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interview my own life experience, whereas “Fall” and “Home” are short sto- ries, or, “Echos” of friends expe- riences. In fact, many of the songs of this album were born after real stories that happened to you or think a big part of the reason for that is my fear of being so open and vulnerable in front of a group of people. But even though it can be scary I think it’s a valuable thing to be open and vulnerable with each other sometimes. Letting other people know that they’re not alone in their stories makes it worth it, I think. Every- body’s got their stuff. You say also that one of purpo- ses of your songs is to remind to people to treat themselves with kindness. Is it really still possi- ble in time of hate & haters at every level of our lifes? the people near to you. Don’t you mind to get so intimate in songs that you sing, to open up so straight to personal stories? It’s definitely not easy. I’m usually very nervous before a show and I 16 I certainly hope so. We’re not re- sponsible for other people’s hate. All we can do is choose how to live our own lives. The more of us that choose kindness, the kinder we’ll all be. I still think the world is full of more good people than bad. Bad news just gets more press. Do you will play live in Europe, especially in Italy, in 2018? Yes! In fact we’ve just announ- ced some shows in Europe this February. I have the privile- ge of opening for SYML for a short run of dates, and I’ll be per- forming a solo show at the Paradi- so in Amsterdam on the 17th. I’m hoping to do another longer tour through Europe later in 2018 as well, hopefully Italy will be on that list! 17