Interview with Diana King: ‘Kingsinga’> Respeck due

SS: List your most successful singles or album? king 4

DK My 1st CD “TOUGHER THAN  LOVE” (6 million in sales) and singles “SHY GUY” and “SAY A LITTLE PRAYER” also  my live CD “TOUGHER AND LIVE” sold 3 million in Asia/Europe.

SS: Do you have difficulty getting air play for your music, if so, in what  radio formats?

DK: I do…. I have a lot of problems because my music doesn’t  have a category. When U listen to my CDs U get a little bit of a lot of  different types of music. That’s what I love and that’s who I am but it doesn’t  sit well with radio. I guess that’s why they invented remixes LOL. U have to  take what U created and then remix it to a category that is accepted.

SS: Why do you think this happens?

DK: The people at radio are GODS. They  really dictate what people hear. Only in America though do I see this happen. I  have so many American fans and they complain to me all the time. They had to  order CD’s from Japan and it was so expensive etc. I (just me) tour every year  in Asia and Europe to sell out shows. That’s truly appreciated or I’d be singing  on the streets begging quarter in a hat.

SS: Do you think females are given equal or enough opportunities to showcase  their talents in Jamaican music?

DK: It’s so much better than it was when I stared. I had only a handful of  female Jamaican artist to look up to. Now there’s so much more an “dem wikid”.  I’m very proud. Most of them have me as their idol/inspiration so I have to set  a good example at all times.

Plus the music (reggae/dancehall) is getting a lot  more attention and popularity. I hope that now they can accept that the music is  not a FAD or PHASE but here to stay. On my myspace page my top 8 is all JA  female artistes and that makes me feel good. They have my 100% support.

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