exposed on a larger scale when she met Michael. With Michael, she learned how to harmonize and her lyrics finally
came to life with his composing. “It's like we could read each other's minds musically. He knew the feeling I wanted
for my lyrics and it just took off from there. I’m so happy I can finally get all my lyrics out into the world and share my
deepest thoughts and feelings with others in hopes they can connect with me through my music. All I’ve ever wanted
was to be heard, and now I feel as though I have found my voice and a great music partner.” Michael compos-
es/writes/sings/produces and plays the keyboard and Suzanne Gladstone writes/sings/and creates the melodies.
What Michael says about Suzanne…
“When I met Suzanne Gladstone in 2012 it was truly a blessing, there are many reasons why I enjoy making music
Suzanne! 1. Extreme quality of a lead, when she is singing by herself, her voice is crystal clear and pure and soothing
to the ear. 2. Her ability to harmonize, we harmonize on pretty much every song we do and once we lock in together,
we truly become one voice and that is not an easy thing to find. 3. She is a very talented poet and lyricist. With all
the songs out there in the world, it’s difficult to come up with new words that haven’t been said already, but she has
a unique talent of expressing herself that is truly original.
What motives you?
“Right now we are just trying to focus on getting more shows and working on our original music. We try to keep our
audience listening by sharing our show dates and posting on Facebook, as well as share upcoming events and songs
or clips from the show. What keeps us going is our love for music and writing. When you have passion for something
you just keep doing it because it makes you feel alive and it’s amazing to create something from nothing and have
people respond positively to it. If you have music in your heart you don’t get bored.”
And lastly, I asked Suzanne to share her tips, encouragement and inspirations for others to keep going and her answer
was truly priceless!
“Just keep doing what you love because if you don’t you will never feel fulfilled in life. It would be sad if you never
listened to your heart. It is hard sometimes when you feel like it’s always a struggle and no one cares, but as long as
you care and you put your heart into something you love then others will feel it and love it also. Sometimes the hardest
things in life are the things that make you who you are and if we never struggled we wouldn’t know the good from
the bad. If you love something it’s worth the fight. Don’t let other people sway you from accomplishing your dream.
Next on the horizon…
You can catch their ongoing performances live at La Valencia Hotel every other Friday, with the next show scheduled
for December 8, 2017.
In mid-November they hosted a video release party at the Hard Rock Hotel San Diego. You can watch the video of
the release party on their website or on their Facebook page www.facebook.com/mcgoniglegladstone and follow
Suzanne on her personal page at www.facebook.com/suzanne.gladstone.
You can purchase their new song “Starting Over” on their website www.mcstonemusic.com or on their Facebook,
page along with their other 5 original songs from the first CD. Also check out their first music video from their original
song “You Walked Away”!
To get in touch with Suzanne or book McGonigle and Gladstone, please email at [email protected], message
or call 619-300-0715.