Music Maniacs

Many students feel a connection to musicians because of the messages their songs send and how they make them feel.

Allie Topass

“Elvis Presly is my grandma’s cousin’s uncle. My dad listens to it so I guess I listen to it. I really liked the [Elvis movie], I watched it a few times.”

Aliera Shadowens

“Billie Elish. Her music calms me down. I relate to it and can feel a connection to it.”

Maria Borges

“Morgan Wallen. He has sand in his boots, I got sand in my cleats.”

Camryn Ladwig different because energy about of people and up on a stage,” exciting, and it just almost.” award Josh won was 2022. He was one selected for the state ensemble competition. validated all the toward my was a solo that

I really cared about and that I wanted to do since freshman year, so I was proud of it,” Josh said.

Josh said he is kind of an “oddball” in his family, in the sense that he’s the only musically talented one. However, his family helps him in whatever way they can. They go to every football game and competition. Although Josh is the only musician in the

“There is something ingrained in him, that it just comes naturally to him,” David said. “If he’s not playing music, he’s online researching something, or listening to something and dissecting it, maybe even transcribing it onto paper.

“Along with the drums, he’s even bought and taught himself how to play the electric guitar, the bass guitar, and some keyboard. It’s not uncommon for him to spend hours in his music room, bouncing from one instrument to the other. The sky’s the limit for this kid.”

“Taylor Swift, I always liked her since I was little, and it never really got away from me.”

Christopher Frazier

“Blackbear because we have a lot in common about how our lives go.”

Jesse Ramirez

“Ariana Grande. She was willing to work hard to be an artist and I look up to her.”

Peter Vandolnzer

“Mitski, their music is broad but specific at the same time. Anyone can relate to what you’re going through.”

Victoria Goncalo

“I’ve always liked [Michael Buble’s] kind of music, but last year we had to do a dance to it in my ballet company, and that’s really when the obbsession started.”

“My mom is really into old rock and stuff like that. When I was a kid between 4 and 5, she would just play old rock songs or whatever she liked at the time. It was a lot of Nirvana and random music.”

Ryan Royall,

11

“My sister bought a [Wallows] vinyl and gave me the poster. It’s them at a putt putt course, so I forced myself to listen to them.”

Leah Torres, 11

“My favorite songs by Metallica are probably ‘Fade to Black’ and ‘Ride the Lightning.’ ‘Fade to Black’ is a really good song with a good solo at the end.”

Will

Urbanowski,

12