have you ever been bullied do you know anyone who’s been bullied have you ever
anyone who’s been bullied have you ever
anyone who’s been bullied have you ever bullied someone when we were younger we
bullied someone when we were younger we
bullied someone when we were younger we looked a lot different when I was in
looked a lot different when I was in
looked a lot different when I was in sixth grade I was diagnosed with
sixth grade I was diagnosed with
sixth grade I was diagnosed with spondylolysis which basically means that
spondylolysis which basically means that
spondylolysis which basically means that I fractured my spine I had to wear a
I fractured my spine I had to wear a
I fractured my spine I had to wear a three-inch thick plastic brace from
three-inch thick plastic brace from
three-inch thick plastic brace from front to back and I had to wear that 23
front to back and I had to wear that 23
front to back and I had to wear that 23 hours every single day couldn’t play
hours every single day couldn’t play
hours every single day couldn’t play piano couldn’t even walk because I
piano couldn’t even walk because I
piano couldn’t even walk because I couldn’t move and because of the side
couldn’t move and because of the side
couldn’t move and because of the side effects from the multiple pain killers I
effects from the multiple pain killers I
effects from the multiple pain killers I was taking I started to gain a lot of
was taking I started to gain a lot of
was taking I started to gain a lot of weight and because I couldn’t do
weight and because I couldn’t do
weight and because I couldn’t do anything
anything
anything the only thing that would make me feel
the only thing that would make me feel
the only thing that would make me feel better was eating and I ate a lot
better was eating and I ate a lot
better was eating and I ate a lot pizza donuts ice cream I was huge fast
pizza donuts ice cream I was huge fast
pizza donuts ice cream I was huge fast forward three months later brace comes
forward three months later brace comes
forward three months later brace comes off ready to go back to school I’m
off ready to go back to school I’m
off ready to go back to school I’m expecting to hear Martina oh my gosh how
expecting to hear Martina oh my gosh how
expecting to hear Martina oh my gosh how are you I miss you so much let’s make
are you I miss you so much let’s make
are you I miss you so much let’s make plans on Friday and Martina are you okay
plans on Friday and Martina are you okay
plans on Friday and Martina are you okay instead I heard Martina Hey whoa are you
instead I heard Martina Hey whoa are you
instead I heard Martina Hey whoa are you pregnant
kids called me pregnant fat and
kids called me pregnant fat and disgusting
disgusting
disgusting they wouldn’t even want to be around me
they wouldn’t even want to be around me
they wouldn’t even want to be around me or associated with me because they
or associated with me because they
or associated with me because they didn’t want to be with the fat kid any
didn’t want to be with the fat kid any
didn’t want to be with the fat kid any self-confidence that I had was gone
self-confidence that I had was gone
self-confidence that I had was gone and I felt like I had no friends except
and I felt like I had no friends except
and I felt like I had no friends except for my family well Martina was at home I
for my family well Martina was at home I
for my family well Martina was at home I used to go to school and I would come
used to go to school and I would come
used to go to school and I would come home I would watch her cry herself to
home I would watch her cry herself to
home I would watch her cry herself to sleep every single night I watched as
sleep every single night I watched as
sleep every single night I watched as her body images all of her confidence
her body images all of her confidence
her body images all of her confidence was completely destroyed and she was in
was completely destroyed and she was in
was completely destroyed and she was in so much pain
so much pain
so much pain but at school kids thought she was
but at school kids thought she was
but at school kids thought she was faking it she didn’t want to go to
faking it she didn’t want to go to
faking it she didn’t want to go to school that day she just wanted more
school that day she just wanted more
school that day she just wanted more attention they had no clue when I was a
attention they had no clue when I was a
attention they had no clue when I was a lot younger I had a speech impediment it
lot younger I had a speech impediment it
lot younger I had a speech impediment it was really hard for me to pronounce
was really hard for me to pronounce
was really hard for me to pronounce certain words now my parents would be
certain words now my parents would be
certain words now my parents would be the first to tell you I cannot stop
the first to tell you I cannot stop
the first to tell you I cannot stop talking but when I was a lot younger
talking but when I was a lot younger
talking but when I was a lot younger that was a huge problem for me the
that was a huge problem for me the
that was a huge problem for me the struggle to communicate with people made
struggle to communicate with people made
struggle to communicate with people made me feel as though my ideas and what I
me feel as though my ideas and what I
me feel as though my ideas and what I had to say wasn’t worth saying and I got
had to say wasn’t worth saying and I got
had to say wasn’t worth saying and I got really insecure about myself when I was
really insecure about myself when I was
really insecure about myself when I was in sixth grade kids called me weird
in sixth grade kids called me weird
in sixth grade kids called me weird psycho creepy awkward you name it one
