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Radio 6 Music,5 mins

Justine Frischmann: Why I Dropped Music For Art

Mary Anne Hobbs

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Justine Frischmann, former Elastica frontwoman and Suede co-founder, explains why she dropped music for art. Justine left Elastica in 2001, six years after her band's album 'Elastica' was nominated for a Mercury Prize. She moved to Colorado where she studied visual art, before settling down in her new career as an abstract painter.

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