Tak Pikirkan Sukses, Nate Ruess `FUN` Hanya Ingin Berkarya

Liputan6.com, Jakarta FUN sukses besar mengukirkan namanya di dunia musik beberapa waktu lalu. Dengan hit singlenya We Are Young band tersebut berhasil meraih Grammy pada 2013.

Namun, alih-alih merilis album terbaru bersama bandnya, sang vokalis Nate Ruess justru memutuskan bersolo karier. Ia baru saja meluncurkan album solo perdananya yang bertajuk Grand Romantic, dengan lagu andalannya Nothing Without Love.

Nate Ruess [Foto: Faisal R. Syam/Liputan6.com]

Langkahnya yang cukup berani, mengingat FUN baru memiliki dua album sepanjang kariernya; Aim and Ignite (2009) dan Some Nights (2012). Rupanya, Nate sedikit merasa bosan dan ingin mencoba sesuatu yang baru.

"Saya sudah 15 tahun dalam sebuah band, jadi kenapa tidak mencoba solo. Saya selalu menantang diri saya untuk menghasilkan karya berbeda," ujar Nate Ruess dalam acara launching album solo perdananya tersebut di Hard Rock Cafe, Jakarta, Jumat (31/7/2015).

Nate Ruess (Foto: Startribune.com)

Namun pria pemalu tersebut tidak berekspektasi besar terhadap karyanya itu. Sama ketika album kedua FUN membuat Nate Ruess dan rekan-rekan satu bandnya menggondol dua Grammy (Best New Artist dan Song Of The Year), ia sama sekali tidak menyangka.

Nate Ruess [Foto: Faisal R. Syam/Liputan6.com]

"Saya tidak pernah berharap ingin menyamai level kesuksesan yang sama. Seperti dulu, semua itu terjadi begitu saja. Saya benar-benar tidak menyangka, benar-benar luar biasa," Kata Nate.

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Selain dengan bandnya, ia juga sering membantu artis-artis lain. Sederet nama tenar pernah mengajaknya bekerja bareng, seperti Eminem dan Pink. Singlenya bersama Pink, Just Give A Reason meraih sukses besar beberapa waktu lalu. Nothing Without Love - Nate Ruess Lirik: I am nothing without loveI’m but a ship stuck in the sandSome would say that I’m all aloneBut I am, I'm nothing without love I wanna hold her in my armsBut she feeling low she feeling sad I would take credit for what’s wrongBut I am, I'm nothing without love Three years at sea after the stormOn this sinking ship that love had put me onGod I wish a gust of wind would come and carry me homeBut I, I got nowhere to go Now here you show up with the force of a waveAnd so I'm setting my sail, I’m headed for the empire stateHey hey lord, I don’t want to lose this one, she make me feel wholeYou know I am, I am nothing without love Oh baby show me a signSend up a signal, that everything’s fineCome on slide up right here by my sideYou know that I, I want to rest in your light Na na na hey, na na na ooh ohNa na na hey, na na na ooh ohNa na na hey, na na na ooh ohNa na na hey, na na na ooh ohI wanna rest in your lifeNa na na hey, na na na ooh ohNa na na hey, na na na ooh ohNa na na hey, na na na ooh ohNa na na hey I am nothing without loveI’m just these thoughts without a penAnd I would take credit for this songBut I am nothing without love Oh baby show me a signSend up a signal, that everything’s fineWatch this, come on, come on, come on, come on right by my sideDon't you know that I, don't you know that II want to rest in your lightI want to rest in your lightI want to rest in your light'Cause I am, I am nothing without love I am nothing without loveI’m but a ship stuck in the sandSome would say that I’m all aloneBut I am, I'm nothing without love I wanna hold her in my armsBut she feeling low she feeling sad I would take credit for what’s wrongBut I am, I'm nothing without love Three years at sea after the stormOn this sinking ship that love had put me onGod I wish a gust of wind would come and carry me homeBut I, I got nowhere to go Now here you show up with the force of a waveAnd so I'm setting my sail, I’m headed for the empire stateHey hey lord, I don’t want to lose this one, she make me feel wholeYou know I am, I am nothing without love Oh baby show me a signSend up a signal, that everything’s fineCome on slide up right here by my sideYou know that I, I want to rest in your light Na na na hey, na na na ooh ohNa na na hey, na na na ooh ohNa na na hey, na na na ooh ohNa na na hey, na na na ooh ohI wanna rest in your lifeNa na na hey, na na na ooh ohNa na na hey, na na na ooh ohNa na na hey, na na na ooh ohNa na na hey I am nothing without loveI’m just these thoughts without a penAnd I would take credit for this songBut I am nothing without love Oh baby show me a signSend up a signal, that everything’s fineWatch this, come on, come on, come on, come on right by my sideDon't you know that I, don't you know that II want to rest in your lightI want to rest in your lightI want to rest in your light'Cause I am, I am nothing without love