Taylor Momsen and her Pretty Reckless group come to Russia

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A 17-year-old model, an actress and a supernova rock star, which in the musical circles he had already dubbed the Courtney Love-Jr., comes to Moscow at the peak of popularity. Despite the fact that the last few years, Taylor frankly played not according to the rules of show business, she with no youthful stubbornness proved all its right to self-expression. Her style "grunge from Chanel" (as Taylor's self calls) copy hundreds of thousands of girls around the world, Madonna chose her face for his own clothing line Material Girl, and musical critics compare the live performances of her Pretty Reckeless with LED Zeppelin concerts - if The soloist they had a young long-legged blonde with a deep voice and a stunning charisma of an adult woman.

Her backstage transformation from a cute American schoolgirl in the "ideal" bad girl was so staggering that many did not even have time to begin to resist when, a few months after disappearing from the "Little Jenny" screens, the real Taylor was officially published - informal diva, with Stunning rock and roll energy, a sequapile hoarse voice, unconditional stage talent and a unique aggressive-feminine style. Momsen is a born rock star, and this recognizes everything: colleagues-musicians, snake-journalists, the army of her fanotes-teenagers and even their older brothers who would never have taken away to the Blonde Babes from the pop series if it were not for her obvious talent .

It so happened that the world of rock music rules men, and, traditionally, girls enter the territory of "Sex, Drags and Rock and Roll" is not recommended. But Taylor Momsen chose her way at the age of 5, when he began to write the first songs under the influence of The Beatles. The final decision was made when she was 9 and Dad reduced her to the concert of The White Stripes. "Before that I was only at the Britney Spears concert," says Taylor. "But as soon as I saw Jack White on stage, I disappeared." I used to think that in the music industry, the girls can only dance. Here I realized that I could be the same as he. "

Therefore, when after fifteen years of model and acting career (she is filmed in advertising and movies from 2 years old) Taylor suddenly realized that he wanted to do only music, she knew exactly what would do next. The star "Gossip" easily abandoned the typical image of a pretty blonde-teenager, sharply changed the style, pickyly chose a suitable producer - a proven alternative to Kato Kandwal (Kato Khandwala, worked with Paramore, My Chemical Romance, Kids In The Way), along with him Collected several brutal guys in Hard Rock The Pretty Reckeless group, wrote a couple of dozen strong hits, released the album "Light Me Up" and went to the present rock tour.

The first single The Pretty Reckless lasted in the first place in the American rock chart 6 weeks. The album "Light Me Up" reached 3 places in ITunes charts. Taylor herself adores live performances and communicating with the public - and its fans respond to her. During the Vans Warp Tour in 2010, it was the most concerts of The Pretty Reckless Most of the most: rumors about the energy and show talent Taylor spread lightning and even to those who belonged to Momsen with prejudice because of her role in the "Gossip", did not suffer look at this fatal blonde. Well, after concerts, the rare remained to Taylor indifferent: even her colleagues in a group do not get tired to strive for its absolutely organic ability to start and hold the crowd.

The Russian fans of Creativity Taylor Momsen will be able to witness this: July 12, The Pretty Reckless will perform in Moscow, and on July 13, the group will give a concert at one of the festivals of St. Petersburg.

July 12, the club Arena Moscow Moscow, Leningradsky Avenue, D.31, p.4. Beginning at 20:00

July 13, St. Petersburg, Telbashnya Stadium. Tuborg Greenfest

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