The New York-born, Los Angeles-bred artist began playing guitar when she was 10 years old and never strayed far from the instrument. That will help me grow, and playing with experienced musicians who will challenge me.This commitment to learning something new is something close to Cherry Glazerr leader Clementine Creevy's heart. There are a lot of really talented, creative musicians that I need to mingle with more. I want to learn from and grow with my peers. How do you hope to grow as a creative person? My friend showed me a meme of this goat on the top of a mountain and the goat is like “Where’s Derek? He said he’d be here.” then it zooms out and you see that the goat is on an impossibly narrow, high mountain that you wonder how on earth he climbed up, and it says “Man Fuck Derek”. What are some of your favorite Internet “memes” of all time? I want to put on a photography exhibit and I want to record a pop album and I want to skateboard. I really want to learn how to surf, play sax and paint. What are some new hobbies you would like to take on? I’m passionate about spreading awareness about gender inequality and all that jazz. Well I definitely identify as a feminist and I take a women’s studies class. What’s a serious side of you that people are unlikely to know about? Either in terms of interests, hobbies, or personality? I feel like it’s way too easy to get a limb stuck and chopped off in there. I have an irrational fear of revolving doors. What kind of person were you in high school? When I’m watching movies at my boyfriend/bass player’s house. I’m kind of a night owl so I’m usually out pretty late until I’m exhausted, so when I get home I just flop on my bed and crash out. I went and saw him last week at the Largo in LA and he was insanely hilarious. I’ve been listening to a lot of WTF with Marc Maron and that makes me really happy. I like listening to podcasts when I’m alone. What activities do most enjoy doing alone?ĭrinking. I would participate in the 2nd wave, go see Sly and The Family Stone, and see Angela Davis speak. Obviously I can’t speak firsthand, but it feels like there was a sense of freedom that we’ve lost due to rapidly advancing technology. If you had to live in a past time, what do you think would be the most fun era and why? She’s a fantastic writer, brilliant comedian, and she shreds on guitar in Sleater Kinney. Whose career would you most like to emulate?Ĭarrie Brownstein fucking kills it. Haha I don’t listen to anything specific when I’m driving, but lately I’ve been jamming on Blonde Redhead a bunch. What famous person dead or living do most wish you could have as a roommate?īell Hooks. So it has been extremely tough to stay in school and do well, but I did it because I appreciate my education immensely and go to a wonderful school with wonderful teachers. We started playing shows about two years ago, and in the beginning when we started gaining traction, people in the music industry kept saying, “What are you still doing in school?! Drop out or graduate early!” That was certainly tempting because I manage my band, along with my friend and drummer (she’s also a senior in high school) we play shows every week and go on tour frequently I’m a (very very minor) character in the TV series Transparent and I dabble in modeling. I’m proud of my ability to balance school and the band. What are you most proud of so far in terms of your career? Recording is very stressfubut completely rewarding. Right now I’m writing our second album and playing locally. Hopefully we’ll be gearing up for a world tour with a huge tour bus and roadies! Hopefully in five years I will be preparing to release our 3rd or 4th record. I want to travel the world playing music. Where do you hope to be professionally in 5 years? The guys told me they wanted to put out my album, so I formed Cherry Glazerr and then we started recording and playing shows. Tracks started getting passed around, and the label directors at Burger Records stumbled upon them. When I was fifteen, I started making pretty low fidelity demos in my room on GarageBand and uploaded them to Soundcloud under the name Clembutt. Here, to go along with some exclusive pics shot by photographer John Michael Fulton, we ask Creevy questions about art and life. Their creation, " Had Ten Dollaz," is straight proof that Creevy is a legit rock star, full stop. Last year, Saint Laurent Creative Director and arbiter of cool Hedi Slimane tapped Creevy and her band to write a track specifically for his women's fashion show. Creevy is the guitarist and lead singer of the band Cherry Glazerr, and is built in the mold of feminist rock saviors like Kathleen Hanna and Corin Tucker. girl who knows what she wants and is on her way to getting it. First of all, it's an awesome name, and second of all it belongs to a prodigious 18-year-old L.A.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |