Taylor Momsen Still Trying To Be Edgy
Will this girl ever SHUT UP?!
Taylor Momsen yammered on again opened up to Parade magazine on how she has trouble "fitting in," her music, and how she has no interest in being a role model for children.
Well, that's pretty clear! Here are some HIGHlights:
On fame and being a celebrity:
"I'm not Paris Hilton. I don't really care about being a celebrity. It comes along with the territory so you can't totally avoid it. But there's a difference between doing the red carpet and having people invade my personal life taking pictures of me. And that's why celebrity is so stupid.
"You don't want to become something that a few million people watching your show want you to be. I want to be who I am because, if I lose that, then what am I doing this for? It's not about fitting in. If you don't fit in as yourself, then you don't fit in."
On her music career:"I've done an album. Music is where I can be me. I really do it because I love it, honestly. It's what I want to do with my life. I mean, it's my only goal. Acting is easy. I've been doing it for so long and I totally love it.
"But you're playing a character instead of yourself. Music is more personal because you're writing it and you're involved in every step of it. I've been writing songs since I was, like, five and I've been singing since, like, I can't remember."
On her so-called "attitude":
"I don't read that crap that describes me as having an attitude, but I don't know why that's a bad thing. Attitude is in the eye of the beholder. I didn't get into this to be a role model for 7-year-olds. I have no interest in doing that, you know? If parents don't like some of the stuff I do then they shouldn't let their kids watch me.
On smoking:
"I smoke, so what? Why do people give a shit what a 16-year-old girl who they've never met does? It's not like I'm sitting there going, 'Kids, you should go buy a pack of cigarettes.' When I walk outside with a cigarette and someone takes a picture of it and puts it on the Internet, its not my problem. I'm just living my life and I'm not gonna live my life for other people."
She's always spewing the same BS in every single interview!
We get it, Little J — you're SO edgy and cool…
Her attitude on fame is pretty sensible, we'll admit. At least she won't take it too hard when her career is over!
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Tags: celebrity, gossip girl, interview
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Oh What A Night!
She used to be so pretty.
Oh gee, another "Famous because I`m famous" idiot.
She is gunna end up with lung cancer. How classy… idiot!
I dont see anything wrong with what she said , Why THe HATE MARIO?
the sad thing is that she's right.
Maybe she could be real "edgy" and marry Tiger Woods. I can see the sponsors running for their lives right now!
y is this girl still on tv.. she is the reason why i stopped watching gossip girl.. EWWWW!
she 's a hard core punker,tough as nails She smokes cigarettes which makes her even cooler!!Pretty eyes
ok, let me get this straight.
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ACTING (i.e. pretending to be someone else) comes easy to her, but she's only interested in being herself…?
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so why is she an actress? why doesn't she focus on her music if it's the most important thing in her life?
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by continuing to be an actress, she's contradicting herself.
Ugh This Bitch Is So Annoying.
I Wish She Would Dissappear.
Shes Not Even Talented
I Hate Her.
Becasue here in america under 18 smoking is illegal. This is not Europe.
I don't like the actrice either .
I think she's just pathetic
Ugh, can someone please tell this little girl that sharpie does NOT = eyeliner??
shes 16 - stop trying to start a bitch fight with children. honestly every 16 year old sounds pretty similar - none of them think they fit in, noone wants to be a role model, doesnt really know what it is they are going to do with their lives and thinks its no one elses business whether they smoke/drink/eat doritos instead of breakfast.
really Perez if anyone should understand it should be you - at heart your a bitchy teenage girl.
What an idiot.
She's a little bitch. It's one thing to be "edgy" and different (I love music and wearing band shirts and stuff too) but she could be a hell of a lot nicer about it. And smoking KILLS. She may like sucking on those sticks now but when she gets cancer, she'll regret it. And PUT THE EYELINER DOWN. She looks like a raccoon. Her band sucks by the way. Can't believe I'm only one year older than her. Jeez…
No one cares that she's smoking. I pulled the same crap when I was 16, thinking I was a bad ass for smoking. I wasn't and she certainly isn't. She needs to get over herself.
she's a vile little nobody on a show that peaked in its second season…listen Little J, thats the sound of your fifteen minutes coming to an end.
Not sure why you give her such a hard time.
