I think the story behind me discovering Melody Gardot was that my mom and dad called me up and told me to turn on the TV. They had seen a fascinating interview with a young woman who had an amazing recovery from an accident. Also, they thought her music would be in my taste. And they were right. Melody Gardot was hit by a jeep while cycling at the age of 18 and suffered serious head and spinal injuries. As a consequence of her severe injuries she had to re-learn how to do the simplest tasks such as brush her teeth, walk and talk. During rehabilitation Gardot used musical therapy to overcome the effects of the accident. At first she couldn’t speak any words so she would hum the songs she sang. Day by day, bit by bit, she grew stronger, started singing and recording songs she had written and today, at the age of 25, she performs on stage with her songs. If you didn’t know about her accident you wouldn’t think twice of her wearing toned glasses when she performs or even notice the cane that often leans on a stool beside her or hangs on a music stand in the background. I don’t think I need to explain why she’s cool. I think no one else on this list has struggled this much for their music such as Melody Gardot.
(If you don’t mind I’m going to use this opportunity to see if my mom reads my blog. So mom, if you read this, call me up, will you?)
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