okay hi guys good evening I’m Soundarya Gendron and I’m gonna be the last
Gendron and I’m gonna be the last
Gendron and I’m gonna be the last speaker for the evening and I just
speaker for the evening and I just
speaker for the evening and I just wanted to say that at the beginning when
wanted to say that at the beginning when
wanted to say that at the beginning when I first started to decide that I wanted
I first started to decide that I wanted
I first started to decide that I wanted to be a musician I grew up in Muscat not
to be a musician I grew up in Muscat not
to be a musician I grew up in Muscat not in Bangalore and I used to have this
in Bangalore and I used to have this
in Bangalore and I used to have this little vision board when I woke up every
little vision board when I woke up every
little vision board when I woke up every morning that had besides all stickers of
morning that had besides all stickers of
morning that had besides all stickers of filled up stadiums stickers of my
filled up stadiums stickers of my
filled up stadiums stickers of my celebrity crushes stickers of luxury
celebrity crushes stickers of luxury
celebrity crushes stickers of luxury sports cars and there used to be one
sports cars and there used to be one
sports cars and there used to be one sticker that said you have the same
sticker that said you have the same
sticker that said you have the same number of hours in the day as Beyonce
number of hours in the day as Beyonce
number of hours in the day as Beyonce does and just to clarify everybody who
does and just to clarify everybody who
does and just to clarify everybody who was born before the 1980s Beyonce is one
was born before the 1980s Beyonce is one
was born before the 1980s Beyonce is one of the biggest stars she does Lady Gaga
of the biggest stars she does Lady Gaga
of the biggest stars she does Lady Gaga she she’s in the same line as Rihanna
she she’s in the same line as Rihanna
she she’s in the same line as Rihanna and probably one of the biggest pop
and probably one of the biggest pop
and probably one of the biggest pop stars to ever be and there was a sticker
stars to ever be and there was a sticker
stars to ever be and there was a sticker of her that said that and I used to wake
of her that said that and I used to wake
of her that said that and I used to wake up to that every morning and I used to
up to that every morning and I used to
up to that every morning and I used to realize how simple it was and how
realize how simple it was and how
realize how simple it was and how fundamental it was and how much we
fundamental it was and how much we
fundamental it was and how much we complicate trying to achieve something
complicate trying to achieve something
complicate trying to achieve something we need to realize that Beyonce Elvis or
we need to realize that Beyonce Elvis or
we need to realize that Beyonce Elvis or anybody who is where they are right now
anybody who is where they are right now
anybody who is where they are right now everybody who is somebody today
everybody who is somebody today
everybody who is somebody today was one day a nobody we also had to
was one day a nobody we also had to
was one day a nobody we also had to start from scratch nobody was born as a
start from scratch nobody was born as a
start from scratch nobody was born as a superstar nobody was born with special
superstar nobody was born with special
superstar nobody was born with special tools that we don’t have it’s all about
tools that we don’t have it’s all about
tools that we don’t have it’s all about quality and it’s all about talent and as
quality and it’s all about talent and as
quality and it’s all about talent and as I progressed and as I introspected I
I progressed and as I introspected I
I progressed and as I introspected I realized that when I told my friends or
realized that when I told my friends or
realized that when I told my friends or my teachers that influenced me who I
my teachers that influenced me who I
my teachers that influenced me who I looked up to my accounts teacher my
looked up to my accounts teacher my
looked up to my accounts teacher my master
master
master who I was who hated me because I was
who I was who hated me because I was
who I was who hated me because I was horrible at math and she would tell my
horrible at math and she would tell my
horrible at math and she would tell my mom that she needs a backup you know she
mom that she needs a backup you know she
mom that she needs a backup you know she needs to study she needs a degree my
needs to study she needs a degree my
needs to study she needs a degree my parents believe that too and I think
parents believe that too and I think
parents believe that too and I think that’s I do agree to some extent that I
that’s I do agree to some extent that I
that’s I do agree to some extent that I should study I should get a degree but
should study I should get a degree but
should study I should get a degree but not as a backup because I want her to be
not as a backup because I want her to be
not as a backup because I want her to be educated and the deal was that they will
educated and the deal was that they will
educated and the deal was that they will come up to me whenever I said it won’t
come up to me whenever I said it won’t
come up to me whenever I said it won’t everything ask me what you want to be
everything ask me what you want to be
everything ask me what you want to be when you grow up and I said I want to be
when you grow up and I said I want to be
