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Thursday, July 9, 2009
Local Music Spotlight: Emily Turnage (with video)
Posted by Kate Cillian on Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 4:34 PM
Don't let her goofy personality and head full of dreads fool you. Emily Turnage is a young musician with huge potential. "I think I've been playing since I was about 14," she told me in a recent conversation. A Saint Petersburg native, this flower child finds her peace through the strings of her guitar.
Her love of guitar paved her way to joining band after band, never giving up on her dream. "I want to have 30,000 people sing my songs with me."
Raw talent flows through her veins. She has never taken a guitar lesson in her life. "I taught me-self!" she exclaimed with a laugh.
Emily took inspiration from the music around her. "My best friend Jacob is an excellent musician and whenever he played I just fell in love with it. Hayley Williams [Paramore] influences me as well."
Practicing in the quiet of her home, Emily started to realize that she had more then just impeccable guitar skills. She had a killer voice too! "What held me back from singing? I guess when I was growing up, my brother hated my voice. And whenever I'd sing, he'd tell me to shut-up cause my voice was annoying. So I just never sang," she chuckled.
With her new found confidence, Emily was ready to explore new ways to live out her dream. First stop: American Idol. "I definitely realized it for what it really was, not what it seems. Not making it kind of put me down 'cause I had high hopes. A lot of people gave me high hopes, but once I saw the show, I realized that they already had the people picked out so why are they gonna pick me?"
Shaking off the disappointment, she headed home, head up high, ready for a new challenge. Soon enough, Emily was given a few great opportunities. "My best friend Audrey took me to a hookah bar once and they had an open mic. I had never done an open mic before. So I started doing open mic and then they asked me to play every Tuesday night." With a set list ranging from Pink Floyd and Journey to Radiohead and Coldplay, with some originals as well, the diverse repertoire showcases all of Emily's hard work and dedication. Not to mention her sweet and soulful voice mixed with classic acoustic guitar strums.
"Some people say [music] gives them peace and happiness, ya know. It gets them in touch with their feelings. I'm happy to be able to bring that to people through music".
Emily plays shows all around the bay area. Head over to her Myspace for more information.
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Kate C, We here @ NSP already know how cool, smart and musically aware you are. Looking forward to reading all your stuff! Oh, Yea nice photo......... jh
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