MENTORS Magazine

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MENTORS MAGAZINE | EDITION 1 | 9


The last time I saw Melissa Etheridge, just
for a moment after her show in San Antonio
in June, she told me she loves my latest
album, The Great Something.
She said to “Keep at it.”
I dedicated that album to her. There’s a song
on it I wrote for her.
Her encouragement helped me stay
motivated.
She once told me, “Feel the fear and do it
anyway.”

Sarah McSweeney is a singer-songwriter

who is on my first album, Blue Healer. She
was the first person I sang for.
We met and she told me she always feels
nervous before getting on stage. But she
thinks of herself as a messenger, not a
singer.

“I am a messenger,” she said. “I focus on the
song’s message.”
That insight helped me drop the idea of
being a singer and adopt the idea of being a
messenger. It helped me relax a little.

Meghan Sandau is a new friend. She has
promoted big music events. She wanted to
see me do a concert. She said she likes my
music.
Her belief in me helped make me more
secure.

That reframe made the idea of sing-
ing easier.

In fact, none of this would happen
without her.
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