Suzi Wu: “I like my colours vibrant, my characters complex and my story surreal”

You may have seen 19-year-old Suzie McDermott mentioned in Dork before; recommended by fellow Londoner and force of nature, Girli. Her debut EP is packed with attitude, and about to land.

Hey Suzi, how are you? Have you had a fun summer so far?

Hi, I'm great thanks, summer's been groovy.

You’ve said before that your debut EP, ‘Teenage Witch’ is in part inspired by comic book artist, Simon Hanselmann. What drew you to his work?

My older sister brought his first book of works 'MEGAHEX' back from Australia, and the art style was so beautiful, so I picked them up. The subject matter's funny, but I suppose very dark. I think what drew me to his books was a sense of relating to the lives of the characters. I guess I felt like they were looking at their unfortunate world through the same evil, rose tinted glasses as me.

Are you generally a fan of comics, or the fantasy genre? What else do you enjoy in that vein?

I'm a big fan of comics and cartoons all round. I like my colours vibrant, my characters complex and my story surreal. So I try and emulate that in my music. I also could watch Lord of the Rings for the rest of my life and still enjoy it, so there you go.