ARAVIS

i grew up on the east end of long island, ny. my parents say i was singing before i was speaking. and i was on stage by the age of 3. the stage was no stranger to me, and i, no stranger to it. i went off to college, because that is what you do, or at least what is expected of you, after high school, only to realize the hard way that college was not for me. ____________________________________________________________ _____________my first band popped up during those formative years, in the north shore of mass, when a series of love and love lost has a tendency to make those years potently residual. my writing became personal and poetic, and my sensibilities for the vaguely cryptic, more refined. all that to say, i was writing a lot, and in a sense, finding my voice.______________________________________________________ ____________________i have lived my life on a stage. i have been folk, pop, rock, indie, acoustic, electric, ambient, full band, solo... i have sung in rock clubs, casinos, churches, festivals, and coffeehouses. i have had long hair. short hair. dreadlocks. i've been blonde. brunette. fat. skinny. i've been public and private. and if i had let any of that define me, i would have been lost._______________________________________________________ __________________on the contrary. the stage does not define a person. because the stage is not the scary part. it is when you step off the stage back into reality that the whole picture becomes frightening. the light is less forgiving, and the sea of eyes more penetrating, and the curtain between me and the jury disappears. one is defined by how they live when they are most vulnerable._________________________________________________ ________________________you see...my instrument is my voice. nothing to pack up. no cords to wrap, or amps to store. it can get tired and sick and over worked. it is always with me. and it is often the only thing people remember about me. it is what i give them to remember.___________________________________________________ _______________________i sing because i must. it is the one thing that resonates with my soul. i write songs because i can. because i should. because there is so much more than this. so much more than me. there is a bigger picture, and i want to be a part of it. The Painter is amazing. HIs work unmatched for excellence. so i will do my part. play my role. use what i have been given. and always be grateful. ____________________________________________________________ ______________also... I edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4