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"Taylor Momsen has said that her bad life experiences are the inspiration for the lyrics sung in her band The Pretty Reckless. Their debut album Light Me Up features controversial lyrics that the 17-year-old said reflects her past. When asked by Spin where the words come from, Momsen responded: &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m not really sure how to answer properly yet. I&amp;#039;ve had a lot of bad experiences, and whether that&amp;#039;s from sex or drugs or something else, they are adult experiences that would f**k anyone up.&amp;quot; The singer-actress also insisted that she would not &amp;quot;end up in the gutter&amp;quot;.  She explained: &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m not a drug addict, a crazy f**king psycho who&amp;#039;s gonna end up in the gutter next week, or a rebel. &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m figuring out who I am and what I want to be doing.&amp;quot; Momsen added that starring in drama Gossip Girl puts a strain on her but that music keeps her &amp;quot;young&amp;quot;. She said: &amp;quot;I was at a point where I was getting up and going to work, but I was drained. Gossip Girl gave me a platform to make this happen faster, and I&amp;#039;m grateful, but if I&amp;#039;m not doing something that makes me happy, then I&amp;#039;m dying. Music keeps me young.&amp;quot; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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