ENTERTAINMENT
From Issue #21
Megan McCauley
By Sydnia Yu
For a girl whose friend once described her
as a “gothic punk with a side-stitch of freak
all wrapped up in a fashionista package,”
Megan McCauley wants people to know she’s
a complex character. “I am a little bit manic.
I can be two completely different people,”
says the 17-year-old musician, who credits
her wild spirit to Janis Joplin’s raw sexuality,
yet strong and independent persona. “My
music is a bit of my biker side. I am a bit of
a Nicole Richie."
The Ohio native, who makes
her debut on the Fantastic Four soundtrack with, “Die for You,” has been singing all her
life and taught herself to play a range of
instruments. But after witnessing the cellorock
ensemble, Rasputina, in concert, she
became obsessed with learning the strings.
“I tried the violin for a little while and that
didn’t work out,” she says. “I bought a used
cello for $400 and taught myself how to play.
As soon as it happened, I thought ‘This is
my instrument.’”
Megan is also extremely adamant about
preserving her outspoken nature, even
posting an adult-language disclaimer on her
Web site bio, rather than censor herself and
the reality of being a loner at school or
witnessing domestic violence at home.
“It’s not hard for me to talk about it,” she
says. “Everybody goes through these things
in your life.”
