5 QUESTIONS
LUX LYALL WHO ARE YOU?
Today, right at this moment? I'm Lux Lyall and my bathwater is too warm so I'm slightly dizzy. I'm a London based (for better or worse) singer and writer.
WHAT DO YOU DO?
Of the things I’m allowed to talk about, I sing and I write. That takes up most of my life at this moment, thankfully. I tried waitressing and working at an ice cream parlour... but I got fired for stealing tubs of Raspberry Ripple and spilling entire bottles of coke on people... and instantaneously bursting into tears. Turns out people don't like that, when you cry into their fries.
WHY DO YOU DO IT?
I tried other career paths and studying more logical subjects in order to silence the nails on the chalkboard voice that constantly told me to write, or sing, at really, really impractical hours of the
night, but I couldn't. And the harder I tried not to write or sing, the weirder my dreams got, and I had to draw the line eventually. When The Man from Another Place shows up in your sleep and he's not saying ‘Lets Rock’ he's screaming ‘YOU BETTER FUCKING ROCK’ in sixteen languages you have no choice but to listen. Trust me.
WHAT’S HAPPENING NOW?
My first solo album ‘VAMP’ is was released on April 24th. I'm working on a new collection of poetry, I’m also expanding on some older pieces and recording a spoken word album that will be released alongside ‘VAMP’ as a limited collection. I'm in rehearsals with a great new band with a view to playing live throughout summer and for the rest of the year. My latest single ‘Baby is a Vamp’ is out on March 19th and the video which was put together by a new incredible production company called Mesmerist is out on March 26th. I was very, very lucky to have them get on board for it. 30
WHAT’S THE HOT TOPIC?
Honestly? I try to stay as detached as possible from current topics considered hot in music and otherwise, for the sake of my own sanity. Doctors orders. But of course the way Brexit is going to negatively impact touring musicians has been weighing on my mind. Expensive visas leaving the majority of UK bands priced out of touring Europe is going to be a real fucking shame, for musicians trying to make a living and for potential fans who won't have the opportunity to see them. People missing out on that gorgeous moment, when you walk into a small bar or venue and hear something completely new and fall head over heels and want to devour that band or that musician. All those electric little connections between potential fans and struggling artists who are hustling like hell to be heard, just fizzling out before they can happen. It sucks man. Photography by Rowan Spray
