Carole Pope, Canadian rock icon talks about
about her fabulous new EP MUSIC FOR LESBIANS with Emmy Winner Charlotte Robinson host of
OUTTAKE VOICES™. When asked what her
inspiration was for creating it Pope stated, “I think the lesbian
community takes itself too seriously. There are so many funny tragic
things involved being with another woman. I wanted to explore the humor
of it. It was so fun to work with Peaches and my rock’n’roll husband Tim
Welch on the title track LESBIANS IN THE FOREST which w...
Carole Pope, Canadian rock icon talks about
about her fabulous new EP MUSIC FOR LESBIANS with Emmy Winner Charlotte Robinson host of
OUTTAKE VOICES™. When asked what her
inspiration was for creating it Pope stated, “I think the lesbian
community takes itself too seriously. There are so many funny tragic
things involved being with another woman. I wanted to explore the humor
of it. It was so fun to work with Peaches and my rock’n’roll husband Tim
Welch on the title track LESBIANS IN THE FOREST which was inspired by
performing at the Michigan Womyn’s Festival. I got to unleash my inner
Shirley Bassey Bond Girl on VAGINA WOLF. Alain Johannes created a
Smith’s-like glam rock track for Francis Bacon, my ode to Dusty
Springfield. I was Lee Hazelwood to Sara T. Russell’s Nancy Sinatra on
SOME VELVET MORNING. Rob Preuss contributed the lush orchestrations. I
had my first exposure to lesbianism through lesbian pulp fiction. The
books were salacious except for those written by Ann Bannon, Patricia
Highsmith, and Valerie Taylor to name a few. I loved the lurid covers
and that inspired MUSIC FOR LESBIANS title and the cover art which was created by Sara T Russell.” Pope’s
music makes you think and dance at the same time. We talked to Carole
about her music and her spin on our LGBT issues.
Carole Pope has won three Juno Awards (Canadian Grammy), a Genie Award
(Canadian Oscar) and four Gold, one Platinum and one double Platinum
records to her credit. Her infamous band ROUGH TRADE was inducted into
the Indy Hall of Fame during Canadian Music Week. Throughout her career
she has blazed a trail sharing her thoughts on sexuality, AIDS and
sexual politics. Pope’s autobiography ANTI DIVA is currently being made
into a dramatic feature entitled ROUGH TRADE THE MOVIE with an Indiegogo Funding Campaign
through August 28th. It’s based on the life of Pope and her band ROUGH
TRADE set in the 1980’s downtown art scene in Toronto as well as her
relationships including being lovers with legendary British singer Dusty
Springfield who died in 1999. Andrew Boutilier and Jan Nathanson have
signed on as producers and are currently searching for the lead. Pope
would like to see someone edgy like Evan Rachel Wood in the title role.
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