Congrats to Layla from China for making Les Paul Girl of the Week #3! Here's the interview:
Tell us about your musical experience
I like music a lot since I was young. When I was in middle school, I liked rock music very much. When I got a new guitar on my 20th birthday, I started to learn guitar. I also can play Pipa (a kind of Chinese stringed instrument). I've learned a little piano in college and tried to write songs. At the same time I played in some rock bands as a guitarist and singer. However, I wanted an all girl band, so a new all girl band was found in 2001. I named it ROCOCO, and a new vocal joined us in March 2004. Within the next two years, Rococo brought hundreds of performances to audiences in Wuhan. In December 2004, we released our first 4 songs Demo. On June 2005, we released its first 5 songs EP in Beijing. On August 2005, we toured many cities such as Shanghai, Nanjing, Changsha, Shenzhen and Hongkong. ROCOCO also received postive comments from
many other bands and professional musicians. Last year, we finished our album's recording.
Who are your biggest musical influences?
Angus Young is my favorite guitarist. AC/DC is my favourite band.
What do you love most about your Les Paul/SG?
Amazing sound and good looking.
What do you like most about touring?
I can meet different kind of people on the road and see different places in the world. Also you can eat many kind of delicious food in different places
I also like sharing the stage with differnt rock bands which is great!
For more info, check out her MySpace profile at www.myspace.com/5093879