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Giulio Iurissevich is an Italian illustrator and fine artist. His work has been published in a wide variety of international publications and was recently listed as one of the best 200 illustrators in the world today.

He is available for private commissions and contactable via his website:www.giulioiurissevich.com“Giulio is one of the best illustrators with whom we have worked. Where so many “fashion illustrators” have a tendency to limit themselves with generic, uninspiring work, Giulio’s ability to create varied, complex and visually dazzling imagery has more in common with fine art.

We know that Giulio’s work is certain to attract immediate attention from regular and new audiences and then also to engage them in a way that keeps them coming back for more. Add to that his capacity to work quickly and efficiently under pressure of print deadlines, not to mention the high level of care and attention to detail he brings to every project, and it is easy to see why it is such a pleasure to collaborate with him.”

Nick Artsruni, Publishing Director @FAULT Magazine

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The image on the right is Sebastian Kaulitzki’s impression of synaptic impulses operating in the brain. You made a decision to seek out this page and your brain has joined the dots to enable you to find it.

‘What is the point of all this?’, you may ask, quite reasonably. The point, dear reader, is that there is an underlying theme of connectivity to everything we do. Whether that is through the internet and social media or by actually harnessing the raw power between your ears, millions of us are constantly connecting in a myriad different ways simultaneously and all over the world.

There are millions of different ways to think about ‘Millions’. We hope to inspire you with a few of them in the following pages...

Welcome to this issue of FAULT.

If you’ve arrived here digitally via a chain of internet connections, please refer to the image on your left. If you have made a conscious choice to seek us out, whether physically in print or digitally, please refer to the image on your right.

Confused? Let us elaborate: the left hand side image is a map of global internet usage in the form of IP to IP connections. If you have stumbled onto this page by accident then you can thank global connectivity through the world wide web for your discovery.

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1 OPENER2 CONTENTS 3 MASTHEAD4 EDITORS’ LETTER162 DIRECTORY

STYLE 6 DEBBY RYAN So much more than just another Disney dynamo.

14 THE RUNAWAY(S)

2O PATTERNS OF BEHAVIOUR

28 BEFORE THE LIGHTS GO OUT

33 INDUSTRIAL EVOLUTION BLUES

MUSIC44 CHASING TYGAWhether working hard or hardly working, Tyga is a tough man to pin down.

50 KIMBERLY COLERebel with a cause.

56 WONDERLAND

BEAUTY66 DEMI LOVATO“I had to grow up and realise that no matter what I do I’m going to be somebody’s role model.” 78 THE BRAVE

84 COLOUR HUES

89 HEADPIECE DE RÉSISTANCE

FOCUS96 KELLY OXFORD[Insert # joke]

100 THE VISITORS

106 DESIGNER SPOTLIGHT:PLAKINGER

108 BALI JAMES

110 TRIGGER FOR SUCCESS FAULT Focus heads to LA to talk new talent with Kevin Spacey, Uma

Thurman and the Jameson First Shot film competition winners.

114 EYELESS IN ISRAELDon’t believe everything you’re told in this beautiful country.

MEN118 USHERThe man who can do it all.

131 THE REINCARNATION OF THE MADDEN BROTHERSDespite their recent single title, they aren’t done just yet.

136 BLACK AS MIDNIGHT ON MOONLESS NIGHT

146 THE ILLUSIONIST

153 HOMME PLISSÉ

160 LAST WORDDream Downtown hotel NYC.

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PUBLISHING DIRECTOR Nick Artsruni

ART DIRECTOR Stel Bekiros

CONTRIBUTORSLeah AdicoffLindsay AdlerAndre BatoAlexander BeerGiuliano BekorLeah BlewittLisa Craig-Smith (LSC Styling)Adamo de PaxCarla GulerLeah HenkenAndrew HilesGiulio IurisssevichMegha KapoorLeigh KeilyAlexandra LoebDemi LovatoAlice LukerKevin LysterSinisha NisevicRicky PartnerDavid ReissSammy and Judy/Cloutier Remix#Debby RyanMarcus SchaeferDove ShoreValerie UckermannUsherVanessa WilloughbyWolandVictoria WrightAvo YermagyanHao ZengBeagy ZielinskiBrian ZiffGalina Plakinger & Svetlana Ziggel

