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| In life there is always an edge - an edge of reason, an edge of insanity, an edge of success. It’s what you do when you meet them that determines how far you’ll go. And Dirty harry knows all about edges, all about staying real, keeping the faith and believing in your dream.
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In life there is always an edge - an edge of reason, an edge of insanity, an edge of success. It’s what you do when you meet them that determines how far you’ll go. And Dirty harry knows all about edges, all about staying real, keeping the faith and believing in your dream.
Her new album, Songs from the Edge, is testimony to her strength of will, passion for music and desire to rock out at the top of her game. Don’t be fooled by the title; this is not a story of woe or angst but rather the triumphant tale of rising above the grit and throwing off the dirt for glamour, glitter and, most importantly, Rock! Fresh out of the studio with multi-platinum Grammy nominated producer Luke Ebbin (Bon Jovi, Rival Schools), Harry’s sound is an electrifying blend of the sweet and the raw - a rock sound with that bites as it caresses.
From the bittersweet nostalgia of Do You Remember Those Days, to the join-The-Harry-Army anthem, Dirty Boys and Girls, the album combines a loud celebration of life with painful memories of twisting in rock’s dark underbelly. Drunks of London Town is a haunting ballad of disillusion, while Fake It Like You invokes a dozen betrayals. From first to last track, Songs From The Edge touches the reality chord in every glitter-clad chest. But while she’s marching to a brighter sharper tune these days, Harry’s not out to save the world.
“So many people go through what I go through and they feel so alone. All I’m saying is: I’ve been there. We are all on our own journey. At the moment I’m working on saving myself, if anyone wants to join me that’s cool.” “I guess my message is honesty. I don’t sugar coat anything – I’m just talking about what people really go through. This is real life. Don’t run from it”
Harry’s searing honesty on Songs From The Edge pulls no punches as she guides you through her difficult journey, touching on the spurned psychedelic lifestyle of Welcome To What Is Meant To Be to emerge triumphant with the anthemic Sweet Sound of Rock n Roll. As Harry says, it’s the tale of an English rose who went off the rails - and then took sail.
Born in the early 80s within mesmerizing distance of the bright lights and decadence of London, England, Harry’s only constant was music, her expectations of life shaped by Rock documentaries. Her parents divorced when she was eleven and her father moved to New York City, where Harry’s visits to him gave her access to the grunge music scene that was breaking at the time. While discovering the city, she would rifle though record shops in the city’s Lower East Village, taking influence from bands like Nirvana and publications like NME, which spotlighted female rock artists. Traveling between the two countries helped her to round her eclectic taste with influences from Bowie to Phillip Glass, Madonna to Diamanda Galas, from the Sex Pistols to Serge Gainsbourg, Joy Division to Led Zeppelin and back again.
Intoxicated with the London club scene, at 15 she answered an advertisement in Melody Maker and met with guitar player, John Klein. (Goth’s Siouxsie and the Banshees). She would learn about recording every day from Klein and other musicians, swapping school clothes for fishnets and leather on the train ride to London each night and weekend. Putting the hours of bedroom songwriting to good effect Harry left college after a week and, at 16 she was signed to Telstar and Trevor Horn’s publishing company, Perfect Songs.
Dropping out of sixth form college gave Harry the time she needed in order to further pursue her passion for music. By day she honed her craft of writing and recording, while at night she went out to London night clubs where Glam was making a big revival. Glitter, fabulousness, decadence and feather boas were all around and proved to be great fodder for lyrics. “Everyone could be a star, and everyone was fabulous.”
But despite her acclaimed debut project, The Trouble With Harry, the dream turned sour when Telstar folded and Harry began making unwanted headlines as a party girl. The club life no longer held any attraction, so the determined young singer took matters in her own hands and made a sweeping change. Finding love, she moved across the world to settle down in Australia, swapping champagne and flashbulbs for the suburbs and domesticity. But once again life kicked dirt in Harry’s eyes and, after her relationship ended, she found herself back in England, homeless, with a bleak future ahead.
Hide under the covers? Not Harry. After a call from a fan asking her to sing on Making Me Crazy for Tommy Lee’s solo album Tommyland, she decided to head to Hollywood.
With just £200 borrowed from a friend, her guitar and a battered suitcase as her only possessions, Harry took up residence in LA where she found herself back on the party circuit while still living hand-to-mouth. Taking a minimum wage job, Harry would work through her lunch hours to make sure she could eat that week, and work on her music through the night.
Throughout the blackest nights Harry turned to her guitar, laying down the sound of demons fought and battles won, keeping the desire burning in her soul. And it paid off.
Her successful guest vocals on Making Me Crazy were followed up by further guest spots on tracks for DJ Hyper and a starring role in Cradle of Filth’s remake of Temptation.
Adding yet another feather to the young rocker’s sequined boa, Harry was chosen as the face and voice of internet retail giant buy.com’s $30 million national US marketing campaign.
But it was a photo shoot with legendary rock photographer Mick Rock that put the final sparkle into Harry’s baby blues. A long-time admirer of his work, Harry was thrilled to discover Mick was a fan of hers. The photographic chemistry between the pair has produced an electric array of images fusing retro chic glam with cutting edge 21st century rock.
She’s a long way from the depths of Dirtshire and in her own fabulous style Dirty Harry has shown once again that she can take on whatever life throws at her and win – because that’s what having an edge is about.
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