In a snippet from a recent interview with Disco Teepee, Halestorm’s Lzzy Hale addressed the rivalry claims and voiced her support for Amy Lee and Taylor Momsen.
She explained that she often discusses this issue with other musicians. “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 pointed out how people frequently try to create competition among them by comparing chart positions. “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.”
All three singers have numerously talked about being a woman in the rock scene. During a 2021 interview with Alternative Press, Amy Lee addressed the stereotype that female musicians compete with each other. “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.”
After Amy Lee’s statement, Taylor Momsen shared her perspective, saying that competition can be a positive force when approached in a healthy way. “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 is going on tour, starting on April 15 and wrapping up on July 2.
