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2014. A BRIEF HISTORY THERESA WAYMAN some sort of unwritten law between us: OF THERESA TIME nice boy James Blake. “I didn’t wanna fall we can’t move forward without each other. 23 June, 1980: into that pattern any more,” she says, of We have to go together. It’s weird but it’s born in Eugene, Oregon. losing herself. “So I took a long break from also beautiful.” 1989: relationships. I hadn’t given myself enough If Wayman has displayed surliness in Wayman’s brother producer Ivan time to know who I am. Through the process There’s a past interviews, it’s because she’s been is born. “He had such a different of making this I went through so many muscling through these “difficult” upbringing. My parents had their ups and downs. There were times where love fantasy relationships. “It’s hard to get along with shit together. He got videogame I absolutely hated the way everything consoles. I begged to have song, a brief people,” she laughs. “That’s Warpaint. a Nintendo. It never happened.” sounded. I was so judgmental of my choices. No kidding. We could have thrown the towel I can be so mean.” in but we’ve gotten closer.” The band’s Wayman’s relationship with herself one-night- process has often been painful and fractious. wasn’t just untapped, but unhealthy. stand song, Personal fulfilment has been a struggle. Therapists will tell you: everything stems “I’m so happy to be doing this,” she says of from childhood. Children are a huge source a break-up LoveLaws. “If I didn’t I would hate myself. of influence for Wayman. One track, titled song, a self- I’d be depressed for the rest of my life.” 2002: Sassafras Interlude, is a short acoustic song Appears in film adaptation featuring her manager’s 10-year-old step- love song. ayman’s music is of Bret Easton Ellis’s The daughter. It’s the child’s composition. gloomy because gloom Rules Of Attraction. “Happiness is found when you stop Romantic love has followed her about 14 February, 2004: comparing yourself,” she sings. Wayman

Forms Warpaint with Emily never gets like a cloud. “That’s related. “She and I have become friends,” the hardest part of Kokal, Jenny Lee Lindberg she says of the girl. “I talk to her like you and old for me. being in a relationship and (now ex-) drummer I are talking. What the hell?” . with me,” she says. She Sirius, too, is Wayman’s muse. “My son happening!’ She was so confused and was raised the eldest of 2005: is so weird and funny and he doesn’t stop weirded out.” The second time, Wayman three by two artist Gives birth to son Sirius B. “My himself,” she says. Wayman was not like was stoned before a Warpaint show and parents. Money was son is a spark of life. I feel so that as a kid. Via meditation and “shadow Lindberg’s ex-husband – Chris Cunningham happy. It’s not always sunshine tight. Musical from the and daisies but he makes me work” she’s returned to her past to exorcise – brought Björk backstage to meet them. age of nine, Wayman had ambitions to make think about gratitude.” certain demons. Shadow work is a type “Everything that came out of my mouth was an album while sitting in her bedroom, of self-therapy that breaks your learned just…” Again she despairs. “But Emily made W but her rebellion and a sense of nihilism behaviour. “Ask yourself, ‘When was the first Björk laugh. She rubs that in my face. She has about succeeding in the arts got in the way. time I felt this?’ Let yourself sit with the pictures, too. She shows them to me. I’m like, “I rocked the boat intensely when I was a feeling and expand it outward as opposed to ‘You want me to be happy right now?’” teenager,” she says. “I was such a good kid, keeping it stuffed inside. That’s what allows my mom and I were close. I was nerdy. I loved you to reverse things. I did it a few times. he good news is that Wayman school. Then I got interested in boys and 2010: It really works.” is happy right now. “Lately I fucked it all off. Which was stupid.” Warpaint’s (above) debut album It sounds almost shamanic. Wayman I’ve had this feeling where I’ll Last year, between on-the-road stints, The Fool released. grins. “I’ve never been a big psychedelics look around at the world and she sat down to listen to some ideas she’d 2014: person. Right now there’s so many ways to I don’t hate everyone. Usually