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atalie De Arez Cintra, aka Natalie D.C., enters the room, halfway through her UK tour. Despite playing
shows all over the country, the rocker shows no signs of exhaustion and only displays an energetic
optimism. Is punk-rock turning to a less angry-guitar-bashing and bratty-stomping attitude? Take one look
at Cintra and it’s clear that may just be the case. Clad in rainbow, knee-length socks and lace up doc
martins, it’s an odd sight to behold.
1. Drink plenty of water
I’m sure everyone knows this, but it’s so important. If you get MEGAPHONE: Hi, Natalie, thanks for coming along to the interview.
dehydrated it can really throw you off. I was given a tip that was ‘if D.C.: No problem.
you’re thirsty, you’re already dehydrated’. Drinking lots of water is MEGAPHONE: So you’re bang in the middle of your UK tour, what’s that like? How do you feel? Any
complications arisen on the road?
also good for your eyes and skin so you don’t end up looking like
D.C.: I think when it gets to around this point everyone seems to lag a bit. It’s like in the middle of a long week, on
a hag by the end of the tour!
Wednesdays everyone feels at their lowest. The energy of the weekend wears off.
2. Respect people’s privacy MEGAPHONE: We wouldn’t have guessed.
Some people have bad days and unfortunately it’s just about DC: Really?
something you can’t do anything about. If someone travelling MEGAPHONE: You just seem to always have this boundless positive energy...
DC: Well, I’m making a living off of what I love to do, so I guess I’d be pretty happy most of the time. Haha!
with you is missing home, let them do what they want. Being on
MEGAPHONE: Fair point. How is your band coping?
the move for so long is difficult and you need to give people their
DC: Funny you should bring them up. Nate [Nathan Kelly, bassist] is always going on about how upbeat I am. I
space if you want a good friendly atmosphere going on the road. think I annoy them a little.
3. Shower whenever, wherever [Cintra grins with the mischievous attitude that got her started in the industry today.]
This goes for washing clothes, too. You never know the next time MEGAPHONE: But I’m sure they annoy you, too?
DC: This is going to sound really stupid, but seeing as the majority of them are guys there are times where their
you’ll be able to, so grab the opportunity.
habits can bug me a bit. That and Matt’s [Matthew Dennis, guitarist] snoring.
4. Explore MEGAPHONE: We got some questions sent in from the readers…
If you’re in a place you haven’t been to and you have a day off, go DC: Oh I love it when this happens. You can get some really strange questions…
and explore! There are some really cool places that you can find
even if there aren’t any well-known sites. I bring my camera with If you could be anyone else in the world for a day, who would it be?
DC: …I don’t know, I’m pretty happy being myself… [she pauses] God. I think I’ll go with God. That’d be awesome.
me everywhere and I always leave tour with a nice photo album
of memories of where we’ve been and moments on the road. Do you get fed up of answering the same questions over and over in interviews?
5. Chores DC: Sometimes, yeh. I mean it is the same questions over and over… that’s just boring because you have the
No one likes them, but someone’s got to do it. Allocate roles to same answers. Most of the time I’m so tempted to spew something out so stupidly ridiculous, but my manager
would probably kill me.
different people and maybe switch it up every week or so. Just
make sure you write it down so there are no arguments! Ever googled yourself?
DC: Haha, yes. It’s funny to see what comes up. I mean who hasn’t, famous or not?
Did you fit in at school? Do you have any advice for people who don’t?
DC: Well, in secondary school not so much. I mean I was like, I’m not going to try to be someone I’m not by follow-
ing the mainstream, and I think that ticked a lot of people off that I was different. I mean, people get picked on at
school for a bunch of different reasons but you have to remember that a lot of people who have issues like that and
manage to get through it come out stronger and it makes you who you are. A lot of successful people and artists
come from some kind of difficult situation and I guess it shows that the people who pick on kids at school are just
insecure about their own power.
If you were in a horror movie, how long would you last?
DC: I’d be killed off first. I’m so terrified when it comes to horror movies, I’m not even joking. I try and steer away
from them most of the time.
What’s your favourite song off your new album?
18 19
DC: I really like the lyrics in ‘Undisclosed Party Invite’. I think it shows a more kind of ‘angsty’ side to the album. I
love ‘WTF’ as well, it’s so fun to do live.](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
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