Throughout life we are impacted by friends, teachers, parents, music,
literature, life events and so much more. As human beings we naturally grow
more and more curious the older we get. Each one of us sets out on this
exclusive quest mapping out inspiration when we demand it the most;
acquiring it when we need it the least. As we grow - from cradle to happy
hunting grounds - we gather our own special collection of inspiration
derived from raw, coarse curiosity. Inspiration shapes who we are, who we
want to be around, and most likely who we want to be. Inspiration is a
multifaceted, life-changing light, that very few have been able to
In my case, Arts in the form of music turned out to be the
inspiration, the foundation, and the driving force behind practically every
aspect of my life. The fact is we all pull inspiration from music. Not you,
eh? I beg to differ. Even, if just for that short time, we're enveloped in
the lyrics of our favorite song. We allow music, an art form, to shape the
opinions of ourselves, people, and society as a whole. Most of us take
music with us everywhere we go. Each of us channels music in a very unique
way. That very harnessing of inspiration tends to set us apart from others,
just like our own DNA. The "music" we choose to take with us to make part
of our own DNA, and eventually pay forward, will be the factors that make
all the difference on this journey we call "life."
Being an only child in a single parent home and growing up in the
South life had the tendency to get extremely boring. My imagination ran
free, my spirit was unbreakable, and my love had no boundaries. Come to
think of it, there were no boundaries and the measure of a creative genius
was ready to explode inside of me. In a functional world everyone must have
healthy boundaries set for themselves and I had none. Attention Deficit
Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) often left me with a lack of...