psycho creepy awkward you name it one
psycho creepy awkward you name it one day after school I’ve been bullied
day after school I’ve been bullied
day after school I’ve been bullied particularly bad and I got home and I
particularly bad and I got home and I
particularly bad and I got home and I was just I was beyond upset and I kind
was just I was beyond upset and I kind
was just I was beyond upset and I kind of just thought to myself okay you can
of just thought to myself okay you can
of just thought to myself okay you can continue to be insecure continue to be
continue to be insecure continue to be
continue to be insecure continue to be upset and feel this way you can do
upset and feel this way you can do
upset and feel this way you can do something to make yourself feel better
something to make yourself feel better
something to make yourself feel better Martina and I at that point we playing
Martina and I at that point we playing
Martina and I at that point we playing piano for many years and we loved
piano for many years and we loved
piano for many years and we loved writing songs together as a hobby today
writing songs together as a hobby today
writing songs together as a hobby today we did the exact same thing and we wrote
we did the exact same thing and we wrote
we did the exact same thing and we wrote make me happy make me happy is all about
make me happy make me happy is all about
make me happy make me happy is all about empowering yourself to be the gatekeeper
empowering yourself to be the gatekeeper
empowering yourself to be the gatekeeper of every positive and negative thing
of every positive and negative thing
of every positive and negative thing coming your way and to say okay no no
coming your way and to say okay no no
coming your way and to say okay no no you do not get to make me happy it does
you do not get to make me happy it does
you do not get to make me happy it does not take you to make me happy
not take you to make me happy
not take you to make me happy it takes me it was black or white was
it takes me it was black or white was
it takes me it was black or white was never alright that’s what he taught me
never alright that’s what he taught me
never alright that’s what he taught me hinto little control
hinto little control
hinto little control I learned to see with only one eye far
I learned to see with only one eye far
I learned to see with only one eye far from living in total control
from living in total control
from living in total control [Music]
[Music]
[Music] didn’t understand they don’t understand
didn’t understand they don’t understand
didn’t understand they don’t understand about me they don’t even know how to
about me they don’t even know how to
about me they don’t even know how to make me happy all they ever do is think
make me happy all they ever do is think
make me happy all they ever do is think about them well I’m breaking out of my
about them well I’m breaking out of my
about them well I’m breaking out of my shell I got places to go
shell I got places to go
shell I got places to go help people to me will you ever tell me
help people to me will you ever tell me
help people to me will you ever tell me it takes you to make me happy that I die
it takes you to make me happy that I die
it takes you to make me happy that I die doctor
doctor
doctor well you don’t get to make me happy let
well you don’t get to make me happy let
well you don’t get to make me happy let I thought that done well you don’t get
I thought that done well you don’t get
I thought that done well you don’t get to make me happy we wrote that song we
to make me happy we wrote that song we
to make me happy we wrote that song we didn’t think anything was going to
didn’t think anything was going to
didn’t think anything was going to happen we still had two more months of
happen we still had two more months of
happen we still had two more months of sixth-grade to get through and that was
sixth-grade to get through and that was
sixth-grade to get through and that was that until the summer during that summer
that until the summer during that summer
that until the summer during that summer before seventh grade we went to a really
before seventh grade we went to a really
before seventh grade we went to a really cool songwriting camp and basically what
cool songwriting camp and basically what
cool songwriting camp and basically what you did was everyone at the camp wrote a
you did was everyone at the camp wrote a
you did was everyone at the camp wrote a song together and you would go to a
song together and you would go to a
song together and you would go to a studio and get it recorded one and done
studio and get it recorded one and done
studio and get it recorded one and done we brought our song make me happy in and
we brought our song make me happy in and
we brought our song make me happy in and the kids liked it so much that they
the kids liked it so much that they
the kids liked it so much that they wanted to record that one too so we went
wanted to record that one too so we went
wanted to record that one too so we went we recorded it and we didn’t think
we recorded it and we didn’t think
we recorded it and we didn’t think anything of it again
anything of it again
anything of it again until two weeks later when Steve Wagner
until two weeks later when Steve Wagner
until two weeks later when Steve Wagner of del mark records called my mom and
of del mark records called my mom and
of del mark records called my mom and said did your girls really write that
said did your girls really write that
said did your girls really write that song yeah they did well I don’t ever do
song yeah they did well I don’t ever do
song yeah they did well I don’t ever do this they’re totally out of my genera
this they’re totally out of my genera
