Let’s dispel the myth that only the chosen few should create, sing, and write songs. Everyone can sing. Everyone can be creative. Everyone can write music. Give yourself permission to create. There is no criteria for creativity.

I hear stories all the time about people who want to sing/write/create, but at some point they were given the impression that they couldn’t sing, or that they were bad at writing songs. You have to write many “bad” songs to write something good. And there really are no “bad” songs.

As an artist, you learn by doing and practising. After a lot of time held back by perfectionism, I have realized you only get one life, so every day I do my best to throw judgment to the wind and lean into creativity. I encourage all of my students, friends, and fans to do the same. You do not have to be “professional” to be an artist. There is no age limit. There is no invisible test of worthiness. All our stories and voices are valuable and worthy of sharing.