They moved into a bungalow cottage on her property, lived together, and finished the record. Pharmacist, Sammi Doll, Dave Parley, and Brynn Route. During 2014, she retreated to London to record the original mix of what would become her full-length debut album Love Made Me Do It before cementing it with her band-Gregg Foreman AKA Mr. Following this experience, Kat continued to write on her own, sitting at the piano and summoning songs from raw emotion. In 2012, she began writing with GRAMMY® Award-nominated legend Linda Perry. She studied voice under Ken Tamplin six days per week, strengthening her vocals. Classical training and a deep appreciation for music of all genres essentially underscored her life.
In essence, music became her first creative language and most trusted outlet. Long before the history-making tattoos, ubiquitous television shows, best-selling books, and influential beauty empire, Kat Von D sat down at a piano for nearly two hours a day and played. Listen to ‘I Am Nothing’ here – Pre-order ‘Love Made Me Do It’ here. Other limited edition color vinyl variants are also available for retail. The pre-order of ‘Love Made Me Do It’ includes limited edition signed red vinyl, red cassettes, CD digipack, hoodies with Kat’s signature star face tattoos on the hood, custom sketchbooks and much more. I hope this music translates on the same level to listeners. I’ve spent years tattooing lyrics, album covers, band logos and song titles on people. With anything I’ve ever created, I always hope audiences enjoy the final product. Additionally Kat is supported by an impressive array of collaborators on Love Made Me Do It, including Dave Grohl, Linda Perry, Dave Sitek (TV On The Radio), Peter Murphy (Bauhaus), Danny Lohner (Nine Inch Nails), Ladyhawke and Charo. Pharmacist (synth 1/Cat Power, The Gossip), Sammi Doll (synth 2/IAMX), Dave Parley (drums/Prayers), and Brynn Route (contortionist). “‘Love Made Me Do It’ is a collection of all my hopeless romantic thoughts poured into one album,” she states.īoth videos for “ Exorcism” and “ I Am Nothing” feature Kat’s band – Gregg Foreman AKA Mr. “I Am Nothing” follows the album’s lead single “Exorcism,” which Billboard described as “a darkwave bop about love, loss and change.” Altogether, the songs on Love Made Me Do It comprise a soundtrack for the lovelorn that puts all of Kat’s soul and extensive classical training front and center. I wanted to give the feeling of opening an antique wind up box and seeing that tiny ballerina spinning around.” So at no point could they see what the other person was doing. The set for the band’s performance scenes had 8-foot tall crucifixes made of mirrors that stood behind each band member, while walls separated each member from one another. “ So if you notice, everyone in the video is confined to their own space the entire time.
“ The music video was inspired by the sentiment of isolation and how it relates to feeling alone within a relationship,” Kat says. I was already so inspired by all the work she’s done with the Smashing Pumpkins art direction as well as other music video projects she had beautifully directed.” You’re also coming to terms with the fact it’s over.” Regarding working with the director, Kat says, “ Working with Linda Strawberry on this video was a beautiful experience. It’s the everyday challenge of putting one foot in front of the other when you’re running on emotional fumes. You feel like you’re nothing and lament the memories of the past again. Kat Von D explains: “It’s about the idea of not being good enough. The video, directed by Linda Strawberry, captures the essence of the song and the album’s underlying themes of love, loss, and loneliness.
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Multifaceted tattoo artist, TV star, beauty entrepreneur, author, fashion designer, and singer/songwriter Kat Von D continues her musical journey with the cathartic new video for her synthwave slow jam, “I Am Nothing,” the second single from her forthcoming debut LP Love Made Me Do It out August 27.
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