Sad Song is actually a happy song about the ups and downs you encounter while going through a heartbreak. In the moment, it's so hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel, and you feel like that pain will never go away. Quickly, the pain does go away, and I'm usually left wondering what I saw in the first place. So far, every heartbreak has been a blessing in disguise, plus I get a song out of them.

When I first got into music, I thought it was as simple as writing a good song and putting it out for everyone to listen. Now that I am actually doing that, I have found that it is not that simple. The greatest challenges are getting the song to reach the right audience and getting the exposure you want the song to receive. Although there are many challenges, the most rewarding feeling as a singer/ songwriter is watching people connect and relate to my songs. That within itself outweighs every challenge and is why I continue to love making music.

Growing up so close to Nashville and seeing the musical culture everywhere I look has definitely been great. Living in the place where all aspiring singer/ songwriters dream to move to and pursue their music career is really cool. I have had the privilege to play in some awesome local venues. I played at 3rd & Lindsley, Pucketts (Columbia, TN), The Mule House, and Interstate Music (Van Jams).

I was surprisingly not involved with anything related to music when I attended Battle Ground Academy. I was very involved with the athletic side of the house, playing Soccer and Basketball at BGA. Playing sports, obviously, didn't teach me much about music, but it did prepare me for the mental aspect of the music world. It's very competitive. You have to work hard and have that drive to never give up when things might get hard. In sports, you have to have a short memory in order to move past the last play you messed up so you can get back and correct your mistakes. In music, you have to forget about the missed chord/ missed lyric and make the best out of a mistake.

Right now, I am trying to find my way while taking advantage of every opportunity that is being presented. We do have a lot of new music we are excited to release. I should have another single coming out very soon!

In the next five years, I hope to be living in Nashville, singing and writing music. I hope I am fortunate enough to do music full-time as my career. As long as I am doing something with music, I will be happy. I put the rest in God's hands and just trust his plan.

If I could collaborate with any artist, I would collab with Colbie Caillat. I played her songs on repeat when I was a little girl in the car and could sing every word. Her songs were the first songs I learned to play on my guitar. From an artist's perspective, she is the reason I started music, so I think it would be cool to collab, for sure.

I listen to a lot of different genres of music. I always love me some John Mayer. I also listen to Chris Stapelton, Van Morrison, and Nora Jones. It's really hard to just pick a few I could go on for days!

I have been extremely blessed with who I got to grow up listening to and being around in the music world. My two biggest mentors are Marla Cannon-Goodman and Deanie Richardson. They have helped me every step of the way, and have taught me so much about music. It is very safe to say that I would not be where I am today without those two by my side. My grandfather is also a huge reason why I started doing music. He told me and all of my cousins that he would give his guitar to the first grandchild who learned to play, so I immediately learned and eventually got his guitar.