{"id":1458,"title":"The making of my album \"No Walls\"","description":"Tell us about yourselfI have been writing since I was 7 or 8 years old, it all started with me making up words for pop songs and then I started making my own songs.  But I have always wanted to sing for a reason, and inspire with my music.  I picked up a guitar when I was about 11, and taught myself","content":"<h2>Tell us about yourself<\/h2><p>I have been writing since I was 7 or 8 years old, it all started with me making up words for pop songs and then I started making my own songs. But I have always wanted to sing for a reason, and inspire with my music. I picked up a guitar when I was about 11, and taught myself how to play from a piano book from the local library. The first song I learned was Yellow Submarine, I grew up loving The Beatles, Elvis and Queen - I really loved the power and the emotion that you can feel from a song, especially a rock song or power ballad.<\/p><p>As I grew up I started getting into Alanis Morissette, Tracy Chapman, Sheryl Crow and P!nk and this really shaped my early style as a female singer song writer, I loved the way these powerful women shared their wisdom and stories in their songs, and I was inspired to do the same. Music has always been a force in my life, helping me channel my emotions and to cope with struggles in my life. So I hope that when people listen to my music, they can feel comforted, inspired or moved to take action the same way these artists made me feel as a child.<\/p><p>In addition to singing I also teach maths and yoga, I believe that my love for maths has contributed to my ability to write as there are many similarities in process, I know that may sound strange to many - but the skills I have learnt in both of these practices helps me to problem solve, and find sequences and patterns. For me there is a formula to writing, I believe that everyone has creativity within them you just have to find something that calls you.<\/p><h2>What is the inspiration behind the album?<\/h2><p>My album is community and connection. \u201cNo Walls\u201d is my celebration of human connection and diversity in our world. I am a quarter Chinese, quarter Malaysian and half English, so I have always found it really interesting to mix with different cultures and learn. We are stronger when we collaborate and we are currently experiencing a lot of separation and instability in the world. My album is reaching out to people and offering support saying \u201cI see you\u201d.<\/p><p>Read the rest of this blog on the Just Breathe website - <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justbreatheproject.com\/inspire-loni-lincoln\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.justbreatheproject.com\/inspire-loni-lincoln<\/a> <\/p><div class=\"youtube\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gyYqzH4AAWg\/?modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;controls=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;vq=highres\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>","urlTitle":"the-making-of-my-album-no-walls","url":"\/blog\/the-making-of-my-album-no-walls\/","editListUrl":"\/my-blogs","editUrl":"\/my-blogs\/edit\/the-making-of-my-album-no-walls\/","fullUrl":"https:\/\/lonilincoln.teemill.com\/blog\/the-making-of-my-album-no-walls\/","featured":false,"published":true,"showOnSitemap":true,"hidden":false,"visibility":null,"createdAt":1569929949,"updatedAt":1569930195,"publishedAt":1569933795,"lastReadAt":null,"division":{"id":48469,"name":"Loni Lincoln"},"tags":[],"metaImage":{"original":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/5d933b7e1745f6.31275516.png","thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/5d933b7e1745f6.31275516.png.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/5d933b7e1745f6.31275516.png.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"metaTitle":null,"metaDescription":null,"series":[],"similarReads":[],"labels":[]}