when I was a child I was painfully shy I wouldn’t even say
I was painfully shy I wouldn’t even say
I was painfully shy I wouldn’t even say yes or no when people spoke to me making
yes or no when people spoke to me making
yes or no when people spoke to me making a sound made me physically it went to be
a sound made me physically it went to be
a sound made me physically it went to be people always episode huh
people always episode huh
people always episode huh because of the way I behaved and as I
because of the way I behaved and as I
because of the way I behaved and as I grew up I learned to use my voice but I
grew up I learned to use my voice but I
grew up I learned to use my voice but I wasn’t like other children
wasn’t like other children
wasn’t like other children I’d walk four steps forward and two
I’d walk four steps forward and two
I’d walk four steps forward and two steps back because I thought without
steps back because I thought without
steps back because I thought without moving backwards how are we able to
moving backwards how are we able to
moving backwards how are we able to appreciate that we can move forwards I
appreciate that we can move forwards I
appreciate that we can move forwards I developed strong emotional attachments
developed strong emotional attachments
developed strong emotional attachments to pieces of rubbish and I hated wearing
to pieces of rubbish and I hated wearing
to pieces of rubbish and I hated wearing knickers this is my favorite childhood
knickers this is my favorite childhood
knickers this is my favorite childhood toy it’s called a keeper and I used to
toy it’s called a keeper and I used to
toy it’s called a keeper and I used to put things in it and assume it’s my mum
put things in it and assume it’s my mum
put things in it and assume it’s my mum don’t wear for school I take my knickers
don’t wear for school I take my knickers
don’t wear for school I take my knickers off the hook Milnes my teacher would
off the hook Milnes my teacher would
off the hook Milnes my teacher would always shout at me I only don’t do that
always shout at me I only don’t do that
always shout at me I only don’t do that take your knickers after your paper and
take your knickers after your paper and
take your knickers after your paper and put them back on I knew the location of
put them back on I knew the location of
put them back on I knew the location of every public toilet which people thought
every public toilet which people thought
every public toilet which people thought was hilarious when you consider my
was hilarious when you consider my
was hilarious when you consider my surname and I tap danced in Woolworths
surname and I tap danced in Woolworths
surname and I tap danced in Woolworths because the floor felt nice but people
because the floor felt nice but people
because the floor felt nice but people would always say to me don’t be ever
would always say to me don’t be ever
would always say to me don’t be ever lame people are walking back I spent the
lame people are walking back I spent the
lame people are walking back I spent the majority of my childhood living in a
majority of my childhood living in a
majority of my childhood living in a dream world where cities of tiny
dream world where cities of tiny
dream world where cities of tiny creatures existed in cracks between
creatures existed in cracks between
creatures existed in cracks between bricks and there were magical worlds in
bricks and there were magical worlds in
bricks and there were magical worlds in graveyards and lifts and sometimes if
graveyards and lifts and sometimes if
graveyards and lifts and sometimes if you look really closely you could see
you look really closely you could see
you look really closely you could see that when the doors opened I imagined my
that when the doors opened I imagined my
that when the doors opened I imagined my soul could jump into other people and I
soul could jump into other people and I
soul could jump into other people and I could see the world through their eyes
could see the world through their eyes
could see the world through their eyes I’d wonder around school asking my
I’d wonder around school asking my
I’d wonder around school asking my classmates it were you and I’d look in
classmates it were you and I’d look in
classmates it were you and I’d look in the mirror and I’d say Who am I I tried
the mirror and I’d say Who am I I tried
the mirror and I’d say Who am I I tried to figure out who I was from what was
to figure out who I was from what was
to figure out who I was from what was around me and what I was wearing and
around me and what I was wearing and
around me and what I was wearing and what was in my pockets and sometimes I
what was in my pockets and sometimes I
what was in my pockets and sometimes I put clues in my handbag so I could say I
