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Emilie Autumn (born Emilie Autumn Liddell; September 22, 1979) is an American singer-songwriter, poet, and violinist who is best known for her wide range of musical styles and her usage of theatrics.[1]
Biography
When she was nine, Emilie left school with the goal of becoming a world-class violinist.[2] At fourteen, she attended the Music Conservatory at Indiana University.[2] After two years at the University, she left because she disagreed with their views on individuality and classical music. She explains:
They would say, “Oh my God! You’re going to go on stage like that? This is supposed to be about the music. You’re distracting people from listening. You are not what is important. You are literally a vessel for the music of some person who has been dead for some hundreds of years. You are meant to keep your individuality out if, because it’s not about you.” I’m just too wildly independent and selfish for that. Fuck yeah it’s about me, because you’re dead and I’m not and I’m the reason why any body’s getting to hear your fucking music. And guess who would have agreed absolutely? The guys who wrote it. They would have never had a problem with that. It wasn’t always like this at all. This was the sexiest thing to do. This was the sexiest thing to play. Mozart is not going to have a problem if some girl is not wearing sleeves.[2]
Emilie Autumn has bipolar disorder.[5]
Emilie has stated that she has been raped. Speaking to Kerrang! about the exact reasons behind her attempted suicide, she said: "If you’ve had difficult things happening or have had an upbringing that was really fucked up — (mine) had massive amounts of abuse since I was six years old and rape — then it’s sometimes hard to tell exactly what [causes a suicide attempt]".[6]
Television appearances
Autumn has been a guest artist on the Adult Swim cartoon Metalocalypse, in which she performed all violins as the London Philharmonic Orchestra in the episode "Detharmonic". She also appeared on The Dethalbum.[citation needed]
She also appeared on HGTV's Crafters Coast to Coast: Where she showed viewers how to create Fairy wings and Sushi soap.
Discography
Albums
- Enchant (2003, re-released 2007)
- Your Sugar Sits Untouched (2005, CD and poetry book)
- Opheliac (2006)
- Laced/Unlaced (2007)
- A Bit O' This & That (2007)
EPs and singles
- Opheliac EP (2006, preview EP)
- Liar/Dead Is the New Alive (2007)
- 4 o'Clock (2008)
- Girls Just Wanna Have Fun & Bohemian Rhapsody Double Feature EP (2008)
Special editions
- Opheliac (Digipak)
- Liar/Dead Is the New Alive (Digipak)
- Laced/Unlaced (Double CD and hardcover photo book)
- Enchant (CD and limited hardcover-digibook)
- A Bit O' This & That (CD and limited hardcover-digibook)
- 4 o'Clock (Digipak)
- Girls Just Wanna Have Fun & Bohemian Rhapsody Double Feature EP (Digipak)
- Opheliac -- The Deluxe Edition
Guest contributions
- Backing vocals and violin on the album America's Sweetheart (2003) by Courtney Love[7]
- Backing vocals and violin on the album The Future Embrace (2004) by Billy Corgan[7]
- Violin on the track "Dethharmonic" from Dethklok's The Dethalbum (2007)
- Song "Organ Grinder" on the European edition of the Saw III soundtrack[7]
- Remix version of "Dead Is The New Alive" on the international version of the Saw IV soundtrack[7]
- Violin on the track "UR A WMN NOW" on OTEP's fourth album, "Smash the Control Machine" (2009)[7]
Bibliography
- Your Sugar Sits Untouched (2005)
- The Asylum For Wayward Victorian Girls (2009)
References
- ^ "Weekend Hotlist". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. December 03, 2009. Retrieved January 3, 2010.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ a b c Rowland, Jay (16 December 2009). "Secrets From The Asylum: A Chat With Emilie Autumn". Shred News. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
- ^ http://www.peta2.com/OUTTHERE/o-EmilieAutumn.asp
- ^ http://planetgreen.discovery.com/feature/instrumental/vaudevilleviolinist-emilie-autumn-interview.html
- ^ Liz Ohanesian (October 23, 2009). "Interview: Neo-Victorian Violinist, Singer Emilie Autumn". LA Weekly. Retrieved March 20, 2010.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Tom Bryant. - Girl Interrupted. Abuse, attempted suicide and bipolar disorder… — Kerrang! # 1299, 13 February 2010, p. 44
- ^ a b c d e "Welcome to the Asylum :: The Official Site of Emilie Autumn". Emilie Autumn. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
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