What is everyones problem with her? People complain when disney stars act all innocent but Taylor is being her normal self. So what if she smokes, so what if she has an attitude (It is part of who she is), least shes honest and doesn't pertend to be someone shes not. There are millions of teenagers in the world who smoke and do WORSE things.
is it against the law to putch this 16yrd old? I mean I want to fucken punch her straight in the face !!!!!!
She such a Poser!!!!
She's doing what she pleases, not TRYING to be anything. Jesus christ.
Re: LaBamba18 – I live in Europe and smoking is illegal under 18 here too dumbass.
get over yourself lil j
jenny!! stop
she worst than Kristen Stewart and she funnier
she really is too pretty to be such a little brat….
awww to be 16 again. Precious.
Who is this girl? She is gorgeous but looks rather sad.
SHE IS SIXTEEEEEN
i believe she has every right to live her life where she is at , at this point
its us sickos that are following her and others shadows
condemning is not a good thing
Ohhh shes from gossip girl I do not watch that so did not know, she makes sense with what she said though!
Oh,she is so edgy and hardcore
i cant stand her,what a little UNGRATEFUL bitch
i dont care if she is 16,i mean she's so mature,that's what she says,right?
she's still a bitch…oh and she is a little whore,she's been in a lot of relationships and she is 16!
god,i can only imagine what it will be like when she's 20-30…
Hard as fuck.
Anyhoo, yeah, she's a poser.
her last name irritates me…MOM-sen..ugh!
She is the Spring/Summer 2010 for New Look!! She doesn't even know who they are and she is modeling for them!
One thing to note is that she graduated high school early, and this must be her way of trying to be adult. She can pretty much do what she wants to. I remember another girl in my high school who started as one of the pretty and sweet, "popular" girls and then decided they wanted to be dark, hardcore r
Does anyone even still watch Gossip Girl? That show is such shit I can't imagine anyone wasting their time on this vapid bitch.
who even is this? i have never heard of her. i don't think it matters whether or not she wants to be a role model, because she's not well-known enough to be on anyway.
she may not WANT to be a role-model, but she needs to realize SOME kids DO look up to her and showing kids it is ok to smoke cigarettes at 16 is NOT OK. She is clueless…
Re: hysterics – I can tell you - washed up actress that no one wants to hire, can't sing anymore because she's a smoker, uneducated and can't find a job because she dropped out of high school!
She's still a child! The last time I checked teenagers everywhere through history are known for saying all sorts of silly things no one pays attention to. What's your excuse? Go pick on someone your own size.
she's a 16 YEAR OLD GIRL! this is how 16 year old girls act. she's just a child, there's absolutely no reason for you to be picking on her like she did something terrible.
it's pretty funny how when adam gaybert says "i'm not a babysitter.. i do what i want" it's ok and everyone needs to love him and accept him (you know, because if you don't agree with him you must be homophobic), but when this girl says she doesn't want to be a role model, she's an ungrateful little bitch.
omg shes a fucking idiot.. just another stuck up bitchy teenager that thinks shes cool.. shes trash
hey well I started smoking when I was like 14 so I can't blame the girl for being curious and getting into that stuff, but she still comes off as a brat.
Come on Perez, she's only 16. She's still trying to find herself and her identity as she heads into womanhood…
Whoever looks up to these celebs are morns anyway. Kids should look up to docs and lawyers not some stupid celeb!
I'm 15 and I wouldn't want to be interviewed publicly because I'm changing so much! I was a completely different person at age 13 and had I been interviewed for a magazine then I would be so embarrassed to read that now. I think kids change a lot at this age because we're still trying to put our values in perspective and find out what kind of person we are. This girl is too young to be scrutinized for what she's saying in interviews.
The truth is I dont think she is untalented or any thing however she doesnt realize she is a kid, it doesnt matter if she has finished school, she is just a girl. And am not an 40 year old saying this, in fact i am her age. In reality smoking is not cool, smoking can get you in trouble, someone in my school just got his eye burnt by a cigarette. Adults actually know what they are doing to themselves, and she is just kid pretending to be an adult.
Re-read this twice - cant seem to find anything in here that would get your frilly knickers in a twist mario…but I suppose I'm not a fat bitter queen
Charming.
+ I really like her because you really hate her
+ I do the best Where Are You Christmas Cindy Lou Who rendition
Other than the cigarette comment, I don't think she said anything wrong. For a 16 year old. Her wisdom will increase with age. The smoking thing…it's just sad to see a 16 year old addict. I was in that same boat. It's HARD to quit,
HMM WONDER IF SHE'LL STILL BE SINGING THE SAME TUNE WHEN GOSSIP GIRL IS OVER?
