Because my final major project will be a music video with the meaning behind the lyrics being adoption, I decided it would be beneficial to before-hand interview Lewis himself about adoption to get a better understanding of the topic which my project will be about. I came up with a few questions about his experience and adoption in general to ask him.
- How old were you when you were adopted?
- Did knowing you were adopted effect you growing up as a child?
- Was there a certain point where you realised that you didn’t fit into your surroundings or did you always feel like that?
- Did you feel different to other children (knowing you were adopted) growing up?
- How would you say being adopted can effect children?
- Have you ever tried/wanted to connect with your birth parents?
- If you could talk to them now what would you say?
- Is having another adopted sibling more reassuring?
- Do you think your experiences/feelings have been worse or different to hers and how?
- Why did you want to mix your story with music and what made you do it?
I feel like these questions will help me relate more to the topic since it is my final major project and I will also be able to understand the singer more, making it easier to make a mutual understanding with the music video.
I also thought that by asking questions such as 4 and 5, about his views on other peoples experiences, it makes it more of a generalised thing about adoption overall.
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