What makes me who I am is my music. I love the way that it makes me feel. I love how the songs all tell a story, and when I am writing how it tells my story. My family surrounded me in music when I was little. When I began writing my own music the feeling that it left me with was incredible. When I went to my first concert part of me was determined to have that experience, to be up on stage singing and having thousands of people cheering and screaming to hear me play my music. That is the feeling that I strive for. One day I will have people listen to me sing and feel how I feel just by the words I am singing. Starting out when I was growing up, both of my parents were singers. They surrounded me with music constantly. They owned a Karaoke business for seven years and I was always able to come and sing with them. My dad raised me on country music while my mom wanted to get me into all other kinds of music. To this day I am still into just about every kind of music. When I sing with my family, I feel as though it makes me stronger. My parents are my toughest critics when I am singing. They always have more feedback for me then anyone that I have had with me in my life. I have been singing since I was three; that is the one constant thing in my life that hasn’t ever gone away.
The first time I started writing my own music it was difficult. I could always come up with the music but could never come up with the words to the songs that I was making. The first time that I started writing was when I was in 5th grade; at that point the music I wrote was fairly simple. I wanted to have that writing experience where everything that I would think would just come out on paper the way that I was thinking it. I want to show everyone the things inside my head. My music, just like anything that I do, is a huge part of who I am and what makes me who I am. The first time that I sang my own music in front of others I wasn’t even scared, granted I was young and I wasn’t really afraid of anything. Music is just something that flows out of me and I love it.
The first time that I picked up an instrument was in 5th grade. I started out playing the oboe, but that didn’t hold my attention for very long. Not long after that I started playing piano. It felt amazing to start learning how to play other peoples music and hearing it coming out of the piano. Being as eager to learn music as I always have been, I had to learn more. After hearing and feeling the sound on the piano, I wanted to know what it would be like to play the guitar. I loved the feeling of the strings beneath my hands. It was empowering and the moment that I picked up that guitar I knew that it was a part of me. I haven’t stopped playing the guitar in over 6 years. I love it. That is just three of the instruments that I play.
The first concert that I went to was Nickelback this past May. When I went to that concert, I was enjoying every minute. I kept thinking about how it would be to be up on that stage singing. To have people all around me singing my songs and having all of the excitement to have everyone listening to my music it would be incredible. When I was at that concert looking down at Chad Kroeger I was able to see that he loved it when everyone was singing his songs back to him. I want to have that chance. Half of me wanted to jump up on stage and start singing with them. Music is my life and I know that it has to be for anyone that tours and sings in front of crowds regularly. They have the heart and the drive to keep going and they always strive for more.
Music is what makes me who I am. I love my family for getting me into my music. I love the feeling that I get when I am writing my music. I love the way the first concert that I went to because I saw what I wanted to be without a doubt. Music is my life and my love. Music is the only constant part of my identity that never changes. “What’s worth the price is always worth the fight, every second counts cause there is no second tries” From If today was your last day by Nickelback. Everything that I do has a price, but it will always be worth it because it is keeping a part of my identity.
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