this they’re totally out of my genera but I love your girls the song and the
but I love your girls the song and the
but I love your girls the song and the message so much I want to give you guys
message so much I want to give you guys
message so much I want to give you guys a record deal oh my gosh that’d be
a record deal oh my gosh that’d be
a record deal oh my gosh that’d be amazing we were so excited it was so
amazing we were so excited it was so
amazing we were so excited it was so cool to think that when we’ve been
cool to think that when we’ve been
cool to think that when we’ve been bullied and feeling so terrible about
bullied and feeling so terrible about
bullied and feeling so terrible about ourselves in unfortunate ordinary
ourselves in unfortunate ordinary
ourselves in unfortunate ordinary situations so many people go through we
situations so many people go through we
situations so many people go through we were able to do something we loved to
were able to do something we loved to
were able to do something we loved to make ourselves feel better and start a
make ourselves feel better and start a
make ourselves feel better and start a music career so when the start of
music career so when the start of
music career so when the start of seventh grade rolled around and kids
seventh grade rolled around and kids
seventh grade rolled around and kids asked us what we did that summer we just
asked us what we did that summer we just
asked us what we did that summer we just said nothing
little did they know make me happy was
little did they know make me happy was about to come out to the whole world so
about to come out to the whole world so
about to come out to the whole world so make me happy comes out and we get a ton
make me happy comes out and we get a ton
make me happy comes out and we get a ton of publicity everyone came together to
of publicity everyone came together to
of publicity everyone came together to help spread our ideas especially on one
help spread our ideas especially on one
help spread our ideas especially on one interview where a blind DJ from Waukesha
interview where a blind DJ from Waukesha
interview where a blind DJ from Waukesha Wisconsin heard us and messaged us on
Wisconsin heard us and messaged us on
Wisconsin heard us and messaged us on Facebook saying hi girls I love your
Facebook saying hi girls I love your
Facebook saying hi girls I love your song and I love your message would you
song and I love your message would you
song and I love your message would you please come up to Waukesha and meet my
please come up to Waukesha and meet my
please come up to Waukesha and meet my kids oh my gosh of course so we went to
kids oh my gosh of course so we went to
kids oh my gosh of course so we went to meet his kids and it was an entire
meet his kids and it was an entire
meet his kids and it was an entire school not only did we perform for the
school not only did we perform for the
school not only did we perform for the entire school but we also led 570 minute
entire school but we also led 570 minute
entire school but we also led 570 minute breakout sessions with those sixth
breakout sessions with those sixth
breakout sessions with those sixth graders talking about anti-bullying
graders talking about anti-bullying
graders talking about anti-bullying self-esteem and finding what you love
self-esteem and finding what you love
self-esteem and finding what you love and using it to get through a tough time
and using it to get through a tough time
and using it to get through a tough time we also started performing a lot in
we also started performing a lot in
we also started performing a lot in Waukesha Waukesha is the birthplace of
Waukesha Waukesha is the birthplace of
Waukesha Waukesha is the birthplace of Les Paul a pioneer in the making of
Les Paul a pioneer in the making of
Les Paul a pioneer in the making of electric guitars so it’s kind of like a
electric guitars so it’s kind of like a
electric guitars so it’s kind of like a mini Nashville there are tons of places
mini Nashville there are tons of places
mini Nashville there are tons of places to play and we played almost every place
to play and we played almost every place
to play and we played almost every place we could as we started performing more
we could as we started performing more
we could as we started performing more and more we realized we loved what we
and more we realized we loved what we
and more we realized we loved what we were doing and we wanted to start a
were doing and we wanted to start a
were doing and we wanted to start a music career but we were 13 we had no
music career but we were 13 we had no
music career but we were 13 we had no clue what we were doing so rather than
clue what we were doing so rather than
clue what we were doing so rather than wait for someone else to tell us we
wait for someone else to tell us we
wait for someone else to tell us we including our parents decided to do it
including our parents decided to do it
including our parents decided to do it by ourselves writing more songs
by ourselves writing more songs
by ourselves writing more songs collaborating with amazing artists
collaborating with amazing artists
collaborating with amazing artists producing and arranging music and
producing and arranging music and
producing and arranging music and putting our songs all over the internet
putting our songs all over the internet
putting our songs all over the internet so that the whole world could hear them
so that the whole world could hear them
so that the whole world could hear them because that’s what we want to do as our
because that’s what we want to do as our
because that’s what we want to do as our gigs started getting bigger and better
gigs started getting bigger and better
gigs started getting bigger and better and we played more and we built our
