When I was offered an interview with Nikki Webster, I was sceptical. Not that I was questioning her talent, but as a kid I was jealous of her for living the life I dreamed of. That she sang with Kylie at the 2000 Olympics just killed me.<\/p>\n
Webster has faced a lot of backlash. The media have questioned her music and career choices and there\u2019s no doubt the general populace was more critical than supportive of her.<\/p>\n
Regardless of her past, the singer is back stronger than ever. Thanks to her gay fans \u2014 and an appearance at Sleaze Ball in 2007 \u2014 she has been inspired to move into dance music.<\/p>\n
After spending the past three years in LA, Webster has come back to Australia with Devilicious \u2014 a high-camp, raunchy song.<\/p>\n
Sydney Star Observer caught up with the singer between outfit changes at an exclusive photo shoot at The Basement.<\/p>\n
\u201cDevilicious is about having fun and a little bit about being a woman and walking into a club. It\u2019s a bit tongue-in-cheek and hopefully a great dance track,\u201d Webster said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe started with typical dance electronic beats and built on from that. You know I\u2019m a bit of a devil sometimes and naughty as well, so why not be a little bit \u2018devilicious\u2019. \u201d<\/p>\n
The tough part for Webster has been dropping the \u2018cute kid\u2019 label and succeeding in getting the public to see her as a mature woman.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s fucking horrible. It\u2019s hard because I love what I do and it\u2019s just not about giving me a go because I expect people to have judgement,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut before they listen to it, they are like \u2018it\u2019s going to flop\u2019 or \u2018Nikki Webster and dance track equals a flop\u2019.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe hardest thing to lose is the tall poppy syndrome more than having been a child star. It\u2019s people making negative assumptions before they have given it a go \u2014 it\u2019s an automatic rule that is put up in front of everybody when they hear my name.<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter the Olympics, Kylie and I were quite close and she was a bit scared for me. She told me stuff, and she knew what was to come and of course she was right.\u201d<\/p>\n
But what to do? Escape the country, like Tina Arena, in order to chase success?<\/p>\n
Webster said the thought of taking on a bigger market has come to mind, but Australia is her home and she really is just a Sydney girl at heart with big dreams.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve only lived here and I miss home and now I have the dance studio and I missed that. I love travelling and being able to come home,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cHaving time off has allowed me to get my head clear and work out who I want to be and not take myself so seriously. I am quite a shy person but when I\u2019m on stage I\u2019m an entertainer.<\/p>\n
\u201cI used to worry what people are thinking and there were nights when I did go home and cry but now this is me and I\u2019m not trying to impress everybody and I just want to have fun.\u201d<\/p>\n
But right now Webster has her sights firmly set on the lucrative gay music market \u2014 and, all going well, Devilicious will be her ticket back to the top of the charts.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe gay community has supported me through thick and thin. You know the reason I chose to go dance pop was because I love to go to gay clubs and dance,\u201d Webster said.<\/p>\n
\u201cBeing in a gay club made me realise where I wanted to be musically. My dream for 2010 is to have a float at Mardi Gras \u2014 it\u2019s not too big a dream but hopefully I will see you all next year.\u201d<\/p>\n
info: Devilicious is out now on iTunes. For more details visit nikkiwebster.com.au.<\/a><\/p>\n Author: Sunny Burns<\/strong> When I was offered an interview with Nikki Webster, I was sceptical. Not that I was questioning her talent, but as a kid I was jealous of her for living the life I dreamed of. That she sang with Kylie at the 2000 Olympics just killed me. Webster has faced a lot of backlash. The … Continue reading<\/a>Nikki channels the devil inside<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[13],"class_list":["post-159","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-5","tag-devilicious"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nikkiwebsterfan.net\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/159","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nikkiwebsterfan.net\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nikkiwebsterfan.net\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nikkiwebsterfan.net\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nikkiwebsterfan.net\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=159"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/nikkiwebsterfan.net\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/159\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1338,"href":"https:\/\/nikkiwebsterfan.net\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/159\/revisions\/1338"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nikkiwebsterfan.net\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=159"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nikkiwebsterfan.net\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=159"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nikkiwebsterfan.net\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=159"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nSource: Star Observer <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"