Doing my own album provided me the opportunity to say whatever I wanted.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
An album is such a personal thing. It's something I always wanted to do. It's me doing me, singing as me.
With the first album, I wanted to do so many different things, and I was fighting with myself to try and see if I was worthy enough to do it.
I always wanted to have my own album released before I graduated from high school.
I wanted to make an album that was hopeful and encouraging and inspiring. That was the goal.
I always wanted to have my own album recorded and released before I graduated high school.
With this new album, I prepared for it a long time, and I was happy with the songs and the production. I felt that I proved myself with the first album, and with this new album, I just want to share some of my music. And that was always my feeling and my intention.
I began the process of recording myself seriously in the fall of 1999. If I could finish an album of my own music, I would. Five years later I am happy to say I have.
My first album done what it had to do. It introduced me.
At some point in my life, before I was gone, I wanted to make an album, even if it was for no reason other than posterity.
I wanted to make the album I always needed to make. I had to say the things I never could.