1) Seeing all the success you've had over in the UK - do you feel as if you've accomplished the same amount> in North America? (If not - what do you think is holding back the success?)

A SHITTY LABEL IN THE US WHO HAS NO IDEA WHAT THE HELL TO DO WITH ME AS AN ARTIST.THAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE PROBLEM IN THE STATES FOR MY PROJECTS BUT HOPEFULLY IT WILL SOON BE RECTIFIED AND"A PRAYER UNDER PRESSURE OF VIOLENT ANGUISH" WHICH IS MY NEW RECORD(with the BAND instead of as continuing as a SOLO artist) WILL FIND A HOME THAT "GETS IT" AND IS NOT AFRAID OF A FEMALE VOCALIST WITH A LITTLE BLOOD ON HER MICROPHONE!

2) With the new album in mind - are you now lyrically and musically where you first versioned My Ruin to be?

NO...I AM SO FAR BEYOND WHAT I'D EVEN CONCIEVED.MICK MURPHY HAS CHANGED MY LIFE IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE AND HE HAS MADE MUSIC THAT FINALLY MATCHES MY VOICE AND LYRICAL CONTENT IN MY OPINION.I DID NOT EVER WISH TO GO DOWN THE "BAND" PATH AGAIN TO BE HONEST BUT AFTER "SPEAK and DESTROY" I LEARNED I REALLY LIKED THE FEELING OF BEING A PART OF A BAND. I JUST NEVER HAD THE ROGHT BAND...UNTIL NOW.I AM VERY COMFORTABLE BEING THE FRONTWOMAN BUT I HATE BEING ALONE ON STAGE(so to speak)AND WHEN YOU PLAY WITH "HIRED" MUSICIANS WHO ARE THERE FOR A PAYCHECK YOU ARE ALONE AND THAT IS WHAT IT WAS LIKE WHEN WE TOURED THE LAST ALBUM. I DIDN'T WANT TO CONTINUE THAT PROCESS.IT IS VERY UNINSPIRING AND CREEPY FEELING.I LIKE TO FEEL HONEST IN WHAT IS DO ON STAGE AND ON RECORD SO I THINK THAT I HAVE TO BE HONEST WITH MYSELF AND THE TRUTH IS I COULD NOT HAVE MADE THE RECORD I JUST MADE WITHOUT MICK.HE IS ROCK!

3) Did you feel any pressure when recording the new album?

YES MOST DEFINATLY!THAT IS SORT OF HOW THE TITLE CAME AROUND.I WAS READING AN OLD PREAYER BOOK I PICKED UP IN A SWAPMEET OVER IN ENGLAND AND I SAW THE PHRASE"a prayer under pressure" AND A FEW LINES BELOW IT READ"of violent anguish". THEY TWO DID NOT GO TOGETHER BUT THEY DID IN MY MIND AND SO OUR ALBUM WASCHRISTENED!

4) Favourite track on the album?

THIS IS THE HARDEST QUESTION BECAUSE I SWEAR I LOVE THEM ALL AND THEY EACH HAVE A SPECIAL MEANING IN SOME WAY THAT I CAN'T JUST CHOOSE SO I WILL SAY SOMETHING LIKE "BEAUTY FIEND+DO YOU LOVE ME(the NICK CAVE cover song)"BECAUSE THEY SUM UP HOW I FEEL ABOUT MYSELF AND MY LIFE AND ONE I WROTE AND THE OTHER WAS WRITTEN BY SOMEONE WHO I ADMIRE LYRICALLY.I FELT VERY CLOSE TO THE LYRICS IN "DO YOU LOVE ME" FROM THE MOMENT I FIRST HEARD IT AND IT HAS ALWAYS HELD A SPECIAL PLACE IN MY HEART. A COVER SONG SHOULD BE DONE AS THE ARTISTS INTERPRETATION(not an exact copy)AND WHEN I DID IT I FELT VERY CALM INSIDE AND IT JUST FELT BEAUTIFUL SAYING THOSE WORDS."BEAUTY FIEND"ON THE OTHER HAND IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST VIOLENT SONGS I'VE EVER WRITTEN(and i'm not talking about the screaming)IT IS VERY SCARY TO ME WHEN I HEAR IT BEING PLAYED BECAUSE OF ALL THE DIFFERENT VOICES THAT SOMEHOW JUST STARTED COMMING OUT OF ME(kind of EXORCISTISH if that was a word?)THE MUSIC IN BOTH SONGS IS AMAZING BECAUSE MICK TOOK AWAY THE PIANO IN "DYLM"AND PLAYED GUITAR INSTEAD AND MADE IT SOUND LIKE THE ORIGINAL BUT ALSO VERY DIFFERENT AND SEXY ROCK LIKE.IN "BF"HE JUST FUCKING ROCKED PERIOD!

