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The music feels quite intimate and honest. What’s the key to a good song for you?

I think it’s the feeling overall. It’s so interesting for me to see how a song can start because a demo is always so much different compared to the result. It’s so beautiful that you can transform something into anything you want. I like a song that shakes me, so I always try to end with something that generates that feeling.

You seem to have admired strings in your music. What’s the power of these classical instruments?

Instrumentation is my favorite overall and just want people to feel that there are live players on any record. Strings make me feel super powerful and nostalgic and give me the feeling that I’m in a dream state. Dreaming is super important to me, and I try to bring that into my music by using these instruments that embody the mood.

In what way do you think that your upbringing and environment shaped the sound of your music?

In every way. I grew up around people with strong opinions and great taste. They loved turning me on to things I hadn’t heard. I grew up on country, punk, metal, soul, pop, rock ‘n’ roll … whatever. I didn’t know the names of the genres back then — it was all just music to me, and I loved it all.

Your songs have something nostalgic. Are you a melancholic soul?

It isn’t really nostalgia for me because I am just inspired by the things I see and hear. I listen to The Cramps just as much now with the same genuine love as I always have. I watch Breakfast at Tiffany’s as if it were made in 2021, so the songs I write aren’t really a dive into the past for me. I just write what I feel. Sometimes it comes out sounding like it was made in the middle of the century, and sometimes it sounds like it was made yesterday. That’s the beauty of music. You can do it any way you want. I think we can all learn a lot about life from music.

You always explore different moods in your music. Do you learn a lot about yourself by writing music?

Writing is a form of therapy for me. At the end of a song, I always feel like I got to say how I really felt about something or someone. There are many different moods depending on the mood I’m in when I’m writing.

Your merch line Deadly Doll has quite a rock ‘n’ roll vibe. Was there a specific fashion era that inspired the illustrations on the clothes?

Old horror movie posters and erotic comic book art like fumetti from the ’60s and ’70s.

Why do you think that Deadly Doll represents you as an artist/person?

Deadly Doll is a community. The best part of making things, for me, has always been seeing it on someone. The song “Deadly Doll” was one of the first songs I ever wrote that felt like I was being myself, fearlessly. I want everyone to feel that way. I want to make a place where there are no rules. Everyone is welcome. That’s why I put my lyrics on everything because writing music is when I feel the most free.

The definition of music consumption has changed over the past few years. How did you witness the evolution?

In a way, I think that it has its advantages and disadvantages. We’ve all been at home, and I was able to share my art on my socials and website. It’s somehow beautiful that you’re able to connect with people when we can’t really see people. There’s also a dark side to it because it’s so immediate and people don’t have the same attention span. It’s beautiful not to rush even though things are so immediate.

Will 2021 be the year where you release your first album?

Yes, I’m so excited to release my debut album this year. I’m so glad that I’ve been waiting this long to share it with everybody. Some of the songs were written a while ago, while others were written during quarantine, but they all mean the most to me. I hope everyone will like them.

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Styling credits:
Full look by Deadly Doll

Photography by Dana Trippe
Styling by Jesse Jo Stark
Makeup by Sydney Szramowski
Hair by Iggy Rosales
Interview by Maxim Meyer-Horn