when you grow up and I said I want to be an artist I want to be a musician and
an artist I want to be a musician and
an artist I want to be a musician and they would say what are the chances that
they would say what are the chances that
they would say what are the chances that you would make it big what are the
you would make it big what are the
you would make it big what are the chances that you would be the next
chances that you would be the next
chances that you would be the next Rihanna or you would be the next Lady
Rihanna or you would be the next Lady
Rihanna or you would be the next Lady Gaga or you would be somebody that you
Gaga or you would be somebody that you
Gaga or you would be somebody that you always dreamed off it’s funny because I
always dreamed off it’s funny because I
always dreamed off it’s funny because I never in my life saw anybody ask that to
never in my life saw anybody ask that to
never in my life saw anybody ask that to a lawyer ask that to an accountant to a
a lawyer ask that to an accountant to a
a lawyer ask that to an accountant to a doctor music big a musician is any other
doctor music big a musician is any other
doctor music big a musician is any other job why is it regarded as something
job why is it regarded as something
job why is it regarded as something that’s so unconventional to date I
that’s so unconventional to date I
that’s so unconventional to date I realized I’m 22 and I have a long way to
realized I’m 22 and I have a long way to
realized I’m 22 and I have a long way to go but wherever I am today even when
go but wherever I am today even when
go but wherever I am today even when people ask me what I do for a living I
people ask me what I do for a living I
people ask me what I do for a living I say I’m a musician they’re like full
say I’m a musician they’re like full
say I’m a musician they’re like full time I’m like yeah full time yeah I play
time I’m like yeah full time yeah I play
time I’m like yeah full time yeah I play music I do gigs what do you do and it’s
music I do gigs what do you do and it’s
music I do gigs what do you do and it’s funny and then I realize that you know
funny and then I realize that you know
funny and then I realize that you know nobody has asked that to anybody else
nobody has asked that to anybody else
nobody has asked that to anybody else and my teachers used to tell me why are
and my teachers used to tell me why are
and my teachers used to tell me why are the chances that she would be that big
the chances that she would be that big
the chances that she would be that big were the chances that she would achieve
were the chances that she would achieve
were the chances that she would achieve what she wanted to achieve and nobody
what she wanted to achieve and nobody
what she wanted to achieve and nobody nobody not even my parents asked why are
nobody not even my parents asked why are
nobody not even my parents asked why are the chances that she won’t nobody asked
the chances that she won’t nobody asked
the chances that she won’t nobody asked were the chances that she won’t become
were the chances that she won’t become
were the chances that she won’t become big everybody always always wanted to
big everybody always always wanted to
big everybody always always wanted to talk about why things wouldn’t happen
talk about why things wouldn’t happen
talk about why things wouldn’t happen and that’s really sad because if we have
and that’s really sad because if we have
and that’s really sad because if we have all our energy to focus on one thing
all our energy to focus on one thing
all our energy to focus on one thing I believe that even if there’s a 20%
I believe that even if there’s a 20%
I believe that even if there’s a 20% chance that you wanted to achieve what
chance that you wanted to achieve what
chance that you wanted to achieve what you wanted to achieve and somebody said
you wanted to achieve and somebody said
you wanted to achieve and somebody said why you can’t do it I believe that you
why you can’t do it I believe that you
why you can’t do it I believe that you should put all your energy into
should put all your energy into
should put all your energy into believing that you can if you’re gonna
believing that you can if you’re gonna
believing that you can if you’re gonna believe in something negative over
believe in something negative over
believe in something negative over positive even if you’re gonna lose why
positive even if you’re gonna lose why
positive even if you’re gonna lose why would you focus on losing you could just
would you focus on losing you could just
would you focus on losing you could just say I’m gonna try anyway what’s the harm
say I’m gonna try anyway what’s the harm
say I’m gonna try anyway what’s the harm are you gonna spend your life be 40
are you gonna spend your life be 40
are you gonna spend your life be 40 years old and then realize men I never
years old and then realize men I never
years old and then realize men I never really knew what would have happened if
really knew what would have happened if
really knew what would have happened if I took that chance I mean don’t you want
I took that chance I mean don’t you want
I took that chance I mean don’t you want to defy somebody who said that you can’t
to defy somebody who said that you can’t
to defy somebody who said that you can’t be something and that is the beauty of
be something and that is the beauty of
be something and that is the beauty of being an artist that is the beauty of
being an artist that is the beauty of
