After the death of Chris Cornell and Kato Kandwara, Taylor Momsen’s “Spiral Fast” to “Substance Abuse”

Taylor Momsen experienced her share of a broken heart.

The Pretty Reckless frontwoman Momsen was on a tour of Soundgarden when lead vocalist Chris Cornell died. Cornell’s death had a major impact on her acting ability.

“I don’t want to be too heavy, but there’s no way to talk about it without going into the losses we’ve experienced,” Momsen told Brent Smith. interview magazine. “We lost a lot of people near us. We were touring with Soundgarden, which was a huge peak for me. I’m the biggest Soundgarden fan in the world.”

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“Chris Cornell died on the night of our last show. It was crushed by me. I wasn’t ready to handle it, and it really disappointed me. “

Her mourning resented another death of her best friend, Kandowara Kato.

“I couldn’t forge it. So I canceled the tour and went home. Producer Kato was a close friend of the world, a member of the band, and died in a motorcycle accident. I found out that it was a nail in a casket for me, “she said. “I spiraled really fast: depression, substance abuse.”

“I fell into this hole I couldn’t get out of — I didn’t even know if I wanted it. I finally got to a place where I really needed music. In the meantime, I was robbing it. But that never happened. “

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Momsen (“Gossip Girl”) is in pain Rock and roll deathThe album she released last year.

“This record is a homage to loved and lost people and is very hopeful. It captures the arc of sorrow — finally, it gets better. Rock and roll deathThat’s what Kato was saying, and it’s very important because it was the motto that we lived our lives, “she said.

“I recorded Kato’s footsteps and it starts with that sound. We play every show as he walks on stage with us.”