isn't an American. Born in Hong Kong to Filipino and English parents, she's only recently started putting down roots in the USA. It's also worth noting that — according to her — she's not exactly what you'd call "heroic." Still, as I walk through New York City's Lower East Side, the first track of her albumsoundtracking my gaze past graffiti, skateboarders and colorful cars, I think she may have gotten the latter admission wrong.
At first, Bird worked for other artists, playing guitar and producing on their projects. Her shift to focusing on her own music is "pretty new" she adds, and it's been fruitful. Bird picked up the distinction of "Gen Z's Joan Jett" fromopened for Reneé Rapp in North American and Europe and took the stage onall before her debut made it to listeners' ears.
I just wanted to be honest and as forward as I could be because I need to do that or else, what the fuck am I doing? I'm self-sabotaging if I'm not being entirely authentic. That is also what I care about. What I want to write about is what happens to me in my day-to-day life and, obviously, it is really important at a macro level to have music that represents this community, but also this is just what I want to talk about. I'm in my early 20s.
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