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Singer-songwriter Janet Devlin’s Interview With Substream Magazine

Irish singer-songwriter Janet Devlin has gone from YouTube sensation to The X-Factor UK contestant and is now taking on the music world on her own at the only 20 years old. Janet has just released her debut album, Running With Scissors, back in February 2015. Janet continues to explore herself as an artist with some self-reflection and a look back at past experiences. Substream Magazine had the chance to sit down with Janet and discuss topics ranging from not having a “normal” life to performing for the Dalai Lama. Check out some of the interview below, but be sure to head over to SubstreamMagazine.com to read more.

You haven’t had the normal youth, to say the least. But your education has been other aspects. I mean, from the moment that you started on The X Factor to now, what are some of the biggest changes you’ve seen within yourself as a person?
It all started like when I was 15 and I started a YouTube channel. And by the age of 16, I had 15,000 subscribers on the YouTube channel and then went on TV. My youth has been very strange. Like, I pretty much grew up on TV in front of a lot of people and I had a, it was very strange, because a lot of people get time to figure out who they are and things, whereas I had to figure out who I was pretty fast. But it was actually very beneficial for me, because I needed to know who I was. And it’s really helped me like, just with a lot of things that people would find very stressful, I’m quite actually all right with, cause I know who I am and am confident in who I am and things. So, it really did help me discover myself, and I think by, I think I know a lot about myself for someone who’s 20. I’ve had quite a lot of experience in my life so far. Like, I’ve traveled a lot, I’ve done a lot of gigs, I’ve done so much stuff; I’m very, very blessed and I can’t forget that.

Is there one particular experience you can think back to where you realized, “Wow, my life isn’t normal?”
Yeah, there’s quite a few, but I think the biggest one was when I was asked to perform for the Dalai Lama. That was one where I was like, “That doesn’t happen to normal people.” I’m very big into my spirituality as well, so whenever I got asked for that, I was like, “What? No, no, really?’ I can’t turn down the Dalai Lama! So, yeah, that was just insane.

There are a lot of themes about self-perseverance and standing up for yourself on your album. Was that the message you wanted to send?
There’s one theme through the album is that it’s all personal. It’s all about my life and everything that I’ve gone through. But I feel like it’s about my personal life, which is things most people have gone through. Like most people have gone through a bad breakup, most people have had a massive crush on someone. A lot of people have struggled with growing up, a lot of people have struggled with dealing with life which is the song called “Lifeboat” which talks about helping yourself, teaching yourself how to swim. You know, it’s pretty much just the diary of me. And I think there’s a couple of things in there that might help people, which would be cool. I’ve had people come up and say that the album has helped them, which is the most amazing feeling ever. I can’t even put that into words.

Janet Devlin will be joining pop sensation Heffron Drive on their US tour. Visit JanetDevlin.com to find tour dates and ticket information.

Janet’s debut album, Running With Scissors, available now on our webstoreiTunesAmazon, Google Play and at music retailers nationwide. Be sure to check out all of our exclusive Janet Devlin merchandise in our webstore.

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