Itās scary to share your art, especially when you put so much of yourself in it
itās scary to be vulnerable and to be judged for the work that you do
But at the end of the day, you make your art for yourself, and people sharing in that is just a bonus
I am nervous and terrified whenever I release new music, whenever I get up on stage, whenever I put anything new into the world, especially when it has my face, my name or my voice attached to it
But honestly, as long as I like the work that Iāve done, then everything else is secondary
Apr 27, 2024
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So many emotions. So much vulnerability put out into the world to share with others.
Fear of being seenā¦ judgement.
Sometimes itās totally miserable and itās hard to believe that someone else could enjoy or relate to that feeling and that music.
But, I have to remember that one persons pain is anotherās pleasure in some strange way and that we all need to be sad and embrace that feeling sometimes.
Being a songwriter is about being able to say or convey feelings and experiences in a way that someone knew they felt, but couldnāt express! Itās about connection and letting others knew they are not alone.
Iāve always loved hearing a song and thinking āthatās exactly how I feel! I couldnāt have put those words and that imagery together better myselfā! Itās amazing when we can hop on someone elseās frequency and their emotional-visual experience.
May 30, 2025
Donāt hoard your music. Sometimes if you perform it, people say nice things and it reminds you art is meant to be shared.
Jan 18, 2025
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i was a theater kid growing up. i loved it for a long time, it felt right to express myself through song and dance, but it felt like such a chore when i got older. i hated the idea of performing something i couldn't relate to and doing things that felt so incredibly mundane and uninteresting. truly, i had lost my real voice trying to do whatever everyone was telling me to.
last night, i had the opportunity to sing live in front of a live audience for the first time in four years. it was incredible. i got to share with complete strangers a song that means so much to me, in an outfit and a makeup look i designed all by myself, surrounded by 8 other amazing performers. it was the most genuine, fufilling and vulnerable feeling i've experienced in so long, and it was so cathartic. i felt respected for what i love doing.
all that is to say: it's corny, but it's worth it to push aside the opinions of others and just do whatever you want. people really do crave the vulnerability in that.
thanks for listening :)
Jan 19, 2025
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i have friends for coffee, friends for late nights on the town, friends for smoking weed and playing smash bros, friends for long walks, friends for long talks
itās not that i compartmentalise, itās just that i meet my friends where theyāre at, and that seems to work for us
Apr 23, 2024
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Go to the gig. Dance by yourself. Maybe youāll make a friend, but not having someone there with you shouldnāt stop you from enjoying good music and connecting with an artist you love. Stand in the front. No one behind you matters. The night is yours, if you take it.
Go to the movies alone. Go to cafes alone. Take yourself out on dates. Go to the bookshop and buy something pretentious and wanky. Sit in a crowded bar reading about Sylvia Plathās fig tree or Platoās Cave.
Donāt believe that you need to be holding someoneās hand to enjoy the sunset. The sunset is just as golden when you drink it in alone.
Apr 23, 2024
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Honestly the best feeling
I like to read a bit and unwind for the day then crash before 9:30
I embrace the nana in me
May 6, 2024