Carré of Queen Kwong & Why "The Rockstar" Must Die

Queen Kwong

I met today’s guest through Substack, where she is writing a collection of essays about personal life events and how they have shaped her philosophies on music, fame, and famous musicians. Her parents raised her in a Denver goth/punk nightclub and hotels. She met Trent Reznor and toured with him as a teenager, performing music that’s been compared to L7, Hole, Iggy Pop, and Patti Smith.

She has since experienced homelessness, marriage, divorce, fairytale beginnings and rock bottom endings. And recently revealed she has cystic fibrosis. She’s one the girls who was one of the guys and says it’s time for rockstars to die. Meet Carré a.k.a. Queen Kwong!

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In This Episode

Why “The Rockstar" must die

How Carré got Johnny Knoxville to star in her music video “Sad Man”

The story behind “Detroit Rock Shitty”

The new Queen Kwong EP “Strangers” 

Facing cystic fibrosis head on

The one “ask” she has for Herizon Music listeners

Plus her answers to The Shakedown questions!

Credits

Guest: Carré of Queen KwongSong: “Sad Man” by Queen KwongHost: Thea WoodIntern: Remy Kuo

Recorded in October 2024.

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