GrammyAward-winning, singer-songwriter Colbie Caillat returns with a brand new EP, GypsyHeart and apowerful new music video in which she makes a powerful statement about unfairbeauty ideals by shunning hair and make-up. Here, we talk to Caillat about theman (yup!) who inspired the song, the impact of Photoshop, and why all women hate the way they look inphotographs:

How did the idea for your brand new single and video, “Try,” come about?
能跟我们分享一下你的全新单曲和MV“try”的灵感吗？
I went into the recording studio with Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds and I told him that I was getting a lot of pressure to be someone I’m not, both musically and image-wise. Although I don’t want to do it, I’m just going to make these people happy. He started laughing, and said, we’re not going to do that. That’s not you, and that’s ridiculous of them to ask. That right there gave me the creative freedom. He said, “Let’s write about exactly what they’re asking you to do—to change yourself." We started checking off all these things that all of us girls do everyday to get ready to go out. I told him that before coming to the studio I wanted to look pretty so I had my nails done, I made sure I had the best outfit on, I had my hair and makeup artist come over and make me look all polished. And the thing is that I like myself when I’m not that way, but I feel like other people might not like me that way. And I know that most women go through that. When you have blemishes on your skin, gain weight, or my friend has crooked teeth, or my mom’s roots are going gray. And everyone is trying to hide their faults from each other when we all have it. So Babyface inspired me to write this and it’s all from a personal experience.
当时我和BABYFACE一起去录音棚，我跟他诉苦说自己去做别人要求我而又不是我本来的样子很有压力，不管是音乐上的还是形象上的。即使我不想这样做，我还是要让这些人愉快。他开始笑，然后是说我们不用这样做。那不是你，而且他们这样要求也很好笑。我有权利“特别”。他说，“我们来写他们实际上要求你去做的事——改变你自己。”我们开始给那些女孩每天外出前都要做的事情做了记号。我告诉他在我来录音棚之前我为了想要变得好看，我修了甲、确保自己全副武装、弄好头发、化好妆，让我整个人容光焕发。而我喜欢我自己不用那样做时的样子，但我感觉其他人也许不喜欢那样子。我知道大多数女性都要经受这样的考验。当你的皮肤有斑点或痘痘、你胖了，或者我的朋友有歪的牙、我妈妈的头发变灰了。如果我们有这样的情况，每个人都努力把它掩盖起来。所以BABYFACE激发了我的灵感，而这首歌全都是我的个人经历。
It’s funny because one would think that these messages are coming from a man to make a woman look a certain way. But here’s a man encouraging you to write about it.
这很有趣，因为人们认为这样做是男人对女人的要求。竟然会有一个男人鼓励你写这首歌。
I know, and a very powerful man at that. It’s so true that you can go so far down the rabbit hole of altering yourself to where you’re not happy anymore. And Kenny gave me that freedom and it’s really helped me with the direction of this album. I don’t have Photoshop on my album cover. At the video shoots, I’m doing less hair and makeup. For the “Try” video I didn’t prep or starve myself and over-exercise. And then I didn’t get my nails done, I didn’t get my hair done. I didn’t get a facial. I didn’t have a stylist.
我明白，他是一个强有力的人。你不开心的时候可以逃进能改变你的兔子洞里。而KENNY给了我自由，在这张专辑的方向上给了我很大帮助。这张专辑的封面我没有用PS修改。在MV摄制中，我尽量少弄头发和少化妆。我没有为了“try”的MV做什么准备，也没有饿我自己和过量锻炼身材。我也没有修甲和修发。我没有做facial。我没有一个设计师（帮忙设计形象）。
It really does take a lot. 确实。
I still love getting all dolled up. And then most of my days I love walking around with no makeup, my hair dried straight from the shower, in workout clothes or pajamas. 我仍爱盛装打扮。而我更爱不化妆、刚洗完澡披着发、穿着健身服或睡衣裤到处走走。
What is the hardest part about being afemale in today’s society?
在今日的社会，做一个女性最难的是什么？
Tryingto live up to other people’s expectations. When we do get dolled up, we getmore compliments. It’s just what happens. When you have a cute outfit on andyour makeup looks amazing, the first thing people comment on is your image.When you don’t wear makeup, you hear things like, “Oh wow, you look tired oryou’re so brave for not wearing makeup!"努力不辜负他人的期望。当我们盛装打扮，我们得到更多赞赏。通常都是这样。当你穿得很漂亮，化的妆很精致，人们第一件事就是评论你的形象。当你不化妆，你会听到诸如此类的话：“啊，你看上去很疲惫的样子或是你真有勇气啊居然不化妆！”

我

看完之后更加坚定了爱colbie的心！！

女神素颜也还是很好看～ 我也从来不化妆喜欢素颜的妹纸～

Lz亲妈粉鉴定完毕

她好像在索尼吧 哥伦比亚
想起我酵母 为了做自己 被RCA雪藏了几年。。

素颜年纪大了点……可是好看很多，是那种看到她笑你也会跟著笑的美~~

我觉得她素颜时更美。
很温暖。

只会越来越爱她

女神！会一直爱她的！

真实不做作