Fontaines D.C.’s Grian Chatten on hopes to publish poetry books and move into production
nme.comFontaines D.C.’s Grian Chatten has opened up about his hopes to broaden his horizons, and venture into the worlds of poetry and production.The topic arose during a new interview with NME, as the band are gearing up to release their long-awaited new album ‘Romance’ later this week.As well as talking about the inspirations within the LP, plans for their upcoming slot at Reading & Leeds 2024 this weekend, and inspiration taken from Lana Del Rey, the frontman was asked about his plans for the future – namely bucket list moments he has in mind.Here, he revealed exclusively to NME that he has a keen interest in production, and envisions himself turning his sights to writing a book of poetry later down the line.“There are places I’d like to go: South America, the Balkans, I’d love to play Bosnia and Serbia.
I’m 28 now and would like to write and publish a book of poetry before I’m 30,” he explained. “I’m thinking about the 30 marker now.
I need to learn how to fucking drive, man.”He continued, going on to recall how he’d also like to expand his horizons into production going forward.“I also want to do a soundtrack for something and I’m really getting into production,” Chatten told NME. “There are a lot of artists that I’d like to write with, not in a collaborative way but just to be part of the process and watch them do their work.
I’d love to work with Sega Bodega and Shygirl, but I’m in no rush for those things.”Elsewhere in the interview, Chatten spoke again about artists he’d like to collaborate with – namely Lana Del Rey, as the two will both be performing at this weekend’s R&L Festival.It came as, in 2022, Chatten said in a Big Read interview with NME that Fontaines D.C.
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