The 21st century girl doesn’t pertain to any stereotype. She’s a chick of many talents, one moment she’s in Europe, the next she’s in Asia. She’s working on several artistic projects at once and killing at every single one. She’s a mix of races – picking up different cultures as she travels. She’s the mysterious girl at the party you want to know her life story who everyone has their eyes on. Here we have sat down and chatted for you.

Growing up in the spotlight under the shadow of her parents, Sophie Simmons, the daughter of Gene Simmons and Shannon Tweed, has been labeled the stereotypical celebrity kid by the default of her genes – but she’s much more than that and she’s working hard to prove it.

Simmons has done immense charity work, founded the blog #NoFilter, and has recently started to dip her toes in the music industry, all by her own doing. Having just released a cover of Sixpence None the Richer’s “Kiss Me” off Casablanca Records and an upcoming EP revealing a personal side of her, Simmons is ready to show what she can do and who she is. With all that she’s done thus far and what more she has planned, Sophie Simmons is bound to make a name for herself and leave behind her own mark on the world.

Photographed by Lauren Engel, Makeup by Alegra Titus
Interviewed by Sadie Bell
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So I know Casablanca Records had asked if you wanted to cover Sixpence None The Richer’s “Kiss Me” and since you know and were a fan of the song, you went with it. Why do you think it was important to release a cover first and what sort of preview can we get about your musical style from this release?
It’s funny because the single isn’t actually my usual style. It’s more soft house than anything else. My EP is more on the pop side, with some country influences, as I wrote the songs in Nashville. It’s definitely not a country album but you can’t help be influenced by he amazing songwriters there. So as a preview, I think its a little deceiving. I didn’t plan on having the single come out before the EP it ind of just worked out that way.

“Kiss Me” is such a classic 90s song – does it evoke any sense of nostalgia for you or any other sort of emotion?
Of course. I think this song was everyones childhood, and my everyone I mean 90’s kids. Which makes me feel old now. My little cousins don’t even know who Sixth Pence is. I remember singing this song in my room before I had my first kiss. Seeing it in movies, I would just imagine and wish my first kiss would deb as magical… It wasn’t really. My first kiss was at summer camp and I think i was more shocked than anything.

What insight about you as an individual will listeners get from your upcoming EP? Do you plan to release more music following this EP?
I will always release more music. I love songwriting. It’s such a great outlet for creative people. I believe there is no such thing as a bad song. Everyone writes based on their own emotions, so how can you tell someone what they feel is wrong or not good. I think you’ll hear me as a teenager int his EP. I wrote the songs when I was 18 and 19 years old. I’m a different person now, but it will be interesting to relive those years when the songs are released.

The #NoFilter project is such a cool idea! Can you expand on it a little bit and explain what a “unique and authentic self” means to you? How does this idea of being unique and authentic translate over into your life?
I woke up one day and went to read the usual fashion blogs that I love. I realized that I could not relate the content anymore. The bloggers looked more like models, everything was sponsored and there was no unique perspective in the posts. I didn’t start reading blogs to see what I could already get from magazines. I wanted to read blogs because these were real people with a point of view on fashion, life and relationships. So I started NoFilter.LA with 25 contributors from 8 countries. Nothing is sponsored, everything is unfiltered. No one gets payed, it’s all very authentic. I don’t tell contributors what they can and can’t post. I want them to feel free to talk about whatever they want as long as its honest and true to them. We have fashion, music, lifestyle, DIY, photographers and even some think pieces.

You seem to have really made a name for yourself with your own efforts and have utilized your background to do some amazing things and to better the lives of others. Why was it important for you to try to separate yourself from your parents fame?
I think everyone, no matter where they come from, hopes to leave something behind. A legacy of their own. I just happen to come from a larger shadow than most. It’s harder for me to break into music, fashion and acting because most people have already decided what they think of be based on my family, or press. But there is nothing I love more than proving people wrong and making new friends in the process.

You’ve already accomplished so much with your own clothing line, charity, and now your career in the music industry is really starting to take off – what’s next for you? Do you plan to really focus on music or are there other projects that you’ve always wanted to work on that you have in mind?
Im so proud that the single, ‘Kiss Me’ already has 100,000 listen on Spotify and is growing rapidly everyday! And I will keep contributing to the music community. But acting is a passion of mine and I study in class 6 hours sometimes more a week. I just love it. It’s such an art and a skill that I am more than happy to learn and practice. And of course, modelling. Any way I can break through stereotypes really.

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