ONLINE/GENERAL FEATURES Miles HolderWill Ballantyne-ReidChris Purnell

FASHION-WOMENSWEAR EDITOR Rachel Holland

FASHION-MENSWEAR EDITOR Kristine Kilty

PARIS EDITORS Hans Weinheimer Ruth Kramer

NEW YORK EDITORS Nancy LuKee Chang

U.S. STYLE EDITOR Avo Yermagyan

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nother month, another issue, it seems, as – incredibly - we squeeze out another binding-busting issue of FAULT a mere 71 days after the release of Issue 18. After 2014’s early

travails of restructuring with a new production team, with the launch of Issue 19 we can well and truly say that Team FAULT is back on track and gunning for further successes as we approach our landmark 20th issue.

FAULT’s Millions issue is – and we don’t say this lightly, given the pride we take in every one of our past editions – probably our greatest ever issue. Right from the start of our production process, the plan was in place to create a magazine that would stand as a statement of intent. Our 19th issue was crafted from creativity, contacts and the goodwill of our incredible contributors with a battle cry in mind: FAULT is a global product - with heavyweight international scope - for a global market.

From Mauritania to Hong Kong, people are reading FAULT. You have paid good money to purchase this physical (or digital) representation of everything we stand for: namely a commitment to quality in creativity across the board. The artists who have approached us to collaborate on this issue reflect that same ethos and mentality, which is why, as always, we maintain that this is as much their FAULT as it is ours – and by reading this copy, the same applies to you too.

Our two cover stars for this issue are talents who require no introduction. Usually that statement is belied by a subsequent brief introduction but, in this instance, we can simply ask: Is there anyone out there who hasn’t heard of Usher and Demi Lovato?

This issue’s theme is, of course, Millions. From the scope and scale of the issue, which covers our usual selection of arts and creative lifestyle from LA to Paris and from London to Israel, to the identity of those featured within it, the message behind our unusual theme is clear. Each of the stars showcased within can lay claim to millions of fans around the world. Our two cover stars alone reach over 100 million people through their combined social media channels. If popularity were a numbers game then these two would definitely be winning.

All that said, it is important to remember one small detail about FAULT and the talented people with whom we collaborate. For all the big talk and bold claims, we – talent and contributors alike – remember where we have come from. We know that popularity is not just about numbers. We are reminded every single day that talent is not just a question of how many likes you have on Facebook or followers on Twitter or Instagram. We have a sense of perspective. The Millions issue is just as much about that as it is our rallying cries and shop talk.

When Debby Ryan, for example, spoke to us about her incredible career so far, our team were struck most of all not by her achievements by the tender age of 21, nor her outstanding talent across a range of different disciplines, but by her humility. The appreciation she felt for her production partners, bandmates and team in general was palpable – her answers shone with integrity and respect.

When Kelly Oxford told us about her career as a writer so far, she had the grace to laugh off her successes through social media and to remain humble about her role as a bona fide internet celebrity. Her successes have come through hard work, perseverance and a love of what she chooses to do, she told us; not through the impressive but comparatively less important boast of having 600, 000 Twitter followers.

Once again, we have used our FAULT Focus section to say thank you to those who have helped us along the way. From people like Bali James, an LA agent who played such a major part in helping us put together some of the major shoots for this issue, to PLAKINGER, an emerging womenswear label in Paris, we are proud of our continuing commitment to showcase lesser known and emerging talent alongside established names. We are still the only magazine, to our knowledge, to offer vastly reduced rates for creative people and small businesses to promote themselves through our publication.

