Melissa Naschenweng finds happiness

The most successful artist in Austria is continuing her success with her sixth album “Glück” – both at home and in Germany. The 32-year-old will be part of “Schlagersterne Mallorca” in May next year. Naschenweng spoke to OÖN about happiness, success and social media.

Have you already found the secret of your success?

I grew up down to earth and humble. I just do what I feel. It’s not staged, nor is it overly perfect, but it’s honest. People know, I believe, that I am one of them. I like to be around people.

How has success changed you?

Hopefully not at all (laughs). But I’ve always put too much pressure on myself in the past, so I struggled with my voice. I always thought I had to work because I wanted to show everyone who said they’d never make it. Now I play with a band on big stages and it fills me up so much that I want to share this happiness with my fans.

Do you have to be aware of the happiness of being able to do what you want and inspire people with it?

I often drive home to the Lesachtal, to my grandmother. She’s 96 years old and she always tells me: ‘Melissa, life is beautiful, it was never easy’. There are always hurdles to overcome, but you also have to look out for others. The past two and a half years have not left any of us untouched. As a musician you want to unite people, but you feel that they are being divided. I can already see how much people have to lift in order to be able to afford life at all. If you buy a ticket for a concert from me now, it’s worth a lot more than it was two years ago. I feel responsible for doing my very best to tear people out of everyday life. Sometimes it takes the hit as the ideal world, so you don’t go crazy.

Success also brings envy. Do you know that too?

I was raised so lovingly that it is sometimes shocking to me when I see the online hate that I am also confronted with. The bullying young people are subjected to must stop. You should leave everyone as they are. Who decides what is beautiful and what is valuable? As a musician, you have a bit of an obligation to take up topics that go unheard. I don’t always sing about love, sunshine and tractors, but on this album about bullying, know-it-alls and the importance of a compliment.

They also use social media like Instagram for themselves and their music. So you probably also know the problem, especially for young people and here especially for young women, who present themselves in the parallel world in a way that they are not in reality at all.

I also know the comments that sometimes I’m too fat, sometimes too thin, sometimes my teeth aren’t so pretty. A mother told me that a wish has come true for her daughter because she met me and can now show the photo with me at school. She is being bullied because of her glasses (!). Bullying can get you down. The children as well as the parents.

How do you manage not to let certain things get too close to you?

It took me almost ten years to put a certain amount of protective armor around myself. I have always taken everything very seriously. Whenever someone shot an arrow verbally, it always hit my heart. My family caught me. They reminded me that I don’t have to make everyone happy, I should focus on the good ones. That was a learning process. Now I know what I can do. I’m my own biggest critic anyway. Everything has to be right for me. i need my freedom And the people who can feel their way into me.

Would you like to write your own songs?

no I tried that earlier, but it didn’t work. You don’t have to tear everything down. I have my team and that’s great. They are all so good that nothing more is needed from me. I know my limits.

Where do you rest?

At home in the Lesachtal. I make sure I go home once every two weeks. The first stop is always my grandma. Then she tells me about life and then I think how lucky I am. One day with the family is enough, then I’m totally down again. For me, home is like the air I breathe. I call my mom every day and my dad almost every day. I am very often alone in the hotel rooms.

Is that the price you have to pay for success?

In a way. I don’t always feel good either, because I often experience situations where I feel lonely.

How do you define happiness?

As a feeling of inner contentment. For me, happiness is strongly linked to moments of happiness. And there is every day. You have to think about the good stuff and remind yourself how good you are once or twice a day.

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Reinhold Gruber

Local Editor Linz

r.gruber@nachrichten.at

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