Vicki Peterson (lead guitarist of the Bangles) and Susan Cowsill (with her family’s band the Cowsills since the age of eight) are currently tilling the fields as the Psycho Sisters, and it’s given them rare perspective on making music that many lesser talents would lack. Their debut album, Up On The Chair, Beatrice is out now via the RockBeat label. Peterson and Cowsill will be guest editing magnetmagazine.com all week. Read our brand new Q&A with them.
Cowsill:
An egg ready to crack, though it’s guaranteed safe in its carton
A cry that sits silent on its shelf jealous of all the other cries being heard
Remembering what wasn’t and wishing that it could have been
A twin watching a part of him disappear before his very eyes
The end of possibilities
Air that isn’t there and then not being able to breathe it when it is
Old friends and lines of sorrow on their faces
Hidden weakness
Facades of strength
Preserving sweet memories and running them like a Saturday matinee
Also staying for the midnight showing
Being grateful for having been a part
Forgiveness
Selflessness and how good that feels
Knowing that in the end, there is only love
And that that love, will see you through
Round the bend, Rich
