Critics of Susan Morris’ music use the term “eccentric†seeing as how it deviates from a standard musical approach. Eccentric is not the over used “My first memories of singing in front of a crowd are at church…â€. It more accurately describes a family’s memories of a young child singing obnoxiously loud along with the radio, then making up her own songs when the radio was off.
A stint at Nashville’s School of the Arts kept her performing and singing into high school, but it wasn’t until her senior year that she realized how big a part songwriting would play in her life. “I knew early on that I wanted to be a singer†Susan remembers, “but the songwriting is just a part of me. It’s not something I set out to do as a career, it’s who I am.
The little girl with the big voice and the serious songs is now Susan Morris, a woman with a powerful, affecting vocal talent and a gift for writing about love, life, and standing up for what you believe in. Her raw honesty in her debut album, Bitter Sweet, is delivered in songs like “Betterâ€, where she muses that sometimes it’s better not to have loved and lost, or the courageously introspective “Wake Upâ€. She leaves no doubt that she knows what she wants with “Be A Manâ€, and then crawls inside your heart like she’s always been there in “Truth Hurtsâ€.
Listening to Susan you will be challenged to give one name to her style. Just enjoy the music and realize this is different. In music, different is a good thing. And when you are asked to describe it for someone, she’d be proud if you’re tempted to use that word… â€eccentricâ€.