My Rock and Roll Fanasty, Clad in Leather Fanasty

Too many of the same

Welcome, my friends, to the chapter that never ends. So glad for you to come. Come inside, come inside.

I'm sorry. I had to. I'm one of those people.

I'm Samantha. Most people called me Sam, Max or Manth. I prefer Manth. I'm 50/50: half German, half celtic. I'm a ginger, in muscele tees and jeans, living my life as a drummer and a writer.

I've been drumming for more than 20 years, ever since I heard the Who, when I was a wee little one. My kit's about four times a standard kit now with the tom-toms. I'm surprised, still, I can play like I used to and I'm a female of the species so I blow the 'A girl can't play metal' out the window.

Bonham, Moon, Watts and Bill Ward are someone of my main influences. They really got me on the stool in the first place. I owe a lot to them, especially Bonham. The sheer energy in his play makes me want to try harder to replicate that sound of the wooden sticks hitting those drum skins.

I tried to play like him before, without breaking the skins and it's too bloody impossible, hence why my kit is bits and bobs of different ones together.

I believe in my 20 plus years of playing, I've lost or broken 5 pairs of sticks, a gong and two snares. Yes, I cracked a gong. I got angry and broken it.

I suffer from anger, but I can manage life with it. My friends, my kids and my husband have all helped, really. My husband, Nick, is a drummer himself and he has his moments like I.

Those moments are rare now. And when I frusterated I can usually hold it back now, punch a punching bag, beat the shit out of my drums or write my feelings down.

I have a million feelings, I would like to write down. I usually write in poetry or story form. Never personal narrative. I hate doing that. I feel guilty when it's all about me.

I care about my friends more than myself. I'm loyal as a dog to my friends. That brings me along to this.

I shall pass this chapter along to my friend Charlotte. See you soon, I hope later. See ya. I love you all.

♣️Sam♣️

To me there's more differences in life. It's black or white, never grey. Or it's blood or water. I choose water everytime.

Charlotte the ex-harlot, as you've probably heard. My nickname is Lottie, Char, or Charlie depending on who I'm talking to and when. I've been called many things. I can take it. I can take anything. I'm not- I'm not easy anymore.

I'm dark brown, almost raven haired, pale with hazel eyes and a 'wicked smile' as many call it. I'm usually in a pair of black, tight pants and a red or black top. I'm the frontwoman for the band Lioness. I'm out there for everyone to see. I've been singing ever since I was little. In my mid-teens I got into music and that's what I was set out to do for the rest of my life. I heard one album a few years later, Led Zeppelin III, and my life was upside down from then on.

Singing brings me hope and joy that nothing else can anymore.

I've worked with countless musicians, and met dozens of others. Robert Plant's a nice chap, if you want to know. He's made me blush a time or two. Ian Anderson and Tony Iommi are both fabulous people. David Coverdale is nice, too.

Anywho, have a good night! I love you all! Thank you for your time and good night.

💋Lottie💋