Beth Rowley - Musical Muse

Would there have been a Bowie or The Beatles if all you needed was determination and a decent singing voice to make the charts.

“Since I was a child I always wanted to be a singer. I was inspired by my parents who, because of their simple but strong Christian faith, would listen to old gospel music and old blues and this really influenced my own music. At 17 I was spotted at an open mike session at a London nightclub and from there things took off for me”.

“From a young age I was given a good musical grounding outside of the traditional teaching environment through touring.”

“This was such a thrill and probably one of the most surreal moments in my life so far. It was a great vindication for all my hard work. I love music and being a musician more than anything else and to be able to do what you love is something I feel very lucky to be able to experience.”

“I love performing in front of a live audience. It’s a great feeling for me and its cool  to know I’m connecting with the audience in some way.”

“You soon realise that to make it big you have to surrender a little bit of your life because the public demands a window into your world. Sometimes it can be overbearing when people want to know so much about you but you can choose largely how much you want to give away.”

Although her career is important to Beth, she has not allowed fame to cloud reality and she has kept her feet firmly on the ground.

“When I was asked to play a singer as a cameo role in the recent film “An Education” I practically jumped at the chance. I was even happier when they used a song in the film that I co wrote with composer and saxophonist Ben Castle. It was a dream come true! Being on the film set was a very fun experience, one that I could get used to for sure!”

“I’m not a diet freak or gym fanatic in the slightest, but I do love yoga and I try to go at least twice a week. I’m not a big drinker really I guess, give me a big glass of really nice red wine and a good fillet steak and I’m a happy girl!!”

“I’m happy with what we have produced so far. I’m a difficult person to pigeon-hole musically as I have so many things going on in my mind that I want to get out. My fans come from a large cross section of society, which is quite satisfying as a writer because what you really want to do is connect with as many different people as you can with your music.”

Although she has already enjoyed many years in the music business she is still only 28 and the road ahead for her looks to be filled with even greater success.