"I like nonsense,
it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living. It's
a way of looking at life through the wrong end of the telescope." Dr.
Seuss
As a child, I was an
outcast. The sound of my voice was always drowned out by the laughter of kids
picking on me, calling me names and pushing me to be ever so different. Being
weird was the best thing that ever could've happened to me. I can still recall
the first time I was politely asked to leave the classroom, it was the same day
I began songwriting. With the highest conviction, I was certain my music would
change the world; I was 7 at the time and almost 19 years later I continue to
hold true to that conviction.
I would write about
love, peace, unity, equality and other values that promoted the inclusion of
"different" among customary. I fell in love with the possibility of
new generations such as my own shifting the natural paradigms of the “survival
of the fittest” and creating a world where even the strangest of souls would
occupy an important place in society. My certainty would grow even after
falling prey to anguish, doubt, and hopelessness, because at the end of the day
something magical always unveils this innate hope scarred into my very being:
humanity will change, and the day will come when songs such as Imagine, One
Love, Blowin´ in the Wind, and Where is the Love will have become prophecies of
the reality we live in. The laughter of a toddler amused by the silliness of a
fall; the trickling sound of wet trees after the rain; the familiar feel of
stranger´s smile; the warmth of a hug when hollow is the best adjective to
describe you; a completely selfless act followed by utter fulfillment; the
comfort of finding a song that captures, down to it´s melody, exactly what you
feel. This is the magic of which I speak, these are the miracles of life, this
is what moves me to be an artist.
I have two majors: one
in International Relations and the other in Political Science. Many have told
me that it is nonsensical for my search for meaning to be geared towards art as
opposed to redirecting it to a more conventional, stable, and pragmatic end.
However, as the great Dr. Seuss well states, fantasy is necessary. It is the
artists who paint the world with the colors of their imagination; they are the
ones to make sense out of all the bad and add meaning to what would seem like
an otherwise senseless existence; they create a fantasy out of life and live in
it as well.
I want to pursue my artistic career in Berklee
not only to ensure that I remain an eternal resident of Never Land, but also to
guide others into finding that place within themselves through my music; hopefully
making them realize that looking through the wrong end of the telescope the
world may actually find the answers it has historically been seeking.
