Otep Shamaya
Otep Shamaya is the lead vocalist of the nu metal band Otep.
Taken from an exclusive interview with Metal Underground, Otep said her name derived from her mothers interest in Egyptian history. Otep grew up in Los Angeles. Metal Underground interviewer, Becca asked Otep Growing up in LA, what was that like for you To which Otep replied I was subjected to a lot of violence and poverty that I dont really care to focus on too much because Im trying to get past that through art and music. Just becoming what it is that environment tends to create. It breeds violence and monsters and I would prefer not to fall into that trap and hopefully continue to grow as an artist and set a new standard for people who refuse to accept circumstances they are forced into. None of us can control who our parents are, what our genetics are, what part of the country we are raised in or what our DNA is. How tall we are, color, sex, gender, orientation its something we are born into but we can create our own lives and our own identities according to our own standards and t
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