The Journey

People quite often ask me, “What can’t you do?” To me this question is what has driven my life since day one. The answer is, and I believe this truly, there is nothing I can’t do if I put my mind to it. My journey from being a poor farm girl picking tomatoes and collecting eggs to someone admired for commitment to a dream, endless focus on growth and improvement, and for music that gives a voice to the often voiceless places within, is a testament to the grit and determination it takes to never limit yourself.

“When you ain’t got nothing, you ain’t got nothing to lose…” a lyric from one of my favorite Bob Dylan songs was like a mantra for me at times when I was embarking on a new challenge in my life (and still is). I didn’t come from a family of musicians or creatives or privilege; but the entrepreneurial spirit of the American Dream absolutely runs through my veins. My number one dream as a young girl was being a star one day. Someone people admired as a singer or actress. So, I set my sights on that because what did I have to lose? I had nothing to my name, no future planned and paid for. My fate was between me and God.

Over the years that dream followed me everywhere like a beating heart under the floorboards of my life. I studied and worked in different fields, particularly fitness, wine, and hospitality. There was always something missing though. It wasn’t until I moved to my current home on the North Fork of Long Island that I finally found the missing piece. I was able to slip into the role I had been waiting for my whole life. I quickly became a part of the incredible music scene that was happening at that time (and still is) and with that same limitless belief, worked tirelessly to move from novice singer-songwriter to local rock star.

Now, I could make a list of all the places I have played or the really cool people I have worked with but to me none of that is what really matters. Whether I am playing at a local bar or grace the stage at MSG someday, in my mind I have already ‘made it’. The past is a very fond memory, the present is unfolding, and the best is surely yet to come!

Stay limitless. Be Extraordinary.

xo Jules