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'Grazia’ magazine full interview with Taylor - 01/30/2011

SPOILER ALERT!

Taylor Momsen’s Grazia photoshoot hasn’t even begun and the police are on their way. The flashing sirens aren’t here for Taylor, though – dispete the fact that 17-year-old musician and actress has spent the past year posing with guns, extolling the virtues of masturbation and wearing outfits so skimpy they would make Lady Gaga blush. Actually, they’re here for the paparazzi, who followed Taylor to the shoot, and are screaming her name and jumping over garden fences to ger near to her. Taylor scowls on the doorstep as the chaos unfurls, but can’t help but turn for half a second to give them the picture they want.

It’s difficult to believe, given her racoon-like black eyeliner, waist-length blong extensions, stocking and stripper shoes, but not long ago, Taylor was angelic child star. She did cutesy commercials and played the adorable Cindy Lou in ‘How The Grinch Stole Christmas’. In 2007, she won the role of ‘Gossip Girl’ sweetheart Jenny Humphrey and, as recently as 2008, her red-carpet style was all dimples and stonewashed denim – as shiny and wholesome as a Disney Mouseketeer.

Then something changed. Taylor sacked her ‘Gossip Girl’ provided stylist, cute her hair into ad edgy mullet (a sudden change that had to be written into the script) and look breaks from filming to tour with her band, The Pretty Reckless. Rumours circulated about brattish on-set behaviour: she told journalists she loved porn, she wrote songs about drugs and sex, and flashed her breasts on stage. In true spinal tap style, one of her band members claimed she set fire to her dog’s neutered testicles. So far, so rock’n'roll cliché. But given that she is just 17, it’s hard not to feel a wee bit Mary Whitehouse about Taylor. Where are her parents? Who is on-hand to stop her from becoming another Li-Lo-style casualty? And what about her growing army of tweenage fans – the 12-year-old girls who have started dressing like her heroine?

And yet, in the midst of the moralising, Taylor has received two of the biggest fashion compliments ever. Madonna chose her to model the teen line she designed with 14-year-old daughter Lourdes, while John Galliano made her the face of his perfume, hailing Taylor a ‘romantic young rock chick’ who could be ‘the new Kate Moss’. However, just after we meet, unconfirmed reports suggest Madonna is now on the hunt for a new face for the Material Girl brand – with sources suggesting Taylor might have been edgier than Madonna bargained for (Taylor’s spokesperson says the deal was only for six months and came naturally to an end).

With a characteristic roll of the eyes, Taylor tells me that most of the controversy surrounding her is ‘total bullsh*t’. She also insists the Gossip Girl set isn’t mired in rivalry and arguments. If anything she says, the producers have been incredibly supportive, allowing her to duck in and out to tour. Yes, she did flash her breasts at a gig, but that was just puttin’ on a show. And anyway, “The gig was for 21 years and over – i’m now the one who put it on YouTube for 12-year-olds to see”. But did she really set fire to her dog’s balls? “I have female dog. Yes, i am a bit of a pyromaniac – but my dog doesn’t have balls”. Well, that’s cleared that up.

Dry and laconic, wearing a vintage Nirvana t-shirt, skinny jeans, super-high platforms and, erm, a dog collar, Taylor doesn’t seem like any other teen star, nor does she come from a showbiz family. Hermother, a former air stewardess who is now a housewife, was inspired by her love of fashion to start Taylor modeling at the age of two – which she has since said ‘took away her childhood’.

Another problem, Taylor says, was her ‘super-repressed’ catholic school. “That was something i had to overcome, actually – they really f**king make you feel like sex is wrong, but i think it’s natural”. Indeed, in a very Madonna-esquemove, her most recent music video sees Taylor writhing in her underwear across a scene inspired by The Last Supper.

Although her mum used to chaperone her on set, these days Taylor admits she doesn’t see her family much. But the star insists her parents don’t worry about her outfits. “My style’s not for everyone – i’m an extremist. But my mum loves fashion, so she gets it. My dad is the one who introduced me to rock’n'roll, playing me The Beatles and The Who. They know that sex and rock’n'roll go together – you can’t have one without the other”.

