GenQ Music

- Witch Web must be a personal highlight in your career and personal life.
How did you feel in the lead-up to its release?

Witch Web is the first studio recording I have made since my band broke up years ago and it was wonderful to be back in the studio and making music, which has always been my first love. To make and album that not only
satisfied me creatively but spiritually was very special. It was a lot of
fun to record - no pressure to come up with hit songs that could be played on radio! Being a 'concept' album it did not have to be bound to contemporary commercial boundaries, so it was a very relaxed and abundant creative energy that flowed.

- You have seen both sides of life, from the excess of being a rockstar to the opposition you have faced as a witch and the life you want to lead now.
Do you ever look back at the times when you were with DEF FX and wish you were still there?

No I do not miss Def FX - it was an exciting period but I would never go back there, I am much happier as an individual now, living in Los Angeles and working successfully as an author and tv/radio personality over here.
The adrenalin of being onstage with the band was something I missed for a long time, but I have replaced that with skydiving now! I love jumping out of planes! I am however, very much looking forward to getting back on the road with my solo album and being onstage and singing again and having the opportunity to share that with a live audience.

- Witch Web is much more than just a musical CD; how does it make you feel when people are using this as a possible spiritual awakening?

I wrote the album with Paul Searles initially with the only intention being to record the songs that I personally sing in my witchy rituals. Often when doing public rituals I would sing acapella and people would ask if it was possible to buy a recording of it - now it is! But when Paul and I got in the studio we also realised we were starting to write songs that had a commercial feel and classic song arrangement, so we are happy that the album crosses over and can be enjoyed by people interested in the spiritual side as well as people who just want a chilled listening experience.

- Many people often have misconceptions about witchcraft and Wicca, thinking it more belongs to movies with broomsticks and black cats. Could you explain how witchcraft benefits your life and others around you?

I think those misconceptions are rapidly eroding and hardly exist at all now compared to what it was like when I first 'came out of the broom closet' 10 years ago when my first book on witchcraft was released. Modern Witches honor nature as sacred, we recognise a Goddess as well as God and we do spells and rituals to heal and help ourselves and others - it is very rewarding and enriching for men and women (both of whom are called 'Witches'
by the way, no Warlocks!)

- How do you feel people should approach this album?

The album is great music to chill out and unwind to - the lyrics are positive and can help shift a negative mind set and relax busy overstressed brains! I know Witches and non-Witches alike can enjoy Witch Web

If you want to hear some songs from Witch Web go to www.myspace.com/fionahorne

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