Not even four weeks ago, Kat Wild was living the silent life as the sister of Luke Wild, lead guitarist of the band; ‘Manic To Heaven.’ Traveling with the band around the country, Kat managed to spring into the world of monstrous fame, after singing at the London O2 Arena, as Manic To Heaven were getting ready to perform at their sell out gig. Over a thousand people were there to witness the 17 year olds amazing voice as she captured the hearts of music lovers out there. Here, BANDTA gets the first ever exclusive into the hectic world of Kat Wild, only a couple days after her first ever single release.
“I've been thrown into a world that I had only ever been back stage to, and let me tell you, the feeling is good,” She giggles.
The story of that night unfolds here; “On the 18th October 2011, I was standing outside my brother’s band’s dressing room, waiting for them to get their arses moving. It was minutes before the boys were due on at their own concert, and they were taking their sweet time getting ready while everyone was pissing about.
Being Luke’s little sis, he ordered me run along to the stage manager and tell him that they wouldn’t be on for another 5 minutes or so. ‘Annoyed’ wasn’t even on the radar for Bob’s reaction. The guy had screamed “Well someone has to fucking go on!’, this was proven when I heard how impatient the audience was getting. I was standing just standing next to the curtain the restless people on the other side.
In a slit second, the bastard had announced my name, shoved a microphone in my hand and pushed a very awestruck me onto the stage in front of thousands of people.” Oh Shit.
“The crowd were completely confused. I was battling myself in my head ‘should I stay on stage or should I run off and be a wuss?’ were my thoughts. I know that nothing could have prepared me for what went on in that five solid minutes under the spotlight.
My mind was blank and all I could see was a massive black space in front of me. If the crowd wasn’t shouting at me, I would’ve sworn I was all alone. No such luck. One minute I was screaming in my head, the next, the lyrics from Daughtry’s song ‘What About Now’, made its way past my mouth, through the microphone and into the audience.
Not even Kat could describe the amount of energy in the arena that night. She did manage to say that , “the whole place was buzzing and I was having the time of my life singing one of my favourite songs. I was prancing about the stage like an idiot while thousands of voices sang the song back to me. I was enjoying doing one of the only things in my life that i love to do.”
“When I was watching Paramore at the O2 last year, I never in my wildest dreams thought that I would be singing on that same stage for real.”
Not even an hour after the gig had ended, videos had been uploaded onto YouTube, potential mangers where ringing constantly and the music business was knocking at my very own door. And after a very long talk with my family and a lot of mental preparing, I started the hectic schedule lead today. Within the next couple days, a single was being mentioned and I was the most happiest, yet nervous, girl in the entire world.”
When talking with Kat, not many of us suspected that although the increasingly undeniable fact that she’s fast becoming everyone’s new favourite rock sensation- she still has been through many challenges which have influenced her to get where she is today. “Don’t get me wrong, I want this for me, I always have, but a big part of me wants to show those arses back home, who never gave me a chance, to show them what I am made of. I’m far from big headed but I like to believe that I have a purpose in life and I'm starting to get on with it now. Finally something I am doing for myself for a change. This is what my single is about.”
Katherine Wild’s single, ‘Starting At The Finish Line’, feels like a long waited song to be released and ever since the the young artist came into the business, almost everyone has been shaking in their seats with anticipation for her first ever song to be out.
“My song shows how hard my short life has been so far and how up until recently I had never felt appreciated by others outside of my family. It’s about always feeling like you’re heading in the wrong direction and how you hate on yourself all the time for being lost. I had starting writing this song at the beginning of this year, as I entered my first year of A Levels, and let me tell you, everyday at least one thing (a snide comment about my height for example) always influenced me to into expressing my feelings through lyrics. I show how it doesn’t matter what other people think you should always believe in yourself. It doesn’t matter how old,you are, weight, gender, race, height, hair colour or style you may have, at some point we all feel like we are starting at the finish line. Like we are always feeling wrong and that even through this, it is all okay.
This past month has encouraged me to believe in myself in ways that I had not previously seen. I hope to inspire people in the same way. This makes it the perfect time in my life for this song to be released.”
This chat with Kat Wild has highlighted the idea that most people at 17 years old would be taking advantage of their fame, whereas Kat only focuses on her music.
“I want my music to be famous, not me. I have an idea of getting my lyrics to speak to people, I don’t necessarily want to do all the talking.”
“I’m fine with whatever people write or think about me,” She argues, "as long as I am doing what I love and hopefully inspiring people at the same time, my life will be complete.”
That’s the BANDTA.
