Who the hell is Bif Naked? in Canada is the 24 year old singer a star.  The Indian born and raised by missionairies "goddess of punk" wants now to conquer Europe with an unconventional style mix and razorsharp lyrics, but for the time being she answers 8 naked questions and acts tame. 

Interviewer: How do you like Europe?
Bif Naked: It's my very first time in Europe...unfortunatly, I don't know Switzerland at all.  Does everyone ski there?
Eh no.Is Bif Naked your real name?
(laughs) No, the guys at high school called me Bif, which is by the way a male name.  Naked was added, because one of the guys saw me accidently naked, which he proudly told all his friends.
People praise you as the new Courtney Love. Does this bother you?
Actually I should be honored, since she is so famous and I can really identify myself with her lyrics, but I guess the main reason I get compared to her is because we are both woman.
Other people call you the goddess of punk.
That's really funny.  I have never done punk, it is a thing of the late seventies.
How would you describe your music?
I like a lot of different styles. That's why I put everything from indie rock to hip hop on my CD.
A hotch-potch then.
Yeah that's a good word. Unfortunatly promotion is becoming a nightmare. People just want to label you.
You speak frankly about your rape. Do you simply wanna provoke or do you really commit yourself to Women's Rights?
(very earnest) I like to provoke.  It is part of my personality to tell things the way they are. And because I am a woman I wanna encourage other women to be strong. But I wouldn't call myself a feminist, I am a humanist. There are good things on both the female and male side. One should not suppress neither side.
No riot grrrl then?
Nah, not at all. That's merely a stereotype from the States.

**this is a rough translation from a Swiss magazine, 4U, Nr. 42, 1995 back