Before she started attracting fans as a roaring metal vocalist in Butcher Babies, Carla Harvey was connecting with mourning families as a mortuary assistant. It’s an undertaking she was almost as passionate about as being onstage, and one that gave her a greater appreciation of life.
“It made me realise how little time we all have and how important it is to grieve,” she says. “Even after I quit my job at the mortuary, fans at meet and greets would ask me for advice on grief. One guy brought his mom’s ashes in an envelope and asked me to help him spread them after the show and say some nice words.”
