Swiss singer-songwriter Dave Curl has built a reputation for crafting deeply personal, thought-provoking music that bridges folk, pop, and rock. With English-Australian roots and over 1.5 million Spotify streams, his soulful storytelling and emotive vocals continue to resonate with listeners worldwide.
Dave’s latest single, Fool in Love, is a heartfelt reflection on love, self-doubt, and personal growth—an emotional journey that began in his twenties and has come full circle with this release. Blending raw introspection with an upbeat pop sound, the track captures the joy and uncertainty of love in its most vulnerable state.
In this exclusive interview with Urbanista Magazine, Dave opens up about his evolving understanding of love, the songwriting process behind Fool in Love, and the power of embracing imperfections. He delves into the emotional layers of his music and shares how revisiting old songs helps him connect with his past self in new ways.
Join us as we explore the mind of an artist who continues to bare his soul through music, offering listeners a soundtrack to their own journeys of love and self-discovery.
“Fool in Love” is a reflection on your journey through love and self-doubt. How do you think listeners can relate to the vulnerability expressed in this song?
Well, I guess it’s easy when you’re in love you’re in the position of being vulnerable and you’re kind of deciding every day if it’s gonna work out or not, especially when you’re young.
You’ve talked about how you didn’t fully understand your emotions in your twenties. Now that you’ve had time to reflect, how has your understanding of love changed over the years?
I guess if you really wanna love somebody you first have to love yourself and understand yourself.
The song blends raw emotion with an upbeat pop backdrop. Was it challenging to balance these contrasting elements, and how did the production process unfold?
I had time to try out different versions of the song and when I finally was in the studio, I told my producer hey this could also be a pop track. Let’s try something out and I liked it so much that I stuck with it. I think the upbeat rhythm contrasts nicely with the sea, and kind of expresses the joyfulness of being in love when you’re young and wild.
What was the songwriting process like for “Fool in Love”? Did you make any significant changes to the track since it was first written?
The verses more or less state the same over all these years what I added, after a couple of years or kind of found was the pre-chorus and also the variation of the final chorus I added a couple of years later.
Do you find that looking back on older songs like this one helps you connect with your past self? How does that affect the way you perform or record them today?
Well, looking back on older songs or re-discovering older songs in a new way definitely does help me connect with my past self, but I think in a good way because with the distance, it gives me a kind of clarity on who I was then and what I was feeling, and it makes it easier to express my former feelings with some distance.
“Fool in Love” explores the tension between love and insecurity. Do you think that tension is something people always experience in relationships, or is it unique to certain situations?
I think every love affair and every relationship is unique so there’s no formula that kind of suits everybody but I think being in love in your younger years and I’m being insecure about it … that’s like a part of the journey.
Your lyrics are often very candid and introspective. How do you decide what to reveal in your songs, and what’s off-limits?
The interesting thing about songs is that the more personal they are the better people can connect to them. Every song has different layers, and if I truly can say yes to a layer then there’s no reason why not to put it into a song.
How does “Fool in Love” compare to your previous releases in terms of emotional depth and personal reflection?
Well, it’s not my most personal song if you wanna check that out and listen to ‘Serenity’ where which is a goodbye letter to my stepdad, but it still goes deep.
Your music has a way of connecting deeply with listeners. When creating “Fool in Love,” did you keep in mind how your fans might relate to the song’s themes of vulnerability and personal growth?
When I have an idea for a song or a song that comes to me, then I actually don’t think at all if it could connect to others… I just embrace it with open arms and write it down and later on when I’m writing up more lyrics and deciding where to go exactly with this song that’s where I kind of get a feeling if it could connect to other people or not.
With “Fool in Love,” you show that it’s okay to embrace imperfections in love and life. How do you encourage others to be more open about their struggles, especially in a world where vulnerability can often be seen as weakness?
Luckily, we’re still humans and not machines… I think being vulnerable and showing your feelings isn’t a sign of weakness. It’s a sign of strength, especially if you can say hey I had these feelings and yeah, I had to work through them and now I’m in a better place through that process.
