the first time I heard crystal sunshine I felt like I had heard something amazing and special.mostly because I just had.her gothic tinged jazzy music is unlike anything I had ever heard then, and is still to this day.there is no one or nothing else quite like her on the music scene.

signed to showtime records, she released her debut cd "nephilim blood" in late 2008, and is currently working on the follow up.

she has the beauty of a goddess.....the voice of an angel ....and she loves kitty cats,coffee, and mike patton.I have no doubt that she is ready to take over the world.....but, is the world ready to be overtaken by this piano playing chick? 

 

MUSICEQUALZORGASM - Tell us a little about yourself.


CRYSTAL - Oh do I have too? lol


I'm Crystal Sunshine. yes that is my real name. Sunshine is my middle name. I’m from somewhere in Texas (I'm hiding) j/k


I had a horrible childhood and I’m trying not to have a horrible grown up hood. In all that and this, pain has created me. I’m a musical being.without music I am nothing.


I’m just striving to find my joy.my reason for continuing on this crazy train.



MEO - How did you start playing music?


CRYSTAL - I saw other musicians doing it. I got jealous and wanted to do it also.

I never thought I would even be able to do it at all.


I have never had any training in music, so I’m pretty sure the trained ears will think my music is shit. Well my music is the shit! (laughing)



MEO - who do you think is the shit?


CRYSTAL - Mike Patton!



MEO - when and how did you first make your music available to the public?



CRYSTAL - I have a very doggy memory...years ago I put my music on MySpace. Demo stuff I did in my bed-room on an analog 4 track.

MEO - In addition to being a musician, you're a huge music fan.who was the first artist/band that made you fall in love with music?



CRYSTAL - It’s a tie when I was young...Fucking “Faith No More” and “Guns 'N' Roses”




MEO - being a huge g 'n' r fan, what do you think of "chinese democracy"?




CRYSTAL - I thought it was alright.it's not " use your illusion" 1 and 2 , which is my favorite g 'n' r album





MEO - if you could say anything to axl right now, what would it be?


CRYSTAL - I would tell Axl how I would pray for him when I was 12,because I was told he was going to go to hell by grown-ups,I would pray he would not go to hell.
Obviously he's already been to hell and back.(laughing)



MEO - you have done a few covers.is there a song you would really like to cover? maybe next?




CRYSTAL - I would love to cover one of my new favorite bands Swallow the Sun's songs called "New Moon" or "hope". swallow the sun is a Finnish melodic death metal band.


MEO - Tell us about the very first song you ever wrote.


CRYSTAL - Man, I was young, probably 15. I wish I could remember the words...All I know is it was called “wash me away.”

I did not think I would ever be able to play piano and sing at once. Now I can’t live without one or the other. They are soul-mates. 

MEO - do you have a specific song writing process? for instance, words first ...or music first? or does it vary?


CRYSTAL - It varies.I also channel songs,like I said they can just come as I'm playing random notes on a piano or keyboard.


MEO - Tell us about the first time you played live?


CRYSTAL - I was scared shitless. It was for some talent search shit. Those kinds that just want your money.

I could not afford to rent a keyboard or piano, so I sang along to my own fucking song on a tape that I recorded on a boom box. It was a really sad song and people just looked at me like “What the fuck?”. I just kept my head down most of the time while trying to sing along to my own crappy tape Because all these other people just sang other peoples music. Damn it! I sang my own song! (laughing)


MEO - where does your inspiration to write come from?


CRYSTAL - Usually pain, pain, and more pain..... Or others, pain..


Or sometimes the songs just come.


MEO - Is there a song of yours that is more personal to you than any others? if so, why?


CRYSTAL - Shit, all my songs seem personal. I don’t always like to tell people what they are about. I do sometimes. It’s like my love life,my songs are.you don’t always want to go and tell strangers how and when you have sex. 

MEO - music videos used to play such a huge part in an artists success.nowadays, I think its kind of give or take.but, if you could go back in time and do a big production video for one of your songs to represent your music to the entire world on mtv when it actually played music videos, what song would it be,and what would be the concept of the video?


CRYSTAL - If you could see inside my head It would be one big long messed up music video! lol

I'm not sure I could even begin to write down all the shit I have in my head sometimes for videos.

I still would love to do a video for"Sweet Goodbye" or "Nephilim blood". I would have all kinds of crazy shit for "Nephilim Blood" with angels with broken bleeding wings and shit.just crazy shit. man I can't even type fast enough to tell U. My thoughts are faster then my fingers.


MEO - you just played a jeff buckley tribute concert.tell us about that.


CRYSTAL - 
I was the first one to play.The songs I played are

"Hallelujah"
"I know We could be so happy baby (if we wanted to be)"
"Satisfied mind"
and the song I wrote for Jeff Buckley "Sweet Goodbye."

Got to hear a lot of wonderfully talented people.
next to play was Tina Rodriguez ,and Nick Garcia and the last band I got to see was Ryan Holley and his band, which thanks to Ryan for helping me out that night with the sound, since I did not have a sound-man on hand.

I did not get to see the other band, since I had to leave a bit early.but I met a lot of great people.

It was a great experience and I hope to play again next year... with more Jeff Buckley songs to learn:-)


MEO - if you could play any tribute concert that you wanted, who would it be and why?


CRYSTAL - Fucking "Faith No More." Why? because I have taken down all my alters but Mike Patton's (laughing)

MEO - so, what have you been doing recently?


CRYSTAL - What Have I been doing? Very Very bad things..j/k
just been recording my new album still. coming up with even more songs,my being is alive now.it just won't stop. At this point ,I could be coming out with 5 albums if this keeps up. (lauging)


MEO - when do you think the album will come out?

CRYSTAL - Hopefully my new album or albums will be out sometime this year. If not then make it a quick and painless death.


MEO - what can the world expect from crystal sunshine in the future?


CRYSTAL - Well, I was going to take over the world and spike the water system with love potion.

But I'll stick to haunting your houses with my music.


MEO - do you have anything you want to say to your fans and anybody else reading this interview?


CRYSTAL - your all fucking mad but I love you....wait I think that was Ozzy Osbournes words.

This world is bullshit and you should not model your life ..you should model your brains into clay..wait that was Fiona Apple..well the first part. hehe

All I can simply say is "I love you." 

you can check out crystal on her myspace page

http://www.myspace.com/crystalsunshinemusic

and her website

http://www.crystalsunshinemusic.com/


and her debut cd " nephilim blood" can be purchased here from cdbaby.com

http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/crystalsunshine

here is a homemade video i did for one of her songs featured on the cd a while back.

the song is called "just like you said."