being an artist that is the beauty of going on record and saying that it’s not
going on record and saying that it’s not
going on record and saying that it’s not different from anything else anybody
different from anything else anybody
different from anything else anybody does I remember when I first started out
does I remember when I first started out
does I remember when I first started out when I was 18 or 17 years old I was just
when I was 18 or 17 years old I was just
when I was 18 or 17 years old I was just getting out of college the backup that
getting out of college the backup that
getting out of college the backup that my parents wanted me to do so bad no
my parents wanted me to do so bad no
my parents wanted me to do so bad no they’re really supportive by the way mom
they’re really supportive by the way mom
they’re really supportive by the way mom if you’re listening they’re really
if you’re listening they’re really
if you’re listening they’re really supportive it’s not to bash them but
supportive it’s not to bash them but
supportive it’s not to bash them but this is just to say that it took a lot
this is just to say that it took a lot
this is just to say that it took a lot of convincing that’s all but I just
of convincing that’s all but I just
of convincing that’s all but I just wanted to say that it took a lot of time
wanted to say that it took a lot of time
wanted to say that it took a lot of time for them to understand what I was doing
for them to understand what I was doing
for them to understand what I was doing and um out of out of everything that I
and um out of out of everything that I
and um out of out of everything that I ever did out of you know performing at
ever did out of you know performing at
ever did out of you know performing at gigs when I was 17 years old as a young
gigs when I was 17 years old as a young
gigs when I was 17 years old as a young girl who just came out of college
girl who just came out of college
girl who just came out of college doesn’t know anything about the industry
doesn’t know anything about the industry
doesn’t know anything about the industry I was naive I was way optimistic and I
I was naive I was way optimistic and I
I was naive I was way optimistic and I thought everybody meant well but no
thought everybody meant well but no
thought everybody meant well but no that’s not right not everybody means
that’s not right not everybody means
that’s not right not everybody means well everybody wants to take your talent
well everybody wants to take your talent
well everybody wants to take your talent everybody sees your potential everybody
everybody sees your potential everybody
everybody sees your potential everybody wants to take your talent get the best
wants to take your talent get the best
wants to take your talent get the best out of it and give you nothing back
out of it and give you nothing back
out of it and give you nothing back and that’s the idea of a businessman I
and that’s the idea of a businessman I
and that’s the idea of a businessman I completely get that but the age of 17 or
completely get that but the age of 17 or
completely get that but the age of 17 or 18 I had to be my own entrepreneur I had
18 I had to be my own entrepreneur I had
18 I had to be my own entrepreneur I had to be my own artist I had to be my own
to be my own artist I had to be my own
to be my own artist I had to be my own bodyguard
bodyguard
bodyguard everything all at once and then I used
everything all at once and then I used
everything all at once and then I used to take everything from people and be
to take everything from people and be
to take everything from people and be like you know what I’m just starting out
like you know what I’m just starting out
like you know what I’m just starting out I’m just starting out I’m gonna do this
I’m just starting out I’m gonna do this
I’m just starting out I’m gonna do this I’m gonna do that it’s okay I mean I’m
I’m gonna do that it’s okay I mean I’m
I’m gonna do that it’s okay I mean I’m just starting out so I just have to put
just starting out so I just have to put
just starting out so I just have to put myself out there and then there used to
myself out there and then there used to
myself out there and then there used to be people who still came up to me and
be people who still came up to me and
be people who still came up to me and said can you play for this show but I’m
said can you play for this show but I’m
said can you play for this show but I’m sorry you can’t get paid for it because
sorry you can’t get paid for it because
sorry you can’t get paid for it because this is for exposure I’m sorry did she
this is for exposure I’m sorry did she
this is for exposure I’m sorry did she wake up in the morning and ask your
wake up in the morning and ask your
wake up in the morning and ask your painter that to paint your walls so that
painter that to paint your walls so that
painter that to paint your walls so that you could tell other people that you
you could tell other people that you
you could tell other people that you so-and-so person painted it for you no
so-and-so person painted it for you no
so-and-so person painted it for you no it’s a job I’m giving my time I’m giving
it’s a job I’m giving my time I’m giving
it’s a job I’m giving my time I’m giving my effort it’s everything it’s all of me
my effort it’s everything it’s all of me
my effort it’s everything it’s all of me so when I’m being sincere why can’t the
so when I’m being sincere why can’t the
