In a recent interview with Disco Teepee, Halestorm’s Lzzy Hale addressed claims of rivalry in the rock scene, making it clear that she fully supports Amy Lee, Taylor Momsen, and other female musicians.
She revealed that this is a frequent discussion among them.
“I talk about this with Amy Lee, I talk about this with Taylor Momsen, I talk about this with Amanda from Eva Under Fire, and Maria Brink and all of my sisters of at a round table. We are queens of the round table.”
She also pointed out how people try to create competition by focusing on rankings. “We talk about how everybody always tries to pin us against each other. ‘Oh, you got the No.1 first, she got the No.1, this album is better than this one and this,’ and I’m like, ‘Stop trying to pin us against each other, we’re not against each other we have each other’s backs. We are sisters. We hold hands through the darkness. We stand up for each other in those situations.'”
Amy Lee and Taylor Momsen on Competition
Amy Lee previously spoke about this topic in a 2021 interview with Alternative Press, criticizing the stereotype that women in music must compete. “I think it’s funny because it goes along with giving men what they want, the feminism/sexism question of, ‘Why is there that stigma that women are going to fight each other and there’s only room for one?’ And there’s always been this thought in my mind that that’s actually a misogynistic idea because they want to see a catfight. They want us to mud wrestle. They want to imagine that we all want to just tear each other apart, and the clothes are coming off. This ridiculous thing because in life, of course, we’ve all definitely been around very competitive women that are tough to be around.”
Taylor Momsen added her perspective, stating that competition itself isn’t a bad thing. “Yeah, but I also think that competition is something that forces you to examine yourself and make yourself better and pushes you forward. I think competition is a really healthy thing. And I think it’s a very necessary thing, especially in music. And I think especially when it gets related to women, people tend to equate that to girl fights. And it’s like, ‘No.’ I love all of you girls, and I’m very supportive of everything that you do. I think that it’s healthy.”
Halestorm will hit the road soon, with their tour kicking off on April 15 and running through July 2.
