ZIA McCABE
For the past 25 years, The Dandy Warhols have forged a successful path through a shifting musical landscape with their distinctive cacophony of guitar and synth based rock‘n’roll.
This route has included recording huge hits like 2000’s colossal Bohemian Like You, We Used To Be Friends and Not If You Were The Last Junkie On Earth, performing alongside The Rolling Stones and David Bowie, as well as hosting the dearly departed Thin White Duke and his band on occasion at their recording and rehearsal space; The Odditorium.
It’s within the fascinating confines of ‘The Oddie’ that we meet the band’s keyboardist, bassist and percussionist, Zia McCabe ahead of her performance at the Rock‘n’Roll Camp For Girls AMP Awards with her country side project Brush Prairie.
“I feel like I won the rock’n’roll lottery the day I joined the Dandys,” Zia says with a grin. “The difference, that made me even have access to that winning ticket, was that I showed up, and with no real legitimate reason to be considered. Sure, charisma, rhythm. I had a couple of things going for me, but it’s that ‘show up’ thing, even if it’s scary, even if you don’t think you’re good enough, that makes all the difference in the world.”
MASTER MANIFESTER
Taking that first step and moving from dreamer to performer is a tricky thing for anyone to do. It can require near-superhuman levels of confidence and even finding that initial
