Being Yourself
I was nervous to play in Nashville on tour, like almost pee-myself-anxiety.
When you think of Nashville, you think of country music, right?
People ask me what type of music I do and I just say, “I’m a James Taylor sound on a lot of coffee…”
To say the least, I was nervous to share my music in Nashville.
But I discovered that being different was a good thing: Jenny, the bartender at the National Underground was requesting Death Cab covers and bought a CD; the musicians I met at songwriter showcases said hello and commented about the jazzy chords in my folky pop; a few Mike Vial CDs are floating around Tennessee now.
I left Nashville feeling thankful to be accepted, even if I’m different.
I guess that’s a feeling we should all share, no matter what we do. You can’t be anyone else but yourself. Embrace it.
Isaac Hayden at Songwriter's Night at Kimbro's.
Hanging with my friend Ron at National Underground!
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