“I fell into such a hole of darkness, depression and substance abuse. “I was done,” Momsen admits, her voice cracking slightly. Shortly after their conversation, Khandwala died in a motorcycle accident. She called Khandwala and began to look ahead to working on new material for what would become Death By Rock And Roll (the title a mantra and running joke the producer lived by). Devastated, and “not okay mentally”, Momsen immediately quit touring and headed home to try to make sense of it all.Įventually, after coming to terms with the loss, she started writing again. By morning the news that he had taken his own life had broken. On May 17, after their show in Detroit, she hugged frontman Chris Cornell goodbye, ready to do it all again in the next city. Touring supporting Soundgarden – her favourite band, alongside The Beatles – she found herself bonding with her heroes, thrilled to play for their audiences every night and to witness the Seattle legends in action. Then, in 2017, Momsen’s world fell apart. A creative foil who introduced Momsen to guitarist Ben Phillips, he was “essentially the fifth member of the band and my best friend on the planet”, and also the person who encouraged her to take the leap of faith. Producer Kato Khandwala was the key to getting The Pretty Reckless off the ground. (Image credit: Christie Goodwin/Getty Images )
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