When I was four, I decided I wanted to be an artist. I was unfiltered and honest and I was my pure self without constraints or responsibilities or fears. I think I was more of an artist then than I am now.
I spent a nine years in music school. I got a Master's Degree in music composition. I am extremely grateful for what I've gained: the knowledge, the experience, the friends, the colleagues, the inspirational professors (if you know JMU then you know EG and what an inspiration a passionate, brilliant teacher who leads by example can be). I don't regret it for a second, but in hindsight I have my qualms with academia. I came out of mus