FAULT is all about showing a different side to artists you know and love – we try to bring the FAULT aesthetic to everyone we shoot

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for the magazine. An important proviso: that doesn’t mean that we try to impose our creative direction on them. It is more that we seek to present a side of themselves that they have never previously revealed – possibly even one that they themselves were unaware of. So it is that we see West Coast rapper Tyga suited and booted for photographer Dove Shore’s lens but also, by contrast, the Madden Brothers shot in unfamiliar settings in central London wearing the clothes that they feel best represent them in their post-Good Charlotte reincarnation.

With interviews with film (and stage) legends Kevin Spacey and Uma Thurman adding an additional glow of stardust to an already stellar issue, we should perhaps make special mention of our travel features highlighting the things to see, places to be and people to do (kidding – this was all getting a bit too serious for us) in Los Angeles, New York and Israel. From cutting edge architecture and interior design to the second oldest boozer in LA and the lowdown on everything there is to no about a trip to the Holy Land, we have pulled no punches in our efforts to showcase the best - and worst - ways for a discerning tastemaker such as yourself to travel in style.

Oh, and did we mention that our editorials feature some of the most incredible couture and ready to wear items from SS’14 and AW ‘14-15, including a first ever exclusive editorial outside of Japan for Issey Miyake Men’s Homme Plissé label? No? Well – we really should have done. Sorry, we’ve got a few million things on our mind all of a sudden...

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DEBBYRYAN SO MUCH MORE THAN JUST ANOTHER DISNEY DYNAMO

words LEAH BLEWITT photography BRIAN ZIFF styling/creative direction AVO YERMAGYAN makeup MELISSA WALSH for APTB using CHANEL hair SIENREE DU for CELESTINE AGENCY nails SARAH CHUE for APTB production LEAH BLEWITT & ZIZI ZARKADAS film BRYANT ROBINSON Shot at Cherry Soda Studios, LA

Actress, producer, director, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist. Two hit TV Series. Millions of fans globally. All of the above accomplished by the age of 21.


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collaboration, all of which really felt like “me”- not to sound cliché [laughs]!

It was definitely a passion project, bringing my songs, words and sounds all together and telling a story. Music to me is something that lasts longer than ourselves. The idea of being a successful musician or artist is really never-ending because you’re always growing and being inspired- so that is how the band name came about.

What were some of your inspirations behind the tracks on One?Well, for a track like ‘When the Darkness Falls’, I was inspired by that half asleep/half awake time of night when you have all these essential questions running through your head, making it almost impossible to sleep, and when that insomnia state sets in. . . It’s about being reflective of what’s going on in your life.

We heard that you play a few instruments: did you play at all on any of the tracks and how was the recording process for you? I do - I play piano, guitar and keyboard. I didn’t play any of the songs for the album, though. I worked with such amazing, talented well-rounded artists on that side of things. The recording process was so great. There was so much respect for one another throughout - so no screaming matches or anything like that ‘laughs]!

You worked with your brother on this album as well - how did that go?My brother produced the album and, just like any siblings, you can drive each other insane at times [laughs]! But it’s all done in love and, since he knows me so well, he knew when to push me. When you’re writing and recording, it’s really coming from an emotional place and it can get intense at times, totally, but Chase was amazing throughout the entire process.

Who are some artists that have had impact on yourself as singer/songwriter?Artists like Patrick Stump, Grace Potter, Carly Simon, Joan Jett, Freddy Mercury. . . I would really love to work with Butch Walker one day.

How would you describe you own personal style?I wear a lot of black on black and I LOVE vintage. Definitely a laid back, comfortable style but always with a feminine touch. I love mixing and matching, taking basic black jeans and pairing a more casual piece from Topshop with a designer like Balenciaga.

What is your FAULT?Well, if you asked my friends they will tell you [that] I’m the mom - or act like a mom! So hmm. . . I’d say taking in strays. I really love animals and just adopted another kitten recently.

