In this week’s 10 Questions we get to know Benjamin Laplace, an indie music artist from Paris, France.
Their song ‘Lenny – 2025 Mix‘ is currently featured on the NAS Spotify playlists
You can follow Benjamin Laplace on his social media sites.
1. Tell us a little about where you are from.
I’m from Paris. I’m preparing new album. It is the 6th on my own and lot more with the bands I’ve formed I’ve started with.
2. What inspired Benjamin Laplace to start playing and making music?
Kid living on a boat in a small harbour south of France with American and English sailors around so the Americans one played Charlie Parker, they were into bebop and a lot of jazz artists. That blows my mind as a kid. The English sailors listened the radio. At the time they were playing The Turtles, Mungo Jerry, the Beatles. Then later on I started to listen to the Stones, The Stooges, Grand Funk Railroad. Later King Crimson, Yes, etc etc.
… they were into bebop and a lot of jazz artists. That blows my mind as a kid.
3. Who are Benjamin Laplace’s biggest musical influences?
Jimi Hendrix and Jimmy Page. Both because they bring me enough. Page for the writing. Hendrix feelings and technics.
4. What are your goals in the music industry or as an artist?
To be heard. Not being famous or a star. For me what counts it’s that people listen to my music and come to concerts.
5. Tell us about your creative process.
Most of the time I hear melodies in my head. If I have time I write it, if I have a guitar I play the melody. If I want to do a song (I do instrumentals too) I start to work on lyrics.
6. What is your all-time favorite song by another artist and why?
Sea Song by Robert Wyatt. I suppose. It has everything in it. The right melody on the beautiful harmony. The feelings of his vocals, the instruments. It is évolutive. A masterpiece. An example!
The right melody on the beautiful harmony. The feelings of his vocals, the instruments.
7. What is the best advice you have either given or received in terms of music?
To work and work again to do better. We all can be lazy. Thinking “oh that’s good enough” or “enough for today” No. Do a break. Come back on the track. You’ll find better ideas. Then arrives a moment when you say to yourself : Stop. I won’t do better. But you’re certain of it. You know it in your goals.
8. What is your proudest accomplishment?
My collaboration with Prince! (Movie : Under the Cherry Moon) check it out here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Laplace. When I started to work with him I thought I was dreaming. But I do not say it that often. Because I do not want that this specific experience definite who I am. It is a personal experience.
9. What’s been your most embarrassing moment so far?
To be out of tune live on guitar or vocals! That is the worst things which happened! Because there is always someone recording the moment and you cannot run after each people and erase their tapes. I’m joking but I find it very embarrassing!
10. Tell us about your lowest and highest points in music so far.
I have done many things I’m proud of : Touring with famous bands etc. Not enough tours on my own …
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