07 May Understood through Music
I grew up in the remote areas of White River and Sabiekilometres away from any town or settlement. I grew up in somewhat of a troubled household, because of this I spent most of my childhood socially awkward, thus marking me as a target to any aspiring bully well into teenage hood. Some might say I grew up being diagnosed with mental illnesses quicker than that of a common cold. I spent most of my childhood being told by psychologists which pill to take and what to believe and how to think on the premise that I would be able to un see the inconsequential and yet stark reality I was being faced with. Some would say I’ve seen the bad side of humanity if have been discriminated against for reasons beyond my control, just because I was born with HME, a bone deficiency that dictates the way my bones grew. I used music as a coping mechanism a way to turn my stark reality into something more acceptable. I started playing music at age 10 to make people see the world through my eyes. I believe it is our job as the artist to reflect the realities of the world that we live in through our scope. I believe that change can only start with you as the individual. It’s up to you to provide an introspective way of identifying problems and solving them in your own special way. Some might say its not about thinking its about how you think, that is why I did so badly in my school career they taught me what to think not how to think. I feel that the ability to challenge our daily norms is one prospect that made music even more attractive, a prospect even more crucial to my daily life. If something was bothering me I would just write a song about it and be done with it. That is probably one of the main reasons I joined 2Enable. 2Enable doesn’t teach you what to think but how to think. 2enable is a platform that provides actionable content applicable to needs of the current competitive music related market workplace