I'm an organized mess. I can't sleep at night. I believe in heaven and ghosts. I make mistakes and I mess up a lot. I'm having some trouble accepting myself and I'm afraid of not being good enough. I believe in the future, for I have seen yesterday, and I'm still alive . I laugh a lot, and I'm easily amused, but also easily bored, mostly with myself. I have trust issues and I remember every single word from conversations. I moved and left everything I had built for 19 years. I've spent a year in solitude, with my mind and my music. I learned how to build my home in my music. When I sing, I'm not scared anymore. I want this to mean something. I believe in writing your own story, and that's what I'm doing here. I'm mostly insecure, but when I really want something I can find a way to get it. I turn everything into a battle because I love the sound of winning. This is my way of saying, I did not come here to lose.
I'm a glass child. I'm still creepy little me.
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the Glass Child, Charlotte Eriksson, is the girl from Sweden who left everything she knew to prove to the world what she can do and live her life on her own terms. Only 19 years old she moved all on her own to London to give her life to the music. In only a year Charlotte has started her own record label ”Broken Glass Records”, produced and released 2 EPs with praising words form music-blogs and magazines from all over the world. In September she released a charity-single ”I Will Lead You Home”, for the swedish cancer-organization Ung Cancer, to support young victims of the disease. The song exploded and reached # 2 on the Swedish Itunes-charts and has now been played over 50,000 times on youtube. She’s played allover London and played her first US-show in New York in November. Was named Breakthrough Indie Artist of the Year by Lemonade Magazine and has been played by Tom Robinson on BBC Introducing, and now she’s getting ready for her first UK-tour later this spring. And most of all, she's done everything on her own, with nothing but a dream, hard work and determination.
“ I made a decision. Find what you love and let it kill you, right? So I left all I had, moved to London, and now I've spent a year here, observing my own behavior and how other people live. I left my friends and family back home, and had to deal with the missing, the moving on, and how to let new people in. I've been forced to get to know myself and my mind, and I've spend weeks in solitude, telling the story of my life. ”
The first track is called ”Tell The World” - ” This is me telling the world that I'm still alive. This is me proving all those who doubted me, wrong. This is me showing the kids out there, that those years of struggle will be the years you grow your strength.”
The song "Best Part Of Me" was produces with Jason Wilcock (You Me At Six, We Are The Oceans etc.) at Stakeout Studios, and the rest is all produced and recorded by Charlotte.
”My lyrics might be too honest, edgy and make people uncomfortable, but if that’s what it takes to reach them, I’ll do it. I want to shock people. Shake up the world. Make them think thoughts and feel things they never felt before. Leave a scar. I want to go above and beyond what’s expected of me. I want to do this so well that they can’t take their eyes off me. I want to be breathtaking.”
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I am determined to stand by my belief that music is bigger than who can afford expencive promo-acmpaigns and that you can reach out and connect with people even if you don't have a major company that pays for your success. But to be able to go on tour, record and release my first full-length, print CDs etc. I need some kind of support or funding. Together we can make this happen, and if you support me, with any amount - every little number matters! - you will get a personal handwritten letter sent to you or a youtubevideo / cover of your choice dedicated to you! So let's show the world what we can do! <3
Recording and BBC Introducing
I’m finally a little recovered from the longest and best weekend in a long long time. I’ve been recording all the drums for my full-length with some of the best swedish dudes ever. I’m so lucky to be able to do this with so amazing people and with all your beautiful support. I will never take this for granted ever. And then to make the whole thing complete I woke up today to find out that my song Hypnic Jerk was played on BBC Introducing this saturday! You can listen to the whole show again here http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/b01c08zr and my song is played around 24 min into the show :)
Since I turned 15 my birthday has been the saddest day of the year. The day i turned 15, I woke up, starring at the ceiling, saying ” I never thought I’d get this old”. Then I turned 16 - said the same thing. 17 - said the same thing. When I turned 18, I think I hit a wall. One of these walls I’ve talked about before. When you just come to a point and know that this, this is where you have to make a turn. You have to make a change. Because this is your life, and it’s happening right now, and you will never be this young. …
….”I don’t know how old I will get or how long I will live, but until the last breath of my life, I will live to the extreme.” Until the last breath of my life, I will explore, experience and discover every little corner of my mind, my personality, my world and my surroundings. My flaws, my strengths, my talents and my nature. The only thing I want out of this life, is to be able to say at the last breath of my life ” I gave everything I have. I could not have fought any harder. I used all my potential to the fullest.”….
To celebrate 1700 likes of my facebook page I’m giving you the Bedford Acoustic Session of Best Part Of Me!!! I wouldn’t exist without your support, so thanks to each and every one who ever clicked “play” on my songs, shared my links or wrote a word to me. I love you to the moon and back <3
Have you figured out the real meaning behind Hypnic Jerk yet? Is there any lucid dreamers here?