Indeed, having exorcised her catholic school guilt, Taylor couldn’t be happier to talk about sex, a little smile playing around her lips, surely knowing her comments are bound to shock. “My best friend’s my vibrator” she says. “I don’t date anyone so why not? Guys can masturbate – why it makes people uncomfortable. Sex is a part of the life – it shouldn’t be so scandalous!”. Later, she tells me she gets her now infamous stripper shoes from stortes like Hustler, adding: “I’m a big fan of [porn baron] Larry Flynt”.

Perhaps it’s no surprise Madonna – a woman who truly understands the power of scandal – approached Taylor to be the face of the clothing line she launched with Lourdes. “Ha! What the F**k do you say to that?” smiles Taylor. “I don’t get startruck; i wasn’t nervous. But i’m now going to say it wasn’t totally cool. Madonna was so down to earth – the shot was very chilled and collaborative”. Lourdes, Taylor says, was very together, very involved with the clothes. She and Madonna would clash occasionally over the looks, and it was 50/50 over who would win. “Lourdes is super-talented – now she’s training to be a dancer at a school in New York City.”

At the time, there were concerns in the press that Taylor could be a bad influence on Lourdes – were they justified? “I probably am bad influence”, Taylor sighs. “The other day, this reporter brought his 12-year-old daughter to an interview. She was looking at me, open-mouthed, like: I want stripper shoes, daddy!. He hated me. But i’m now saying, “be like me.” I hope girls read what is say in interviews – they sould just be themselves.” She says matter-of-factly, “They wouldn’t want to be like me. I’m crazy. I’m f**king out of my mind. I’ve been told i’m out of my mind since i was 11.” This madness is why touring is so good for her. “I’m really shy and guarded – i’ve led a gypsy life, always working. I’ve never had friends and i don’t like to be around big groups of people. But the band are like a family – we get along so well it’s weird. Half of what i say is sarcastic, or bullsh*t – it doesn’t always translate. They get what i’m talking about”.

While it is undeniably weird to see this tiny girl strike provocative poses in front of her band (a bunch of bearded, grizzled muso types who look at least a decade older), i’s clear the band is the first place Taylor has felt comfortable and accepted – and a far cry from Hollywood auditions and Gossip Girl. Still, it’s difficult to know where the teenage bravado stops and the rock’n'roll behavior begins. She says her record is ‘totally honest’, but it’s packed with tales of sex and drugs. Has that really been her experience? Hornestly? At 17? ‘Well, she shifts, i’ve had a very different, interesting life. Still, she has been working non-stop since the age of two. Whe has she had time for hedonism? “You amazingly find the time” she says, enigmatically. Hmm.
So is Taylor Momsen a drug-addled wild child, heading for a Lindsay Lohan-style meltdown? Or is she a focused musician playing up a spot of teenage rebellion? After my day with Taylor, i think the reality is somewhere she’ll grow up to be Madonna or Courtney Love is anyone’s guess.

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OLD: Taylor out and about in London (May 11, 2010)

Taylor in Grazia Magazine (February 2011)

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Highlights from the Interview:

I don’t understand why it makes people uncomfortable. Sex is a part of life, it shouldn’t be so scandalous.. My style’s not for everyone, I’m an extremist. But my mom loves fashion, so she gets it. My dad is the one who introduced me to rock ‘n’ roll, playing me The Beatles and The Who. They know that sex and rock ‘n’ roll go together, you can’t have one without the other.’

‘I probably am a bad influence.. The other day, this reporter brought his 12-year-old daughter to an interview. She was looking at me open-mouthed, like: ‘I want stripper shoes, Daddy!’ He hated me! But I’m not saying, ‘Be like me.’ I hope girls read what I say in interviews, they should just be themselves. They wouldn’t want to be like me. I’m crazy. I’m f**king out of my mind. I’ve been told I was out of my mind since I was 11.”

