

With the new record and switching of band members, what was 2016 like for you? So it was actually kind of a fun experiment, because I had to push myself a little bit harder to finish songs. I never felt rushed while I was writing, because once you get into the writing zone, nothing else matters. Even though I was doing it fast because of the timeline, I enjoyed every second of the creation. Whenever I’m writing or working I kind of lose sense of everything, so it didn’t really matter. With Apocalipstick I felt there were times when I wasn’t finished with the songs, but I needed to do them because of the timeline. Have you ever written music with a timeline in mind? I feel like I do kind of try too hard to be like, “This is bullshit, and I know that,” which is kind of an egotistical thing to do.īecause I don’t know anything more than anybody else does, but I know that, so I don’t pretend to know what I’m talking about. We can be any type of society that we want to be if we just change our mindframe. And when people are so set and comfortable in their roles-gender roles, class, race, or whatever-they start to lose sight of the corruption and bullshit. Like, “Why are you asking this? Why are you asking that?” People aren’t used to that because we live in a world where complacency and comfortability is the end goal. That’s why I love She Shreds so much because it’s all about women being looked at as musicmakers, with a focus on their music and technique, in a way that men have always been afforded.ĭo you actively keep those roles in mind, and present yourself in a specific way because of it? It’s also a women in music thing, you know? Women in music are looked at for things other than their music more than men are. And so, it pisses me off when I’ve had reporters ask me, “So you changed your hair color?” When people start to idealize things that are not the music, I’m like, “I’m just a normal person.” I don’t have anything that separates me from that except I have an ability to be musical.

Not for any reason than purely wanting to do it.ĭo you, as a fan, ever idolize and think of art from that perspective? Why is actually kind of the question that can never be answered, because most honest art is made from a place of necessity. Because even if I say one thing, the music is an amalgamation of so many thoughts and feelings and phases of my life that, even if you said, “what’s this song about?” and I told you one thing, it would leave out everything else that also influenced the song. I also feel like there’s nothing I can say that will make you understand where my music comes from. And let the music speak for itself, because that’s where my heart and soul is. She Shreds: What’s your relationship with interviews like?Ĭlementine Creevy: To a certain degree, it’s weird because interviews are so based on authorship, and who you are, when really, I just kind of like people to listen to the music and not worry about who I am. On a sunny day in Los Angeles, we met up with Creevy at Mono Records and experienced a chain of freakish events that involved almost stepping in poop, stumbling upon a lost She Shreds hat (what?!), and talking about being as real as possible over Vietnamese spring rolls. Released by Secretly Canadian on the day of the presidential inauguration and written alongside new bandmates Sasami Ashworth (keys) and Tabor Allen (drums), the subtle genre-blending techniques of hard-hitting power chords met with tasteful upstrokes and nuanced melodic riffs caught our attention. Her passion for the instrument while using her voice for a greater good is undeniable on Cherry Glazerr’s third album, Apocalipstick.

And yet, none of that matters to her as long as she can play guitar.
CLEMENTINE CREEVY PROFESSIONAL
I’m just a professional bullshitter.” Creevy says what she feels, does what she wants, takes action, identifies injustices-and then she spits it all out in the rock and roll gems that are Cherry Glazerr.Īt 20 years old, Creevy is quintessential Los Angeles: previously described as a teen fashion queen, rock icon, and actress/model. ”But I know that, so I don’t pretend to know what I’m talking about. “I don’t know anything more than anybody else does,” says Creevy. It’s hard to describe Clementine (pronounced clem-en-teen) Creevy, songwriter, guitarist, and singer of Cherry Glazerr.Ī part of me wants to tell you that her wisdom exceeds her age, while another part of me sees Creevy’s confident outlook on society and her creative expression as a reflection of a generation that is extremely vocal and active against what we choose to not see rather than that which we’re told doesn’t exist. Subscribe here and receive your copy of She Shreds’ 13th issue with your subscription. This feature originally appeared in the twelfth issue of She Shreds, published in April, 2017.