put clues in my handbag so I could say I
put clues in my handbag so I could say I wonder what kind of a person keeps super
wonder what kind of a person keeps super
wonder what kind of a person keeps super chicken in the bag I did not put that in
chicken in the bag I did not put that in
chicken in the bag I did not put that in there
there
there and a teddy I did it for that in there
and a teddy I did it for that in there
and a teddy I did it for that in there the person I’ve jumped into what and a
the person I’ve jumped into what and a
the person I’ve jumped into what and a peg I don’t always know the difference
peg I don’t always know the difference
peg I don’t always know the difference between my imagination in the real world
between my imagination in the real world
between my imagination in the real world I didn’t fit in at school and was
I didn’t fit in at school and was
I didn’t fit in at school and was bullied and left university without a
bullied and left university without a
bullied and left university without a single lasting friendship people always
single lasting friendship people always
single lasting friendship people always said to me oh you shall we and don’t
said to me oh you shall we and don’t
said to me oh you shall we and don’t listen to Emily rides in the clouds or
listen to Emily rides in the clouds or
listen to Emily rides in the clouds or the laughed at me I thought that there
the laughed at me I thought that there
the laughed at me I thought that there was something wrong with me I longed to
was something wrong with me I longed to
was something wrong with me I longed to be a composer and an artist because I
be a composer and an artist because I
be a composer and an artist because I had so many ideas tiny nuggets of
had so many ideas tiny nuggets of
had so many ideas tiny nuggets of information that excited me when magical
information that excited me when magical
information that excited me when magical or made me laugh hysterically like this
or made me laugh hysterically like this
or made me laugh hysterically like this one time a friend farted in a really
one time a friend farted in a really
one time a friend farted in a really tuneful way and it was like the tone the
tuneful way and it was like the tone the
tuneful way and it was like the tone the duration the texture they were just
duration the texture they were just
duration the texture they were just perfect and at the time I was studying
perfect and at the time I was studying
perfect and at the time I was studying musical composition and there were no
musical composition and there were no
musical composition and there were no female curriculars no female kapa
female curriculars no female kapa
female curriculars no female kapa killers no female composers on the
killers no female composers on the
killers no female composers on the curriculum we were told that all the
curriculum we were told that all the
curriculum we were told that all the best composers were men we weren’t told
best composers were men we weren’t told
best composers were men we weren’t told why and I thought if I can recreate a
why and I thought if I can recreate a
why and I thought if I can recreate a piece of music using sounds from a
piece of music using sounds from a
piece of music using sounds from a female’s bum house the people think a
female’s bum house the people think a
female’s bum house the people think a dirty and unladylike I can make a
dirty and unladylike I can make a
dirty and unladylike I can make a personal protest shop in Amalie again
personal protest shop in Amalie again
personal protest shop in Amalie again sexism in western music but that is what
sexism in western music but that is what
sexism in western music but that is what people said to me so I didn’t do it
people said to me so I didn’t do it
people said to me so I didn’t do it I wanted to compose a piece of music for
I wanted to compose a piece of music for
I wanted to compose a piece of music for my dog’s Django and Dave and her visions
my dog’s Django and Dave and her visions
my dog’s Django and Dave and her visions of the Royal Albert Hall filled with
of the Royal Albert Hall filled with
of the Royal Albert Hall filled with people and dogs and OSHA’s running
people and dogs and OSHA’s running
people and dogs and OSHA’s running around with industrial-sized pooper
around with industrial-sized pooper
around with industrial-sized pooper scoopers like logistically it would be
scoopers like logistically it would be
scoopers like logistically it would be really a probably a nightmare but it
really a probably a nightmare but it
really a probably a nightmare but it would also be hilarious and I wanted to
would also be hilarious and I wanted to
would also be hilarious and I wanted to make a comment about the rituals that
make a comment about the rituals that
