What did you intend to accomplish with your Christmas album?
Chanelle: We wanted it to be classic. We kind of wanted something that [when] you listen to it fifty years later, people [will] still … go to the store and buy.
How do you do that?
Chanelle: You do the classic songs and you study the classic artists, but of course, put your touch on it. My grandfather is a jazz musician and he would always tell me, ‘Honor the song first.’ Especially if it’s a remake, then add your parts.
What is your advice to women for balancing successful careers and love relationships?
Adrian: It’s not that love is possible, love is. Sometimes it has nothing to do with your success, it’s your attitude —you’re not pleasant to be around. Just because you can pay for your own things … that doesn’t mean that someone will not like to come along and take care of some things for you.
Chanelle: A lot of women say, ‘I’m successful and there’s no one out there,’ well you could be unsuccessful and no one’s out there. It’s always worse for someone else. It’s important to have self worth, and people pick up on [that] … And don’t limit yourself to a group of people in terms of dating.
Angel: I think a lot of times women date the same type of person again and they expect them to be different but they really keep choosing the same type.
What is your regimen for motivating yourselves daily and establishing a positive mindset?
Chanelle: I wake up late. I like to start my days slow. I don’t like going fast. … This world has so much stuff in the environment. [Do] the things that make you happy, then go out into the world and they don’t have as much of a chance of altering your day.
Adrian: Morning time sound scapes, meditative music. Nature is a symphony that helps [me] tremendously. When I wake up in the morning I’m thankful for a whole deeper realm.
Angel: In the mornings I wake up slow. I have to hear some Brandy or something that makes me feel like not getting back into the bed because I’m not a morning person.
