So helloooo my amazing fellow Taylor Swift loving sunshines!
My name is Lucy, I’m sixteen and for those of you who don’t know, I was on the Voice Australia this year! This is so long, but it would mean the world to me if you could read it.
I just want to take this moment to thank you all for being so wonderful to and supportive of me always and throughout my time on the show. Thank you for the messages, the words of kindness and the love. You guys freaking rock and I am so lucky to be a part of THE BEST FANDOM ever.
I found out the hard way that being in the spotlight is very difficult. I assume we all kind of think being a celebrity must be hard, but I got a minor taste of what it’s like and it was one of the most difficult times of my life. It was life changing, exciting, I got to do some super cool things and experience priceless and beautiful moments in both my music and personal life (music and personal blend for me anyway!). But I was also under constant barrage of hate comments. You know, people would say horrible things about me, my family and performances on the show. The performances bit I totally got- my singing in the live shows was easily the worst I’ve ever performed. I can’t really blame anyone except myself because I believe regardless of what song you’re given, it’s your job to make it a great performance. Maybe it was because I was more of a songwriter than a singer. My mental health deteriorated quite a bit. It was hard knowing that I more than likely was going to get hundreds of nasty messages and humiliate myself in front of millions, regardless of what I did in my performance. One of my old best friends, whom I actually met Taylor with, joined in with the nasty comments. Even her new best friend and her best friend’s mum started commenting stuff all the time. It was so heartbreaking. I literally do not know how you do it Taylor, but I have so much respect and love for your beautiful strength.
And it made me stronger. It also made me realise that music is exactly what I want to do. Despite the hardships, I still was so excited to go to every rehearsal and sing with the Voice band and dance around on stage. I was excited to play with the arrangements of the covers the producers got me to sing. And Taylor, if you’re reading this, I just want you to know that you played a huge part in getting me through everything that happened this year. Because seeing you pick yourself up and be the best version of you in the face of your hardships meant I was motivated to pick myself up as well. And keep working hard and smart, just as you do Taylor. You are just so incredible to have as a role model and inspiration.
You were the reason I picked up a guitar and started this musical journey. Breathe was actually the first song I ever learnt on guitar and I would play nearly every song from Fearless when I started busking at 9 years old. As I kid, I honestly didn’t realise you could really make a career from being a musician and a songwriter until I saw your passion and success with Fearless as a young woman. Seeing a young girl kicking ass set off this lightbulb in my head and here I am. Your music has been a soundtrack to my life. Each album has accompanied different eras of my life and I could not thank you enough. Your songs are the ones I always go back to and fall more in love with every time I hear them. Every time the online hate from the Voice got really hard, I’d get back to the hotel apartment room and blast your albums and have a dance party in the kitchen and everything would be ok. Thank you for writing beautiful lyrics, melodies and making me feel so much. Thank you for inspiring my own musical creations.
And because you inspired me to pick up my guitar and follow my ridiculous, naive and wild dream, life has gotten so incredibly wonderful. I wouldn’t change anything about this year. Taylor, because of you, I’m now a signed recording artist with Universal Music and UMPG. I’m doing my first headline show in my home city, Canberra, and we’re on the way to a sell out. I freaking did a TEDx Talk performing songs I wrote. I get to do my own gigs at events and festivals nearly every weekend. I cannot thank you enough for being there and inspiring young girls like myself to get out there, work hard and achieve their dreams. I cannot thank you enough for inspiring me and being there for me. My gosh, I’m literally crying of happiness writing this because 7 year old decided she was going to love Taylor Swift and chose an incredible person to look up to. You freaking rock Taylor. This is such a ramble. But thank you for everything. I LOVE YOU GIRL!!!!!
PS. @taylorswift hiiiii ❤️❤️
