Though a high school dropout, the 29-year-old musician,
author, and former dancer known as “Showgirl of Rock” boasts
a degree in Creative Writing from Oxford University, and now
plays with the literary “big boys” as featured rock columnist for
an online music publication, Rock My World. Along with her
whimsical career comes a restless lifestyle of touring, celebrity
parties, backstage champagne, and meeting her deadlines; but
Catalina hasn’t let the rock and roll grind get in the way of her
musical spirit, or even love!
Having recently been married to radio personality and rocker,
Chip Z’Nuff (bassist and frontman of 80s glam rock sensation
Enuff Z’Nuff), Kate caught us up on her steadfast existence in
the glittering fast lane of married life, constant creativity, and
rock and roll.
What took you to Chicago, and how are you enjoying it?
I landed a gig as a spokesmodel on the Monsters of Rock
Cruise in 2014 and there met my husband, Chip. It was
my birthday, and I was actually coming down with a kidney
infection! I just remember stepping off the elevator on my way to
the stage with Eddie Trunk, not at all feeling well, and running
into this tall, lanky weirdo with big sunglasses on. He bent
down to shake my hand and wish me a happy
birthday. “Come to Chicago anytime,” he said.
It was an honest friendship at first, and when I
did end up visiting, I made an appearance on
The MANCOW Show to talk about my life as a
showgirl in Vegas and ending up on tour with
Marilyn Manson.
I made so many friends in that city so quickly
and just remember thinking that it was time to
leave Denver behind. Chicago seemed like the
right place to start working on my journalistic
career. Have a fresh start. My friendship with
Chip unexpectedly blossomed. He went to
bed one night and said the same prayers I
said when I was a kid, and I had always said
I wanted to marry a man who could say those
same prayers with me at night. Inside, I was
like, this is the one!
You said you moved to Chicago to focus on your journalistic
career, so what made you leave performing as a showgirl
behind?
Oh, goodness. Well, aside from suffering from tendonitis from
all the ballet classes? Y’kn