Space Elevator’s The Duchess on how she learnt to be who she is meant to be.
I have been in various rock bands and a couple of years ago I wrote my own album of self-penned songs and did a few gigs with it. I was being encouraged by my management at the time to be more pop-indie and step away from the classic rock that I loved so much. The direction wasn’t really me. The album didn’t take off and I think that was because my heart wasn’t really in it. I wasn’t making music that inspired me and that came across.
When David Young and I formed Space Elevator, the pieces started to fit together. I was making the music I’d always wanted to make with absolutely no apologies, no trying to be cool or fit a criteria. As a band we are over-the-top, tongue-in-cheek and bombastic. I finally feel that I am doing what I am meant to do.
What I have learnt is that you should never make apologies for who you are. Don’t try to fit into a mold that isn’t really you. Once you are doing what you are meant to do everything starts to flow and more opportunities come your way.
