InkSpired Magazine Issue No. 40 | Page 56

Jim Louvau: Is it frustrating having 250,000 Instagram followers knowing that if ten percent of them bought your latest record, how different your life would be? Ash Costello: Yes, I think about that all the time. You also have to take it with a grain of salt. Just because someone clicks the like button doesn’t mean they’re going to spend money on New Year’s Day. There were a lot of people who followed me for a long time that never even knew I was in a band. They just liked the way I dressed or liked my makeup. I actually wonder how many people who follow me actually know I am in a band. I’ve had people stop me to take photos and say it’s Ashley from Instagram and not Ashley from New Year’s Day. I take it with a grain of salt. When are the numbers on Instagram going to be pointless and obsolete? I had 150,000 Myspace friends at one point and who gives a shit about that now? You just have to utilize it while it’s there. It’s good for advertising. It beats standing outside of music venues passing out fliers like I used to do when I was a kid. Jim Louvau: Who are some of your enemies in the music business? Ash Costello: I tend to have a problem with other girls in the music industry, they seem to not like me. There are several and some that I’ve reconnected and get along with now. I just don’t know what it is. Maybe I smile too much and people think I’m too nice and the second I get taken advantage of, I snap and people tend to not like that very much. People like truth until you throw it back in their face. www.Facebook.com/AshCostelloOfficial www.Facebook.com/NYDrock Instagram: @AshCostello @NYDrock 54 InkSpiredMagazine.com InkSpiredMagazine.com 55