We are very happy with Juliana Eye’s visit. Thank you for being here.

Tell us about yourself.

Hi, I’m Juliana Eye! I’m an alternative-pop artist and songwriter based out of Toronto, Canada. I’ve been spending a lot of time over this past year inside (as I’m sure everyone has), writing lots of music and learning lots of new things. I’m still buzzing from excitement over releasing my first single, and I’m looking forward to sharing more music soon!

We would like to know your history as an artist.

I’ve been playing music since my early teens. I had a strong urge when I was younger to learn to play the guitar, and after I started taking lessons, I was opened up to an entire world of music that I wanted so badly to be a part of. I learned to sing & play as many songs as I could and started writing poems as an early attempt at songwriting. Over the years I’ve played in a lot of bands, including a group I recorded and toured with for a handful of years. After the band broke up, I began working as a keyboard player for a number of artists in Toronto, and have been doing that ever since! I’ve always been writing in the background because it’s something I’ve always enjoyed doing, but never felt confident enough to be an artist. However, over the past few years I’ve really pushed myself to give this a real shot, and I’m so excited to start sharing more music!

Tell us the story of this song.

This song sort of came out of nowhere. I was having a pretty frustrating couple of weeks last year amidst the pandemic, and while writing one night, this song pretty much poured out. It’s about dealing with inconsistent & toxic behaviours like being ghosted. The song is essentially my inner monologue working through this issue I had been having for many years. After I wrote it, I felt so much better! I hope others can connect with it and get the same sense of relief I did.

Tell us a funny story from your career.

When I was in my early 20s I was in a band where we would often do these one-off gigs in NYC. We’d hop in a couple of cars and drive down either the day of the show or the night before, play the gig, stay at our regular hotel in Jersey
(because it was cheaper) and then drive home the next morning. It was pretty intense considering it was an 8-10hr drive. We never really got to enjoy the time there because of all the driving we had to do, so we wouldn’t really party afterwards. One time we played Brooklyn for the first time, and after the show, I ordered my one beer of the night. I didn’t know that what I ordered was one of those super high alcohol content beers! I was just bombed after that. My bandmates laughed at me the rest of the night because on the drive back to the hotel I just kept saying I wanted to go clubbing? While eating shawarma that ended up all over my shirt…and I apparently passed out cold mid-bite. I think this is more of an embarrassing story for me, but funny for everyone else, so there you go!

Also tell a story of overcoming.

Well, this whole song release is a story of overcoming! I’ve been playing music for a long time. As a kid, I would write songs in my parent’s basement but never felt confident enough to show anyone (except for maybe a few friends). I think that over time the feeling of being inadequate just snowballed, and instead of facing it, I chose to ignore it. Even though I found a lot of joy in the direction I went in, there has always been a little part of me that felt off for not giving this a shot. Fast forward to a few years ago, I started paying attention to this craving and pushed myself through a lot of fear and anxiety. Little by little, I’ve been able to be more comfortable with coming out of my shell. Releasing this song is a big personal accomplishment for me and I think has instilled enough confidence to share the next one!

Leave a message for your fans.

Thanks so much to everyone who has streamed ‘U SUCK’, I can’t wait to start sharing more music! I know it can be hard to navigate through complex relationships and behaviours. I always second guess myself and go straight to looking inwards before even thinking of the possibility that someone is treating me poorly (which isn’t always great!) So if you’re dealing with people who aren’t giving you the respect you deserve, just know that it’s possible to create your own closure. Anything to help you move on!

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Juliana Eye we love your work. We wish you much success.

And we’ll see you in the next interview. Bye!

InterviewJuliana EyeApril 10, 2021usuck