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know in my soul that that’s incorrect. ing, under a microscope, these peo-
Just keep doing what you’re doing ple. I don’t even remember what it
and don’t worry about it. The pres- was, but a specific move of someone
sures of trying to make it in a certain and everyone had a different interpre-
amount of time, or trying to do some- tation and it was all bad, all wrong, all
thing in a certain amount of time, is this, and then when you were re-
definitely something that has troubled searching, it really wasn’t what every-
me a lot in the past. That’s where that one was saying and that’s what that
anxiety of that lyric comes from. I song was about.”
mean, I’m going to be doing this for- We’re definitely going to be
ever. I really feel strongly about that, watching Madame Mayhem’s moves
whether or not someone gives me a from now on – but just in a positive
time limit is one thing, but that de- way, eager to see her on a stage near
pends on people’s opinions. But us again and eager for more and more
some people do feel that way.” Mayhem. Hopefully she will get back
to the UK again in 2018.
ometimes it’s the experiences “We’re in the process of booking
Sthat Mayhem herself has been some more tours, whether they be in
through that inspires songs, and the U.S. or overseas. I’ve been over-
sometimes it’s other people’s experi- seas and in the UK a lot and I love it
ences. Sometimes it’s things she sees here, so if we could come here more
on the news too. ‘Under The Micro- often that would make me very happy.
scope’ was more the latter. “I’m writ- Whenever we’re not on the road I’m
ing about a few situations about being always writing, so you never know if
under the microscope and it’s really there’s going to be another song or
like, let’s say a certain group of people another album in the works, but defi-
make a certain move, and you’re au- nitely the goal is to keep playing live
tomatically judged for that move, not these songs, spreading it all over the
knowing the context of the story, place. That’s the goal.“
whether it’s in the media or however
that is. You do one thing, that’s all If you haven’t checked out
you’re going to be known for, not Madame Mayhem, do so now. Visit her
what happened before it, or the cause website at
of it, or after, what’s really going on,” www.madamemayhem.com. Check
she explains. “I wrote ‘Under The Mi- out ‘Ready For Me’, and go and see
croscope’ a few years ago and there her live. You will be blown away.
was… I can’t even remember the
exact news story that really got me Words By Shari Black Velvet
frustrated, but there was something
that was going on, no-one had their Photos By Shervin Lainez
facts straight, they were just watch-

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