make a comment about the rituals that surround places like that like the way
surround places like that like the way
surround places like that like the way we’re expected to dress and behave when
we’re expected to dress and behave when
we’re expected to dress and behave when we’re in them the money it costs to get
we’re in them the money it costs to get
we’re in them the money it costs to get a ticket and why so many people feel
a ticket and why so many people feel
a ticket and why so many people feel they don’t belong but when I spoke to
they don’t belong but when I spoke to
they don’t belong but when I spoke to people about it they said Emily you
people about it they said Emily you
people about it they said Emily you can’t do that if you us so I didn’t only
can’t do that if you us so I didn’t only
can’t do that if you us so I didn’t only a few years later somebody actually did
a few years later somebody actually did
a few years later somebody actually did in a park I didn’t mean to have
in a park I didn’t mean to have
in a park I didn’t mean to have ridiculous ideas to me they were normal
ridiculous ideas to me they were normal
ridiculous ideas to me they were normal but
but
but everybody else said they were weird and
everybody else said they were weird and
everybody else said they were weird and stupid so I decided to stop daydreaming
stupid so I decided to stop daydreaming
stupid so I decided to stop daydreaming and grow up I had lots of jobs that
and grow up I had lots of jobs that
and grow up I had lots of jobs that weren’t creative but I got fired from
weren’t creative but I got fired from
weren’t creative but I got fired from every single one online of them for
every single one online of them for
every single one online of them for stupid things like wearing purple boots
stupid things like wearing purple boots
stupid things like wearing purple boots to work or refusing to sign customers up
to work or refusing to sign customers up
to work or refusing to sign customers up to store cards because I thought it was
to store cards because I thought it was
to store cards because I thought it was irresponsible so I tried creative jobs
irresponsible so I tried creative jobs
irresponsible so I tried creative jobs for years they’re trained as an opera
for years they’re trained as an opera
for years they’re trained as an opera singer but always frustrated my teachers
singer but always frustrated my teachers
singer but always frustrated my teachers and they said you have it your own let
and they said you have it your own let
and they said you have it your own let go Emily but I just couldn’t I kicked
go Emily but I just couldn’t I kicked
go Emily but I just couldn’t I kicked for years as a jazz singer and a pianist
for years as a jazz singer and a pianist
for years as a jazz singer and a pianist but I felt too self-conscious to
but I felt too self-conscious to
but I felt too self-conscious to improvise I tried teaching children
improvise I tried teaching children
improvise I tried teaching children piano drums guitar to sing but knew I
piano drums guitar to sing but knew I
piano drums guitar to sing but knew I had to stop when I got so crossed with
had to stop when I got so crossed with
had to stop when I got so crossed with one student that didn’t practice and
one student that didn’t practice and
one student that didn’t practice and they didn’t cry
they didn’t cry
they didn’t cry so I thought I’m going to have a go at
so I thought I’m going to have a go at
so I thought I’m going to have a go at acting because that’s what my family do
acting because that’s what my family do
acting because that’s what my family do and they’re really good at it but the
and they’re really good at it but the
and they’re really good at it but the best party ever got was just the back
best party ever got was just the back
best party ever got was just the back end of a tap-dancing pantomime cow that
end of a tap-dancing pantomime cow that
end of a tap-dancing pantomime cow that drops a turd every four steps but I did
drops a turd every four steps but I did
drops a turd every four steps but I did those classes for years never improving
those classes for years never improving
those classes for years never improving and never feeling comfortable when my
and never feeling comfortable when my
and never feeling comfortable when my teacher Emily release your inhibitions I
teacher Emily release your inhibitions I
teacher Emily release your inhibitions I just hated people looking at me
just hated people looking at me
just hated people looking at me some days I was a half-hearted sound
some days I was a half-hearted sound
some days I was a half-hearted sound engineer and other days I was a
engineer and other days I was a
engineer and other days I was a dissatisfied wedding singer but mostly I
dissatisfied wedding singer but mostly I
