This Blog is inspired by Amy Winehouse
Why is it so many talented and famous people are unhappy? Why do their lives often end tragically? Why do these talented and amazing people get hooked on drugs? I have been asked this many times. After many years as a manager and adviser for entertainers, I witnessed more than my fair share of unhappy and successful people looking for and runny from something.
This is a brief look into to Talent, Happiness and the Creative Heart; please stay tuned as this will be one of my subjects on strong “Tea with Kindred Souls” Extraordinary people sharing skeletons in their closet and the wisdom found in those secrets.
Talent is an expression of creativity, becoming a creator of beautiful expressions of Art, Music and Writing…Those expression are from deep within the heart, a voice from the soul.
So why is it that this has a dark side?
Many of us look at country music as being sentimental and often sad, not always but often deep. Many writers are inspired by their own life. Its the expression from the heart. This creative expression is the heart crying out to be heard… if you will “a voice” to let the world know what needs to be heard – the soul seeking an answer.
The beautiful thing about this experience is … the artist goes even deeper to discover a greater story line and message. In this process they dig deep and reveal to themselves hidden skeletons that often trigger unresolved emotional pain. The more creative (expressing their talent) the deeper the search. The roller coaster begins as they investigate.
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