During a recent interview with Jorge Botas of Portugal’s Metal Global, Nita Strauss addressed the issue of Internet haters and shared her approach to handling their constant criticism of her career choices.
Nita responded (as transcribed by Blabbermouth): “I wrote a song about it. There’s a song about it on [my upcoming] record [The Call Of The Void] called ‘Digital Bullets’ with [guest singer] Chris Motionless [of MOTIONLESS IN WHITE]. And it really talks about these trolls online firing the ‘digital bullets’. They’ll never come to you to your face and say, ‘You suck,’ ‘You whore,’ ‘You money-grubbing whore,’ or whatever. No one has ever said that to my face, but you go on social media and it’s, like, ‘I hope you die in a fire.’ [Laughs] It’s just people being tough on the Internet. It’s not new. It’s not going away.”
“My boyfriend said it to me personally one time… And it was hurtful — I can’t lie and say that it was not hurtful. Of course it was hurtful. But he said, ‘You know, no one’s coming and spitting on your face in the street. People aren’t coming to you, being rude to you. It’s just fake. It’s just online.’
“People will talk online,” she added. “And they have a saying, ‘Living well is the best revenge.’ So those people can keep spending their time on Facebook, talking their s**t. I will keep touring the world, eating fabulous food, staying in nice hotels, playing guitar with some of the biggest stars in rock and pop and metal. And I think that’s a good compromise. I’m happy with that. [Laughs]”
On July 7, Sumerian Records will release Nita‘s second solo album, “The Call Of The Void,” featuring a star-studded cast of guest appearances. The LP includes contributions from IN FLAMES vocalist Anders Fridén, former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman, HALESTORM frontwoman Lzzy Hale, Alice Cooper, DISTURBED‘s David Draiman, Dorothy, Alissa White-Gluz of ARCH ENEMY, and Chris Motionless of MOTIONLESS IN WHITE.
