Read MoreIt was magical and we hit most of the marks on the tunes. Singing came easily and the quiet of the room let us hear ourselves in a way we possibly never had. I felt the years of experience in our voices blend together; so many harmonies between us all and it reminded me how singing with the ones you love to sing with can be one of the most spiritual experiences possible as a musician.
Do you ever get caught looking at something so closely that all the lines blur and that in itself feels like a work of art? For me, that’s what being an ‘introvert’ is. And like an egg, I can be cracked so easily to wake up and reveal my inner yolk, but I could also just be an egg, in your refrigerator, sitting quietly, on the verge of expiration, completely content.
Read MoreAs the song progressed, I felt myself become more aligned in my body, and some of the repetitive thoughts I was having, about women being turned away that very moment, and what will happen to women who may need to terminate a pregnancy for a huge number of reasons, and on and on, and I replaced that anxiety with action. The action of sending peace to those places and to all of us, for so many women I know have been faced with impossible decisions, and I think we always assumed it would be still up to us. I am still angry. I am still frustrated. But I learned again music has the power to modulate pain into peace.
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