Okay, we know you've all come to this page expecting the latest juicy gossip on Justine's private life. But until we know things for definite, this is how it stays... :-)

Justine Justine Frischmann
Vocals, Guitar
Date Of Birth: 16th September 1969

The youngest of the Frischmann clan (she has an elder brother), Justine was brought up in Twickenham by her Hungarian/Scottish parents and went to school at St. Pauls, possibly the most upmarket in London. After leaving school she went on to study Architecture at University College London, during which time she started playing guitar with Suede . She stayed for about 18 months but left in 1992 after getting fed up of being the girl at the back who wasn't allowed any say in how the band developed.

"There was too much horror involved. I was the token girl standing at the back strumming a guitar, and I felt totally frustrated." [Suede circa 1990]
"Bernard and Brett would refuse to have anything to do with what I'd written. In the end I thought they'd be better off without me. And they were, unfortunately."

Elastica began life soon afterwards when Justine phoned up Justin, who she knew from her time in Suede ,and asked him if he fancied rehearsing with her and her new boyfriend Damon Albarn (lead singer of Blur ). Justine had previously been going out with Brett Anderson (lead singer of Suede).

Justine and Damon's relationship is still going strong and they now live in a rather expensive house in Notting Hill, London. Because of the current Britpop(TM) madness, they are often featured by the British tabloid press who even pursued them while they were on holiday in the West Indies. Such treatment is usually reserved for the Royal family! They have been dubbed the "Sonny & Cher" and even the "King & Queen" of Britpop(TM). Justine has also been labelled "Blur Indoors" by the Sun in an effort to make her look like someone cashing in on Damon's success.

"It's just totally ugly. The thing that pisses me off is that Elastica don't warrant that attention. I get it because of Blur. Blur Indoors. That's so shit."

The constant speculation about Justine and Damon's relationship annoys the band and they have become wary of talking to the press as the usual line is "So Justine, what's it like living with Damon ?", which must be annoying if you're there to talk about your music.

Elastica are definitely Justine's band and she is the main controlling influence on the music having written most of their songs to date. The rest of the group have on occasion evidently dubbed her "The Führer", in the light of her forthright views on what the band should be doing.

"I think they just humour me actually, they just say "yes" and do exactly what they want, all of them. It's kinda mine, but it wouldn't be the same thing without the others It doesn't matter how much of a vision that you've got, if you can't find people to fulfill that."

Justine never did quite finish her architecture course, she got her degree but left halfway through the fourth year of the five year course and so isn't a qualified architect. She didn't actually tell her parents she'd left for eight months! Fortunately by the time she did pluck up the courage the band had got a recording contract and it softened the blow.

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