Media Double Paged Spread

1. MediaDouble PagedSpread
So,Megan, yousplit fromGlass Sisterayear ago now and are aboutto release ahotlyanticipated
soloalbum,howhasthe transitionfromleadingladyof one of the biggestindie bandstoa soloartist
been?
It’sbeendifferentasInormallyhave Mitch,Johnand Sam withme to write andrecord inthe studio,
not havingthemaroundfeelsalienbutIhad to getoverit quicklyandfocusona new album.
Have you had time torelax overthe past months?
For abouta monthor so yes,butI feltIhad to produce a new albumwiththe whole controversy
withwhyI leftandthe name change andthe hate I received.Iwanttoprove people wrong.
You broughtmore electronicelementsintoGlassSistersmulti awardwinning3rd
album“Crystalize”
have yourevertedbackto the more indie rootsor experimentedwithdifferentinstrumentsand
technologywiththisalbum?
I can’t say toomuch as the firstsingle isaboutto be releasedbutIthinkitwill mostlypleasemy
indie fans, that’snotto sayI haven’tdroppedthe whole electronicaspectof mymusicand there is
certainlysome more experimentingonthisalbum
You have saidinrecentinterviewsthatthe lyricsof alot of Glass Sisterssongswere fromyourpast
experienceswhetheritbeingaheartbreakor problemyou’ve hadtoovercome inthe past,inyour
newalbumhave youtriedto connectto home or addresswiderissuesinyourmusic?
That’s true but the lyrics thatfeaturedonGlass Sisterssongswere from all the memberspast
experiencesnotjustmine.OnthisalbumthoughIhave concentratedmore onmyexperiences,
because there nobettermaterial isthere?!
How hasthe albumbeentoworkon?
Albumsare alwaysa mixture of fun,fightsandanxietyandthiswasnodifferent,I’mjustgladtobe
able to release aprojectthatI’m fullyconfidentthatitwill please fansandproudthatI didit
independently
How doyou thinkthe albumwill be received?
Hopefullypositive,familyandfriendsthathave listenedtoithave loved itandthe few journalists
like yourselfwhohave aswell seemtohave likedit,unlessyouwere justbeingnice
Of course thisisonlythe secondinterviewyouhave done since youleftGlassSister,now knownas
Monochrome Rites,howdidyoufeel the worldtookthe news andwhatdo youthinkof the bands
owntransition?
From whatI heardeveryone wasdisappointed,some didsendabusebutItookit positively,asin
theylovedthe bandbutI neededanewchallenge andasit waswell documentedeachmembers
temperamentwasonthe rocks,I’mglad theyall sortedIt outand the albumtheyhave justreleased
isgreat and deservesthe number1
Are you still incontactwiththem?
From time totime yes,I’ve beencaughtupinmakingmy ownalbum

2. Will there be anycollaborationsInthe nearfuture?
We’ll have tosee as we bothhave differentplansandpathswe wantto take
In yoursupposeddowntimeyoutouredwithbandsacrossAmerica,now GlassSisternevertoured
the US andarguablydidn’tmake a lastingimpactdespite the 2Grammy wins,one,isthere UStours
inplace and two,howdo you respondtothiscriticism?
I’ve onlyjuststartedthinkingabouttoursandthe US isdefinitelyaplace Iwantto go and that’sjust
stupid,twoGrammysand twonumber1 singles, includinganumber1 albumisa large impactina
massive country.These are the typesof people Iwanttoprove wrong