When Kill Paris changed his name to Chill Harris out of respect for last year\’s victims in the Paris terror attacks, the artist has laid a little too under-the-radar for our liking. Here\’s why, as the young artist alluded to Billboard Magazine a few days ago: The conscious decision had caused him quite the creative block.
The news comes along with a beautiful heavy-chill track — the kind that we\’ve come to expect from KP — with infectious build-ups and budding melodies, along with a chill guitar breakdown at the half. The tune is a nostalgic, spacey duet between Nevve and Monstre that uses the \”Junkie\” title as metaphor for some past unhealthy relationship. Maybe on some level, the song is indicative of his own ties to his moniker split. Either way, we are glad to see Corey back at the top of his game and hope to see him going strong.
Checkout Corey\’s new track and his important statements below.
“Nearly 13 years ago, I started making music under the name kill paris. Since its incarnation, it has never stood for anything violent or negative. It has always been about being real, about being human, and not conforming or supporting the “famous for nothing” lifestyle. In fact, the name was originally derived from Romeo & Juliet. In reading the play, you’ll realize that the meaning of the name “kill paris” is about true love – unfiltered by material possessions or social status.
As most know, nearly a year ago, some horrible things happened in Paris. Innocent people had their life taken away from them. On that day, because of my name, I started receiving very troubling messages and comments… I can’t say how much these things affected me. I decided that it was best to change my name. It wasn’t something I had to do, but I felt it was the right thing at the time.
Since then, I truly felt like the floor had fallen out from underneath me. The project that I had spent 13 years working on was gone. Changing the name to Chill Harris felt right at the time, but I felt weird releasing any music under the name. I felt the people who really followed kill paris were confused. Hell, I was confused! So after having time to reflect, I’m convinced going back to kill paris is the right thing to do. I am not going to cower from expressing myself in terms of fear. I stand for love, peace, self-reflection, and making this world a better place through music.
I appreciate each and every one of my fans being patient with me. I’m ready to share my sounds with you again.
Much love, KP.”