dissatisfied wedding singer but mostly I was unemployed and signing on the dole I
was unemployed and signing on the dole I
was unemployed and signing on the dole I lived in dingy flats and mooched around
lived in dingy flats and mooched around
lived in dingy flats and mooched around the house all day drinking cups of tea
the house all day drinking cups of tea
the house all day drinking cups of tea playing self-pitying piano solos by
playing self-pitying piano solos by
playing self-pitying piano solos by Ludovico Einaudi
Ludovico Einaudi
Ludovico Einaudi wondering what the hell had become of my
wondering what the hell had become of my
wondering what the hell had become of my life why hadn’t I become an opera singer
life why hadn’t I become an opera singer
life why hadn’t I become an opera singer or a jazz pianist or an actor why could
or a jazz pianist or an actor why could
or a jazz pianist or an actor why could I never follow through with anything I
I never follow through with anything I
I never follow through with anything I ever tried everybody told me what I
ever tried everybody told me what I
ever tried everybody told me what I should do you should failures on the
should do you should failures on the
should do you should failures on the piano it’s not too late to take up opera
piano it’s not too late to take up opera
piano it’s not too late to take up opera again you should keep on acting but I
again you should keep on acting but I
again you should keep on acting but I didn’t do anything for long enough or
didn’t do anything for long enough or
didn’t do anything for long enough or really believe in myself enough to try I
really believe in myself enough to try I
really believe in myself enough to try I spent hours on Facebook looking at what
spent hours on Facebook looking at what
spent hours on Facebook looking at what my peers were doing feeling jealous and
my peers were doing feeling jealous and
my peers were doing feeling jealous and depressed I felt trapped and I was
depressed I felt trapped and I was
depressed I felt trapped and I was unhappy I wanted to be successful but I
unhappy I wanted to be successful but I
unhappy I wanted to be successful but I wasn’t and what would success anyway
Thomas Jefferson said if you want
Thomas Jefferson said if you want something you’ve never had you must be
something you’ve never had you must be
something you’ve never had you must be willing to do something you’ve never
willing to do something you’ve never
willing to do something you’ve never done I did have what I wanted before I
done I did have what I wanted before I
done I did have what I wanted before I was myself but I would do something I
was myself but I would do something I
was myself but I would do something I had never done so I decided to stop
had never done so I decided to stop
had never done so I decided to stop listening to naysayers and I said Emily
listening to naysayers and I said Emily
listening to naysayers and I said Emily don’t do that it wasn’t a sudden
don’t do that it wasn’t a sudden
don’t do that it wasn’t a sudden realization of a life-changing miracle
realization of a life-changing miracle
realization of a life-changing miracle it was a decision I really wanted to be
it was a decision I really wanted to be
it was a decision I really wanted to be myself again and allow myself to be me
myself again and allow myself to be me
myself again and allow myself to be me so I decided to do my ideas even if they
so I decided to do my ideas even if they
so I decided to do my ideas even if they were now and along the way I asked
were now and along the way I asked
were now and along the way I asked people to help me and I learned to let
people to help me and I learned to let
people to help me and I learned to let go and gradually acquainted myself with
go and gradually acquainted myself with
go and gradually acquainted myself with me again in the last five years my life
me again in the last five years my life
me again in the last five years my life has changed I’ve composed music and
has changed I’ve composed music and
has changed I’ve composed music and created art and realized ideas I
created art and realized ideas I
created art and realized ideas I wouldn’t have dared to before like
wouldn’t have dared to before like
wouldn’t have dared to before like occupying Alex Hartley’s vigil
occupying Alex Hartley’s vigil
occupying Alex Hartley’s vigil installation for folks in Turanian in
installation for folks in Turanian in
installation for folks in Turanian in 2014 i sat on a Ledge suspended from the
2014 i sat on a Ledge suspended from the
2014 i sat on a Ledge suspended from the hotel bursting exposed to the sea so I
hotel bursting exposed to the sea so I
hotel bursting exposed to the sea so I could compose music from a new
could compose music from a new
could compose music from a new perspective I called it extreme