and we played more and we built our
and we played more and we built our career from the ground up we started
career from the ground up we started
career from the ground up we started getting some amazing opportunities in
getting some amazing opportunities in
getting some amazing opportunities in fact no bully org invited us to play at
fact no bully org invited us to play at
fact no bully org invited us to play at their broad way against bullying benefit
their broad way against bullying benefit
their broad way against bullying benefit at 54 below in New York a really famous
at 54 below in New York a really famous
at 54 below in New York a really famous Club we were also invited in to that
Club we were also invited in to that
Club we were also invited in to that Club in San Francisco and New York and
Club in San Francisco and New York and
Club in San Francisco and New York and it was so cool it was a huge step up
it was so cool it was a huge step up
it was so cool it was a huge step up from Waukesha it was really fun and that
from Waukesha it was really fun and that
from Waukesha it was really fun and that actually gave us a cool idea we wanted
actually gave us a cool idea we wanted
actually gave us a cool idea we wanted to go to New York we wanted to play we
to go to New York we wanted to play we
to go to New York we wanted to play we wanted to make connections we wanted to
wanted to make connections we wanted to
wanted to make connections we wanted to get our names
get our names
get our names up there so we begged our parents and
up there so we begged our parents and
up there so we begged our parents and then we begged them again and begged
then we begged them again and begged
then we begged them again and begged them again and finally they said yes and
them again and finally they said yes and
them again and finally they said yes and we drove up to New York and we were so
we drove up to New York and we were so
we drove up to New York and we were so excited and we got out of the car and we
excited and we got out of the car and we
excited and we got out of the car and we saw these big giant skyscrapers and
saw these big giant skyscrapers and
saw these big giant skyscrapers and everyone walking around like they knew
everyone walking around like they knew
everyone walking around like they knew exactly where they were going
exactly where they were going
exactly where they were going where were we gonna go I even remember
where were we gonna go I even remember
where were we gonna go I even remember it was a gorgeous day out it was sunny
it was a gorgeous day out it was sunny
it was a gorgeous day out it was sunny it was Saturday
it was Saturday
it was Saturday it was June in New York we step out on
it was June in New York we step out on
it was June in New York we step out on the street ready to go and my dad asks
the street ready to go and my dad asks
the street ready to go and my dad asks us all right guys what do you want to do
us all right guys what do you want to do
us all right guys what do you want to do you’re here we can relax we can sightsee
you’re here we can relax we can sightsee
you’re here we can relax we can sightsee we can walk around a little bit just get
we can walk around a little bit just get
we can walk around a little bit just get used to it
used to it
used to it what do you want to do we wanted to play
what do you want to do we wanted to play
what do you want to do we wanted to play so we took to the Internet and we
so we took to the Internet and we
so we took to the Internet and we searched up every single open mic in New
searched up every single open mic in New
searched up every single open mic in New York we started in Greenwich Village
York we started in Greenwich Village
York we started in Greenwich Village Greenwich Village is really cool because
Greenwich Village is really cool because
Greenwich Village is really cool because it has places that people like Bob Dylan
it has places that people like Bob Dylan
it has places that people like Bob Dylan Lady Gaga and Neil Diamond started their
Lady Gaga and Neil Diamond started their
Lady Gaga and Neil Diamond started their careers in when we played at these
careers in when we played at these
careers in when we played at these places that people like them have played
places that people like them have played
places that people like them have played at you could feel the history and the
at you could feel the history and the
at you could feel the history and the energy it’s almost like a buzz of all of
energy it’s almost like a buzz of all of
energy it’s almost like a buzz of all of this talent it was it was really cool it
this talent it was it was really cool it
this talent it was it was really cool it was really cool and as we started
was really cool and as we started
was really cool and as we started playing these open mics every single
playing these open mics every single
playing these open mics every single place we played out wanted us back for
place we played out wanted us back for
place we played out wanted us back for our own set in our own show soon after
our own set in our own show soon after
our own set in our own show soon after we were booking our own shows all over
we were booking our own shows all over
we were booking our own shows all over Manhattan and we were booking them just
Manhattan and we were booking them just
Manhattan and we were booking them just about every single night we also
about every single night we also
about every single night we also recorded our debut EP in New York and it
recorded our debut EP in New York and it
recorded our debut EP in New York and it was so cool it was so much fun
was so cool it was so much fun
was so cool it was so much fun and we realized that this is what we
