Lisbeth Scott_Notes From A Musical Mind

Be Yourself, Everyone else is already taken....

As a musician and composer in the heart of it all, I have gotten every possible kind of advice from every possible kind of person. But I have to say that the best advice I’ve ever gotten, has been from myself! Ha ha. I think this is because when you’re staring into an abyss of conflicting comments and feedback that range from don’t write guitar songs, just do piano, don’t do piano, only guitar, wear high heels, , wear hot pants, look younger, look younger, look younger…haha…wear less, scream more! don’t breathe, whisper don’t really sing, be more like ____ _____ _____….I mean….and these are just a few… At the end of the day the only real choice is to Be Yourself. And so I have walked the sometimes lonely road of a solo artist who is being true to herself. I write and sing in vastly different genres, a no no in my world, but all that I do and create brings me joy. And the reason I do it is to bring others joy, or peace, or solace, or comfort and a myriad of other things. Honestly I just want my music to move people. I want to stand in my own truth in front of all the nay sayers in my life and say, yes, this is who I am. Take it or leave it. And if you’ve gotten to this place in your own life, I’m sure you can agree that it feels good!

I’ve lost people in the process, but I have gained far more beautiful people that have simply arrived in my life, ready to share their truth too. A friend once said to me … “The universe doesn’t want you to be kind. It wants you to be authentic.” I interpreted this several different ways. It does no good to chum around with a posse that makes you feel invisible or like it’s safer to hide your light under a basket. Don’t rock the boat, don’t disagree etc. It also does no good to spend your days talking about the faults of others. Seriously. look in the mirror. I laugh at myself sometimes as I will find myself irritated with someone and then take a beat, and realize I do the exact same thing . And most importantly it does no good to avoid pushing yourself out of a familiar situation because you fear your own strength , your own power, and losing those around you that you spend your life propping up.

Dig deep to mine your gifts and unearth them, share them, let them shine. And those around you can’t support, or rise up, or find a way through with you, then goodbye. This all brings me to the reason for this post. In the show I’m writing at the moment, the protagonist is faced with a daunting task, to move through self hatred to self love. And she pleads with God and the universe:

If I’m made of light God, let it shine. If the sun runs through my veins, let it be my blood and bones, let it be my home.

I find that the only way to live in that light and to let it shine without shame is to dare to be authentic. Not cruel. But your real self.

A while back I began a solo piano album. A few people said no one will buy that. ..it’s not quite new age, it’s not quite classical or jazz. So I’ve been letting it sit on a shelf (in my computer!) for a year basically. But the beauty of this forum is that I can share it with you! So as a gift for all my subscribers I am sharing this first piece here. The rest of the tracks will be shared with paid subscribers only. Part of being authentic is valuing your own work yes? I have struggled to do this forever. So step by step I am changing that habit.

Hoping you feel brave enough to shine your light today. and enjoy Track 1, Arcueil.

Substack is the only place these tracks will appear for now.

xox Lisbeth

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