“I used to deny my past in terms of artistic worth, saying there’s no connection.” ELLA HOOPER HAS EIGHT SYMBOLS tattooed across the fingers of her left hand – four Celtic runes under each knuckle, four sonic waveforms above. She says they’re there to remind her of order, that some things are incorruptible. Steady. This is partly because Hooper, in her day-to-day, operates at an alarmingly high frequency.
Here’s all the things Hooper is: singer, songwriter, musician, TV presenter, radio host, educator, mentor, actor, board member, personality at large. “I’m so busy doing it all I don’t get space to see what it is I do,” she says when ROLLINGSTONEmeets her at an East Brunswick cafe, near where she’s currently sharehouse-ing with bandmates. “It’s not great for a career because…
