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Contradiction – Why be just one person, when you can be several?

Contradiction took the world by surprise when she flew through the charts in a whirlwind of opposites, changing the previously normal world of music as we know it. Nobody knew what hit them as singer Samantha Love decided that it wasn’t enough to be just one person but wanted to tell the world that multi-coloured is the new pink. Born into a society ruled by categorization and stereotypes she became determined to break free from ‘simply ordinary’ and create a brand new identity; free style.

For her latest album Fantastical, Sam agreed to talk to us about the inspiration for her motives, style and, most importantly, her music…

So, Contradiction is soon going to be a name nobody will not have heard of, is this something you were aiming for, or did it just sort of happen?

Sort of happened, definitely. I mean, when I started it was more a way of rebelling against being placed into a group by people that didn’t even know me. At school I was always a nerd, even if I didn’t act like one. Because I was quiet and handed in homework on time I was instantly forced to have a reputation as someone that was, quite simply nothing like me. I have never been just one person, and I wanted to tell teenagers out there that they don’t have to have just one personality. But I didn’t realize it would be quite that popular! [laughs]

I take it then that this was your inspiration for the name Contradiction?

Oh yeah, I love classical music but I also really enjoy a bit of Bullet for my Valentine and Drowning Pool. That’s what I mean by ‘be several’. There is no way you can just like one genre of music, or just one style of clothing, so I wanted to show that there is no shame in dressing all in black one day listening to heavy metal, then wearing vintage the next and singing along to ‘Little Bitty pretty one’.

You’re music has been compared to the equally popular PARAMORE in the past. Is this something you would agree with?

Being a massive fan of Paramore myself I would consider myself flattered! I have to admit I was influenced by the wide range of music that they produce. For example, you have the more rock songs such as ‘Brick by Boring Brick’, but then you also have ‘Misguided Ghosts’ which is a much slower, calmer song. My music isn’t focused on just one style so I guess in that sense I would agree with the comparison. However, I think Hayley Williams will always pull off the red hair better than I ever will.

What would you say was the hardest lesson you have had to learn since you lost anonymity? 

Wow, erm, I suppose I would have to say the amount of judgment that you know you have to expect when you leave the house. People have seen you in videos and photo shoots and they almost expect you to look like that every day. I hate to disappoint people, but I don’t have a permanent stylist boarding in the spare room. I’m very aware of what I look like now and it’s hard to keep up the image that ‘it doesn’t matter what you look like as long as your happy’ when you have gossip magazines lurking around the corner, just waiting to catch me with my hair in rollers and mascara smeared around my eyes. [laughs]

What is your next move in the music industry?

Right now I’m focusing on my new single, Be Your Own Enemy, so… my agent says I can’t say much more about it so you will have wait until it comes out, but I can promise you that you will definitely find yourself deceived by the name because the content is very different to the cover!