Curtis Peoples interview

We all thought the EP was dead and dying here in the digital age. What possessed you to resurrect it?

Ha, there’s actually EP’s popping up everywhere now it seems. A lot of artists are looking for an affordable and quick way to keep things moving, keep things fresh. Thanks to the digital music explosion, and the ease of uploading music to itunes and other digital servers, the process is easy and low pressure for the artist or label.

For this EP though, we were looking to create a marketing push for the new single “All I Want”, and an EP was a great way to boost its name and visibility.

What’s special to you about the song “All I Want” that you’ve built an entire EP around it?

Like I said, it’s the next single, but also, it’s by far the overall fan favorite. Everyone involved with me has always believed in that song the most on my album and so we finally decided to make it a single. I’ve played the song at a number of fans’ weddings and it always is the most special moment of my live shows. 

You’ve positioned “Too Late (Never Said)” directly after “All I Want” – should we interpret one as being a sequel to the other lyrically?

No… “Too Late (Never Said)” is actually 3 years older than “All I Want”. It was a song I had on an independent record from 3 years ago and when we were trying to think of a new song to include on the EP, nothing matched “All I Want” more in tone than “Too Late”. Plus, it’s always been a favorite of mine, so I wanted to get it back into the marketplace.

iTunes just featured you in the “New and Noteworthy” section next to Lady Gaga and Rihanna. How does that make you feel?

I’m not going to lie, it’s awesome! I’m a huge pop music fan, and the day the EP was released we charted really high. It was funny seeing my CD next to Phil Collins, Hall and Oates, and Michael Buble on the iTunes Pop Charts. Whatever it means, who cares, it was freakin rad…

The new year is just around the corner. What have you got planned for 2010?

I’ve started writing a new album. I’m finally in that place where I’m ready to look forward to Curtis 2.0. I really want the next record to feel like a celebration, I’m going to work real hard on this one to get what I’m hearing in my head to get into an enjoyable “audio form”…