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Alissa White-Gluz
Alissa White-Gluz
Canadian Musician
Born: Jul 31, 1985
Band Enemy Me Music People Think
Related authors: Alanis Morissette Drake Joni Mitchell Justin Bieber Leonard Cohen Neil Young Shawn Mendes Tory Lanez
Some people are really surprised that I can sing different ways. Alissa White-Gluz
People Some People Ways Some Sing Surprised Different Really Different Ways
We can do many different things as a band. But that doesn't mean we should do that. If we did all we're capable of, it doesn't necessarily mean we'd be writing better songs. None of us are huge fans of bands that seem to go, 'OK, I'm gonna sing for no reason and then scream for no reason just because I can.' Alissa White-Gluz
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I've done music as a hobby, either in musical theater or just jamming with friends, pretty much for as long as I can remember. Alissa White-Gluz
Music Remember Long Musical Musical Theater Pretty Friends Done Just Hobby Either Jamming Theater Much
Playing with my sister - we always had musical instruments lying around the house. Alissa White-Gluz
Sister Lying Musical Had House Instruments Around Always Playing
I am one of the few but very lucky people who grew up in a vegetarian household. So, I was vegetarian since birth along with my mother, sister, and brother. Alissa White-Gluz
People Mother Sister Few Birth Brother Vegetarian Since Along Household Am Up Very Grew Who Lucky
It's totally natural to me to be vegan. Alissa White-Gluz
Me Natural Vegan Totally
As a female in metal, I'm going to get ostracized one way or another. So, if I'm going to have people hating me because I'm a female in metal, I might as well get people loving me because I'm a female in metal, too. Alissa White-Gluz
Me People Too Way Hating One-Way Well Another Because Female Metal Get Going Loving Might
Anywhere we go in the States, people know we're from out of town: like, we stick out like sore thumbs. People are like, 'Freaks! Go cut your hair!' and whatever. It's a little weird. Alissa White-Gluz
People Hair Whatever States Out Freaks Thumbs Weird Town Like Know Sore Stick Go Anywhere Little Cut Your
I haven't seen too many similarities between Montreal and American cities. Alissa White-Gluz
Seen Too Montreal Cities Similarities Between American American Cities Many
I had my first band. it was kind of a progressive metal band kind of thing. I just started writing songs that required more and more challenging vocals, and I just did them. Necessity is the mother of invention, right? So I just sort of did what I had to do to make the songs sound the way I wanted them to. Alissa White-Gluz
Writing Mother Invention First Band Progressive Way Kind Vocals More More And More Had Songs Make Sort Metal Sound Did Just Wanted Them Required Challenging Right Thing Started Necessity
Often the 'lead' of a classical song will have something really cool to its melody that - even though it might be a violin or something doing it in the song - I end up wanting to try something like that with my voice. Alissa White-Gluz
Song Try Will Melody Though Classical Something Voice Lead Like Doing End Up Often Wanting Might Really Cool Even Violin
When I was in high school, I started organizing fundraisers and other events for people like PETA and Greenpeace. Alissa White-Gluz
People Events School Other High High School Like Greenpeace Organizing Started
I'm always, always really health conscious - even more so on tour. Alissa White-Gluz
Health More Tour Always Really Even Conscious
When I hear from fans that they not only like the music but they're also very touched by the lyrics, or they also learned about a specific cause because of me, that's really rewarding. Alissa White-Gluz
Music Me Cause Fans Lyrics About Touched Only Like Also Learned Because Hear Very Rewarding Really Specific
I feel very fortunate to be in a position to where I can continue to make music and have people appreciate it. Alissa White-Gluz
Music People Feel Make Continue Very Where Fortunate Appreciate Position
I love doing clean singing, which is one of the main things that drives me back to Kamelot all the time. Alissa White-Gluz
Love Time Me Singing Back Clean Main Drives Doing Which Things
When I first started playing metal, lyrically, I sort of related a little bit more to the punk and hardcore scenes, where there was a lot more veganism and straight-edge people and people taking a stance for causes that they believe in. Alissa White-Gluz
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The way I see it, I am lucky to be alive and well, and I only wish the same for others. Alissa White-Gluz
Wish Others Way Alive See Only Well Am Same Lucky
Touring, it's really difficult to actually make a band work, and I think that's why there's so few bands that do work, actually, 'cause there's so much that goes into it. Alissa White-Gluz
Work Cause Band Few Difficult Think Touring Make Bands Goes Much Really Why Actually
It's almost like a theater, where I can play a character in every song, 'cause Kamelot songs are very... There's always a narrative going on. There's a story within albums and in songs, so I get to play a character and sing it in a different way than people might recognize coming from me. Alissa White-Gluz
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I've seen a couple of singer switches happen right before my eyes, one being Roy Khan to Tommy Karevik in Kamelot, and the other was Anette Olzon to Floor Jansen in Nightwish. Those happened with me present, and I saw how well the fans took to these singers because they were presented in the proper way. Alissa White-Gluz
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I do think image is important in a band, because when I go see a show, I want to see a show; I don't want to just listen to the music. Alissa White-Gluz
Music Important Band Think See Because Go Listen Just Want Show Image
If any female - or male - does something in order to get 'likes' on their video or to get fans, they're being exploited, and they're actually selling out to a certain extent. Alissa White-Gluz
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Personally, I would never use sexuality or looks as a selling point. Alissa White-Gluz
Would Sexuality Point Never Looks Selling Personally Use
I think one of the things that makes Arch Enemy so unique is that we're five musicians who are all super self-critical but also super-driven. Alissa White-Gluz
Musicians Enemy Think One Of The Things Arch Super Self-Critical Also Makes Five Who Unique Things
We don't follow trends; I don't think we even set trends. We just do our own thing. We just do what we love. That's why Arch Enemy sounds like that. Alissa White-Gluz
Love Enemy Own Think Our Trends Arch Follow Like Sounds Just Even Why Thing Set
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