Japan Release of 'Light Me Up'

01）マイ・メディシン / My Medicine
02）シンス・ヨア・ゴーン / Since You’re Gone
03）メイク・ミー・ワナ・ダイ / Make Me Wanna Die
04）ライト・ミー・アップ / Light Me Up
05）ジャスト・トゥナイト / Just Tonight
06）Miss ナッシング / Miss Nothing
07）ゴーイン・ダウン / Goin’ Down
08）ナッシング・レフト・トゥ・ルーズ / Nothing Left To Lose
09）ファクトリー・ガール / Factory Girl
10）ユー / You
11）ゾンビ / Zombie
12）メイク・ミー・ワナ・ダイ　（アコースティック・ヴァージョン） /
Make Me Wanna Die - Acoustic Version
13）ファー・フロム・ネヴァー　/ Far From Never
Release Date: March 2, 11

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Taylor at the Amfar Gala in 2009

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TPR at Taratata Live - MMWD, Oasis' Wonderwall + Interview Videos!

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Make Me Wanna Die

Oasis Cover Wonderwall

Interview

Oh, wow, Wonderwall is just amazing!

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Miley Cyrus talks Taylor Momsen

Do you feel like you and Taylor Momsen have anything in common?
'The only thing we have in common is our love for music, singing and acting.'

Why do you think the press has turned a blind eye to Taylor and focused their attention on you?
Because my fan base has always been a younger audience than hers, but people seem to forget the fact that she’s younger than me; she’s on Gossip Girl, younger people watch that too! Just because I worked for the Disney Channel' doesn’t mean that I’m not allowed to grow up and Taylor is. She’s seventeen years old. She has young people watching her, too.


Do you want to see the media go after Taylor the same way they have gone after you?
No. I don’t want that. I just wish people would stop being so judgemental altogether, but I guess that’s not going to happen at all.

What do you say in response to those who may say, 'well, Miley gets more publicity than Taylor, she should know better anyway.'
I’d like to say, it’s not about the publicity. As much as people who aren’t in the limelight think [about publicity], I do NOT think about publicity. I think about living my dream.

On her future:
I have another movie lined up to shoot straight after So Undercover, with the working title Wings. I’m also hopefully touring later this year, and have a lot of music releasing! This year is a big year for me and my new adult self.

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TPR will perform around the world this year!

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What Taylor likes to listen to

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The Beatles

“The influences that went into [the record] were all male-fronted rock bands – my idols and the people I look up to are mostly male. I grew up on the Beatles with my dad. He had a big record collection and I listened to a lot of the classic records growing up – The Who and Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin – and the kind of classics. The Beatles were the first band I ever heard. I’m a fan to this day. We’ve done some work on the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus [a non-profit orfanization that acts as a travelling recording studio allowing school students to learn about the industry – Momsen recently participated, singing vocals as high school students played instruments on a recording of All You Need Is Love] I’ve been promised I’ll get to meet Yoko Ono one day.”

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Who were your musical heroes when you were growing up?
“The Beatles and a lot of the classics. I played a lot of old records growing up. Stuff like Bob Dylan… I grew up listening to a lot of old vinyl and then my dad would record them onto cassette tapes for me, I was about 10 when I got my first CD player.”

TPR in Heat Magazine (South Africa) January 2011

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Taylor Portrayed by Richard Phillips

Portraits of Taylor Momsen and Chace Crawford handpainted by Richard Phillips and will be featured in the Top 10 Celebrities Portraits collection in one of the world’s most illustrious art museums.

Taylor Momsen, 2010
“With Taylor Momsen, it’s utterly synthetic. I have this expression of her barely tolerating being photographed. Granted, it’s not the heavy makeup she employs for her rock ’n’ roll career, but this was just at that turning point, and I felt that was important. I put her in there and a lot of people said, ’Why do you have Taylor Momsen in there?’ But with her pretty reckless, bad-girl image and the crazy things she’s doing in the press, she’s almost out-Courtneying Courtney at this point, honestly. Plus, she looks great, and she has more of a masculine feeling in her pose than a lot of the men do in this whole series.”

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