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Q: Can you give us an idea of your songwriting
process? Do you each come in with fully formed
songs, is it a collaborative effort, or some of
each?
Isis: When the band first formed back in Crete, Pyn
Doll and I were living at ‘The Ikarus Artist Commune’ (a collective of artists living in an ancient
village in the mountains). It was my first time
joining a band and I didn’t know how to sing or
anything. Pyn wrote all the songs and I concentrated on projecting them. Fast forward to today—Pyn
is still the main songwriter and I also collaborate a
lot with lyrics and arrangement. We are an excellent team!
Q: Do you find any particular experiences or
emotions to be more inspirational to writing
music than others?
Isis: All experiences and emotions are worth writing about, but it’s the way you portray them that
makes them unique.
Q: Your lyrics are very well written with some
strong imagery and elements. Are there any authors or painters you’ve been influenced by? And
do any or all of you also create in other artistic
mediums?
Isis: Coming from an artist collective like ‘The
Ikarus Artist Commune’, we are influenced subconsciously by the art that is created. The images and
sounds are soaked up and then you express them
in your own twisted, fucked up way. It is all relevant and art is not measured by the paints you use
or the notes you play. It is measured by the person
witnessing it that gives it meaning.
Q: Lemmy has been, and will always be, one of
my heroes, both in music and in life. Can you
tell me a little about being signed to Motorhead
records? And are there any memories of Lemmy
you’d like to share?

most buckled out from the confidence he radiated. He
was a true man. And a visionary. He saw the potential
in our live show and wanted us to be the first new band
released on Motorhead Music, the label he created to
not only put out his own music, but to build a legacy
with the new breed of rock n roll.
Q: Though the band has recorded EPs and LPs, this
is your first LP for Motorhead records. How long did
it take you to record it? And was the process easier
this time around?
Isis: It’s our second full length album and the process
was pretty simple to record. How the songs took form
from the relentless touring we did being a DIY band
and then working with Jay Baumgardner is a whole
story that is too long to write in an interview. But I
would say that making an album correctly with passion and a respect to the ultimate goal involves a lot of
hard decision making and a few grey hairs. The songs
themselves come from the ether and pretty much write
themselves, but the process in harnessing that energy
on record is a serious process.
Q: If you could share the stage with any 5 artists past
or present, who would they be?
Isis: Edie Sedgwick for the visuals, Bjork for the voice,
John Lennon for the song writing, Darby Crash for the
chaos and Wendy O. Williams for the entertainment.
Q: If your music had the power to do or change one
thing in the world, what would you want it to be?
Isis: Inspire.
Q: What’s next for the Barb Wire Dolls? Any touring
plans in the immediate future or live gigs coming
up?
Isis: We are off on a European tour for all of October
playing 15 countries and then continuing with more
touring that will be announced soon on our social
media. Stay tuned!

Isis: First time meeting Lemmy, he grabbed my
waist with such force to hug me that my knees al-

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