Lucid dreaming = mental clarity in dreams
How you do you know when you’re thirsty? You feel a dryness in your throat. How do you know when you’re scared? You feel a flurry of adrenaline. How you you know when you’re dreaming? You feel your reality has changed. When you’re a lucid dreamer, you “wake up” within your dream, and you no longer feel that blurry difference between sleep and reality. You have mental clarity, and you can control your dreams and actions within it.
If your favorite book never closed. If you’re favorite song never had an end. Why would you ever wanna wake up?
Anonymous submitted: Hej! Vi är två tjejer som bor i Sverige och har en liten fråga till dig. Det är så att vi håller på med ett projektarbete om bröstcancer och ska hålla i en liten konsert i förmån för just bröstcancer och därmed samla in pengar till cancerfonden. Vi har upptäckt din låt "I will lead you home" och vi skulle gärna vilja ha med den i våran konsert, vi tänkte höra med dig om det finns möjlighet att köpa noterna till låten av dig eller om noterna finns tillgängliga någonstans? MVH Emma och Julia
If you told me a year ago that I would be holding two CDs of my own in my hand, I would just laugh. I’m just little me, but I hope that this can inspire someone out there to go chase your dream, even though everyone tells you to wake up and stop dreaming. I hope that you dare to live the life you want to live and become who you want to become. Because if there’s anything I’ve learned, it is that nothing - NOTHING - is impossible if you just want it bad enough.
The reason to why I’m holding a physical CD of This Is How Ghosts Are Made in my hand, is all because of the amazing John Deal who has sponsored these CDs and who made one of my dreams come true. Thank you to the moon and back for this John.
Anonymous submitted: Hi! Do you think you could post the lyrics to "shades," "Leaving and never coming back" and "Insomnia?" I'd love to know all of the lyrics if you wouldn't mine!
Ah yes I’ve been meaning to do this but I keep forgetting, thanks for reminding me! I’ll do it right away so it’ll be up on www.charlotteeriksson.com/lyrics in a few minutes =)
01.19.12
Here is the whole show from yesterday at the Bedford. It was the best night of my life. Ever. I have the best friends, band, fans and I get to grow and learn every single day. Thank you for being a part of this.
SHOW-DAY! Finally! The first show of 2012 and the first one since the EP-release! I’m so excited, nervous, scared, happy and so so ready. The whole show will be streamed live online at http://www.justin.tv/thebedfordlive and we’re on at 10pm London-time. You’ll be able to chat with other viewers and creatures and I’ll be running back to see what you write all night, so if you wanna say something to me or the other creeps, come join the party! <3 http://www.facebook.com/events/137868686328019
Anonymous submitted: who are the artists that inspire you the most? <3
Hmm I’m inspired by and look up to so many different bands and artists, but the ones I’m always listening to and always have are Brand New, Ani Difranco, Counting Crows, Ben Harper, Set Your Goals, Augustana, Bright Eyes and tons of others. I also read a lot and my favorite writer is Charles Bukowski =)
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01.06.12
I wish you a year filled with magic, mysteries and madness. I hope you dream bigger, aim higher and get lost - lost in cities, stories, goals and relationships. I hope you will learn and grow and change - for that is the purpose for life - to understand your nature perfectly, and then live after it. I wish you a year full of unexpected moments and I hope that you will beat your own expectations on yourself.
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01.01.12
Anonymous submitted: I was wondering if you've uploaded the song '' I'll never tell '' @ youtube, cuz i cant find it :/
No that’s actually the only song that’s not on youtube, and it’s because I’m going to do something more with that song this spring. It’s gonna be some music-videos and a whole project around the song, so it’s coming =)
12.31.11
Click on the picture so see how I will make 2012 better - what’s on your list creature? xxx
Merry x-mas lovely creatures! (yes, in Sweden we celebrate x-mas on the 24th =) ) Your existence and support is with me all day, every single day, so I need you to know that you matter, all of you.
And now let me tell you about the best and most beautiful thing someone’s ever done for me - The amazing John Deal is who makes it possible for me to print up physical CDs of my new EP! I just received the best x-mas gift in my whole life, and I’ve never had anyone support me in this way before. Thank you John for giving me hope and for doing this journey with me.
So creatures, soon you’ll be able to hold This Is How Ghosts Are Made in your hands! :D ♥
Merry x-mas ya’ll and eat tons of ginger bread and other delish food!
WE DID IT CREATURES! WE won Breakthrough Indie Artist Of The Year from Lemonade Magazine and it’s ALL THANKS TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU WHO VOTED! I can’t believe I’ve met so amazing people and I owe you the world forever! YOU are the Breakthrough Indie Fans Of The Year, and I can’t wait to do this journey together will all of you. This year has been amazing and I can’t wait for 2012, with bigger dreams, bigger aims and harder work. More art, music, new feelings and more magic. To meet more people, to grow and find new sides and parts of myself. To explore this life and to create new universes every single day.
Here is my thank you speech, I love you forever <3