perspective I called it extreme
perspective I called it extreme composing and despite my fear of heights
composing and despite my fear of heights
composing and despite my fear of heights it’s the best experience I’ve had in
it’s the best experience I’ve had in
it’s the best experience I’ve had in life so far I realized my idea of
life so far I realized my idea of
life so far I realized my idea of creating magical worlds inside lifts I
creating magical worlds inside lifts I
creating magical worlds inside lifts I wanted to create wonder in a place that
wanted to create wonder in a place that
wanted to create wonder in a place that we often ignore and take for granted
we often ignore and take for granted
we often ignore and take for granted I wrote lifted for a choir of singers to
I wrote lifted for a choir of singers to
I wrote lifted for a choir of singers to perform in public supermarket lifts
recently I started recreating this
recently I started recreating this [Music]
you
you [Music]
[Music]
[Music] [Applause]
I’m really glad you like that I might
I’m really glad you like that I might develop that into a full of peace
develop that into a full of peace
develop that into a full of peace perhaps for this year’s tranny all I’m
perhaps for this year’s tranny all I’m
perhaps for this year’s tranny all I’m creating a composition and a sound
creating a composition and a sound
creating a composition and a sound installation for a hidden Baptist burial
installation for a hidden Baptist burial
installation for a hidden Baptist burial ground high above Folkston it’s called
ground high above Folkston it’s called
ground high above Folkston it’s called halfway to heaven and I can’t wait last
halfway to heaven and I can’t wait last
halfway to heaven and I can’t wait last year 480 musicians and artists performed
year 480 musicians and artists performed
year 480 musicians and artists performed and helped me realize my stupid ideas
and helped me realize my stupid ideas
and helped me realize my stupid ideas doing what I do is the source of my
doing what I do is the source of my
doing what I do is the source of my happiness and something that I feel I
happiness and something that I feel I
happiness and something that I feel I have to do to live my life authentically
although my life has changed a lot in
although my life has changed a lot in the last five years and I’ll have the
the last five years and I’ll have the
the last five years and I’ll have the privilege of hindsight and I realize
privilege of hindsight and I realize
privilege of hindsight and I realize that I moved away from who I was when I
that I moved away from who I was when I
that I moved away from who I was when I tried to be grown-up and sensible I used
tried to be grown-up and sensible I used
tried to be grown-up and sensible I used to express myself and my ideas through
to express myself and my ideas through
to express myself and my ideas through the way I looked at the world and I
the way I looked at the world and I
the way I looked at the world and I didn’t privilege some ideas over others
didn’t privilege some ideas over others
didn’t privilege some ideas over others for me the pieces of rubbish that I
for me the pieces of rubbish that I
for me the pieces of rubbish that I loved as a child but just as beautiful
loved as a child but just as beautiful
loved as a child but just as beautiful as a sunrise or a sunset but when people
as a sunrise or a sunset but when people
as a sunrise or a sunset but when people said to me don’t do that I made the
said to me don’t do that I made the
said to me don’t do that I made the mistake of listening my mom and grandma
mistake of listening my mom and grandma
mistake of listening my mom and grandma visited me recently from Lincolnshire
visited me recently from Lincolnshire
visited me recently from Lincolnshire and at one point my grandma approached
and at one point my grandma approached
and at one point my grandma approached me and she said how are you Jim come in
me and she said how are you Jim come in
me and she said how are you Jim come in often I thought she’d lost her marbles
often I thought she’d lost her marbles
often I thought she’d lost her marbles until she laughed she was doing what I
until she laughed she was doing what I
until she laughed she was doing what I had done as a child and I thought maybe
had done as a child and I thought maybe
had done as a child and I thought maybe that is why people always said to me
that is why people always said to me
that is why people always said to me Emily no do that darling not right Emily
Emily no do that darling not right Emily
Emily no do that darling not right Emily you don’t embarrass yourself do that
you don’t embarrass yourself do that
you don’t embarrass yourself do that perhaps I do things that people feel as