I also take in drummers - my drummer is living with us as well [laughs]!

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Dress by Julien Macdonald,boots by Jimmy Choo,bracelet (left arm) by Mawi, bracelet hand piece (lower left arm) by Maria Piana,bracelet (right arm) by Mawi.

photography & art direction ALICE LUKER 1st photography assistant JAMIKE LATIF styling BETH BUXTON styling assistant LIZ SARGEANT hair PAUL DONOVAN @ CLM using BUMBLE & BUMBLE makeup JO FROST @ CLM using M.A.C COSMETICS nails VERONICA BUTENKO using ELEGANT TOUCH retoucher MR. BLONDE

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crop waspie by Bordelle, gloves by Paula Rowan.

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photography ADAMO DE PAX styling ALEXANDRA LOEB styling assistant JORDANA HANDLER hair JORDANA MAXWELL @ JUDY INC. using KEVIN MURPHY products makeup LUCKY BROMHEAD model OKSANA @ PLUTINO MODELS

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Pleated silk dress by Pucci/Holt Renfrew,red floral print top by Stella McCartney/ Holt Renfrew, patent leather pumps by Jimmy Choo/Davids shoes.

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ash Money/Young Money rapper and entrepreneur Tyga is, we’re told, hard at work perfecting The

Gold Album: 18th Dynasty, set to drop on November 18th. This could explain why, despite numerous efforts to connect with Tyga, he was unavailable to speak with FAULT. Nevertheless, this third studio release seems to be an early 25th birthday present, a passion project that has been gestating since the summer.

Much to the displeasure of Wiz Khalifa, Tyga dropped out of the aforementioned artist’s ‘Under the Influence’ tour to finish The Gold Album. Unlike 2013’s Hotel California, Tyga told Power 106 that this album would be “way less commercial.” It’s an interesting confession, considering that Kanye West is the executive producer. Will the influence of Yeezus have Tyga spitting bars about the

tyranny of the blood-thirsty paparazzi and biblical allegories a la “Jesus Walks?” Or will bass-heavy, club-thumpers outnumber any raw revelations? For now, it seems that the choice in lead singles reflect a more materialistic, rather than intellectual, opulence. Tyga has been steadily rolling out select tracks from the album, including ‘Wait For a Minute’ featuring Justin Bieber and ‘Hookah’ featuring Young Thug. Additionally, Tyga has teamed up with past collaborator Chris Brown for the ‘Fan of a Fan 2’ mixtape, the follow-up to the 2010 release that featured ‘Deuces’.

Like many of his peers, Tyga is not just a rapper; he’s a business. Forbes crowned him with membership into the magazine’s inaugural class of Hip-Hop Cash Princes. He told the magazine, “It’s not just about rap. It’s about branding and what you represent,

your whole subculture.” Tyga is conscious of his celebrity power and thus, like label mate Nicki Minaj, has decided to build a brand. In addition to successful ventures in the porn industry (as a co-producer and director) and mens’ accessories, he’s refocused his energy on clothing.

In February of this year, Tyga opened the flagship store for his clothing brand Last Kings. The Los Angeles store was profiled in Vice with less than glowing reviews. Writer Karen Peltier noted that Tyga reportedly spent over $120,000 decorating the store. One look at the interior and it’s clear that money talks. Last Kings has a heavy emphasis on Egyptian paraphernalia and Renaissance-era artwork, including recreations of Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel frescoes. In one of the photos from the grand opening, a stony-faced Tyga is posing in

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words VANESSA WILLOUGHBY photography DOVE SHORE styling LEAH ADICOFF & LEAH HENKEN

CHASING

Whether working hard or hardly working, Tyga is a tough man to pin down.

