Journalistic
Writing
What made you want to
make music?
From a young age, music was something I was always
interested in doing, I knew especially that music was going to be my future
when I started doing music in secondary school, I was one of the only people I
knew who liked rock music, and the others, no offence, all followed that
stereotype, they all had black or pink or red hair, piercings, heavy make-up,
etc, but for me it was different, I always got people coming up to me like “
you like rock music? Really? How?” all those types of questions, I just told
them I am myself, and that just because you like a certain genre of music, it doesn’t
mean that you need to dress to fit the stereotypes of said genre.
I said to myself from that point that if I ever made music I
would want to show that just because I listen to rock music, or anyone else
listens to rock music, you don’t need to look like you do. I said to myself that
if or when I made music, id surprise the industry with sophistication and pink
flowers.
How did you go about
starting your band?
When I knew I wanted to make a band and start making music, I
found it quite hard to find people who I wanted in my band. There was a lot of
people in my school who listened to the same music as me, which was great, but
A, I never got along with them that way, and B, I wanted people like me, I’m
not saying I was a rare person, but 99% of people that like rock,you would look
at them and know. So I started making music myself, well trying too, I’d go
into the music department at school and record one instrument at a time, fix
timing etc, it was stressful, and quite lonely, so I done what I should’ve done
in the first place, auditions.
I slowly found people who I liked, and who I knew or thought
would be exactly what I wanted, some I found through band rehearsal and
audition, others were friends of friends, and then I got started.
What was the aim for
your music / band?
To produce music obviously, was my first aim, my main aim
was to show to the rock audience and genre and other audiences that you don’t have
to portray the music you listen to through clothing or make-up, no one has to
look at you and be able to define your choices. I wanted to produce the music
you’d hear globally in rock music, but have an image where people would look at
our band and be like “they’re a rock group…. Seriously…?” I wanted the audience
to be confused, but hopefully grasp what we were trying to portray.
How do you deal with hateful comments about your style?
I never really got anything hateful, THAT much, it was more
like, they didn’t understand why I was ‘trying’ to be so different, or trying
to prove a point which didn’t need to be proven, which was right, many people didn’t
understand why I should try to prove a point which wasn’t important, I didn’t understand
myself either at the start, but if something is Important to you, always make
sure you stick up for yourself and what you believe in, never let anyone determine
your fate.
How do you personally deal with people’s reactions / stereotypes?
I get a lot of people thinking that I’m making up the fact
that I listen to rock music, that I’m one of those girls which say it to look
different or want to stand out, and I’m not going to lie, I would probably
think the same If I saw myself for the first time, but the fact is, people
react to what they haven’t seen, or what’s different, and a reaction is a
reaction, to me, either way its good, if I get someone going “oh look at her
who does she think she is” it’s still a sign that myself and what I’m doing is
being acknowledged, so for me, I’m happy with people having opinions on me.
Where do you want your band to go in the future?
As far as we can, worldwide. I want us to be known for our
music and what we’re doing, all over the world really, I don’t want my band and
career to stop anytime soon, really.
Who are you trying to reach out to?
Everyone really, especially people who wouldn’t usually
listen to rock, who usually aren’t interested in that genre, I want to reach
out to teens who are maybe afraid to listen to rock, who assume that everyone
who listens to that genre are ‘scene’ or ‘emo’ because it brings confidence
down, it can hurt some people being called a freak or something just because
their music taste is somewhat different to the norm, and it needs to stop, so I
hope we, as a band, can help it.
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