collected while “messing about” on her Meets Dan Carey (who worked on tap into this otherworldly stuff without any I’d say, ‘What’s the point? laptop. Her brother, an engineer for The War LoveLaws) in Poland. “He said, drugs – meditation, out-of-body experiences. Why do we go to work every On Drugs, agreed that there was an album’s ‘I’m a psychedelic-rock producer! There’s so much behind the veil, so much day and not really do what we I’d love to produce you.’” worth of material. Wayman has always been we don’t know.” Would she do ayahuasca? wanna be doing?’” It seems more of a fan of hip-hop and electronica than 2015: She pauses. “Hmm. I don’t know. I’m still the balance of Warpaint, rock, and was working on beats and loops Forms BOSS with Sarah Jones figuring it out.” Sirius, quantum physics (Hot Chip) and Guro Gikling (All while travelling. They needed to be arranged We Are) for one-off single. It makes sense that next to children, lectures and her own solo outlet is an and produced back home in LA. Björk’s thirst for seeing the world with alternative life balance she can get by with. Similar to Warpaint’s output, the 10 2017: consistently fresh eyes is Wayman’s biggest “I wantT to live more of an artist life,” she tracks are rhythmically driven and contain Warpaint tour with Depeche inspiration. In that teenage bedroom she says. “I’ve let go of this young, debauched Mode. “We hung out a gothic-meets-exotic sensibility. Wayman a lot. They always have a get- obsessed over Debut (1993), Post (1995) side of myself. At least for the time being.” likens herself to a painter – or “weaver” – of together post-show. They have and Homogenic (1997). “I listened to her With her plate overflowing with her own sounds. Opening track Mykki drags you into a foosball table that travels non-stop. Björk wove this tapestry of solo tour and an upcoming Warpaint run a dark underbelly reminiscent of late-’90s everywhere with them. I beat a song and I would think, ‘I’d love to supporting Harry Styles, Wayman frankly Massive Attack; lead single Love Leaks is Martin Gore at foosball.” do that.’ I don’t see myself as a guitar doesn’t have room for partying. “I can’t a waltzing folk-y number; Safe contains the 7 March, 2018: player, or a bass player, or even a vocalist. imagine staying up all night drinking. There sounds of distressed guitar licks and opens Debuts solo single Love Leaks. You create this picture of a song. was always a part of me that thought it with a recreation of a scene from Alfred On going solo: “In Warpaint I’m Whatever that takes to put together – might be boring to be the person who leaves Hitchcock’s Rear Window. Wayman wanted already a part of a movement in that’s the kind of artist you are.” early. I’m usually the last one standing. to use the original sample, but the costs were our culture, but I wanna be able My friends who win Oscars; they’re the to do that in many ways.” When asked about the time she met Björk, too high. Love, unsurprisingly, is the album’s Wayman hangs her head in shame. “Oh God,” ones who go home early.” major through-line. “There’s a love fantasy 1 May, 2018: she says. “My stories of meeting Björk are Q wonders who Wayman knows with Warpaint to go on tour with Harry song, a brief one-night-stand song, a break- horrendous. I can’t. I’m never going to try “I’ve let go of this an Oscar? She grows embarrassed. “That Styles. “Good on him for liking debauched side of myself. up song, a self-love song,” she explains. a little indie-rock band. I think again.” The first time it was Wayman who sounds so dumb.” She backtracks. “I live in At least for the time being.” “Romantic love never gets old for me.” there should be more unification. went to say “hi”. She tripped up and fell onto Hollywood. I know people who have won Wayman enjoys the Since her hormones exploded, Wayman He’s probably very charming. Björk’s arms, pulling her down with her. Oscars and Grammys. They are married to scenery, Sonnynook River I’m sure he is. You can tell.” has had a tendency to get swallowed up in Wayman tries to adopt Björk’s high-pitched Park, Los Angeles. their work.” For Wayman, perhaps the art men. Most notably, she once dated electronic speaking voice. “She said, ‘Something’s will be her greatest love of all.

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