Plastic Martyr – Love In The Dark

By starrymag | January 8, 2020

By: Jamie Steinberg

 

 

Q) How would you describe your sound?

 

A) My sound is definitely on the more “dark pop” side of things. I like to take pop music and add a rock spin on it.

 

Q) Who are some of your musical influences?

 

A) I have a very strange array of musical influences. From Fiona Apple to Etta James, Marilyn Manson, Pat Benatar…the list is long. So many artists inspire me in different ways.

 

Q) Talk about the story behind your new song “Love In The Dark.”

 

A) “Love In The Dark” is my anthem to all who have been kept a secret or treated unfairly in relationships. It’s about being objectified or used by a lover. It’s about that feeling of being someone’s “dirty little secret.” I had a bad habit of always picking the wrong kind of guy and I kept finding myself in the same situation. One day I had enough and “Love In The Dark” was born.

 

Q) What do you think it is about the song that fans connect to?

 

A) I think it’s a very relatable topic. I realized after I released the song that I wasn’t alone in that feeling and that SO many people have gone through this. That was also my intention when writing this song. While, yes, it was very personal, I wanted to make sure everyone could relate to it.

 

Q) How does the video for the track play into the message behind it?

 

A) I wanted to capture that emotion and hurt I felt when rejected as well as the passion I’d feel when these assholes would throw me a crumb of affection. I wanted the video to be a fashionable representation of the song while still painting an accurate depiction of what I experienced.

 

Q) What is your song writing process? Do you need music before you can create lyrics?

 

A) For me, I actually write my lyrics first. I usually write my lyrics as more of a diary entry and then the melody and track come second. My producer Andrew Balogh and vocal coach/songwriter Gregory Fletcher (who are incredibly talented) sit down with me and my lyrics and the three of us bring the song to life.

 

Q) How much of hand do you have in the production of your music?

 

A) I feel like we all have equal parts in the creative process of the song. I love that the three of us work so well together and everything is organic and authentic to me and my brand. They know me and wouldn’t turn my ideas or words into something that wasn’t “Me.”

 

Q) What can fans expect from a live Plastic Martyr performance?

 

A) They can expect a crazy, visual and fashionable show. I wouldn’t perform or do a live show until I’m able to really put on the performance I want. I’m a perfectionist and I don’t want to half ass anything or be mediocre. I want my audience to be part of an experience, not just a concert.

 

Q) Will a full EP or album be coming in the near future?

 

A) God, I hope so…Tell Capitol Records you want more of Plastic Martyr. I have so many amazing ideas for an album I’d love to do. I feel the world needs something different in the music industry. Nothing really stands out anymore. Everything is so cookie cutter or sounds and looks the same.

 

Q) What advice would you give to up and coming musicians?

 

A) Don’t give up or let the rejection of others discourage you. Use that rejection as motivation to prove everyone wrong.

 

Q) Who would you most like to collaborate with on a song in the future?

 

A) I’d love to collaborate with Marilyn Manson, Billie Eilish and Miley Cyrus.

 

Q) What album/band are you currently listening to and why do you dig them?

 

A) I’ve been in a Led Zeppelin mood lately. There is something about Robert Plant that just inspires. I also have been listening to “Don’t Start Now” by Dua Lipa on repeat. Quite the contrast, I know. I have a bipolar taste in music.

 

Q) You are a part of social media. Why is that such an important way for you to connect with your fans?

 

A) Social media is a bittersweet place. On one hand I’m able to connect with my supporters and talk to them and create a bond, which I love. On the other hand, social media has become a cesspool of self-important people who just pollute the air with their narcissism and delusions of grandeur and that takes away from artists with talent and passion. It’s become a numbers game of how many followers you have VS. what you create and how talented and original you are.

 

Q) What would you like to say to everyone who is a fan and supporter of you and your work?

 

A) Thank you so much. Thank you for supporting me on this new journey and career change I’m making. Thank you for believing in me, especially during such a judgmental era. Thank you for allowing me to create and entertain you and, most of all, thank you for the love you give. I love you all back.