MEGAN MORRISON Singer-Songwriter & Fire Performer Megan Morrison, aka MORRISON, is a Miami-based American singer, songwriter and fire performer. If Lana Del Rey, Matt Bellamy and Sebastian Bach had a love child, the product would be MORRISON’s music. Her style of singing ranges from sultry sweet to in-yourface battle cries and the songs she writes have a purpose. As a recovering alcoholic, Megan has redirected a lot of her emotions and life experiences into her songwriting. Her hope is to raise awareness around mental health issues by sharing her story and delivering an encouraging message through her music. Who are your inspirations? Man, there are so many. Muse is my all time favorite band. Those guys just kill it in every aspect. In my earlier days I was really inspired by Led Zeppelin. I listened to their albums on repeat. I was enchanted by Robert Plant’s powerful voice. I also listened to a lot of soul and funk music. A few of my favorites were Sly and the Family Stone, Aretha Franklin and Stevie Wonder. A big part of my influence comes from 90’s rock bands and singers. Chris Cornell, Nirvana, Hole, Garbage, PJ Harvey, the list goes on. I listened to a lot of 90’s hip hop as well. The most inspiring singer to me from that time was Lauryn Hill. I listened to “The Score” by the Fugees probably more times than I’ve listened to any other album. I was singing that on repeat. The early 2000’s had some great bands that
really inspired me as well. I got really pumped up every time I listened to Evanescence, Disturbed, System Of A Down, She Wants Revenge, Wolfmother, Queens of the Stone Age to name a few. I have a passion for Gospel music as well. You can hear that influence in my upcoming album. I love and am inspired by all different genres of music. If a song gives me goosebumps then it’s inspired me in some way. When did you first start singing? My mom would catch me harmonizing with the vacuum cleaner when I was a baby, so I guess then. I sang my first solo in church when I was around four or five. They let me sing “Take Me Out to the Ball Game”, because that’s what I wanted to sing. It helped that my mom was the church organist. My mom and I were always singing, especially in the car. We would go for hours not talking, just singing everything to each other. It was pretty hilarious thinking back on it. I always wrote songs and played on our piano. I was in “Fiddler on the Roof” when I was around five. That was my first time being on a big stage and I think that’s when I fell in love with it. I’ve been on stages ever since. What did your family do to encourage you? My mom was always so supportive of me. She was my number one fan from day one. She never pushed me to do anything, but always encouraged me to
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