perhaps I do things that people feel as
perhaps I do things that people feel as adults they shouldn’t do but inside
adults they shouldn’t do but inside
adults they shouldn’t do but inside every adult there is a child that is not
every adult there is a child that is not
every adult there is a child that is not perfect and is still learning and mine
perfect and is still learning and mine
perfect and is still learning and mine is excitable and sees Wonder in things
is excitable and sees Wonder in things
is excitable and sees Wonder in things the people often ignore as they grow
the people often ignore as they grow
the people often ignore as they grow taller and further from the ground many
taller and further from the ground many
taller and further from the ground many of us spend our adult lives
of us spend our adult lives
of us spend our adult lives trying to fit in and try to figure out a
trying to fit in and try to figure out a
trying to fit in and try to figure out a place in society and learn about who we
place in society and learn about who we
place in society and learn about who we are but I think that the core things the
are but I think that the core things the
are but I think that the core things the unique personality traits that make us
unique personality traits that make us
unique personality traits that make us a with us all along no matter what our
a with us all along no matter what our
a with us all along no matter what our age that deep down were essentially the
age that deep down were essentially the
age that deep down were essentially the same as when we were children the life
same as when we were children the life
same as when we were children the life happens and things pile up and we have
happens and things pile up and we have
happens and things pile up and we have chores responsibilities and demands and
chores responsibilities and demands and
chores responsibilities and demands and along the way it’s really easy to forget
along the way it’s really easy to forget
along the way it’s really easy to forget about who we are sometimes something
about who we are sometimes something
about who we are sometimes something happens that makes us reassess what it
happens that makes us reassess what it
happens that makes us reassess what it is we want in life and a new lease of
is we want in life and a new lease of
is we want in life and a new lease of life breaks through and we do everything
life breaks through and we do everything
life breaks through and we do everything we wanted maybe for some of us it’s just
we wanted maybe for some of us it’s just
we wanted maybe for some of us it’s just not that easy in my case I knew deep
not that easy in my case I knew deep
not that easy in my case I knew deep down what I wanted but I suppressed it
down what I wanted but I suppressed it
down what I wanted but I suppressed it to fit in to conform to other people’s
to fit in to conform to other people’s
to fit in to conform to other people’s expectations of me and because I didn’t
expectations of me and because I didn’t
expectations of me and because I didn’t feel I was good enough it took years of
feel I was good enough it took years of
feel I was good enough it took years of frustration and jealousy to realize what
frustration and jealousy to realize what
frustration and jealousy to realize what I wanted and it came from who I was all
I wanted and it came from who I was all
I wanted and it came from who I was all along the way I looked at the world
along the way I looked at the world
along the way I looked at the world I just couldn’t contain it and I was fed
I just couldn’t contain it and I was fed
I just couldn’t contain it and I was fed up of ignoring that just this morning I
up of ignoring that just this morning I
up of ignoring that just this morning I went for a walk and I was looking at
went for a walk and I was looking at
went for a walk and I was looking at faces in clouds I was looking at the
faces in clouds I was looking at the
faces in clouds I was looking at the shape of a seagull poo on the balcony
shape of a seagull poo on the balcony
shape of a seagull poo on the balcony and thinking that’s really quite
and thinking that’s really quite
and thinking that’s really quite beautiful and cracks in walls and veins
beautiful and cracks in walls and veins
beautiful and cracks in walls and veins and leaf and sometimes when I hear music
and leaf and sometimes when I hear music
and leaf and sometimes when I hear music certain chords smell of food like f13 it
certain chords smell of food like f13 it
certain chords smell of food like f13 it smells of fresh bread I really don’t
smells of fresh bread I really don’t
smells of fresh bread I really don’t know why and sometimes certain chords
know why and sometimes certain chords
know why and sometimes certain chords for me feel better than sex and the
