My favorite music moment of all time was when The Beatles came to America. They changed the history of music FOREVER. Any other musical artist there is after them was influenced by The Beatles, and those who were not directly influenced by them were influenced by people who were influenced by The Beatles.

During a very difficult part of my life when I was in a very sad place I remember so clearly my boyfriend singing Incubus’ “Stellar” and I just pictured myself in outer-space far away and free from everything bad I felt, it was so profound that it literally changed everything I was going through for the better. I gain the best perspective by letting the music take me out of my thoughts. I’ve never felt so free and safe in my life. When music liberates you like that, you know that moment is a forever sanctuary.

In sixth grade my best friends and I all became really obsessed with the song “99 Luftballons” (not very original, i know.) Later that year I made the incredibally tough decision to leave all my friends and switch to a new school. Two years later when I was eigth grade (yes, that was last year) all of friends from my old school were graduating, but I wasn’t because my school is 7th though 12th grade. So I went to their eigth grade graduation ceremony, and at first I felt a little odd and out of place. Most of my kindergarten classmates were up there and I was just sitting in the audience. My best friend was chosen as the class speaker and she spoke about all these times that their class had had so much fun and most of them I wasn’t a part of. And then I sat there as their names were called to recieve their “diplomas” (remember, this is only an eigth grade graduation) and it was weird that names were called that I didn;t recognize. I honestly felt like I was going to cry and that maybe my name should have been called because at the time I was having a rough year at school and thought that maybe I should have never switched. Then they all filed out of the auditorium and into the school’s courtyard as “Don’t Stop Believing” played. I went to the courtyard and all my friends screamed and they were like “OH MY GOD! YOU CAME!” Later every person in the graduating class was given a blue balloon (the school colors were white and blue) and my friend had an extra, she gave it to me and said “You’ve always been one of us. This is your graduation, too.” So I took the balloon and then at the same time everyone released theirs into the sky (despite global warming.) We all stood there and then I started singing: “You and I in a little toy shop, bought a bag of balloons with the money we got…” Next thing I knew the entire grade was singing as “49 Blue Balloons” went up into the sky. That moment was a really big deal for me, mostly knowing that I belonged somewhere and The Charter School never forgot me.

My greatest music moment was, and is, whenever I hear the song “Amazing Grace”. We sing it at my church often, and it never fails to give me chills. The people in my church may not be opera singers, and they may not even be on-key, but when we sing that song, in all its beauty, we sound like a trained choir. Sometimes, in the middle of the song, I stop singing for a few moments, and I just listen. It gives me such a sense of peace, safety, and strength. “Amazing Grace” reminds me of the blessings I have in my life, and how lucky I am to be so loved.

My most major music moment was on September 23, 2005, when my little sister Dylan was born (yes, we’re 14 years apart). She had been born late the night before, and my dad was driving my younger brother, sister and I to the hospital to see the baby for the first time. She hadn’t been named yet, and we were discussing our ideas. We were listening to Ben Fold’s Songs for Silverman album, and the song “Gracie” came on. We all sang along, and partway through my dad started crying. Seconds later, everyone else was too. At that point, we knew that her name had been chosen- Grace was perfect.

As an OJD sufferer, (Obsessive Jonas Disorder) I have to represent my boys. Living in LA, my friends and I were able to sit for tickets at the venue where the Jonas Brothers tickets were being sold. Thousands of girls were there, and we got there as early as our little bodies would let us to get a good spot in line. We waited for hours and were shuffled around a hot flat blacktop for what seemed like forever. But it was absolutely all worth it when the JoBros themselves showed up at our venue to say thank you for coming out and supporting them. My mind was turning so fast I hardly remember what else happened, other than my friends an I ended up winning 7th row tickets to their concert. We screamed the whole car ride home. And boy, I had the time of my life. I got to be there with my best friends, so fun and free. Every time I hear Nick sing A Little Bit Longer, one of their upcoming songs, I can’t help but cry. They’ve done so much, and helped me in my worst time. Glad to say, I’m seeing them at Wango Tango and their upcoming summer tour too. I don’t know where i’d be without them and all of the amazing experiences i’ve had. It has been and still is phenomenal.

What an awesome interview! I was not familiar with Sarah before but she seems completely amazing. I am checking out her sites right now and am fer sure signing up for her newsletter (free mp3, hello!). OK, I love the music. It’s coming in 2 second bursts thanks to my crappy internet, but it’s all good. As for my favourite music moment? That’s gonna take a bit of thinking, as music is super-important to me and I’ve had a lot of favourite moments. Though I reckon I’ve got a bit of an idea… xoxo, Bee

OK, I have about a zillion favourite music moments, so how about a life-changing one? That’s super corny to say, “This band changed my life” but it’s true. My moment is the first time that I saw the “Spring Nicht” (“Don’t Jump”) video by Tokio Hotel on TV in Italy. I didn’t know who they were or what language they were singing in (German), but I knew that I loved it. In the time since then I have not only found out more about the band and totally fallen in love with them and their music, but I have also met the most amazing people from all over the world, gotten a tattoo, and started learning German. But the biggest influence that it’s had is I have gotten interested in the way the band is managed and marketed, and in the fall I’m going to college to study entertainment marketing! So that is a pretty awesome thing, I reckon. (And I think my brain has gone on vacation, because this whole story sounds a lot more dumb than I intended. Oops). xoxo, Bee

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