Getting into a rock genre must be pretty tough in itself, artists would have to be following the footsteps of The Rolling Stones, Black Sabbath, Pink Floyd, AC/DC, Metallica, Iron Maiden, and more.
However, the hike up the mountain of rock is a different terrain for the all-girl rock band Haim.
In an interview with Elle magazine, the three members-who happen to be sisters-dished out just how difficult it was being a woman in a male-dominated genre like rock music.
"No one wanted to sign us," Alana revealed. "The amount of people who were like, 'You're never going to make it. Give up!'"
People would say to us, 'You'll never get a record deal. A girl rock band, unfortunately, is not something you see,'" Danielle added.
Defeated the Odds
Haim is one of the most popular all-girl rock bands of today. Despite the sexist pushback, their reception has always been quite well with the public and critics, especially since their music is so on point and great.
"We've done so many things in our career, despite what people in the industry have said," Danielle said. "Being told you'll never sell out a venue, then you do. You'll never headline a festival, and then we do. It fuels the fire."
The band won one out of three nominations from the Brits Awards for International Group, and they also earned three Grammy Award nominations for Best New Artist in 2015, Best Rock Performance for "The Steps, and Album of the Year for "Women in Music Pt. III" in 2021.
They were also nominated for a Grammy Award for their contribution in Taylor Swift's album "Evermore" in 2022.
Haim Sisters
According to reports, "The Summer Girl" singers established their band back in 2007. They began performing small gigs before eventually landing bigger events and signing with a record label.
Haim revealed the secret behind their success: "People used to say that s**t all the time. But we had such a crazy focus, plus we're sisters - we're like a wolf pack."
On top of that, they decided to make sure that their music is constantly flawless, but staying true to themselves.
"We like to move! Some male bands can get away with dancing and not putting guitar solos on their albums and are still considered a rock band. With our third album, we were a little more conscious of that."
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