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MUSICkimberly cole

REBEL WITH A CAUSECOLE

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words NANCY LU photography LINDSAY ADLER www.lindsayadlerphotography.com photography assistants SYDNEY PENSKY, STEVEN TURNER, RAQUEL NESE styling LSC STYLING for 4SEASON STYLE MANAGEMENT styling assistant LAKIESHA KEARNEY, MERON BEKELE

Special Thanks to The Dream Hotel Downtown


Jacket by Franziska Fox, leather bralet by Love, skirt

by Leka, necklace by Joomi Lim, bracelet by Nissa, ring

by Laruicci, shoes by Givenchy.

imberly Cole is the girl next door with a splash of diva topped with a bit of sass. Kimberly is an artist

who refuses to be put into a box. Constantly evolving her sound, one thing Kimberly doesn’t mess with is who is she at her core. She describes her personal style as “tomboy sexy with a touch of class” and we couldn’t agree more. When it comes to her music, Kimberly has the same rebellious attitude. “Music is like an outfit. Sometimes it doesn’t match but it looks fucking hot so it works.” We had a chance to sit down with Kimberly to chat about her journey through her musical career.

To start off with, I’m curious as to what artists you’re currently listening to.Well I definitely had a variety of musical tastes. As a songwriter, it’s so key because you need to be able to get inspiration from different things. In the female pop category, right now Jhene Aiko is someone that I love. Back when Lana Del Rey came out - just people who came onto the scene and changed the game. Tove Lo is an artist that’s in the lane that I’m headed towards. She’s kind of an updated version of Amy Winehouse - very raw, emotional lyrics and songs that are very catchy.

How do you feel about the current state of the music industry?Music has shifted so much recently. The greatest deal of success that I’ve had thus far in 2010/2011 when Katy Perry and super poppy songs were so key. But definitely who I am as a writer has shifted. I love Bruno Mars because I’ve seen his success and he’s a personal friend of mine. The biggest thing I’ve been doing right now is collaborating with some of the world’s top DJs so as a writer, it’s been a great experience just being able to write toplines that complement their tracks. But I get inspiration but pretty much every genre, except maybe Country [laughs]. The beauty of where we’re at in music right now though is that there are no rules.

How would you describe your music?What I’m creating now is so different from before. As an artist, we do this to make other people feel because artists all so sensitive. We do this for ourselves but we do because we know how music can get people through life and heartache, and how it can make people relate. Before I was doing really poppy stuff and definitely now the lyrical content has shifted.

I’ve grown a lot and now - I have the guts to write what I’m feeling and when you work with sick producers and the melodies are still catchy, it’s just a very cool blend of real life.

Can you tell us more about what’s coming up for you?I’ve just released an EP called The Prelude and those songs were written almost a year and a half before we released it. We were just trying to find the right time. I call it The Prelude to remind myself and the people who do follow me that I’m going back to the beginning. For me that was important to say that because I am changing. My main goal is to be real, and be kind but be a badass bitch at the same time. I have a lot of songs coming out with big DJs coming out in the next few months. I’m not leaving my pop career behind, but I’m moving towards the festival circuit and I’ll keep the world posted on that. My show FM we’re moving from fashion and focusing more on music/lifestyle and collaborating with a great network. I’m mixing all these things that I am and bringing it to the surface to people can see it on a daily basis.

Can you tell us more about the producers you’ve been working with?I’ve been working mostly with DJs - I’m done two songs with Alesso and Heartbreak, who’s on OWSLA Skrillex’s label. I’ve worked with Yanni who’s done a bunch of stuff for Justin Bieber. I actually live in a studio, so I’m able to constantly be in a musical space.

You’ve also done a lot in television and fashion. Were those things that developed organically or are you still trying to actively pursue opportunities in those spaces? I think everybody has true talent at something. Everything I do I want to be organic because that’s what I think makes people truly connect with you. There was a period of time I was a nanny and figuring it out and I was the host of a show called FM and interviewing the dopest bands that ended up blowing up like The Shins. Number one I love people and I love hearing about people’s journeys, so it was completely natural for me to sit down with artists and talk about their stories. But everything I do has been music related, organic extensions of music.

