Freda Simone

WHEN WE HEAR AN ARTIST'S SONG ON THE RADIO OR SEE THEIR VIDEO OR THEY PERFORM LIVE, WE HAVE A SENSE OF CONNECTION TO THEM. BUT AS TIME GOES BY WE START TO SEE THEM AS ENTERTAINERS AND NOT AS REAL PEOPLE. HOWEVER, IN THE CASE OF FREDA SIMONE, WE ACTUALLY GET THE RARE CHANCE TO GET TO KNOW HER AS AN ARTIST AND A PERSON WE CAN RELATE TO. IN HER NEW CD, ITS MY LIFE, FREDA SHARES HER INSIGHTS, EMOTIONS AND VIEWS ON LIFE, WHICH WERE INSPIRED BY VENICE BEACH AND HER LIFE AS AN ARTIST. STARTING WITH THE FEATURED SONG, "APOLLO," WHICH WAS INSPIRED BY HER TWO WINNING APPEARANCES AT THE APOLLO THEATER, SHE REMINDS US THAT WE ARE THE KEY TO OUR OWN HAPPINESS IN LIFE. THERE ARE TIMES WHEN WE FEEL ALL ALONE, DEPRESSED OR STRESSED OUT BY ALL ELEMENTS OF LIFE THAT WE LET AFFECT US. BUT INSTEAD OF LETTING LIFE CONTROL US, WE CONTROL IT. THIS IS A PHILOSOPHY THAT SHE PRACTICES HERSELF. INSTEAD OF LETTING THE MEDIA AND MUSIC INDUSTRY DICTATE HER LIFE SHE IS IN FULL CONTROL OF IT LIKE YOU SHOULD BE. BY STAYING FOCUSED AND POSITIVE ABOUT WHAT WE WANT OUT OF IT AND TAKING STEPS TOWARD WHAT WE WANT, WE CAN CONTROL OUR OWN DESTINY EVEN WHEN WE ARE FACED WITH FAMILY AND REAL LIFE PROBLEMS THAT SEEM OVERWHELMING. IN OTHER FEATURED SONGS LIKE "DIGGIN U", IT IS THE RESULT OF OUR POSITIVE OUTLOOK ON LIFE THAT HAS BROUGHT US TOGETHER WITH THE RIGHT PERSON THAT HELPS US GET TO ANOTHER LEVEL OF HAPPINESS IN OUR LIVES. WHILE FREDA WANTS US TO BE FOCUSED ON THESE THEMES, SHE ALSO REMINDS US THAT WE CAN'T TAKE LIFE TOO SERIOUSLY EITHER. IN THE SONG, "I LIKE WHAT YOU'RE DOIN", SHE TELLS US THAT WE HAVE TO TAKE TIME OUT FOR OURSELVES AND JUST ENJOY LIFE. GO OUT WITH OUR FRIENDS, PARTY AND MEET NEW PEOPLE. FREDA SIMONE IS AN ARTIST THAT SHARES WITH US THE COMMON BONDS THAT WE ARE ALL THE SAME. TO GET WHAT YOU WANT OUT OF LIFE YOU HAVE TO FOCUS ON BEING POSITIVE AND WHAT'S BEST FOR YOU WILL BENEFIT OTHERS.