femme mag

e honest. It’s bullshit that
people even have to come out
ect… people need to chill out!
Have you come across any
difficulties in the industry
so far as a result of
gender?
I haven’t personally, but my
time in the industry has been
limited so far. Obviously, even
though I’ve never experienced
any I do feel affected by what
is expected of a woman in the
music industry. There is a lot of
pressure to be a lot of things, as
we get older in the industry we
lose appeal, there’s a pressure
to be attractive…that’s how I
feel affected.
I think there’s a lot of
pressure to be femininely
beautiful to have worth in
the industry.
I think there is a lot of competition
in the industry between
women because of those pressures.
Not only in music though,
I think that’s society.
I really enjoyed the line in
‘Young and Stupid’ where
the words “nobody said I
couldn’t be trashy” were
included. I thought it was a
‘fuck you’ to what society
tells you to do, was that
the idea? And if so, how did
that line come about?
Yeah, actually! I have a friend
who posts loads of provocative
photos on Instagram, well she’s
the same in real life, what you
see on social media is what
she is like. The point being that
she doesn’t give a fuck! It’s the
whole thing about not needing
to wear clothes because we are
told we should. It’s about not
listening to set boundaries.
Who’s to say what ‘proper’
is anyway! What are your
favourite things to write
about?
Mainly my relationships with
people, whether that be a
friend, or boyfriend or family,
and just how people relate to
each other. Humans are the
most mind boggling people,
and I think they are both so stupid
and so amazing and beautiful
at the same time. I think we
are so fragile that there is a lot
going on. I always other think, I
feel like when I’m with a person
my brain is always ticking trying
to figure them out.