so when I’m being sincere why can’t the people that hire me be sincere and
people that hire me be sincere and
people that hire me be sincere and that’s when I realized that I had to go
that’s when I realized that I had to go
that’s when I realized that I had to go through all of that I had to give time
through all of that I had to give time
through all of that I had to give time it’s time to mold me from that 17 year
it’s time to mold me from that 17 year
it’s time to mold me from that 17 year old girl I realized the most important
old girl I realized the most important
old girl I realized the most important lesson that I learned in my career so
lesson that I learned in my career so
lesson that I learned in my career so far is to value yourself is to say that
far is to value yourself is to say that
far is to value yourself is to say that I’m good enough I will show you that I’m
I’m good enough I will show you that I’m
I’m good enough I will show you that I’m good enough if you make it worth my
good enough if you make it worth my
good enough if you make it worth my while don’t ever think that I am NOT
while don’t ever think that I am NOT
while don’t ever think that I am NOT going to live up to your expectations
going to live up to your expectations
going to live up to your expectations don’t presume that a lot of people say
don’t presume that a lot of people say
don’t presume that a lot of people say that things are hard before they even
that things are hard before they even
that things are hard before they even start doing it a lot of people look up
start doing it a lot of people look up
start doing it a lot of people look up to a particular person in a position or
to a particular person in a position or
to a particular person in a position or you look up to a particular position in
you look up to a particular position in
you look up to a particular position in itself and say it’s too big for me
itself and say it’s too big for me
itself and say it’s too big for me have you tried it do you know what it’s
have you tried it do you know what it’s
have you tried it do you know what it’s like
like
like no you’re building your own reality just
no you’re building your own reality just
no you’re building your own reality just like my employers back then we’re
like my employers back then we’re
like my employers back then we’re building their own reality about me and
building their own reality about me and
building their own reality about me and that’s when I realized that I had to
that’s when I realized that I had to
that’s when I realized that I had to my own reality and I had to show them
my own reality and I had to show them
my own reality and I had to show them that I was real hundred percent real and
that I was real hundred percent real and
that I was real hundred percent real and that’s when I realized how important it
that’s when I realized how important it
that’s when I realized how important it was to value yourself and show the world
was to value yourself and show the world
was to value yourself and show the world that it’s when you value yourself
that it’s when you value yourself
that it’s when you value yourself it’s a sad it’s a sad fact of the matter
it’s a sad it’s a sad fact of the matter
it’s a sad it’s a sad fact of the matter but if you don’t value yourself other
but if you don’t value yourself other
but if you don’t value yourself other person not gonna bail you you if you
person not gonna bail you you if you
person not gonna bail you you if you take yourself for granted other people
take yourself for granted other people
take yourself for granted other people are gonna take you for granted and
that’s the saddest part and I just want
that’s the saddest part and I just want to say that to every aspiring artists
to say that to every aspiring artists
to say that to every aspiring artists out there it’s not it’s not easy to be
out there it’s not it’s not easy to be
out there it’s not it’s not easy to be an artist it’s not easy to be a musician
an artist it’s not easy to be a musician
an artist it’s not easy to be a musician it’s not easy to be anything that you
it’s not easy to be anything that you
it’s not easy to be anything that you want to be but I believe wholeheartedly
want to be but I believe wholeheartedly
want to be but I believe wholeheartedly that success is a collision of time
that success is a collision of time
that success is a collision of time potential passion and discipline and I
potential passion and discipline and I
potential passion and discipline and I believe that anything that can be
believe that anything that can be
believe that anything that can be achieved can be achieved through that
achieved can be achieved through that
achieved can be achieved through that and I just want to end my speech by
and I just want to end my speech by
and I just want to end my speech by saying that music is a beautiful thing
saying that music is a beautiful thing
saying that music is a beautiful thing it’s like any other job everything that
it’s like any other job everything that
it’s like any other job everything that you do should be a channel of your inner
you do should be a channel of your inner
you do should be a channel of your inner emotions even if you’re not an artist
emotions even if you’re not an artist
emotions even if you’re not an artist because I feel that that’s the most
because I feel that that’s the most
because I feel that that’s the most beautiful thing about passion it takes
beautiful thing about passion it takes