5) In your own perspective - to what extent do you think you are an inspiration to fans?

I THINK FANS ARE AN INSPIRATION TO ME A LOT OF THE TIME. I LOVE IT WHEN SOMEONE TAKES THE TIME TO DISSECT MY LYRICS OR ART AND THEN TALK TO ME ABOUT ME.I THINK IT'S GREAT BECAUSE I ALWAYS WRITE IN A WAY THAT ANYONE COULD READ ANYTHING INTO WHAT I'M SAYING AND MAKE IT HIS OR HER OWN.AT THE END OF THE DAY I CAN SAY THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE INSPIRED ME THROUGHOUT MY LIFE(good and bad)AND IF I CAN DO THE SAME I HAVE DONE SOMETHING WORTHWHILE.IT'S NOT ABOUT BEING A FUCKING ROCKSTAR BECAUSE THAT IS BULLSHIT.IT'S ABOUT BEING HONEST AND EVERYONE KNOWS THAT "honesty is the holiest disease" SO THAT'S WHY WE HAVE SO MANY CRAP BANDS AND SUCH A MASS MARKET OF TALENTLESS MUSICIANS ON MTV.IT'S ALL HYPE AND LIKE PUBLIC ENEMY ONCE SAID..."don't believe the hype".IT'S EASY TO LIE...IT'S FUCKING HARD TO TELL THE TRUTH!

6) Does it bother you to be looked up to as a role model/idol?

I AM NOT A ROLE MODEL IN MY OPINION.I AM JUST ONE OF MANY WOMEN WHO HAS SOMETHING REAL TO SAY AND IS NOT AFRAID TO SAY IT...WE ARE ALL OVER THIS WORLD(i just happen to have a record out!).IDOL IS A SCARY WORD???

7) What motivates you to make music?

LOVE,RELIGION,PAIN,POETRY,ANGER,EMOTION,SEX,ALCOHOL,MEN,WOMEN, and all the usual SUSPECTS!!!!!

8) Any upcoming bands we should know about?

MY RUIN...spread the word baby!!!!!

9) If you could put together a music festival - who would be on it and what would you call it?

LILITH SCARE!!!
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MADONNA
PATTY SMITH
PJ HARVEY
LYDIA LUNCH
FOXY BROWN
LUNACHICKS
PLEASANT GEHMAN
JACK OFF JILL(rip)
KITTIE
DONNAS
GOGO'S
CRISIS
JOAN JETT
VOLUPTUOUS HORROR OF KAREN BLACK
EXENE CERVANKOVA
NICOLE BLACKMAN
12 ROUNDS
and MY RUIN of coarse!

10) Does it bother you when people compare My Ruin> to Tura Satana and/or Manhole?

