Taylor Momsen
Taylor Momsen
Taylor Michel Momsen is an American singer, songwriter, former actress, and model. She is known for portraying the character of Jenny Humphrey on the CW teen drama series Gossip Girland Cindy Lou Who in the film Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Since 2007, she is the frontwoman of the rock band The Pretty Reckless...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actress
Date of Birth26 July 1993
CitySt. Louis, MO
CountryUnited States of America
It takes isolation and solitude for me to write.
I've been writing songs since I was a wee child.
You write a lot of bad songs before you write good ones. It takes time!
Everyone likes to stereotype things or write them off as not that serious or "this is just a phase," especially when you're that young. The music was never a phase, but the wardrobe was certainly a phase, so I think that may have overshadowed the music in the beginning, for sure. I was so outrageous.
Like, when I write a song, the song comes first before production. Everything is written on an acoustic guitar so you can strip away everything from it and have it be equally as entertaining and good without the bells and whistles.
I'd love to collaborate and write a song with Will Gallagher from Oasis. I think he's a great songwriter.
Don't hate me for what tabloids write about me, because I guarantee it's a lie.
I try to write in a way where the lyrics have many meanings and you won't really know what's behind it.
I write about what I know, what I live, what I observe.
I really enjoy English and poetry and writing classes. You do get writer's block when you're writing music, and having inspiration from other great writers is great. You have to look for inspiration because sometimes music isn't the only thing that you can look at.
I'm always writing. It's kind of a curse: You never stop. But I need isolation to write. So the real meat of the material comes when I'm off the road.
I sleep for about four hours a night, or day really. I go to bed at, like, 9 A.M., sleep for four hours, then get up and start the day again. I don't mind if that's not healthy.
I've been writing songs since I was, like, five and I've been singing since, like, I can't remember.
I've been told I'm out of my mind since I was 11.