Finally, what is your FAULT?My FAULT is that I work too much and I don’t have enough fun. I also drink way too much Diet Dr. Pepper.

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photography MARCUS SCHAEFER photography assistant CHRISTINA CLEMM

styling VALERIE UCKERMANN hair & makeup JANA PERLEWITZ & ALEXIA ASTON

model SARAH @ TUNE MANAGEMENT


Dress by Versus Versace, gloves by Karl Lagerfeld, necklace

& rings by Swarovski.

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“i HAd tO grOW up ANd reALise thAT No MAtTeR wHAt I Do i‘M gOiNg tO Be sOMebOdy’s RoLe MOdeL”

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DEMIemi Lovato has been on a bit of a roll since the release of her 2013 album Demi, in 2013. The album

debuted at #3 in the U.S and has already reached #1 on iTunes in over 50 countries since its debut. With combined Vevo/Youtube views of over a 1 billion, 21.7million twitter followers and 32million Facebook likes, it was no surprise (but no mean feat) when Heart Attack, the first single off the album, debuted at #1 on the iTunes’ chart in over 25 countries (including the U.S.) and achieved Gold status in the U.S. and Canada within just four weeks of its release

As well as the release of Demi, Lovato has been a mentor on The X Factor, had a recurring cameo role on the latest season of Glee, and released a book of affirmations, ‘Staying Strong: 365 Days a Year’, which debuted at #1 on The New York Times’ Best Sellers list. In June 2013, she partnered with CAST Recovery to create of The Lovato Treatment Scholarship Program in honour of her late father, and she also serves as an official Ambassador for the youth empowerment event We Day and the organization Free the Children.

Hi Demi - congratulations on the success of your latest record! With such a personal album, is it difficult to put that material out in the public domain?Thank you! It’s definitely not easy - it’s actually really difficult to do. It’s not something I enjoy

but at the same time it is therapeutic; I’m being honest with people and that feels good.

You’ve spoken about how the album marked a real shift in sound for you, towards more dance-inspired tracks. Was that something that you deliberately wanted to create or was it something that happened organically?Everything that happened on the album happened organically. Nothing was really planned in terms of “I want a dance song” or anything like that- it just kind of happened! It’s exciting to show people a different side of myself.

The album’s now been out a year- how has your relationship to each of the tracks changed in that time?Well, as I play my songs in concert and tour with the album, the relationship I have with the album is that bit more exciting. I listen to the album and even though it’s been so long I still love it.

In terms of the collaborations (most recently with Cher Lloyd and The Vamps), how do they come into being?Sometime you come up with a part in a song and you instantly know who you’re looking for. With ‘Really Don’t Care’, [her latest single], Cher instantly came to my mind. She’s got a lot of attitude and a lot of sass and was perfect for the song. Other times it just kind of happens- you meet someone and you write together and it turns out to be an awesome song.

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HERn the brief time we spent getting to know the worldwide singing/dancing/’The Voice’-judging

phenomenon known as Usher, a few things were immediately clear: he’s full of bright but relaxed energy, has an infectious curiosity for everything going on around him, and he’s as keen a listener as he is a speaker. Being both a dynamic talker and a smooth ear, he makes you feel suave just by approximation.

The consummate shape-shifter-musician, actor, dancer, producer, mentor, singing coach-Usher knows how to command attention, and he certainly has ours right away. Sure, it’s this interviewer’s job to pay attention to Usher in that moment, but with his refreshing candor...one can’t help but hang on his every word. Especially when he’s opening up about his kids, his passions, and his life. While Usher may be among the most known people on the planet, he lives as normally as he can, raising his two sons in Atlanta, far from the fishbowl. As non headline-ready as it sounds, it’s an assessment he’d probably proudly accept.

