THE TRUTH THE JESSI LYNN INTERVIEW
THREE CHORDS AND
by Roxanne Lark Grammy nominated singer / songwriter,
Jessi Lynn has independently released six Cd's and has been compared to artists such as Jennifer Nettles, Melissa Etheridge & Sheryl Crow. She has won countless awards in her career including "Song of The Year,""Artist of the Year," "Album of the Year," and "Female Vocalist of the Year" at the MAMA's in 2005- 2008. Jessi Lynn has shared the stage with The Wreckers, Sonia Leigh, Jen Foster, Clay Cook, Levi Lowery, Emerson Drive and The Bodeans. Jessi has also graced the stage of the highly coveted music festival, Summerfest (over one million in attendance every year, Milwaukee, WI). Jessi's music has been on national radio stations, as well as FOX TV, WGN & many local television programs. Most recently, Lynn had two of her songs, "A Little Bit Of You" & "It'sYou",featured in the Emmy Award Winning online Soap Opera Venice, The Series (a spin off of Guiding Light) and she was also featured on the cover of the mag- azines, "The Isthmus" & "The Americana Gazette". Jessi has also co-written songs for the NFL, NASCAR, NHRA & MLB (w/Jake Johnson) that can be heard at select games/races (Banshee Music Publishing).
To get things rolling, tell me about growing up and when you start play-
ing, writing and performing? I wasn't a very popular kid. Big thick glasses and asthma kinda kept me on the sidelines of popularity, so I struggled to make friends. I spent a lot of time being alone, and sad. Music was my escape from life, I spent a lot of time day dreaming, cranking up the music and singing at the top of my lungs as if I was on a big stage somewhere. It was all about the same time that I discovered music and made the decision to pursue it as a career. So, I saved up as much money as I could doing chores, and mowing people's lawns, babysit- ting, etc. My Dad took me down to the music shop and I bought the one and only guitar in the whole place that I could afford. It was $199.99. I had $200, and didn't know any- thing about sales tax, so I ended up having to borrow a few bucks from my Dad, but I walked out of there super happy that I finally had a guitar. I had absolutely no idea what I was going to do with that guitar, but at least I had it! It took me quite a while before I saved enough money up to get a guitar teacher. When I did, I learned a few chords and stuck with those chords for the rest of my career. Haha! I started writing songs before I knew how to play the guitar. Eventually it all came together. A long process for sure, but I loved it. I know you probably get tired of an- swering this one, but who are your biggest musical influences? I guess we all wanna know who influences
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