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.
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