Usher has been groomed to be elusive and

protect the bits of remaining privacy that belies a lifetime in show business,. This attempt at confidentiality makes sense - super-stardom is a high-stakes game. As fame often demands a sacrifice of privacy, earlier in his career Usher was the headliner of many tabloids due to high profile romances and a much-publicized divorce. So when FAULT got a brief peek behind the concealed curtain of his private thoughts, we listened up and listened good.

We spoke to him in high Summer, just as things were starting to click into place for the impending release of his eighth studio album and, despite being one of the most globally recognizable artists, Usher is not making a record to sell millions or garner endless YouTube views. He’s already been there, done that. This time around, Usher’s making songs that make him happy. If those songs incidentally induce public make-outs with a stranger, force you to post all about it on Facebook, and make you feel like your sexy inner hip-hop kid, he’s okay with that. Usher is creating an album that’s an affirmation of what he’s been working towards for a decade, with all the gravity of his most

honest confessional songwriting while also exploring his R&B/Gospel roots. No longer focused on fame (since he’s already the most successful R&B artist of all time), he’s free to do basically what he wants to do. Usher won’t put his stamp on the album until Usher loves it. And when you’re a hit-making machine, what choice is there? Usher is difficult to peg in a lot of ways. He’s fully aware of what he exhibits; he’s a well-oiled chameleon who doesn’t like wearing one color for long. The desire to change shape has always been there with Usher--drafted over past lives and former incarnations, and perhaps also bred from a deep-rooted affection for reinvention.

He demonstrates this in his forthcoming film, where he plays the role of Sugar Ray Leonard in the biopic Hands of Stone. Although he’s acted off and on for over a decade, he’s recently held out for the right role, a meaningful role. Hearing him talk about his role – and his music - with all the excitement of a kid with a shiny new Lego set, you’re reminded that he has the same fundamental DNA as the rest of us.

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nown worldwide for fronting that pop-rock band you either love to hate or hate to love, you’ll now know them as The Madden Brothers. With the last 14 years as Good Charlotte now behind them, Joel and Benji Madden are now fully tuned into their new project as a duo, with debut album Greetings from California out as of

early September. The album is split into two sides and artfully provokes visions of California throughout, while also bringing a sound that may surprise one or two…

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Why have you decided to fully focus on the Madden Brothers project?Benji: I think it was a natural progression. We started Good Charlotte when we were 16, so it’s really in our DNA and a part of who we are. We love it, but we felt musically and artistically that we weren’t really fulfilled at the time. You just outgrow things sometimes. That’s not in a negative way, it’s not like something you ever just end but we just decided to break from it and fully focus all of our attention and energy on this [The Madden Brothers project].Joel: What happens to the guys on the Warp tour when they grow up – this is what happens to them – we were kids making music about shit we were going through, well we’re not going through that anymore, I’m married with two kids and we’re living life/full grown and so we have to make music which is relevant to our lives now.

There were things we were trying to do on records where people were like “You can’t do that

that’s not Good Charlotte!”and as we got older we started to ask ourselves ,“What more can you do?”Benji: It would be easy to sit back and say, “We can go around the world and get paid just doing stuff we’ve done for years “– but it’s not fulfilling. I want to make something new and relevant to now, and that was where the real desire was – that’s what we set out to do with this record.

What direction do you see Madden Brothers going in with Greetings from California and beyond?Benji: When people heard ‘We Are Done’, most said, “Who is this?!” It doesn’t sound like anything we’ve ever released. It can go anywhere we want it to – we were talking about it recently, one of the things we’ve always loved doing is harmonies – it’s one of the things people remembered about Good Charlotte – so we decided we were going to do it properly. We worked a lot with Pharrell on the record – we wrote two songs on the record with him – he

really gets the vision and supports it. Three years ago, when we decided to do this Madden Brothers thing, we told him how we wanted it to be and he was like, “Yeah the Eagles, I can see that shit.” He’s a visionary and then we started writing songs [together].Joel: We listened to The Beach Boys, The Eagles and then, as teenagers, Sublime and then Dre’s Chronic and all these hip hop records – we’ve been in California for 10 years and while we are from the East Coast, it was [always] our dream to get to California.