for me feel better than sex and the
for me feel better than sex and the Father we’re on a planet I mean so many
Father we’re on a planet I mean so many
Father we’re on a planet I mean so many people walk around and ignore the fact
people walk around and ignore the fact
people walk around and ignore the fact that we’re on a planet the chances of
that we’re on a planet the chances of
that we’re on a planet the chances of being alive on a planet in space that is
being alive on a planet in space that is
being alive on a planet in space that is amazing when I wrote this talk I think I
amazing when I wrote this talk I think I
amazing when I wrote this talk I think I wrote what I thought you’d want to hear
wrote what I thought you’d want to hear
wrote what I thought you’d want to hear it was full of tips and tricks to be
it was full of tips and tricks to be
it was full of tips and tricks to be more confident and be more you but there
more confident and be more you but there
more confident and be more you but there are no tips and tricks the richest
are no tips and tricks the richest
are no tips and tricks the richest unique experiences that help us develop
unique experiences that help us develop
unique experiences that help us develop and grow and everything that I learned
and grow and everything that I learned
and grow and everything that I learned along the way however bad I was at it it
along the way however bad I was at it it
along the way however bad I was at it it had a purpose and a lesson and I wanted
had a purpose and a lesson and I wanted
had a purpose and a lesson and I wanted to share that with you today talking to
to share that with you today talking to
to share that with you today talking to an audience about this is something I’ve
an audience about this is something I’ve
an audience about this is something I’ve always wanted to do but I have been so
always wanted to do but I have been so
always wanted to do but I have been so scared
scared
scared the father you’re looking at me is
the father you’re looking at me is
the father you’re looking at me is really freaky and I have a petrified out
really freaky and I have a petrified out
really freaky and I have a petrified out there but I’m trying to challenge myself
there but I’m trying to challenge myself
there but I’m trying to challenge myself now it’s hard and most of the time I
now it’s hard and most of the time I
now it’s hard and most of the time I still feel embarrassed about Who I am
still feel embarrassed about Who I am
still feel embarrassed about Who I am but then I remember all the times I
but then I remember all the times I
but then I remember all the times I couldn’t inhabit my role in Opera and
couldn’t inhabit my role in Opera and
couldn’t inhabit my role in Opera and drama and all the ideas I ignored
drama and all the ideas I ignored
drama and all the ideas I ignored because people said they were weird and
because people said they were weird and
because people said they were weird and stupid and I think no that isn’t me I
stupid and I think no that isn’t me I
stupid and I think no that isn’t me I have a voice
have a voice
have a voice something worth saying so I wrote this
something worth saying so I wrote this
something worth saying so I wrote this piece of music based on the fact that I
piece of music based on the fact that I
piece of music based on the fact that I would never do this before and I haven’t
would never do this before and I haven’t
would never do this before and I haven’t on it until now and I really hope I can
on it until now and I really hope I can
on it until now and I really hope I can do it I suppose what I want to say is
do it I suppose what I want to say is
do it I suppose what I want to say is don’t let anyone get in the way of being
don’t let anyone get in the way of being
don’t let anyone get in the way of being you and expressing yourself but most of
you and expressing yourself but most of
you and expressing yourself but most of all don’t let yourself get in the way
all don’t let yourself get in the way
all don’t let yourself get in the way for me the biggest barrier of all was me
for me the biggest barrier of all was me
for me the biggest barrier of all was me because I cared too much about what
because I cared too much about what
because I cared too much about what people think but now with every piece of
people think but now with every piece of
people think but now with every piece of music I compose and every piece of art I
music I compose and every piece of art I
music I compose and every piece of art I create I feel I’m gradually coming back
create I feel I’m gradually coming back
create I feel I’m gradually coming back to myself because my ideas are me
to myself because my ideas are me
to myself because my ideas are me [Applause]
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