Gothic Goddess Interviews Emilie Autumn at The Highline Ballroom in NYC 10/13/09
I had been preparing for my interview with Emilie Autumn for quite a while. I think I had been preparing for it way before I even knew I would be lucky enough to conduct one with her. I had been following her activities, music and musings on myspace and vampire freaks for years, and more recently on her official web site and forum.
I was a bit nervous and intimidated in my eager anticipation of my encounter with Emilie. She provides inspiration for women in a male-dominated scene and industry where they find it difficult to find a voice. To me she seemed larger than life, and how could I possibly digest it all?
The eagerly anticipated day finally arrived. My angst turned into both excitement and a certain calm and collectedness. I had been immersing myself in the Asylum Netherworld of her Victoriandustrial alter ego, and what previously may have seemed alien to me now almost felt familiar and inviting. I was meant to meet and interview Emilie at this point in time, and everything would work out the way it was meant to!
The band arrived late. In fact, the bus had just arrived before I got to the Highline, an hour before my appointment. There were two interviews ahead of me, but I was still certain that all would fall into place. And it did!
Emilie came down a bit after our scheduled appointment, and we continued upstairs to the theatre’s balcony where it was quiet and far from the chaos of the stage.
VIP Plague Rats at Start of Their Asylum Tour at The Highline Ballroom in NYC 10.13.09
She was very friendly and accessible, fantastically creative and sharp as a whip. She knows what she wants, how to get it, and how to convey it to her fans. They even want to look like her. They want to dress like her. They want to BE her. She makes them forget about their everyday problems by transporting them into her upside down Asylum. In a world full of loneliness, isolation, and struggle, Emilie makes her fans feel that they aren’t alone. She has also experienced her share of strife and still does along with the rest of us. There is something for everyone to identify with, including myself!
Emilie Autumn is not a band, it’s a theatrical extravaganza and personal experience, and she is taking the world by storm!
I hope you enjoy listening to the interview as much as I enjoyed conducting it. Perhaps you might even learn something new from it!
Uncut, unedited, unadulterated. Just pure Emilie!
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Eternally yours in darkness,
Gothic Goddess
