The Story Behind Why I Love Train
So this is my first blog post I guess. This is the story behind why I love the American band Train so much. Many people have asked me “Why are you so obsessed with Train?” or “Why do you love Train?” and I simply reply, it’s a long story and it is. It’s a story I haven’t shared much and only a few people know the true story and after reading this I hope you still treat me and see me the same way. I know you probably will, but I was just saying. Anyway here goes.
Well I was in secondary school and I was in year 8 which was my second year there. I used to get picked on and bullied nearly every single day and throughout the years it got worse, it got to the point where I had enough and I stood up for myself which was in year 10. Anyway one Friday, March 19th 2010 to be precise, I had a terrible day as usual and I thought to myself, you know what I’ve had enough. I was thinking about ending my life as I felt so alone, it seemed as though everyone hated me and I was sick of the constant verbal abuse every day and I was often pushed in to walls and people would throw things at me. So I got in to my mam’s car after school, I was struggling to keep the tears in as I thought about how I would do it and how my family would cope with everything. At that moment, when we were driving home, my little brother Matthew, leaned over and turned the radio on. I told him to turn it off and he refused, so it stayed on and the radio DJ talked for a few seconds.
I went to turn it off as it was annoying me and just as my hand reached for the off button, a catchy upbeat song started. The first line I heard was “Your lipstick stains, On the front lobe of my left side brains,” and as soon as I heard that line, I felt something spark inside me and I moved my hand away from the off button. I then sat and just listened to the song and it made me happy, it made me smile. I hadn’t been happy in a while so I wanted to hear more of this music and find out who the band were. By the end of that night I had forgotten about everything and I was trying to find out who they were but I couldn’t find them. Then the next day was Saturday and I watched CSI: New York every week and I was staying over at my dad’s when it was on. I was watching it and I remember the name Sam Baker being mentioned before the song I had heard on the radio (Hey, Soul Sister) started and it went to three guys in a studio.
I soon found out that it was Train and the three guys I had seen were Pat Monahan, Jimmy Stafford and Scott Underwood. I later found out that there were other members of the band that performed live with them and in the studio, these were Jerry Becker, Hector Maldonado, Brian Switzer, Nikita Germaine and Sakai aka Tina Smith and I have come to love these guys too. I mean, how could I not, they’re amazing after all. Basically they saved my life; they stopped me from doing something incredibly stupid and I will love them forever. They can make me happy no matter how bad things are and their fans (Wildflowers) are the best bunch of people I have ever met. This is why I love them and this is why I say “It’s a long story” as it is a long story that I don’t like telling but at the same time I love explaining the reason why I can’t live without Train. Train are my heroes and I’ll always be there for them, like they’re always there for me, whether it’s in conversations on social networks, face to face or by listening to their music. And if the guys of Train have read this, I just want to say thank you for everything. Thank you for all that you do. You guys are the best thing in my life.