I BET SHE THINKS HER THEME SONG IS "SO HARD" BY RIHANNA.
FUCK, THIS BITCH IS SUCH A POSER.
You're the one feeding it…
"Will this girl ever SHUT UP?!" I stopped reading. Perez I used to enjoy your site a long time ago but now we get WOMEN hate (and only women hate) on a daily basis and it pisses me off big time! This girl is 16 and you passed age 30, isn't that a little pathetic to pic on a teenager?
and she hasn't gotten in trouble for smoking illegally WHY?
oh my god - a teenager that smokes cigarettes! scandal!
this little bitch is so pathetic with her desperate pleas for attention. there's nothing edgy or cool about you, you spoilt little twat. you're just another blonde bim brat and we are all fast growing tired of your bullshit.
OMG, people…she's 16….lay off. She hasn't grown up yet. of course she's doing stupid stuff, you did to at 16.
She's sixteen…isn't this the typical 16 year old attitude?? not wanting to conform, a little angry, rebellious….just because she is on TV doesn't mean she isn't just like every other teenager really
"i smoke. so what?" THATS NOT LEGAL!!!!! where are her parents? if i was like her my mom would've slapped some sense into me a long time ago. they probably let her do what she wants because she's makin most of the family's income. brat. and if you don't see anything wrong with a 16 year old smoking than either you smoked/are smoking or you are kind of twisted
I don't think there is anything at all wrong with what she said. I think she is 100% correct. It's not her job to be in movies/tv shows and sing. Its not her job to worry about little kids watching her every move and copying it. I am personally against smoking, but so what if she smokes? Like she said, she is living her life the way she wants to live it and just because she's smoking, it doesn't mean she is encouraging kids to smoke. It's not like she's exactly in the role model area. She's on gossip girl, which is a teenage program. Her music is aimed at teenagers and older. Its not like she is Miley Cyrus, who is forced to be a role model due to what age group her work is focused at. Taylors work is focused at an older group. She can do what she wants. If older people still chose to do what she does, smoke just because she does, then quite frankly, they are fucked in the head. Personally I don't understand the whole "Taylor Momsen (or other celebrity) is my favourite celeb and she smokes so i must smoke too cos i want to be just like her" ffs people, be yourself.
annd this girl is waaaay worse than miley cyrus and doesn't get HALF of the shit she does. why aren't more people bitchin about her not being a good role model? she smokes, swears like a sailor and wear's lingerie for clothes and waaaay too much eye liner than anyone should ever wear. and i think she's YOUNGER than miley. hypocrites and double standards anyone? just because she's not on disney doesn't mean she can act the way she does
Ok so there is nothing about this interview that sounds stupid. I think it's great that she's not playing the celebrity game. That pisses you off doesn't it? She doesn't want to be friends with you so you hate on her. If Lady Gaga had said this you would be praising how inspirational she is.
wow great-for a 16year old girl shes very adult-she has the right opinion and she says the truth with a lot of bravery-me loves it-its HER own life and she can do whatever she wants to do-she breaks no laws so what?perhaps she should move to europe cause the poeple over here are not so dishonest-she will make her way
She sounds like Avril when Avril was her age…and now she doesn't have much of a career now! Same thing is going to happen to this chick! Its great that she is confident in herself but the "I don't give a shit" attitude can only get you so far.
Re: Zareen – when you burn your EYE-LOL-with a cigarette than you should be taken of the streets-perhaps to a loony bin
She was most badass when she was singing "Where are You Christmas?" in The Grinch with Jim Carrey.
what a twat.
I'd love it if only she wasn't trying so hard.
i used to smoke when i was 16. not alot, but every once in a while i would steal a pack of newports from the little store. im not endorsing smoking or stealing, but then again, im not a celebrity….
oh my god, does she even hear what she sounds like? fucking bitch! no one likes you anyway….u'll disappear into obscurity soon. bye Little J!
i dig her and everything she just said. i think she looks WAY better than she did when she first got on the show. she was fucking boring.
Re: eatingboys – i agree 110% fuck this website now. all the people i have respect for are trashed by a fat loser.
If she wanna smoke, it's her problem, not yours Perez.
Why do you even care?
