Gina Turner and the unlikely harmony of motherhood on the dance floor

For any normal person on the outside looking in, it's hard not to show concern for a young kid growing up in a family of DJs. What about the late nights? How do you keep them shielded from drugs and sex?

"Just because I’m in the nightlife industry doesn’t mean I’m irresponsible," she explains. "So, as a mother it’s like the best thing you can do is to be an awesome example for your kid. Lead by example."

And by no means is she all talk. She shares a whirlwind of a story about a time in her career when EvaLina was still breastfeeding, and Gina was booked to play Holy Ship. She didn't want to bring her daughter on board, so instead - without ever missing a beat - every two hours while she was at sea, she'd go to her room to pump milk. "I had to bring my breast milk back over the border and my brother carried it through customs," she laughs. "They asked him what was in the bag, so he said, 'My sister’s breast milk,” and they were like, 'Well that’s the first time I ever heard that one.'"

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