I'm not musical. I can’t sing. I’m slow to learn, and it's too frustrating, so I shouldn't even try. These are things I've told myself. I have a memory of being 8 or 9 and my sister is yelling at me through the connecting wall of our bedrooms “shut-uppp my ears are bleeding”, as I belted out the lyrics to Jewel with all my heart. I recorded myself on a cassette tape and realized it sounded pretty bad. It became clear to me that you should only sing if you sound good. Years la
