Raised as part of the Unification Church, a hyper-conservative religion that she’s previously described as akin to “a cult”, there is no part of Sasami Ashworth’s childhood that might have hinted at where the Los Angeles musician creatively dwells now: adorning the cover of her just-released third solo album, Blood on the Silver Screen, braless and lip bleeding with a defiant stare that’s equal parts feminine and rugged masculinity.
“Oh, I would never have been able to own a CD that had a cover like that as a kid,” she laughs. “When I made the cover I just thought: cool cover. And now I see my tits everywhere I’m like, ‘Oh Jesus…’”
