Colleen Fitzpatrick

Colleen Fitzpatrick Colleen had attracted the attention of Elektra Records with her demos, and they signed a “demo deal” in October1998. She travelled and made music and Elektra would see if they were interested in where the project was heading. Elektra loved what Colleen was making and signed her properly in 1999. She began the Vitamin C Project; she would perform under the name “Vitamin C”. Critics that had savagely attacked the two Eve’s Plum albums began calling her a sell out for not sticking with Eve’s Plum. Colleen didn’t mind the bit of bad attention, she says “It's not as if I went from hardcore punk to four-on-the-floor dance music. I always considered the songs I've written to be intelligent pop songs and perhaps just the production that varies but it's still very much the same voice.” “I decided that instead of replacing members of Eve's Plum and keeping it going against some internal and external odds, I would continue doing music, but do it by myself , but it took me a little while because I wasn't sure I was really ready emotionally and mentally to jump back into the fire immediately.” People wondered about the “sudden” change in her musical style, Colleen bit back saying “I don't think the music is all that different, actually. It is produced and presented in a different way. I don't favour one type of music over another. I like music that is melodic, so I like what I am doing now. I haven't abandoned guitars, I am just a little less angry than I was then. I am still proud of Eve's Plum, and I think they could be Vitamin C songs, and some Vitamin C songs could be Eve's Plum songs. I really like this one, it is the best one of all.” While some people attacked her for the Vitamin C project, they failed to realise that the whole band were doing different things, it only happened that Colleen’s was more high profile. ENTER HERE