SCARLET SINS Vocalist SYLVYA NuVYNSKA - "If You Go On YouTube You See These Comments About Me Being A Dude..."
June 7, 2009, 15 years ago
SCARLET SINS vocalist Sylvya NuVynska is featured in the first interview of a four part showcase on the band. An excerpt is available below:
As the proverbial new kids in town Scarlet Sins have been boxed and stamped by media and fans in an attempt to narrow down what makes the band tick. Par for the course, but they could do far worse than comparisons to Alice In Chains or Black Sabbath. NuVynska in particular is on the receiving end due to her position fronting the band. And while folks gleefully match her up against Layne Staley and Drain STH singer Maria Sjöholm, there are others that have problems deciding whether Scarlet Sins’ vocalist is a man or a woman. Nothing new for NuVynska, who admits to being flattered by their indecision even though some people should clearly invest in Coke bottle eyewear.
“Yeah, fuck, but you know what they’re saying now? If you go on YouTube you see these comments about me being a dude (laughs), that I had an operation done. It’s like, are you shitting me? Come on! I don’t really care what they say, but really, do I look like a guy to you? I don’t think so (laughs).”And how does it feel being the center of attention in what amounts a buzz band, where more people are piling on the wagon as word continues to spread on an international scale?
“It’s actually not like that at all,” NuVynska reveals. “I don’t feel like I’m the center of attention or in the spotlight or whatever because the fans of this band have their favourites. If you’re a girl in a band with a bunch of guys it’s only natural that you get more attention, and it doesn’t matter if you’re singing or playing guitar or drums. So, I might be the one who’s doing the singing – and the singer supposedly gets the most attention in a band – but I don’t feel like I’m the face of this band at all. I’m one of four members in Scarlet Sins and I get some attention, sure, but not all of it. The focus is on us, not me.”Go to this location for the complete story.
