I began writing songs at the age of seven. I was always a very shy child growing up. I didn’t sing in public until I was sixteen years old. My own family, including my parents, had not even heard me sing until my first public performance at that time. 

     I didn’t come from a historically musical family. My maternal grandmother was a singer, songwriter, and organist, but she was really the only family member that was close enough to being serious about music. Unfortunately, my grandmother succumbed to Alzheimer's disease at the age of 68. Although I was young when she passed away, I still feel a connection to her through songwriting, her poetry, and the music she left behind. She had written most of her lyrics in a notebook labeled with “A Book To Be” on the spine.

     After my grandfather had passed years later, I found one of the same books, unopened and wrapped with plastic, in a box of her belongings. Since finding the notebook, it has been my lyric book ever since. (Yes, it is falling apart at the seams. But the pages smell so good!)

     I always believed that “A Book To Be” could have two meanings. The first meaning is composing a work that has yet to exist. The second meaning that always came to mind was a place to free your ideas and your deepest thoughts. It’s a free space to let go of the angels or demons occupying your mind. It is an empty playground for you to run wild, be free, and most importantly, be yourself.

      All of the lyrics and songs on this album were written in my very own book to be. It has always been hard for me to open my emotions up to others, but through my music and my songs, I’m ready to let you all know who I am.