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Interview - gURL.com
Q: When did you first realize you wanted to sing or be in a band?Lacey: My mother did, I'm still deciding actually.
Q: Really?
Lacey: Well the thing was, my mom was a musician and we were really poor growing up so I never thought this was really possible. So when it all happened it was like...You never know what's going to happen tomorrow so I never thought I would do this for real. I did it for fun, you know? It all happened.
Q: How would you describe your band's sound?
Lacey: I guess we're kind of like a heavier, darker kind of rock. I don't really know. We try to make the music correspond to whatever the story is in the song. So if it's angry it's going to sound angry, or if it's in love it will sound like it's in love. Most of the time it's pretty urgent, so you're going to feel, hopefully, whatever the song's about.
Q: What's it like being a female in a heavy metal scene? You're going on Family Values where there aren't a lot of women in bands...
Lacey: Well, I think we're absolutely honored to be able to go on that tour. It's tough, the fans are tough and hopefully we'll win them over. It's just that there are not a lot of girls into heavy rock, but I think there are many girls out there that have really deep, emotional, aggressive depth. You know what I mean?
Q: Yeah. Why do you think most girls don't start or join bands?
Lacey: There are a lot of bands out there but I think it's really hard to break through. We had a lot of trouble convincing radio stations to play us. And so, basically, we just went to the smash or trash section. They put us in there and asked the audience to vote--and then we were just winning.
Also, I guess, when you're a girl in a band, they can make that into a gimmick and the music isn't as important...which is ridiculous. And so if you're in a band and you're a girl, you really have to be respected for the music. That's the priority ...
Q: What kind of music do you listen to when you're just hanging out?
Lacey: All kinds of music. I listen to old jazz, like Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong and John Coltrane. I just started to get into POD. I love their new record Testify. It's one of my favorite records. I love U2 and Coldplay. I love old Living Sacrifice, which is an old, really heavy, Christian hardcore band.
There are also some really great upcoming bands. Indigenous (we're also touring with them) is an awesome live band. Resident Hero is a local band that's not signed from Los Angeles. We grew up with them. They lived in Texas and moved to Los Angeles and they were my favorite band growing up.
Q: What were you like as a teenager? What was high school like?
Lacey: Well, there was a part of my high school years when I was a big jerk, a bully and drug addict. Then, when I was 18, I had a supernatural experience and Jesus just showed up and proved himself to me--that he was real--and then my whole life changed. I learned how to love people. I quit doing drugs, and I would probably be dead if it wasn't for my faith.
Q: How important is your faith to your music? How do the two work together?
Lacey: Well, whatever you do in your life shouldn't be untouched by your faith. You know, whatever you are, it's going to have to be with your faith, if it really is your faith. God is the reason why I'm breathing. Everywhere in the whole earth is God telling us, "I love you," like with the sensei and with the miracles...that is his work all around you. So of course it's going to have to do with the music. It's the reason why we do what we do.
Like I said before, I would have died at 16--I was considering suicide. Then all of a sudden the world came alive, and hopefully, that's what happens in our music. You know, we bring hope and we bring a story that might change someone's outlook or approach to life. We're just who we are and hopefully that helps people.
Q: If someone is meant to be a musician and they form a band, what's the next step to getting a record deal or booking a show?
Lacey: You need to make a demo and you need to play as many shows as possible. I mean, for us, we just played every show. I guess that we just kept at it, whether it happened or didn't, because, you know, if it didn't happen it wasn't the end of the world. It's just like, okay this isn't what we're meant to do, so...that's cool.
Q: What inspires you and the band when writing songs?
Lacey: Often people we meet and our own experiences. Taking something bad and showing that there's good in it ... any extreme emotion or experience.