YES and NO.WE ARE SUCH A TOTALLY DIFFERENT BAND ALTOGETHER.I AM THE SAME PERSON BUT AT THE SAME TIME I HAVE GROWN SO MUCH AND CHANGED IN WAYS THAT WHEN I LOOK AT MY EX BAND MEMBERS ITS REALLY HARD TO PICTURE MYSELF PLAYING ON STAGE WITH THEM AT THIS POINT. IT WAS A VERY HARD TIME IN MY LIFE BUT I ALSO LEARNED A GREAT DEAL ABOUT MYSELF AS A PERSON AND AN ARTIST SO I SUPPOSE I WOULDN'T CHANGE IT BUT I WILL SAY THAT MICK IS TRULY A MUSICIANS MUSICIAN AND HE FEELS WHAT HE DOES WITH SAME INTENSITY THAT I FEEL WHAT I DO.IT IS VERY MUCH UNDER OUR SKIN AND IN OUR HEARTS.MEGHAN AND YAEL OUR RHYTHM SECTION ARE TOTALLY BADD ASS AND FUCK THE "GIRL PLAYERS BULLSHIT"BECAUSE THESE WOMAN CAN HOLD THEIR OWN WITH PRETTY MUCH ANYONE OUT THERE IN THIS GENRE OF MUSIC TODAY AND I FEEL 100% CONFIDENT THAT WE HAVE SOMETHING AMAZING BETWEEN US AND IT SHINES THROUGH ON STAGE AS WELL AS OFF AND SOMETIMES ALL YOU GET IS ONE BUT I FEEL BLESSED BECAUSE WE HAVE IT BOTH WAYS!

11) Are you excited about the upcoming UK tour?

HELL YEAH!!!!I LOVE ENGLAND AND WE PLAN TO ROCK HARD AND HEAVY.....bruises for everyone!!!!

12) Is there anything you want to say to everyone who is reading this?

YES...WE WILL UPDATE OUR DAMN SITE SOON AND JUST BE PATIENT BECAUSE I DO IT ALL MYSELF WITH THE HELP OF MY WEBGUY(who is always very busy too)AND MOST ARTISTS DON'T REALLY DO THEIR OWN SHIT SO NO I'M NOT SLACKING...IT'S BEEN SOME DRAMA(on other levels)AND ALTHOUGH I HAVEN'T POSTED IN A LONG WHILE...I DO STILL READ THE MESSAGE BOARD WHEN I CAN AND I THANK EVERYONE WHO HAS WRITTEN BAD AND GOOD(HEY THEY CAN'T ALL LIKE IT)BECAUSE WITHOUT THAT THERE IS NOTHING.I AM TRYING REALLY HARD TO WRITE TO EVERYONE WHO WRITES US BECAUSE I NEVER GOT ANY OF THE PAST EMAIL ON THE SITE AND I FELL HORRIBLE ABOUT THAT....IT'S HARD TO WRITE EVERYONE BUT IF SOMEONE HAS A PARTICULAR QUESTION OR WHATEVER I TRY TO GET BACK AT THEM.I WANNA THANK EVERYONE INCLUDING YOU MISS AMANDA FOR DEDICATING A SITE TO US/ME AND TAKING THE TIME TO BE SO GENEROUS BECAUSE IT MEANS THE WORLD TO ME.I AM VERY SAPPY CONTRARY TO ALWAYS BEING CALLED A MEAN BITCH AND I AM GRATEFUL FOR ANY AND ALL THE SUPPORT THAT WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN.IF YOU HAVE NOT HEARD THE NEW RECORD PLEASE PUT ASIDE EVERYTHING YOU HAVE HEARD ALREADY....THIS IS NOT speak and destroy,relief through release,all is not well or power of a woman....this is "A PRAYER".THIS IS MY RUIN...THE BAND(not just the woman!)

13) Has this bored you?

HELL NO GIRL...BUT I AM A TOTAL INSOMNIAC AND AS I LOOK AT THE CLOCK IT IS AFTER 7AM(NO I'M NOT ON DRUGS)AND WITH THAT...THANK YOU AGAIN DARLIN!THE BOY WILL MAIL YOU IN THE NEXT TWO DAYS SO LOOK OUT!!!

XOXOXOXO
IN LOVING MEMORY
MISS B