Porcelain Black is a pop & Industrial artist signed to Red One’s record label (the same producer who helped Lady Gaga define her sound) and Universal Republic. Her brand new single “Naughty Naughty'' is currently charting on iTunes and Billboard dance chart, If you’ve ever wondered what a love child coming from Britney Spears and Marilyn Manson would look like, it’s Porcelain Black.
What projects are you currently working on?
PB: My next video for my new single “Naughty Naughty” is going to be released soon. I have been busy in the studio, even though my album's done, I go into the studio every night to songwrite.
How would you describe your music in three words?
PB: Industrial. PSYCHO. Pop.
AC: What is your favorite part about being a musician?
PB: Being able to express myself and to inspire people. Having the option of going into the studio to get things off my chest, instead of seeing a therapist. I am not going to lie, the access to all of the amazing clothes is also a bonus –– right I am obsessed with Falguni and Shane Peacock as well as Chanel and all of the great vintage you can pick up in LA thrift stores. Also, there is free whiskey!
If you weren't a musician you would be...
PB: I would probably be a stylist. I love searching for vintage treasures, learning about new designers, making clothes pop and helping find their individuality. I never apologize for my style –– if you don’t like it, don’t look at me
What are the top five songs played on your iPod?
PB: AWol Nation “Fail”
White Lies “Bigger Than Us”
Nine Inch Nails “Right Where It Belongs”
Eminem “Its Just The Way I Am” and “White Trash Party”
CKY “Afterworld”
What's your favorite sound?
PB: The sound of my stilettos walking down the street.
What act, living or dead, would you kill to see live?
PB: The Sex Pistols.
How do you define your style?
PB: Industrial stripper couture.
What are your staple items?
PB: My marlies dekkers bras (I have a ton of them and wear then on stage); my Kwame Brako gun stilettos; my quilted Chanel bag; my fur jacket and my black high waisted booty shorts. Also a good pair of headphones.
Signature cocktail?
PB: A bottle of whiskey. JAMESON!
If you could compare your style to an iconic person, dead or alive, who would it be?
PB: Nobody.
What does the term 'rock star' mean to you?
PB: Living your life the way you want it, no matter what other people’s judgments are. Doing what you do to make yourself happy and living a lifestyle with no regrets. Freedom.
What album would be the soundtrack to your life?
PB: My own and maybe Oasis – “What’s The Story Morning Glory?”