How are you finding the transition from modelling to music making?<\/strong><\/p>\nThe transition to music from working in fashion wasn’t an easy one, mainly due to public perception out there, which is… if you’re a young girl posing for pictures, the chances of you having what it takes to get into the music industry as a credible artist are slim.<\/p>\n
Tell us about your modelling career.<\/strong><\/p>\nIt was introduced to me at the age of six, when I still lived in Latvia. I went to performing arts school because my Gran wanted me to play piano. When puberty kicked in around the time I came to London in 1999, I dismissed
\nmusic initially as I was a bit of a wild child and found sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll were much more exciting than playing sheet music. <\/p>\n
Did the leg amputation temper your determination to pursue it?<\/strong><\/p>\nThe whole leg situation most importantly was a personal and health issue that’s always been there, and did dominate most of my childhood. I believe in turning negatives into positives, so for me having a long history of
\nhealth problems and being in my teens I was desperately looking to change my situation and take some control over my body and my future. My love of fashion and beauty now had this element of extreme that made me feel that different is good and doing what feels right regardless of everyone else is the way.<\/p>\n
Who influences your sound?<\/strong><\/p>\nWhen I was growing up, there was mostly purists [around me] that only listened to one type of music and were into only one scene. Now most people including myself have so much different music on their iPod. My generation are into a diverse range of styles. When I get into the studio I don’t have rules, if it sounds hot and I like it I don’t care what genre it comes [in]. The first record I owned was by The Prodigy. My recent capsules of sound have been a mix of R&B beats, analogue synths and pop lines with epic strings.<\/p>\n