About the Artist
Victoria Rose was born and raised in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles, California. Despite her larger than life jet black hair and moody melodies, she has quite the sunny demeanor. Do not mistaken her joy to be indicative of a silver spoon childhood, however. The daughter of Peruvian and Salvadorian roots, Victoria grew up a first generation immigrant in the lower working class. An awkward, chunky brown kid with purple glasses and a loud, sometimes overly expressive mouth, she always knew she was far more sensitive than the other children her age. This could likely be attributed to the fact that she was highly aware of the emotional battleground that could often be her parents' complicated relationship. At times becoming a moderator for her parents' disagreements, she noticed when things seemed to be smooth sailing and when they were the opposite. This caused her to become highly sensitive and in tune with people’s emotions and how to manage them. A blessing and a curse, as she would soon find out.
Terrible painter, brilliant writer.
Growing up, one of the rules her mother had enforced was that Victoria had to read 2 chapter books a day before she was allowed any screen time. While reading, Victoria started to get vivid images in her head about the scenes in her favorite books. She desperately wanted to recreate them through art and make these beautiful flashing images tangible– something she could hold in her hands.
She put pen to paper and quickly realized she was a deeply untalented visual artist. However, she knew that she was an apt reader, and had frequently gotten comments from teachers about her powerful writing style. She figured she could simply paint a picture with her words, and thus her passion for poetry was born. Music and melodies simply became the catalyst for her large feelings and wide discography to come.
Sustenance, Not Substances!
Over time, combining her sensitivity to people’s feelings and her impressive ability to describe the scene of a crime, she started songwriting as an outlet for her emotions. Continuing her schooling, she would often find herself imagining melodies in her head in class. She would attempt to discreetly bend over her backpack and record herself humming these melodies into her earbuds’ microphone cord. She quickly found herself with a variety of songs that explored many genres.
The older she got, the angstier she did as well. After having gone through a traumatic and difficult personal event in high school, she turned to drugs and alcohol in an attempt to cope with the painful reality she had been tossed into. She developed an addiction to benzodiazepines (more commonly known as Xanax), and was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder. Though she has periods where she actively struggles with mania and depression, she is grateful to have survived her darkest days thus far, and is constantly working to be her healthiest self and stay away from the "stupid shit" (her words, not mine).