and we realized that this is what we
and we realized that this is what we want to do for the rest of our lives so
want to do for the rest of our lives so
want to do for the rest of our lives so here we are we are still taking risks in
here we are we are still taking risks in
here we are we are still taking risks in our career every single day we have no
our career every single day we have no
our career every single day we have no clue what the future is going to hold
clue what the future is going to hold
clue what the future is going to hold we’re just beginning when we were
we’re just beginning when we were
we’re just beginning when we were bullied we went to something we loved to
bullied we went to something we loved to
bullied we went to something we loved to make us feel better about the situation
make us feel better about the situation
make us feel better about the situation about ourselves and that inspired a
about ourselves and that inspired a
about ourselves and that inspired a series of kinetic reactions that
series of kinetic reactions that
series of kinetic reactions that inspired a music career so what do you
inspired a music career so what do you
inspired a music career so what do you love what do you really want to do it
love what do you really want to do it
love what do you really want to do it only takes one spark of imagination to
only takes one spark of imagination to
only takes one spark of imagination to find
find
find it and do it and do it every single day
it and do it and do it every single day
it and do it and do it every single day and when you do it to turn an ordinary
and when you do it to turn an ordinary
and when you do it to turn an ordinary situation into something a little bit
situation into something a little bit
situation into something a little bit better to make any day a little bit
better to make any day a little bit
better to make any day a little bit better it’s like throwing darts at a
better it’s like throwing darts at a
better it’s like throwing darts at a dartboard you’re gonna throw ten million
dartboard you’re gonna throw ten million
dartboard you’re gonna throw ten million and something is going to stick and you
and something is going to stick and you
and something is going to stick and you just might wake up and realize you’re
just might wake up and realize you’re
just might wake up and realize you’re following your dreams we were so
following your dreams we were so
following your dreams we were so inspired by this TEDx talk we decide to
inspired by this TEDx talk we decide to
inspired by this TEDx talk we decide to write a song with Daniel Simmons and
write a song with Daniel Simmons and
write a song with Daniel Simmons and it’s all about recognizing everyone has
it’s all about recognizing everyone has
it’s all about recognizing everyone has their opinions they’re gonna say what
their opinions they’re gonna say what
their opinions they’re gonna say what they want to say but we’re gonna think
they want to say but we’re gonna think
they want to say but we’re gonna think what we want and that’s what’s most
what we want and that’s what’s most
what we want and that’s what’s most important
important
important it’s called think what I want people
it’s called think what I want people
it’s called think what I want people have a habit of just talking say that
have a habit of just talking say that
have a habit of just talking say that they know one is for me they say that I
they know one is for me they say that I
they know one is for me they say that I only got one option that I need to wake
only got one option that I need to wake
only got one option that I need to wake up from my dreams
up from my dreams
up from my dreams you try to change me but you’ll never
you try to change me but you’ll never
you try to change me but you’ll never fave me baby there’s no baby in my heart
fave me baby there’s no baby in my heart
fave me baby there’s no baby in my heart you can say I’m stupid that I’ll bet the
you can say I’m stupid that I’ll bet the
you can say I’m stupid that I’ll bet the do we go ahead and pro meeting you’re so
do we go ahead and pro meeting you’re so
do we go ahead and pro meeting you’re so smart I’m a singer I’m a sink with a
smart I’m a singer I’m a sink with a
smart I’m a singer I’m a sink with a wall whoa
wall whoa
wall whoa imma be little one imma be little watch
imma be little one imma be little watch
imma be little one imma be little watch your words all some in the same change
your words all some in the same change
your words all some in the same change [Music]
your words are found in the finger woods
your words are found in the finger woods ain’t making me change we want to get
ain’t making me change we want to get
ain’t making me change we want to get everyone set up
everyone set up
everyone set up [Music]
i’ma think when I want I would think
i’ma think when I want I would think what I want
what I want
what I want i’ma be what I want y’all were
i’ma be what I want y’all were
i’ma be what I want y’all were compounding the same go words ain’t
compounding the same go words ain’t
compounding the same go words ain’t making me change so you could say what
making me change so you could say what
making me change so you could say what you want
you want
you want [Music]
[Music]
[Music] I’m a bee when I’m on I’m gonna be your
I’m a bee when I’m on I’m gonna be your
I’m a bee when I’m on I’m gonna be your words all done in the same your eyes
words all done in the same your eyes
words all done in the same your eyes ain’t making me change so you could say
ain’t making me change so you could say
ain’t making me change so you could say what you are I think I won
what you are I think I won
what you are I think I won thank you thank you watch
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