Miki Berenyi might be best known as the lead singer of Lush, a British rock band that rose to fame in the nineties and split up after the death of their drummer, Chris Acland.
She grew up in London, a daughter of a Japanese actor and a Hungarian journalist. After her parents split up, she lived with her father and grandmother. She writes about her life and time with Lush in an excellent autobiography.
We discussed:
- Self-harm, child abuse, and other difficult subjects that come up in Miki’s autobiography
- Why “bad” things aren’t necessarily bad and the complexity of evil
- Being mixed in the 80s compared to now
- The treatment of women in music
- Why groups of people often ostracize non-conformists
- What is racism
- How did music journalists cover Miki and her story
- Touring with Anthony Kiedis and Ice Cube in the 90s
- How Miki feels when she goes to Japan
- Returning to music and performing
Miki’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/berenyi_miki/
Miki’s autobiography: https://amzn.to/4hBeSkt
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