Background information on the Pretty Reckless - Vic

Taylor Momsen is aged 17, she fronts the band and also sings lead vocals. Momsen writes the songs along with Ben Phillips and their producer Kato Khandwala. Momsen has been in the spot light from a very small age beginning at just three years old where she signed onto a modelling company doing a variety of adverts. Taylor then went onto to be one of the key characters in the 2000 film 'The Grinch who stole Christmas' at the age of seven years old. From the large role in the Grinch at such a small age Taylor did a variety of other small jobs mainly in the film industry, until she landed the star role in the US Drama 'Gossip Girl'. However she always wanted to write songs and be in a band.


The Pretty Reckless signed a deal with Interscope in March 2009. She writes the her songs, sings and plays basic guitar on the album. Taylor and the band played their first tour by opening for 'The Veronicas' on their revenge is sweeter tour in spring 2009. The Pretty Reckless has just finished a tour in 2010 and have recently played at a British music festival (V festival): Summer 2010. The band's debut album is called 'light me up' which was released on August 30th in the UK. The singles 'Make me wanna die' and 'miss nothing' were released to promote the album.

Therefore Taylor went from this innocent 7 year old child (Above)

To this seemingly 'out of control' teenager (17 years old) (below)