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“Even if it might lead to a poisonous leg amputation, I’d literally die for the music”: The Pretty Reckless’ Taylor Momsen on her journey from child actor to AC/DC-approved rock star

She could have peaked with The Grinch aged five. Instead, Taylor Momsen repackaged herself as the lead singer of The Pretty Reckless and lived her rock’n’roll dream. This is her story, in her words.

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Taylor Momsen pays heartfelt tribute after her 'protector' and 'confidant' dies

The Pretty Reckless frontwoman Taylor Momsen has been tribute to her late bodyguard Mason Haynes, following his death aged 52, and she has remembered him as her "protector", "confidant" and one of her "closest friends".

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"It’s musically exquisite and complex, this never-ending onion where you discover something new about it and about yourself every time you listen to it." The Pretty Reckless' Taylor Momsen on her love for Chris Cornell and Soundgarden

"All of Chris Cornell’s work speaks to me on a level that nothing else does"

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Taylor Momsen uses songwriting as therapy: 'It's how I cope'

The Pretty Reckless frontwoman Taylor Momsen turns to writing music to "cope" with all the "incredibly hard" times in life, admitting penning tunes is like therapy for her.

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Taylor Momsen hospitalised a week after venomous spider bite

The Pretty Reckless frontwoman Taylor Momsen has been admitted to hospital a week after being bitten by venomous spider during a tour stop in Mexico.

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Taylor Momsen issues update from hospital bed after poisonous spider bite

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Taylor Momsen bitten by venomous spider

The Pretty Reckless singer Taylor Momsen is recovering after being bitten by a venomous spider while on tour in Mexico.

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"Its venom did a number on my system." The Pretty Reckless' Taylor Momsen has been bitten by yet another animal on the AC/DC tour

The Pretty Reckless vocalist sought medical treatment before their set in Mexico City

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Taylor Momsen is 'addicted' to crocheting

The Pretty Reckless star Taylor Momsen has confessed she is "addicted" to crocheting and makes "endless blankets" in her free time.

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The Pretty Reckless announce new album and tour

Taylor Momsen's band The Pretty Reckless have announced a new single, album and tour.

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"When a life of excess leads you on a rollercoaster that is doomed to crash but you just can’t see it." The Pretty Reckless announce fifth album Dear God, share new single When I Wake Up, and reveal world tour itinerary

The Pretty Reckless have a busy 2026 lined up

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"Pat Smear left me a voicemail and said, 'I have the weirdest request and it involves Mariah Carey'." How Taylor Momsen and Foo Fighters thrilled Mariah Carey by performing two songs from her secret alt. rock album for the very first time

Mariah Carey's 'lost' alt. rock anthems finally get the public performance they deserve

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Taylor Momsen rules out acting return

The Pretty Reckless rocker Taylor Momsen - who previously starred in Gossip Girl - isn't interested in making a return to acting at the moment.

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Jim Carrey nearly quit 'Grinch' and offered to return his $20 million paycheck. Then the founder of SEAL Team Six came to the rescue

"Jim started having panic attacks. I would see him lying down on the floor in between setups with a brown paper bag."

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Foo Fighters revive Mariah Carey's grunge songs

Foo Fighters teamed up with Taylor Momsen to revive Mariah Carey's lost grunge songs during a performance at the 2026 MusiCares Person of the Year gala.

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Unreleased Mariah Carey grunge songs covered by Foo Fighters at tribute event

The Dave Grohl-led band were joined by singer Taylor Momsen at MusiCares 2026

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"I said, 'Only call me if it’s AC/DC or the Rolling Stones.' A week in, the phone rings, and it’s my agent saying AC/DC called. What?!" From her dad touring with Aerosmith to singing in The Grinch, Taylor Momsen on her life in music and movies

The Pretty Reckless singer has learned some extremely useful lessons across her unique career

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“AC/DC started calling me ‘Batgirl’. Every day I’d go into my dressing room and there’d be a little bat rubber ducky”: AC/DC threw Taylor Momsen a bat-themed birthday party, after she got bit halfway through a show

“When AC/DC give you a nickname, you stick with that!”

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The Independent UK

The Grinch star rewears iconic costume 25 years after film release

Taylor Momsen tried on her original costume from The Grinch 25 years after she played Cindy Lou Who.

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Taylor Momsen dons Cindy Lou Who dress 25 years after iconic Grinch film

Momsen starred as Cindy Lou Who in the 2000 Jim Carrey classic ‘How the Grinch Stole Christmas’

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See Taylor Momsen Impressively Work Her Way Back Into Her The Grinch Costume 25 Years Later

Okay, that's just shy of a Christmas miracle.

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Watch The Pretty Reckless revisit Taylor Momsen's childhood by performing the song she sang 25 years ago in How The Grinch Stole Christmas

It's Chriiiiiiiiiiistmasssssss (soon)

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I Remember Being Shocked When Taylor Momsen Just Randomly Exited Gossip Girl, And Turns Out She Didn't Even Tell The Cast!

What happened to Jenny Humphrey?

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How To Watch Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade 2025 Online From Anywhere

Macy’s annual extravaganza rolls through Manhattan for its 99th parade, and our guide here explains how to watch Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade 2025 online from anywhere.

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See Jim Carrey And Taylor Momsen Reunite 25 Years After How The Grinch Stole Christmas

Hearts grew three sizes that day

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