SiX
Lauren – Vocals
1. Who has had an influence on your vocal style?
Growing up in Long Beach, CA my biggest hero was a local guy named Joe Wood. He was the second singer of the legendary punk band TSOL. I loved Jack Grisham, the first singer as well, but there was darkness in Joe’s voice that just resonated in my soul. I seriously wanted to be him. But I also must credit Zodiac Mindwarp, Henry Rollins, Keith Morris (Circle Jerks), Nick Cave, Angry Anderson (from my favorite band in the world Rose Tattoo) and Bruce Springsteen…yes, the Boss has had a huge influence on me. God there’s so many. Any vocalist that just lets their soul and their truth come to life in recordings or on a stage.
I just have to feel it; I seek purity in singers, not “skill”.
2. Where do you get motivation for writing your lyrics?
The life I live. I’ve always been an “observer” of people, almost as if my whole life has been one big social study. I see how we hurt, bleed, love, use, hate and so randomly just try to find a connection to each other. We humans are a very strange animal that’s for sure, and I’m just trying to find the answers like everyone else.
3. What was your attitude/what were you feeling while writing “Between
the Warning and the War”?
Looking back I think the biggest theme for me was forgiveness. I was coming out of a horrible break up that I was trying to make some sense of. That experience taught me a lot about myself and my sense of love in the world. During that time I was also able to let go of a lot of the things in my past that had been haunting me. It’s a transitional album. It’s about where we are from to where we are trying to get to mentally, emotionally and musically. The whole twisted puzzle.
4. The artwork for the cover of “Between the..” is interesting. Is
there a special meaning behind it?
The balance between beauty and brutality has always been our thing. There’s a certain romance in violence and there is certain peace in pain. The cover takes the terror of a speeding bullet and pairs it with the beauty of a burning match. It’s the beginning AND the end.
5. How do you feel about the final product for the album?
I’m extremely proud of this album. We overcame a lot to get it done and on every listen I know it’s our truth. It’s 100% us. It’s not trendy and it doesn’t fit into any one category .We were blessed to have Mike Clark from Suicidal on it as well as Tony Campos from Static X. I mean f**k, for an underground band those are huge honors. And our big money record company didn’t pay them to do it. They felt what we were doing and wanted to join us. What more can we ask for? I’ve recorded a lot of music in my life, and this is the album I’m the most proud of so far.
6. What is tour life normally like for SiX?
We try to stick by the old Black Flag way of play anywhere at anytime. We’re a live band, we show up to a town and our goal is to take it over, burn it down and have you beg us to return. It’s the pirate life we stand by. Show up, destroy and disappear. It’s full blown rock ‘n’ roll or its nothing.
7. Do you prefer playing larger or smaller venues?
DMX said it best “we don’t care where or when we play…we’re the headliner!”
And that’s the attitude we have. We just love to do what we do.
8. How has being in SiX affected your life the most?
My band keeps me sane. These are my brothers, this is my outlet and this is my family; but one thing about SiX is that it’s way more than just the people in the band. It’s our whole 1605 Family that keeps this machine turning; I’m simply the voice. We are a community of like minded people all trying to find our place in the world. Those that are a part of our team know exactly what I’m talking about.
9. What can we expect for the future of SiX?
See the answer to question #6….lol
More music, more shows, more blood, more sweat, more friends, more family, more Jager, more miles, more late nights more, more, more ,more.
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