Norvald Kjenstad

Story

Kid Norkjen write music inspired by the great songwriters in the 60s -70s – 80s He lives in Norway and records in Nashville. He used to be in a Norwegian band called “The Steps” who made 3 albums and 3 singles in the 80s. He wrote all the songs. Some with his brother who played piano-keyboard in the band. They wrote more than 300 songs that was written down in the “Great songbook”. Some of this songs were recorded in his new album “Into the vault”. They also made some film instrumental music to TV including for NRK and video films in Norway. Since 2015 he has made 4 solo albums: ”The Nashville Sessions” , “This is me”, “The Journey ” and “Into the vault”. Great melodies and lyrics is that Kid Norkjen is all about.

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What is music to you? What does it give you?

Everything

What is your music dream?

To be successfull as a songwriter

If you could change the world - what would you start with?

Living in peace

Which is the most memorable song from your childhood?

I want to hold your hand- Beatles

Who are your favorite musical artists or bands?

Beatles and 60s singers and bands

What inspires you to make music?

The Beatles

What is the message you want to send with your music?

Positive but also write about problems

How do you feel when you perform in front of an audience?

Inspired

How do you see the musicians’ reality nowadays? What could be improved?

Too much computer music no great melodies anymore

What do you think of Drooble?

Hopefull

What frustrates you most as a musician?

The Cd sale

Do you support your local scene as a fan? How?

No

What qualities should a musician nowadays have in order to get their music heard by a larger audience?

Make good melodies

Share some awesome artists that we’ve never heard of.

Don`t know