Pop to Porn: An Interview with Carsten Andersson

Carsten Andersson is of German / Danish descent, and he's very beautiful. We're talking Nordic, blonde, and buff kinda beautiful. Tony Hamlyn from Fuse Magazine talks to the porn star who wants to be the next pop sensation. 

Tell me about the song 'Fun'. 

When I was kicked out of the band East Bloc, due to my past in the gay porn industry, I got in touch with the production team, Zebra1 in London. They had heard about the scandal and wanted to work with me. They produced it and wrote the song. The did songs for Sugababes and Aaron Carter, and now for me. I was very proud that they wanted to work with me. 

What were they like to work with? 

Very easy going, very relaxed, very cool. They sent me several songs and left it up to me which one one I would choose. 

And what you made you pick 'Fun' from the songs that they sent you? 

When I heard the song I thought, "That's a good choice for a song because fun is what it's all about." I don't have the biggest voice, so it was really all just about the fun of doing the track. So I thought the song would fit right away. 

Have you recorded more material? 

I have two more songs. One is a cover version of the Pet Shop Boys 'It's a Sin'. And were about to record another, but it's not finished yet. It's going to be a cover, a name that I cannot say yet, a European boyband. So .... 

So what direction will your own music take? 

Actually my role model through my entire music career is ... do you remember the band called Bronski Beat? Yeah, this is so much what I would like to be. They did the song 'Hit That Perfect Beat'. When I heard that song I thought, "This is where I wanna go." They were gay, but they were also mainstream. They were pop, but they were also really sexy. 

Now you're a legitimate popstar is porn in your past? 

I wasn't planning on doing any more, but I received a great offer from Lucas Entertainment New York, and I though, "This is going to be a really relaxed shoot." I'm pretty OK with the results. I haven't watched it all - it's always tough for me to watch myself. But yeah, I think it was a great idea to do that again. And I know some people hate me for doing it, especially some of those who were working with me (on the music). It was a weird situation for them to work with someone like me, seeing naked pictures of me on the internet. But I said, "Well guys, you knew who you were working with, so that's what you're going to have to deal with." 

Do you get sick of having to talk about being a porn star? 

No, I love talking about it! Because, first of all, I enjoy it; Secondly, it's not that I'm ashamed of it - the complete opposite - I'm proud of it. It's been a part of my life and made me happy and gave me so many opportunities. And lets be honest, if I had not done it no would would talk about my music. Lady Gaga's always going to have to talk about why she's such a freak, and Madonna's always going to be asked about the 'Material Girl' stuff. 

Exactly. George Michael's going to have to talk about his various dramas for the rest of his career. I guess you just have to embrace it. 

Definitely. I'm so thankful for this. When the band kicked me out due to my past I was so sad and I thought, "Why did I do these movies?" But now it's the complete opposite and I say, "Be proud of it, be thankful for it and just make the best of it." 

Source: Fuse Magazine