A quick Q&A about rock, tattoos and leather pants with Toronto's Lioness. Vanessa Fischer lead vocals & synths, Ronnie Morris - bass & loops and Jeff Scheven - drums and machines.
SD3000 - You seem to have a pretty diverse following, from rock kids to dance, how would you describe your music?
Vanessa - Dark modern Soul. Dance you can rock to, rock you can dance to.
SD3000 - The pounding bass reminds me of Grand Funk Railroad, where do you draw your influences from?
Vanessa - We draw our influences from a lot things -film, art, fashion dreams... We definitely love the 70’s aesthetic. Big, loud, soul, power. Funny enough Ronnie had just suggested we do a cover of Sin’s a Good Man’s Brother.
SD3000 - Has it been difficult to move away from the work you’ve done before in your previous bands?
Vanessa - I don’t think you can ever move away from the work you’ve done. What you’ve done in the past will always be a part of you, but we are always looking forward.
SD3000 - If Lioness could re-do the soundtrack to any movie, which movie would it be? I nominate Mad Max, maybe a duet with Tina.
Vanessa - Sounds perfect. Do you think Mel Gibson would do a fourth? I would also love to do Suspiria with Goblin.
SD3000 - What’s the most rock and roll thing you’ve done in your life?
Vanessa - Well… When C.C. was on tour, with the Cult they had a bar stay open late, and Ronnie had so many shots, he had to be carried out in a stretcher and have his stomach pumped. I danced on a bar once, had my hair catch fire, stepped on broken glass and got stitches.
SD3000 - Have you ever worn leather pants?
Vanessa - No. Although, I did have some set aside for Ronnie to wear, he was going to go as Mad Max for Halloween.
SD3000 - How many tattoos do you have? What are they?
Vanessa - Collectively we have 17. Including Le Petit Prince, the Crass symbol, and the Boatman of the River Styx from Clash of Titans.
SD3000 - Any new bands that you’re into that we should be checking out?
Vanessa - Everything all the Time, Flowers of Hell, Dynamo Coleopetera.
SD3000 - Are you working on anything new in the studio at the moment?
Vanessa - Lots of new rhythms and moods. We have big plans for 2010. We are busy working on a full-length record that will come out in the fall. We just finished recording two songs just yesterday, and hope to release the first single in the spring.
SD3000 - What’s the name of the latest track you’re working on?
Vanessa - Golden Thorn
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