• 30/11/2022
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Singer I am Rosie: I was bullied by my boss, I composed a song for him!<

You're coming back with a new album, but I'm wondering what you've been up to all this time when you haven't been seen much?

You will be surprised, but I had an ordinary, even boring life. I spent the first quarantine at home, probably like everyone else. That feeling of helplessness and doing nothing was the hardest. I am a being that needs action to live. In the first lockdown, I started working in a grocery store. I wanted to help in the hospital as a volunteer, but the capacity was full. I am also close to it thanks to my family. The mother is a doctor and the younger brother is studying medicine. There was a lot of time to think, so I wondered if I actually still wanted to devote myself to music after covid. Finally, I found a job in an international corporate firm.

What was it like working with your hands, sitting in a store behind a cash register and serving customers?

I didn't mind it at all, on the contrary! Then the job gave me enough things. I learned discipline, gained motivation and order, or I also started going everywhere on time. So all that I couldn't handle much before. I also enjoyed life in anonymity.

And now you are fully returning to music? Just now, when everything is closing again.

After such a long break, you realize how much you miss singing, concerts, people and all the events and life around playing. I wanted to go back, start over and make a solo record. I'm sick of covid, I'm not going to limit myself and decide if something closes or opens. It would drive us all crazy.

Rosie was born in Prague, from the age of four she sang in the Bambini di Praga choir, took piano and singing lessons. At fifteen, she recorded her first song.

Your record is called My Reputation (translated as Moje povest), which makes me wonder: Is it all about you? And what's your reputation?

For many people, I am a contradictory and very messy person. You know yourself best. I used to rely a lot on what people thought of me, and I would break down every time it seemed that I might be wronged a little. I couldn't handle criticism from family, friends or strangers. In the last few months I have learned to wave my hand over everything and be honest with myself. Sometimes it's nice not to break things at the knee and let things flow. I experienced such hopelessness in a corporate company where I was working in a junior position that it inspired me to write new songs and opened my eyes in general.

What should I imagine under this: I experienced hopelessness in a large company?

It was an unpleasant experience with a former boss. I had never worked in a big company, so I was inexperienced and naive enough to sense some things in time. Each of us has had a conflict with our superior at some point in our work, this is abnormal. Now it may seem like I'm a naïve goose complaining, but it's pretty messed up my personal life. I can't just get over lies, humiliation and bullying.

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Did your boss bully you?

My boss had a personal agenda and crossed a certain line and was not professional. At first I wanted to put it behind me, I would have finished the job anyway and returned to singing, but then I told myself that such things should not happen. When someone defames you, destroys your reputation, you have to defend yourself.

Did something happen between you?

I don't want and can't go into details, because I'm dealing with it through lawyers. I also experienced humiliation and distrust from my superiors who did not stand up for me. I tried to explain to them what happened to me between me and my supervisor, who lied about me and defamed me among my colleagues. Unfortunately, they didn't listen to me and swept the whole thing under the rug.

To what extent was your relationship with your boss personal?

I really don't want to elaborate. You asked about the record and my reputation. My reputation suffered a lot because of one person I met at work. It took a lot out of me and I decided to talk myself out of it. And that's why the board is here.

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Was it a sexual assault?

No, no, it was clearly bossing and bullying.

Transferring a bad experience – say – into music and art is one thing. Are we supposed to mean that you will take the former boss to court?

Even if I don't look like it, I can fight for the truth. I can't stand wrong and injustice. I also sympathize not only with women, but with anyone who has been bullied by a superior. Those who have experienced it know what I'm talking about now. And yes, I will take him to court.

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Recently, similar cases have been opened up in public and sexual attacks and bullying are openly discussed. Was this why you decided to talk about it?

I'm talking about this because you're asking how the record came about and why I chose the name My Reputation. For me, it was a form of therapy at first, but on the other hand, you should talk about such things and not bury your head in the sand.

Is the record all that personal?

I put a lot of things from my personal life into it: failed relationships, demons, feelings, vulnerability, vanity, hardness and hope. It begins with a prologue and ends with an epilogue.

Let's get away from this case for a moment. In the past, you shot quite expensive clips and took provocative photos where you are often naked and there are crosses everywhere. Are you going to sell this album like this?

I enjoy quality clips and balancing on the edge, I won't give it up. We are planning to shoot a new video or even a short film. I love the atmosphere on set. The new subject is the prison, the crown of thorns, innocence and fortune telling cards will appear. Let yourself be surprised.

Who are you collaborating with on the record?

With foreign and Czech producers. This is the best combination. I am currently working with the musically well-known producer Jaroslav Helešić, ex-guitarist of Support Lesbiens.

How is money raised for such expensive productions?

It's not fun, I've often gone into debt. Now I do it differently. I founded a production called Rebelos Cantos production, which is an artistic agency. I entrusted the agency with everything related to PR campaigns. The best feeling is being your own boss. I have a great team of talented people who love their work and do their best. Together we will work on the creation of films, concerts and other interesting projects.

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With gaming, it looks pale considering the developments with covid-19. What will you do next to get your record to the fans?

I don't deal with concerts now. I will release the album on all online platforms. There will be special packages that will contain not only vinyls, but also jewelry that I designed with the help of an excellent designer. Maybe I'll stick with jewelry designs for a while.

At the age of seventeen, you dated Lucie Bílá's son for a year. Are you in contact with Filip?

It hasn't been that long since we wrote about our lives. He wrote to me about how he was doing in France, told me about his directing and studies, and I told him about music. We support each other and wish each other a happy birthday every year.