For this article I have taken inspiration from interviews with musician's and celebrities in prestigious magazine such a Elle and Vogue and used a narrative style of writing to break the convention of a 'Q&A' article making it original and also incorporated the fusion between fashion and music our magazine STROBE embodies.
Hot hit teen sensation Luna Lovechild bears all in a in dept in sight into her inspirations, fame and her obsession with fashion and the funky house scene.
Luna walks into the uptown Mayfair hotel lobby, hair up in a tosseled bun, ripped second skin jeans, a biker jacket and heel boots to match, her only accessories a beloved black berry and the blood red stain of Chanel no.5 on her pouted lips, which may appear to the untrained eye as a world win of madness, but to the world of style and music its another height fashion statement from the it girl of the moment, were all dieing to know.
Luna Lovechild is a national, and soon to be global, sensation due to the realise of her under ground music fusion of punk rock and funky house beats with controversial lyric's, and maxed out sex appeal.The young star-lett, at the tender age of just 17 took the social internet scene by storm, recevering over a million hits on her myspace page, and over a thousand friends following her on facebook and twitter, fascinated by her innovative music style , combination of catwalk couture and her rebellious and unreserved song subjects. Now two years on her life and music is a constant tabloid frenzy, with everyone dieing to get a piece of her and her new album ‘funked up’ topping the downloads charts with in a matter hours.
I look up and immediately a starbucks decafe is thrust out infrount of me, behind it is a smile of such warmth and innocence that im shocked by. I soon discover from the witty but endearing introduction and quirky rabbeling that luna is not the high maintenance or garish brat that the press conveys, and nothing like the teen celebrities divas the 21st century is plagued with. In fact Lula is the opposite of this, despite her very apparent kooky, opinionated outspoken ways, which is much expressed in her music, her personality is far from the arrogant, but instead edgily vulnerable and interesting, the definition of cool an class combined.
As we go though another 2 more coffee she reveals to me, as i ask her about the her rapid popularity and millions of doting fans, her philosophy of not letting the pressure of fame get to her ' i see my life as a blessing,my music is not only an expression from me, but a reflection of my views on life, love and society, i put my soul into my songs, so by putting so much of my self into my music im aware that i make my self vulnerable to criticisms and the problems that fame can bring, but the passion and pleasure i get from not only making music, but performing is worth it all' she says. I ask if shes thinks is all a bit too much to young ' i been singing and performing since the age of 5' she replies ' i craved the stage, the lights and most of all an audience as much as a little girl wants the latest Malibu barbie, so gaining success from what love the most couldn't have come sooner! I know I can come across overwhelming but that's only because I'm so driven to be not only a singer but an inspiration in this industry ' her honestly and intelligence is striking, and some what beautiful and i eagerly ask her about the controversial subject matters of her songs that have smashed though the charts consecutively, she replies after a long pause ' i think that people are to scared to challenge conventions, to overstep the line or to voice the questions or views that we all secretly think. i see my music as a voice of the people, the voice of my beloved fans, expresses our emotions and most of all the journey of being young and living life to the fullest' This optimistic outlook is refreshing and breaks the boundaries of conventional moody and pessimistic teen stars that we are all so sick of.
Lula's originality shown though out her life, and especially her music, which is a sub-genre of funky house she says ' is to lift people spirits, feel the beat inside them and get that euphoric feeling of wanting to dance the night away' and rock-indie challenging lyrics that fused together in her music videos. Glancing at my watch i realise that my time with the highly sort-after teen star is almost up, talking with her has been such a breath of youthful fresh air, and the energy and passion she has for her music is so apparent i ask where she finds her inspiration ' I think I'm influenced not by one person or style but a variety, helping me create unique and fresh music' she continues ' in music i an inspired by the likes of legends such a the sex pistols and boy George who embodied the challenging, controversial and statement making concepts that i incorporate in my music, i think such artists also shared my love of fashion to represent their music and what they were all about, Qualities that are also shared with my modern idol Lady gaga who I thinks music is truly amazing, as well as her style that's always pushed to the limits, yet always comes across so glamorous!' Luna smiles, scrunching her noes in a child like manor, reminding me that this insightful, talented and truly stunning singer still has so much time grow and mature as a woman, and female artist. I finish by asking her what ambitions she has or the future and she replies ' I would love to created my own fashion range one day as its my also a very strong passion of mine' and continues boldly ' but for now i want to concur the music word globally, and be an inspiration to the younger generations that shouldn't be afraid of standing out, making a statement of being proud of their views. i want my music to exude glamour, fun and youth power, but also have a serious message about making an impact and not letting anybody stand in the way of you dreams'
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