By Pinky Black Courtney Paige Nelson has just released her new music video for “Saved Myself”. This is Courtney’s final video in a trilogy of videos and songs highlighting mental health. The first two releases were “Sorry I’m Not Perfect” and “Better Now” and were released earlier this year. These three songs chronicle Courtney’s life as she battled mental illness and went into recovery after trying to take her own life. The San Francisco native and mental health advocate uses her music as a form of self-therapy and also to help others going through the same difficulties. “The video is meant to highlight mental health and the way it makes people uncomfortable, especially when you admit going to get treatment,” shares Nelson. Courtney appears to have come from a somewhat dysfunctional home where she was not allowed to sing. She was kicked out of her parent’s home when she was only 17years-old. She had no musical background at the time and moved to Los Angeles in the hopes of picking up some modeling work, which didn’t really work out to her favor. Just as she was about to give up on modeling and try to return to school, an unexpected turn of events took place for her. She was picked up for the 23rd cycle of America’s Top Model. Nelson did very well on the show and made it to the final episode and placed fourth in the competition “I never got a big break in modeling,” says Nelson. “But, during a six-month stay in Australia, I got on stage and sang in front of people for the first time. I was 27 years old. It changed my life. From there, I started taking vocal lessons and entertaining the idea of music and singing as a career.” Courtney’s vocal styling have been described as smooth and there have been comparisons of her styling to those of Dua Lipa. The one thing that really sets Courtney apart is the subject matter of her lyrics. Not only are they thought provoking, but they also show the tender side of her personality. “Releasing music for the world to hear has been an amazing dream,” shares Nelson. “Because I don’t have a musical background, everything I have written and everything that comes out musically is just this raw part of me I hid for so long. And, honestly, music is the only thing that makes sense to me.”
Courtney Paige Nelson Drops Official Music Video For “Saved Myself”
Check out the video for “Saved Myself” at https://youtu.be/W6oPGO5tnC4 You can find out more about Courtney Paige Nelson on her Facebook page at https:// www.facebook.com/courtneypaigenelson/
The Empowering, Revealing, and Emotional Track Highlighting Mental Health Is The Final Chapter In Nelson’s Three-Part Journey
54 Rock and Blues International • December 2020