If you where into girls maybe i could understand, but since your into tween boys, give it rest.
If she want to smoke cig, smoke weed, get wasted, have sex with a 40 year old, its her bizniz, not yours.
Re: Zareen – forks nad knifes are sooo dangerous-pls eat with you bare hands and if you the real badass and use a very dangerous spoon:WEAR a HELMET and safety glasses
She's just a little 16 year old girl doing and saying what 16 year old little girls do. She very much reminds me of Avril. She's just trying to fit in somewhere and she doesn't know where that somewhere is yet.
Re: LaBamba18 – smoking under 18 is NOT illegal… buying cigarettes under 18 are… moron
Shes just a twat. A class a twat.
OH wow, a bunch of fat ugly nobodies commenting on someone who, at 16, is already better than them. the envy's so thick you can cut it with a fuckign knife.
And Perez- fuck off. I prefer her to you- an ugly gay 30 something year old virgin who can't find someone to fuck him even if he'd pay for it.
You're NOTHING Perez- a failure of mythological proportions. Grw some shame and go die in a fire
she really, really, really needs to learn to do her makeup.
Re: glamourextra – I totally agree!
I can't wait until I'm eighteen to start smoking. Smoking IS actually rebellious now because no one does it and it's just a way of telling the world that you don't honestly care if you're going to die. And I'm planning on dying long before the lung damage catches up to me. I honestly see no purpose in living beyond 30.
Re: ListenToMeInstead – Did you not read the part where she said "I've been doing it for so long and I TOTALLY LOVE IT"? Just because one thing is more important doesn't mean she still can't have an acting career. Besides, I'm most likely guessing she has contracts. And no offense to her, but I almost bet she makes 4832942 times more money acting then her music career.
Another 16 year-old who doesn't know shit. Wow, rough fucking life she has.
Re: glamourextra – so agree with you on that!
Okay, when you're 18, Little J, then I think you can make rational judgements on your life. When I was 16, I thought I knew everything about everything, too. But for right now, you're still a minor.
what a fucking conceited twit. can we kill her?
WELL , IF SHE DOESNT LIKE IT SO MUCH WHY THE FUCK DOESNT SHE STEP ASIDE AND LET SOMEONE WHO DOES WANT IT ALL HAVE IT ALL? I DONT GET IT! SHE IS WASTING PEOPLES TIMES IF SHE ISNT SERIOUS! LET SOMEONE ELSE HAVE IT WHO IS MORE DESERVING I SAY!
ROFL shes right, which I think is what is pissing people off. Stop worrying about what someone else does just because you see them on TV and start worrying about yourselves.
she's a fucking spoiled bitch. she needs to find a rock to crawl under.
She reminds me of the teen avatars on The Sims…kind of her expression. She will figure out in a few years when Gossip Girl goes off air, that she isn't that awesome.
Sounds like a typical idiot teenager that thinks she knows it all.
Umm,acting is easy??? Why don't you try doing it WELL before you say it's easy?? Don't look a gift horse in the mouth sweetie!
When she looks like a used-up, dried out, 17 year old condom because of the shit she's putting in her body, I'm sure she'll be thankful that she was able to milk that rebellious shit-itide for all its worth.
What is the female version of a douche?
This chick is a colossal moron but I still want to give her a massive facial.
Doesn't she make a valid point?
She is her own person.
Why should she conform to please others?
Maybe you don't like the person she is… but this is a great message!!
Far too many girls struggle to fit in and conform.
Be unique!
I think her career is just beginning.
Chill Perez
"Acting is easy"
THEN WHY DO YOU SUCK AT IT?!?!
Everyone saying "oh, she's only 16, give her a break", really needs a reality check. I turned 17 2 months ago and I nor the people I know NEVER spoke like this. I have friends in bands, friends into drugs, etc., but they never say "so I'm 16 and smoke, big deal". She's not just acting out… Miley Cyrus is acting out, she does stupid shit but doesn't go around in interviews saying "yeah, I do stupid shit because I'm my own person and I don't care what anyone thinks".
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I think there are some celebrities who can be genuinely considered edgy. Taylor Momsen is not edgy, you can tell by this interview she is trying WAAAY too hard to be "cool", and her tone is contradicting everything she's saying about not caring what people think. She does care, she wants you to think she is edgy. You need to read past what she's saying, and into HOW she's saying it. She's coming off as a stupid, ungrateful brat.