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<\/a><\/center><\/p>\nInterview by Luke Jacobz<\/strong><\/p>\n [We\u2019ll Be One plays]<\/em><\/p>\n Luke:<\/strong> At the age of thirteen my guest became one of the most recognisable Australians in history. She\u2019s performed with Michael Jackson, she\u2019s been nominated for ARIA\u2019s, plus she\u2019s also doing her HSC. Most importantly, she is my friend. Nikki Webster, how are you?<\/p>\n Nikki:<\/strong> Good!<\/p>\n Luke:<\/strong> OK Nikki, greatest hit album at 17. Why?<\/p>\n Nikki:<\/strong> Why? Well basically it\u2019s just kind of to say this is four years from the Olympics, and you know I\u2019m turning 18, so just to kind of sum up what I\u2019ve done over the past couple of years. It\u2019s got the Olympic tracks on.<\/p>\n [Under Southern Skies plays]<\/em><\/p>\n Nikki:<\/strong> I just wanted people to get to know me, and to realize that I\u2019m not living in a bubble, I do grow up like everyone else, and kind of just to say I can now explore different avenues and take different influences of music and try and interpret that into my CDs.<\/p>\n [Strawberry Kisses plays]<\/em><\/p>\n Luke:<\/strong> Kylie Minogue once said she used to look back on her career when she was younger and sort of cringe, now that she\u2019s grown up she sort of looks back and has a bit of a smile. Is that the same with you?<\/p>\n Nikki:<\/strong> Well it’s weird because it’s four years since I first started and I look back at my first video clip Strawberry Kisses<\/i> and I go, ‘Oh my God, did I used to look like that?’ and it’s kind of scary because I never thought I’d be able to do that. So it’s kind of creepy for yourself to look back and go, ‘Is that how I moved? That’s scary!’ But it’s good fun; it’s all good fun.<\/p>\n Luke:<\/strong> Now us as a public, we only sort of see the finished product. How much time and preparation and hard work goes into it all?<\/p>\n Nikki:<\/strong> It takes months, I mean it\u2019s not just a simple process, you go in and it\u2019s done overnight. You kind of lose the days, you don\u2019t get to the see the sun go up or go down, you\u2019re just in the studio singing, and then you stay in there and you see it mixing, and then you see the final product.<\/p>\n [Something More Beautiful plays]<\/em><\/p>\n Luke:<\/strong> Nikki, knowing that you\u2019ve already got a career are you ever tempted not to finish your HSC?<\/p>\n Nikki:<\/strong> Not really. It was something that my parents were like, \u2018You can give up if you want at the end of year 10,\u2019 and I was like, no, you never know especially in this industry what\u2019s gonna happen and I always wanted my education behind me. Even if I didn\u2019t do very well, I still wanted to keep learning and kind of just mingle with people my own age, \u2018cause I spent such a lot of time with older people. So yeah, it was something that I wanted to do. It\u2019s all over now, so that\u2019s one good thing! [laughs]<\/em><\/p>\n Luke:<\/strong> How do you take critisism, is it a positive or a nagative?<\/p>\n Nikki:<\/strong> I\u2019ve had a lot of it, which is the tall poppy syndrome, which happens in Australia. But I was warned about that straight after the Olympics so it wasn\u2019t something foreign to me, I knew it was gonna happen at some time. So I just kind of take it on my shoulders and tell them, \u2018I\u2019m not gonna give up no matter what you say,\u2019 and be strong to myself.<\/p>\n [I Wanna Be Like You plays]<\/em><\/p>\n Luke:<\/strong> OK Nikki, what are your goals for the future? Where do you wanna be in ten years time?<\/p>\n Nikki:<\/strong> I really don\u2019t know. I\u2019d really love to travel overseas and try my music over there, and see what happens and just see if I\u2019m receipted over there and see how people feel about my stuff. And just try acting, I\u2019d love to give acting a go. I\u2019m up for anything! I think there\u2019s so many different opportunities. I\u2019ve got my clothing range, so I\u2019m designing, so hopefully that grows \u2013 maybe into boys, that would be a good move. But whatever, I\u2019m up for anything.<\/p>\n Luke:<\/strong> Nikki, thank you very much for chatting with me today. It\u2019s been fantastic!<\/p>\n Nikki:<\/strong> Oh, thanks!<\/p>\n Luke:<\/strong> I\u2019m gonna get some pancakes, do you want some?<\/p>\n Nikki:<\/strong> Sure, no worries!<\/p>\n Luke:<\/strong> Great!<\/p>\n [We\u2019ll Be One plays]<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Interview by Luke Jacobz [We\u2019ll Be One plays] Luke: At the age of thirteen my guest became one of the most recognisable Australians in history. She\u2019s performed with Michael Jackson, she\u2019s been nominated for ARIA\u2019s, plus she\u2019s also doing her HSC. Most importantly, she is my friend. Nikki Webster, how are you? Nikki: Good! 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