learn all about me part 2

Chantelle on life:

Gosh life is just one of those things that I think at times we want to escape from, it can be so damned difficult at times, Just when you think it can't possibly get any worse it generally does!!! Well in my experience anyhow!! I think life can be an utter pain in the ass & a nightmare, what helps you get through life is good friends I think, mind you sometimes (like now going through heartbreak) the support of friends just isn't enough, it doesn't really help!!! It is good to have good friends though, I'll say that for sure, sadly they can be there for you but they can't heal you from your pain!

Chantelle on friends:

Friends are very important to me! They help me to laugh when all I wanna do is cry, they help me to try & be positive & stong when I'm anything but! They help me to try & see things from a different point of view which can help to clear confusion! o.k friends can't always heal your pain but they will lend you a shoulder to cry on & give you advice & be there for you the best they can & I guess that's what matters most!

Chantelle on music:

Well for me music is my life!!! it's very important to me, it's a kind of therapy for me in times when I need to vent my frustrations & sadness & suchlike! I find I can express how I'm feeling & thus let go of my troubles or at least feel better through letting out what feelings are hurting me, frustrating me, or upsetting me. It can make me want to dance around & sing at the top of my voice & lift me up, it is my best friend, it is my blood & my way of expression as is dance!

I have always been very musically inclined, always will be!

Chantelle on the people who inspire me:

The people who inspire me in life are generally those who like myself have suffered a difficult life, those who have been through major hardships but don't let it ruin their lives! Those who try to make the best of it, those who don't let anything stand in their way!

One such person is the singer Mika (Penniman) I truly admire him because he is an incredibly strong person! he has been through a very difficult life, he has been bullied severely (which caused him to have a nervous breakdown aged 11) he's been through heartbreak & has dyslexia. He still manages to be a strong human being & he has such persistance too, as well as an amazing courage & vision!

He would not let those in the music industry mould him into what they wanted him to be, he just carried on pursuing a career in music despite knockbacks & people telling him he was no good, that his songs were too weird & suchlike.

He carried on & carried on until eventually he got a record deal which allowed him to write the songs he wanted to write, to design his own artwork (along with his sister Yasmine/dawack) and to dress, dance & behave the way HE wanted to!

he also wrote an up yours song to those in the music industry who told him he'd never get anywhere & he released it as his 1st major commercial single which topped the charts on downloads alone & remained at the top of the charts for many weeks!

that song was Grace Kelly!

In the song he says: I could be brown, I could be blue I could be violet sky, I could be hurtful, I could be purple I could be anything you like. Gotta be green gotta be mean gotta be everything more, why don't you like me, why don't you like me, why don't you walk out the door....

should i bend over should I look older just to be put on your shelf???

he was basically saying I can be whatever you want to be but why should i? Why should I be anything or anyone else but who I really truly am??? I'm not gonna sacrifice who I am just to become famous & to satisfy you lot!!

And for that I admire him greatly!!!

And of course for his immense talent too!!!