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Turbulent Hearts breathe in and absorb Los Angles into their collective blood stream. They take all the apprehension, heart ache, and rage that has been laid there in past decades by broken Hollywood pinups and consumed rock n roll heroes and feed from it. People think New York City holds the blue ribbon for this sort of thing since it birthed bands like The Ramones and the New York Dolls but L.A. is littered with its fair share of decadence. Love it or hate it, this sort of element exists in almost every big city. Sooner or later everyone living in one realizes those noxious urban ingredients seeps into the soul weather you like it or not.
Interview
by J Castro
Who is currently in the
band and what does everyone do in it?
Hi
I am Suzi Moon and I am excited to be doing an interview with Audio
Ammunition!!
Turbulent
Hearts consist of me, Suzi Moon on guitar & vocals, Mark Johnson on bass,
and Jay Skowronek on the drums.
How did you all meet
and decide to play music together?
SUZI:
Mark and I were introduced in the Spring of 2015, at a studio in North
Hollywood. I was just starting to put the band together and my drummer at the
time suggested him to play bass. Funny thing is, Mark never played bass before
joining this band but I think his excitement to be playing a new instrument
carries over into the music and is integral to the sound. Jay, aka The Beast,
was “gifted” to us by my lifelong friend Ryan Seaman, who drums in Falling In
Reverse. Ryan knows all the best people, and we are really lucky to have such a
gifted drummer – Jay is pretty much the hardest hitting drummer I’ve ever seen and
super creative to boot! Together the three of us just click.
What band or musician
first inspired you to want to pick up an instrument and learn to play and/or
write music?
SUZI:
I really wanted to be Britney Spears when I was in 5th grade – I
knew all the words to her songs and would videotape myself singing along in the
living room. My older sister Liza had just started playing in her own punk
band, Civet and took it upon herself to save me from the popstars – She started
bringing me along to backyard punk shows in Wilmington, all ages shows in
Lynwood, and of course big shows in LA. I quickly changed my tune and decided
that the freedom of expression that comes along with being a punk rocker was
the way to go for me. It wasn’t that long till I started longing for a guitar
of my own…
I
remember going to see the Distillers a lot and being completely entranced by
Brody – she was really the only female crossing the line by being so ferocious
onstage!
How would you describe
you band to your grandparents?
SUZI:
I would tell her that its just rock and roll, like the Rolling Stones but
faster. I don’t think Grandma cares as long as I am happy, haha.
What sorts of things do
you typically enjoy writing songs about?
SUZI:
Honestly… Love is one of those classic themes that is just so relatable and
easy for me to talk about. I have a lot of love songs but not in the
traditional sense. It’s just that everyone has been in a relationship and it is
easy to share those emotions. Also feelings of loss, inadequacy,
alcoholism/addiction, family, dreams & ambitions… Just normal shit.
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| Photo by Nicolas Delvalle |
I’ve heard people say
that playing and writing music is therapeutic to them. Have you ever found this to be true?
SUZI:
Definitely! Music is the ultimate healer and connector. Whether listening to or
writing music, lyrics, whatever, any kind of art is therapeutic!
Does it annoy you or
distract you at all to see some of your audience members fondling their phones
while you’re up on stage performing?
SUZI:
If someone wants to be on their phone at a rad show, that’s on them. Sometimes
people are waiting for an important text or are just so used to scrolling their
telescreens that it doesn’t feel natural to watch an entire show. Who is really
to blame, we are conditioned to have short attention spans. But whatever, they
can’t turn off their ears!
After one of your
shows, what sort of feeling or sentiment do you hope your audience walks away
with?
SUZI:
I hope the audience feels a bit rattled in their skull. And like they need to
see it again!
What is your favorite
album to listen to from start to finish?
SUZI:
Aw, I love so many albums! That’s a tough one… But I think I would have to go
with Tom Petty’s “Full Moon Fever”. That album came out right before I was
born, in 1989, and is kind of like, just the perfect rock album. Every song is unique
and dynamic, like you’re riding in a gondola down the Venice canals and Tom is
just writing it about your life, because inside you are a teenage girl from the
Valley. It perfectly embodies that Southern California sound I live for &
am trying to create new again for punk rock.
What’s the best advice
anyone has ever given you that you still follow to this day?
SUZI:
Don’t take no shit from nobody.
What is the best way
people can hear and get a hold of your music?
SUZI:
You can listen to our first two EP’s at www.turbulenthearts.bandcamp.com
or purchase physical CD’s and other merch at www.turbulenthearts.bigcartel.com
and also check out our YouTube and Facebook and Instagram!
What lies ahead for the
band in 2016?
SUZI:
We are almost done with our third EP which will be out for the summer! New
videos are coming too, as well as a tour so if you want us to come to your town
please send us a message and we will respond! Email us @
theturbulenthearts.gmail.com
Thanks
Audio Ammunition!
Xo
Suzi
Moon
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