Comment by Eddie on 08 Jan 2010 at 2:15 pm

What was the music and singer that you listened to when you was little? I read somewhere you found comfort in music? whose? You are someone who can teach people survival. I think you are helpful. Thanks.

Dear Eddie,

You are right, I did find comfort in music growing up and still do today. As a child I loved the soothing voices of many singers as long as they didn’t scream or sound gruff. I couldn’t handle much anxiety and longed to hear kind masculine voices to replace the sound of my father’s voice in my head. I would drown out my father’s voice with Elvis Presley, Neil Diamond, and other music my father hated. I loved when my father left for work and my mother played her records all day long; Engelbert Humperdink, Tom Jones, Elvis Presley, Bobby Sherman, Neil Diamond, Johnny Mathis and many others. I also loved my own records, Donny Osmond, David Cassidy and The Jackson Five, which I kept hidden under my mattress. My father would sometimes destroy my records. I learned to lose myself in most music, especially if meaningful words were sung. I believe I memorized every song I liked and then played them in my mind, a welcomed distraction.

Thank you for your question.

Karen