotional person so I love that I have songwriting to turn to when I need to figure out my thoughts.


Question: Which music/artists are you currently listening to?

Chloe Styler: I'm really loving Ingrid Andres at the moment! Her songwriting skills are incredible and she always knows how to take the words right out of my mouth.


Question: What or who was your inspiration to go into the music industry?

Chloe Styler: I've always been a really musical person; having learnt piano when I was really young, taking up guitar when I was 13 and dabbling in a bit of saxophone here and there. When I was going through high school I never really imagined doing anything else. It was always the plan to try and make it in the music industry and then come up with a Plan B if that failed. I decided to go to university to compliment my music career; I'm majoring in Marketing and have found that has helped tremendously with my social media accounts. I still can't imagine doing anything else in my life so I guess I'm just going to have to make it happen.


Question: Do you prefer performing live or recording?
Chloe Styler: There's nothing quite like performing live for an audience. You get this adrenaline high seeing the smiles on the crowd's faces and you just want more and more! But then I love recording because that means new music to perform live. Ahhh that's a tough one!


Question: Which is your favourite song to perform live and why?

Chloe Styler: I love performing my original song When Your Light Burns because it has a really nice personal backstory behind it that I enjoy retelling to each new audience. It's also pretty fun to play with a band.


Question: If you could have anyone, in the world, attend a show, who would it be?

Chloe Styler: Stevie Nicks, she is an absolute inspiration of mine and the first woman in the music industry that I looked up to. She's a force of nature.


Question: If you could collaborate with another artist, who would it be?

Chloe Styler: Kacey Musgraves - her witty lyrics are so fun and her catchy melodies pull you in! I would absolute love to write a song with her.


Question: What's a typical day like?

Chloe Styler: No two days are the same for me! I'm juggling my final semester of university plus a music career so I never really know what each day holds. But it usually involves study, going to class, trying to squeeze in some music admin (emails, quotes, invoicing, and all that fun stuff), writing songs and daily chores. The life of a musician is not as glamorous as it can look online.

Question: What has been your favourite part of becoming a music artist?

Chloe Styler: Definitely connecting with all different walks of life! I love how connected we all are now thanks to social media. It's pretty cool when I receive a message from someone from overseas saying they love my music or asking when more will be released. It's definitely a heartwarming feeling knowing that people resonate with my music and it's a pat on the back to reassure me I'm on the right track.


Question: Can you share your socials?

Chloe Styler: Facebook
@chloestylermusic/
www.chloestyler.com
@chloestyler
YouTube


Interview by Brooke Hunter