Sometimes in certain areas, creativity is stifled.
I was in a homeless shelter, an all-women's homeless shelter
and I could only play D minor on the bass.
And then I was just practicing because my mom made me practice
and then I opened my eyes.
There were all these women surrounding me and clapping for me, hugging each other,
so this was a place that had been full of depression,
and in that one moment, it was just total happiness.
And then I felt changed that day too because I said,
my life—I'm a vessel. I can really impact people's lives
no matter how old they are.
This music matters. This music is spiritual.
When I teach the kids, it reminds me of my upbringing.
Music was like an escape. That was the only place
that I wouldn't be able to think about everything going on outside, all the tough conditions.
Music was my escape.
So I can be that same vessel to the kids and that's what I love about it.
Because a lot of the kids go through a lot that kids shouldn't go through.
So I'm just happy that they can be in a space where they can just be themselves.



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