I spent the day with my good friend Joanna Hill. We talked about a lot of things, like the heroes and heroines, as well the villains, in our lives. We talked about our children, grandchildren, my beautiful daughter-in-law and her beautiful son-in-law. We had a great time discussing journeys. Tonight, I see this wonderful notice that Monika Kowalska is featuring this incredible artist in her blog about her own heroes and heroines. Monika is becoming one of my heroes and I think anyone who has ever felt the least bit slighted, marginalized, discarded, or alone and scared - of if they felt empowered, strong, confident, and connected to the big belly of the universe - because they decided to be themselves, then this blog is definitely worth reading. The interviews are candid, insightful, and I find that they often articulate my own thoughts. Here is an excerpt from her interview with Namoli. Monika: What does it mean to be a transgender artist? Are your music and lyrics influenced by your transgender experience? Namoli: The distinction I would make is - I think of myself as an artist who happens to be transgendered. Being a creative person is the most important, vital part of my identity as a human being. That being said, it’s hard to create any kind of meaningful work if you’re not living authentically - so coming out and transitioning was an important step for me to take, if only because it meant I was no longer filtering myself in such a destructive way. And it freed me up to create in a way that I just plain was not able to do before. Very little of my music is overtly about being trans, but there are ideas - trying to find a sense of place, some kind of self-acceptance, inner peace, whatever - those are tied into my identity.
Posted on: Sun, 09 Mar 2014 03:53:17 +0000
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