“They always influence my music to
be as true as possible,” said Monac-
chio. “With my first record, it was
very personal but it wasn’t daring at
all. Now, I’m not afraid to say what
I want to say. Actually Keith helped
me with that. Keith was like, ‘If you
want to say something, you say it -
don’t worry about what other peo-
ple are going to think.’ He’s encour-
aged me and taught me that as a
songwriter you have to be bold and
honest and raw. And, if you’re not,
it’s going to appear that you’re not.”
Maternal Instinct contains a mix
of songs that were recently written
and those that have been sitting
on the shelf for a while, just waiting
for the right album. Sheli says she
writes when inspiration comes or as
she puts it, “when the universe tells
you it’s time to write and you make
time.” With a full-time job, raising
Jacob, and running a non-profit or-
ganization (Caring Connections of
New Jersey and Pennsylvania), time
is a luxury for her.
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