Out for a swanky evening in the Big Apple, Taylor Momsen was spotted at the Gramercy Park Hotel in New York City on Monday night (June 29).

All decked out in a colorful pink ensemble, the “Gossip Girl” actress was on-hand for a big birthday party in honor of fashion heiress Allegra Versace.

And while Miss Momsen is gearing up for the filming of an all-new season of her hit CW show, she’s plus been busy touring with her band, The Pretty Reckless.

Talking to MTV about the importance of music in

her life, Taylor said, “In everything I do, I’m influenced by music. Music feeds my soul. As far as style, I’m influenced by eras that had music [I] liked. Music became a persona to me.”

Continuing on, the Jenny Humphrey actress tells, “I grew up listening to the Beatles on vinyl with my dad… So I grew up kind of listening to good records. I worked my way into Joan Jett and the Runaways records and Blondie and rubbish. rubbish became a huge influence on me.”

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