beautiful thing about passion it takes something that you have on the inside
something that you have on the inside
something that you have on the inside that’s so dirty it doesn’t matter what
that’s so dirty it doesn’t matter what
that’s so dirty it doesn’t matter what fuel that emotion it doesn’t matter if
fuel that emotion it doesn’t matter if
fuel that emotion it doesn’t matter if you were sad when you were here when you
you were sad when you were here when you
you were sad when you were here when you were called up on stage it doesn’t
were called up on stage it doesn’t
were called up on stage it doesn’t matter if you were angry it doesn’t
matter if you were angry it doesn’t
matter if you were angry it doesn’t matter if you were happy it’s an emotion
matter if you were happy it’s an emotion
matter if you were happy it’s an emotion to help you channel something that you
to help you channel something that you
to help you channel something that you love and that’s why everybody here is
love and that’s why everybody here is
love and that’s why everybody here is everybody is here today to talk to you
everybody is here today to talk to you
everybody is here today to talk to you guys about it because it was something
guys about it because it was something
guys about it because it was something that drove them to talk to you guys
that drove them to talk to you guys
that drove them to talk to you guys about it and we are probably when we try
about it and we are probably when we try
about it and we are probably when we try to pull each other up we’re trying to
to pull each other up we’re trying to
to pull each other up we’re trying to instill that emotion and I just want to
instill that emotion and I just want to
instill that emotion and I just want to say that music is one of the most
say that music is one of the most
say that music is one of the most beautiful things that does that it takes
beautiful things that does that it takes
beautiful things that does that it takes something ugly and makes you
something ugly and makes you
something ugly and makes you full and helps you share it with the
full and helps you share it with the
full and helps you share it with the world and I want to say that I’m proud
world and I want to say that I’m proud
world and I want to say that I’m proud to be a musician and I thank time for
to be a musician and I thank time for
to be a musician and I thank time for molding me to decide that this is the
molding me to decide that this is the
molding me to decide that this is the kind of person I want it to be I have a
kind of person I want it to be I have a
kind of person I want it to be I have a long way to go but I feel that if I may
long way to go but I feel that if I may
long way to go but I feel that if I may tell you guys to believe and have a
tell you guys to believe and have a
tell you guys to believe and have a little more faith when a kid comes up to
little more faith when a kid comes up to
little more faith when a kid comes up to you and says that she wants to be
you and says that she wants to be
you and says that she wants to be something more than you can imagine
something more than you can imagine
something more than you can imagine thank you so I’d like to end this by
thank you so I’d like to end this by
thank you so I’d like to end this by this is supposed to be the last song I
this is supposed to be the last song I
this is supposed to be the last song I did but it’s called contemplation it’s
did but it’s called contemplation it’s
did but it’s called contemplation it’s something I wrote for a friend that
something I wrote for a friend that
something I wrote for a friend that passed away recently and that kind of
passed away recently and that kind of
passed away recently and that kind of reflects on what I was saying earlier
reflects on what I was saying earlier
reflects on what I was saying earlier about changing negative feelings into
about changing negative feelings into
about changing negative feelings into something beautiful and I hope you like
something beautiful and I hope you like
something beautiful and I hope you like it
and now fancy clothes
and now fancy clothes the Germans are busy
let it take away from your own soul
let it take away from your own soul shall pursue that I Scott in the middle
shall pursue that I Scott in the middle
shall pursue that I Scott in the middle of the memory of your freckles I’m just
of the memory of your freckles I’m just
of the memory of your freckles I’m just trying to fit all will be feelings are
trying to fit all will be feelings are
trying to fit all will be feelings are so and down under a nose
even though I know webs right I know
even though I know webs right I know it’s a laugh
[Music]
[Music] I think I overslept
I think I overslept
I think I overslept I think I dreamt you Tetsu
I think I dreamt you Tetsu
I think I dreamt you Tetsu [Music]
I’m just got in the middle of the memory
I’m just got in the middle of the memory of your freckles these feelings I’ve
of your freckles these feelings I’ve
of your freckles these feelings I’ve [Music]
[Music]
[Music] tried I know it so I’m like a river like
tried I know it so I’m like a river like
tried I know it so I’m like a river like a river flames oh I like a river like a
a river flames oh I like a river like a
a river flames oh I like a river like a river
like River like a river a flower
like River like a river a flower [Music]
like her ever the flow
like her ever the flow [Music]
[Music]
[Music] thank you very much
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