Lola Kirke: "I was like, you know what? Fuck this; I'm gonna play music"
English-born American actress and singer-songwriter Lola Kirke has many talents - when she's not setting the screen alight, she's baring all on record.
Lola Kirke is in the middle of shooting a film in Toronto and wrapping another in Vancouver. Somehow, she's still finding time to rehearse for her upcoming shows in LA and New York.
Since the release of her EP – aptly titled ‘EP' – last year, she's worked on the album while acting in various TV and movie projects.
"I didn't always see myself doing both. I always wanted to be an actress, and I spent so much of my life acting and studying acting, dreaming about being an actor, and just listening to music.
Lola started playing music to rebel against a musician boyfriend who broke her heart.
"When I turned 18 I was heartbroken over a musician, and I was like, you know what? Fuck this; I'm gonna play music. I picked up a ukulele and made a really sad video of myself singing ‘Crazy' by Patsy Cline in the middle of the desert in Arizona, and I put it on YouTube, and I sent it to him. Then I was like, you know what? That felt really good.
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