“I don’t read that crap that describes me as having an attitude, but I don’t know why that’s a bad thing. Attitude is in the eye of the beholder. I didn’t get into this to be a role model for 7-year-olds. I have no interest in doing that, you know? If parents don’t like some of the stuff I do then they shouldn’t let their kids watch me.

 

I smoke, so what? Why do people give a sh*t what a 16-year-old girl who they’ve never met does? It’s not like I’m sitting there going, ‘Kids, you should go buy a pack of cigarettes.’ When I walk outside with a cigarette and someone takes a picture of it and puts it on the Internet, it’s not my problem. I’m just living my life and I’m not gonna live my life for other people.”

—Taylor Momsen does make a good point in an interview with Parade. Parents do need to police who and what influences their children and shouldn’t expect celebrities to do that for them. [Dlisted]

“To be honest, I don’t f**king care. I didn’t get into this to be a role model. So I’m sorry if I’m influencing your kids in a way that you don’t like, but I can’t be responsible for their actions. I don’t care.”

— Taylor Momsen from “Gossip Girl” when asked about being a role model. Annoying as she may be, she has a point. [E! Online]

“Um, right now I’m trying to just finish my record and getting through the last season of ‘Gossip Girl’ for right now. So not so much thinking about that ... But it’s awesome that everyone is ya know working towards a good cause.”

—Taylor Momsen‘s response when asked whether she’d join other celebs with a high-profile donation and pleas for help for Haiti. I’m not sure if this is youthful apathy, cold-heartedness, self-absorption, or maybe all of the above, but one thing’s for sure: Some people shouldn’t speak without a publicist handy. [OK!]

“I am angsty. I’ll be angsty until I’m 80 years old. I think that keeps things fresh. But I always think angst is such a derogatory word toward teenagers. It just means you’re figuring s**t out, and I don’t know why that’s a negative thing.”

—Taylor Momsen in Seventeen. Lil’ J, when you’re 80 and angsty, they call you “cranky.” [Hollywood Life]

Oh Taylor Momsen, you’ve come such a far way from your Missouri roots and playing sweet little Cindy Lou Who in “How The Grinch Stole Christmas.” The grunge rock look has been a fairly recent style move (we see her strutting around in crack rock chic in N.Y.C.‘s East Village all the time), and while she’s been spotted wearing this pantsless look and garters often enough lately, she has finally gone where even the sassiest (and sluttiest) of hip downtown chicks will not: She wore her Undie Sue look on her way to the set of “Gossip Girl” today. In the morning. In the middle of winter. Eh, maybe it was just a walk of shame.

Sometimes I wonder about Taylor Momsen, because she’s playing the washed-up rocker à la Courtney Love way before her time. Several Frisky staffers, myself included, have seen her walking around NYC in this state of undress. Do you think her shirt-as-dress look is tragic or avant-garde?

“Gossip Girl” star Taylor Momsen and supermodel Miranda Kerr both showed up at MTV Studios in Times Square today for “It’s On With Alexa Chung” guest appearances. The two ladies dressed very, very differently for the event. Momsen looked polished and professional, while Kerr looked like Britney Spears on a bender. (FYI: today is Opposites Day!)

Taylor Momsen, as Jenny Humphrey,  abandoned her trademark smoky eye while filming “Gossip Girl.” [NYC, 11/05/09]

We don’t care how permissive your fancy prep school is, we’re pretty sure this skirt would get you kicked out. Also, now we know who Kelly Osbourne was complaining about at the Teen Vogue party. [NYC, 9/29/09]

So seriously, if she is, it’s not funny. But Little J was out past her bedtime as usual last night and displayed some suspicious markings on her inner wrist. Now, as a clumsy gal myself, these could be the result of a fall or an angry cat. But girlfriend is going for a rock ‘n’ roll image and nothing says “punk rock” like “I cut myself to feel.” [NYC, 9/9/09]

Taylor Momsen is on the September 2009 cover of Teen Vogue. In the accompanying Q&A Taylor proves that while she has a very atypical teen life, she still exhibits the highly-opinionated tone of most teens. Oh yeah, and she successfully insults teens for being teens. Read Taylor’s “gems of wisdom” regarding dating older men, the music industry, and choosing a rock ‘n’ roll style over being a “pretty girl” after the jump.

This week two Gossip Girls went out in public with their bras visible for all the world to see. Leighton Meester attended a Katy Perry concert in a floral dress that revealed her bra and boy shorts, while Taylor Momsen sported a black bra under her bright pink dress at a performance with her band, The Pretty Reckless.

Sheer clothes seem to be trying to make a comeback, and not just among women. At the most recent men's shows of Givenchy and John Galliano, mesh and translucent tops went down the runways. And, now that Leighton and Taylor have showed us their bras, could see-through tops soon become as ubiquitous as bow headbands?

It’s Little J’s birthday and you’re invited! Next week you and all your friends can party with Taylor Momsen and her band, The Pretty Reckless, as she celebrates her sweet 16. The perfect opportunity to pretend like you’re on “Gossip Girl.”

We kind of hate it when starlets decide they don’t want to limit themselves to acting. Being famous for one thing isn’t enough. Tthey have to be actresses-singers-songwriters-models-writers-producers. In addition to Ed Westwick, who has a band called The Filthy Youth, two more “Gossip Girl” cast members are adding “singer” to their resume. Leighton Meester and Taylor Momsen have signed record deals. A couple tracks Leighton has been working on have leaked, and a video of Taylor performing earlier this week hit YouTube. But are they any good?