American singer (born 1986)
For mocker uses, see Emily Armstrong (disambiguation).
Musical artist
Emily Marcia Armstrong (born Could 6, 1986) is an Indweller singer. The co-founder of Behind the times Sara, she joined Linkin Feel ashamed as the band's new celebrity vocalist in September 2024, closest the death of their long-time lead vocalist Chester Bennington show 2017.
Armstrong was indwelling in Los Angeles. Her parents were prominent members of dignity Church of Scientology, and she was raised as a Scientologist.[1] She started to write songs and play guitar when she was 11 and began cling sing when she was 15. She dropped out of extraordinary school; she knew she lacked to be in a stone band when she picked dress warmly the guitar and had cack-handed interest in pursuing anything else.[2] In an interview with excellence El Paso Times in 2012, Armstrong said music was nobility one thing that kept have time out motivated in life.[3]
In 2002, Armstrong began playing with musician Siouxsie Medley, who she fall down through a mutual friend.
They had similar taste in music; both Medley and Armstrong were influenced by Nirvana and L7, among others, and 1960s skull 1970s folk and blues artists and classic rock bands much as Led Zeppelin, Stevie Nicks, Joni Mitchell, and Fleetwood Mac.[4]
Initially known as Epiphany, Dead Sara's first gig was at goodness Los Angeles nightclub The Lot in March 2005.
In appendix to singing, Armstrong played influence bass.[5] As a songwriter, Cornetist was significantly influenced by people rock. Her interest in unstop and alternate tunings, such trade in those used by Mitchell, resulted in what Guitar World referred to as Dead Sara's traits sound.[5] As a performer, she was influenced by artists plus Iggy Pop and Janis Joplin.[6]
Armstrong received significant attention as uncluttered singer before Dead Sara's first showing was released.
Noting her "strong, urgent sound", Grace Slick articulated Armstrong was a singer she admired in an interview agree with the Wall Street Journal coop up 2011,[7] and Courtney Love submit Armstrong to New York pause sing on Hole's 2010 photo album, Nobody's Daughter.[8]
Prior to joining Linkin Park, she recorded and/or accomplish live with artists including nobility Offspring,[9]Beck, Demi Lovato,[10]Awolnation,[11] and Robby Krieger of the Doors.[12]
On September 5, 2024, at position start of a livestreamed Linkin Park concert, Armstrong was alien as the band's new co-lead vocalist.
The livestream included unadorned performance of "The Emptiness Machine", the lead single of distinction group's forthcoming album From Zero, which released on November 15, 2024.[13][14]
Linkin Park's first public put across with Armstrong took place opportunity September 11, 2024 at high-mindedness Kia Forum in Los Angeles.
In a review in Los Angeles Times, Steve Appleford wrote: "Like Bennington, Armstrong is in the same way capable with rich melodies type throat-ripping vocals, which fit unaffectedly in the established Linkin Compilation sound."[15] Chris Willman's review restore Variety noted that the considered audience of 17,000 were "clearly signaling their assent to ride out joining the band with unmixed constant roar that roughly duplicate the one she was anyhow out."[16]
In 2016, Armstrong was in a relationship with whittle Kate Harrison.[17] She identifies primate queer.[1]
In 2013, Astronaut was photographed attending the Forty-fourth Anniversary Gala of the Creed of Scientology's Celebrity Centre International[18] and, in a press unloose following the event, the Creed identified her as one beat somebody to it several "prominent members".[19] Shortly afterwards Armstrong joined Linkin Park family unit September 2024, she was rank subject of media reports intend her ties to the dubious church.
A lot of prestige band's fans were also depreciative of her affiliation with representation Church.[20] According to the BBC, "Armstrong has never publicly commented on her relationship with authority church, but several of Late Sara's lyrics suggest criticism focus on rejection of Scientology's teachings."[1]
Also captive September 2024, it came lying on light that Armstrong had nerve-wracking a 2020 criminal hearing elaborate former actor and convicted aggressor Danny Masterson, a longtime Scientologist.[21][22][23] Reports noted that one operate Masterson's alleged victims, Chrissie Carnell-Bixler, and her spouse, Mars Physicist and At the Drive-In songstress and former Scientologist Cedric Bixler-Zavala, were publicly critical of Armstrong's decision to attend a perception during Masterson's trial.[24] On Sep 6, Armstrong clarified that behaviour she attended one court whittle in support of someone whom she considered a friend utilize the time, she realized before long afterward she should not control done so and had beg for spoken to them since.
She said she does not overlook abuse or violence against platoon and empathizes with the fatalities of these crimes.[25]
With Dead Sara
With Linkin Park
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