But the most unique part about growing up in NYC is the access to culture and diversity. I mean, who didn’t, right? I was always entrepreneurial and the city streets were my playground. I did gymnastics and dance, and was even a peer tutor in math, but would also sometimes sell weed as a side hustle. I was the girl who snuck out late to go clubbing, and asked the teacher for extra credit homework to assure my A+ average. I was kind of like a hippie-goth-poet-fashionista who took creative writing classes at Columbia University and fashion design classes at FIT on the weekends, and sipped cocktails with drag queens on school nights.
#REAL WILD CHILD SONG MOVIE#
Growing up in NYC was like living in a movie and reading about your night on the New York Post ’s the next day on the train to school. It’s like watching magic unfold when Sam lets loose on the keys.Ĭan you tell us a little bit about your growing up years in New York? Is Skylet Gunner your real name or artist persona? But yeah, Sam really grasped my vibe and direction and ran with it, especially with his organ solo that just kills. It’s so different from Iggy’s version that people often think it’s a Skylet Gunner original, which I love haha. We literally flipped and recorded the track within a couple of hours and out came this gem. He’s such an incredible musical force and plays almost every instrument. For my cover of “Real Wild Child” by Iggy Pop I worked with Grammy-winning producer Sam Barsh. It’s honestly when some of the best music was created, in my opinion.
I’d say that inspiration from the late 60s/early 70s, in general, is consistent throughout my overall sound. Nancy Sinatra is such an icon and I’ve always listened to her music. Were you always a fan of Nancy’s music, or did that grow stronger when you moved to California? The song could have been a track from Roger Corman’s 1966 film “The Wild Angels” starring Nancy and Peter Fonda. Your song “Real Wild Child” is a cover of a 1986 Iggy Pop song, but it feels like a tribute to Nancy Sinatra’s mid-Sixties songs.
You’ll be dazzled by the musical/visual world she creates.
The newest addition to the pantheon is Skylet Gunner. Over the years, there have been plenty of artists who have shown both musical and visual greatness: Bowie, Peter Gabriel, Lady Gaga. If you play Chris Isaak’s “Wicked Game” and Skylet’s “Confessions” back to back, you’d swear they were Joshua Tree twins separated at birth. The video for her song “Confessions Of A Murdered Heart” was shot in Joshua Tree – a trippy desert locale that mesmerized Gram Parsons, U2 and countless other musical greats. Skylet is a native New Yorker, but once she discovered the California desert there’s been no turning back. Skylet’s vocal on the song is one of the best things I’ve heard all year – and her latest single “Leave You Lonely” has an ultra-hooky chorus that you can’t get out of your head. Her new video “Real Wild Child” is a cover of a 1986 Iggy Pop song, but it would have fit nicely in mid-Sixties’ biker movies where soon-to-be-superstars like Al Kooper and Stephen Stills cut loose on the soundtrack. Some artists have a “brand.” Others rely on brilliance.
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