Lace and Leather

I have always loved Taylor Momsen. I enjoy her grunge slut style whilst agreeing with those who question how appropriate her overtly provocative image is considering she is only a teen. I am always amused to see each concoction of vintage lingerie and torn tights worn with skyscraper black heels and her customary raccoon eyes- at least she's being different and not wearing the uniform of jeans and uggs which most Disney tween princesses live in. Whilst I genuinely enjoy her music and appreciate her skills as a song writer the only thing that I question is her arrogance. In multiple television and magazine interviews Momsen takes credit for being not just the driving force but the sole visionary and creator of her band. This may be true. It could well be that she, alone, writes, sings, plays and produces all of her songs, but if this is the case then don't call yourself a band. You are a solo artist. It is fairly obvious from all the coverage of the band that Momsen is, for all intents and purposes, the only person in it. The cover of the EP and all promotional posters feature only her; the band's facebook page only features her picture and on their website the majority of images feature Momsen alone. So here we have it- The Pretty Reckless- aka Taylor Momsen and some long haired, black clad, older musicians.

I still love her though.