I'm a "one woman show" ... but I get my inspiration from life and those people close to me.
I'm one of those people who has felt music in their soul from a very young age (most of us probably have). I pursued music in school - played my drums for years - and then found guitar and vocals as I was moving out of high school and into the US Army. The Army did not give me much time to think about music but I did play my guitar to ease the homesickness and yearning that I kept inside (I was 18) and make the transition into such a tough environment easier. I was an "MP" - military police. For a woman at the time (1983), it didn't get much tougher than that!
Time passed and I did many things - I studied voice, sang in choirs, played my guitar (played my guitar and sang more than paid attention to my college work back in the mid-80's). They were great times and the inspiration seemed never ending. I'd pretty much play anywhere, for anyone ... it was fun :-) In the process of growing up I became very shy, reserved and critical of myself. I'm working hard to let that go ....
Somewhere along the way between then and now I "grew up" and grew out of the creativity that drove me for so long when I was younger. I became a corporate dweeb, worked in a computer "engineering" type of job and environment and lost touch with my muse. Somewhere in the mix of all of this, I got sick and was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Sounds bad ... but there is a happy ending at this point (not and ending, but a beginning). The disease process has taken me out of the work force and forced me, in essence, to retire. With that in mind, I am finding my muse and listening to it once again. With the love from my partner Cecilia, and the refinding of one of my dearest childhood friends (Colette) and an extremely talented musician herself, I am back!
I'm back to music ... a rough start perhaps but looking forward to turning over a new leaf.
