LE_MyStory

It started because my voice teacher, Cheri, wanted me to sing these songs from "The Scarlet Pimpernal". It turned out that my sister had the "Scarlet Pimpernal Concept CD." I listened to it and fell in love with the voice, this Linda Eder person. Anyway, I later saw "Jeykll and Hyde" without knowing that the three things had anything in common. My dad got the "Jeykll and Hyde" CD, and, of course, she was on that. A couple months later, I was at the mall with one of my bestfriends, Jessica, and I wanted to get one of Linda Eder's solo albums. I was too embarrased, so Jessica asked the guy at the cash register and I got "It's No Secert Anymore" (thanks Jess!). From then on I was hooked.

          My dream is to star on Broadway. That's all that I want. And so it's obvious that one of my biggest fears is failing at that. Once I heard Linda sing, I knew I couldn't let that happen. So, anyway, one day I was surfing the net and found one bio of her that made me feel more hopeful than I had ever felt in my life. It had a bunch of quotes that she said about how she was when she was younger. She sounded just like me! "I was strange from the beginning, I was always into a much older style of living. I remember watching Judy Garland singing 'Over the Rainbow' and some part of me cried out 'I want to do that!'" It gave me a feeling that even I , a poet, writer, and *big* talker, couldn't find words to describe. That got me thinking. If she looked up to someone like Judy Garland, who was wonderful, and she became wonderful, then if I look up to her, my chances of success would sky rocket.
              Another thing to keep in mind: The range that Linda Eder uses most is my range, EXACTLY. So, once I found out she had been Lucy, that's all I wanted. Unfortunatly, I'm not a belter/chestie, and it didn't take me long to learn that in order to be Lucy you need to be one. So that idea disintegrated. I've moved onto Marguriete.
              "I've been singing since I could open my mouth. As a kid, music was like a toy to me." If people ever ask me were I learned cuss words, I will always be able to sum it up in 2 words: "Les Miz". As far back as I can remember, whenever we got into the car, that would be blaring on. I remember when I was about 5 acting out sences from that with my sister and dad ( I was always Fontine). I saw it on Broadway (my first Broadway show) when I was 6 or 7. So I qualify for that "Linda Quote" too.
                In my opinion, there is no better person on earth than Linda Eder. No better role model, no better person to admire, no person better to want to be. Ands that's what I want: to be "the next" Linda Eder. If you haven't been to my "Poetry Corner," than click here to read the poems I wrote that are about and deticatd to Linda Eder.
                So, to sum it all up, everyone has to have a role model: Someone in their dream profession that has been successful. Linda Eder is mine, and someday, I want to be that someone for some little girl who wants nothing more than to be a singer.



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