We were having coffee one morning, and the weather was great and we were remembering the really hard times - which weren’t that long ago – and one of us said, “Greetings from California!” and we said right there that that was the name of the record. All the songs are just little postcards about life and where we’re at.

What brought you to the decision to split the album into two sides?Benji: It became that because we knew we wanted to work with Eric [Valentine] – and we knew he could get it authentic with no short cuts – but there were songs we wrote with Pharrell which we knew were too special not to be on the record. That side of things didn’t interest Eric – that wasn’t where his head was at – so we thought

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of Joe Chiccarelli, who is one of the last classic record makers. We sent him the demos and he said, “I know what you’re trying to do, and we can do it” and he wanted us to record it live. So we did the songs with Joe and it was a whole different vibe than the Eric side.Joel: The thing that brings both sides together is that California vibe. Whereas one side is more Phil Spector and Brian Wilson, the other side feels like The Eagles, Steely Dan and the Steve Miller Band. It’s a trip but, oddly, it works!

What were you biggest musical influences for this album - and how have they changed over time?Joel: Over time it’s changed because we’ve grown up. A lot of the things we wished we could do musically - we couldn’t do them when we were younger. We didn’t have the skill set to do it - and it took time. As we got older, our tastes changed: a little less young, a little less angry.We grew up listening to classic records; our parents didn’t let modern music in: Stevie Wonder, Lionel Ritchie, The Animals, Bill Withers – all the classic stuff my dad thought was okay. When we were teenagers, we started listening to punk music - so our musical influences are all over the board. When we started Good Charlotte and we were playing our take on pop-punk with energetic songs, [it’s because] that’s all we could do. We

taught ourselves how to write songs and play instruments [like that].Benji: As a teenager, you reject the records your parents love. That’s why kids love hip-hop, punk rock, EDM, Electro. . . and then, as you get older, you go, “Actually the shit my parents listened to was way better than what I liked!”Joel: You just grow into shit – like we love old cars because they’re. . .well, you get more attention in a Chevy Impala than you do in a Porsche because it’s well made and it’s lasted – so [we just thought] let’s make something that we’re really proud of [because of]the way it’s made.Benji: Regardless of whether it’s successful or not, we can die happier.

Do you feel that this album is the two of you coming full circle as artists?Benji: If you look at our first record coming out 14 years ago - that’s a fucking long time!

To be in the music industry for 14 years – right now we’re back to our first album – when you’re from a small town and you’ve never even been on a plane, you make your first album for no other reason than you’re excited. You want to do it - you make the record, you have success – all of a sudden, people start to weigh in, it’s a committee… not in a bad way! But at that point, other people want to make sure that your next

record is just as successful. We made five records with Good Charlotte – at some point (because we were kids and wanted to make everyone happy) you’re making records for the wrong reasons, which you don’t realise until you have that wisdom. And yeah, by that time, perhaps you have come full circle.Joel: When we made this record, from day one the other members of our band were very supportive but a lot of people were like, “Why would you do that? You make good money doing Good Charlotte”, and we had to gamble. It’s all fear-based thinking.Benji: But the Good Charlotte fans like it too – we haven’t put out a record in nearly 5 years… Good Charlotte fans haven’t been sitting in the bedroom just listening to Good Charlotte, they’ve been growing as well. This is something we’re not selling to anyone, it’s just something we’re really happy with and we believe in – and hopefully the music will speak for itself.

What is your FAULT?Benji: I’m always late, that’s my FAULT. I’m a dreamer.Joel: I’m a hopeless romantic – and yeah, Benji is always late because he has his head in the clouds –or he’s just on EBay all day looking at old cars!

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