"I broke into Brandon Flowers dressing room after his o2 Academy gig!"
An angelic smile as if butter wouldn't melt.
I've known Faye Davidson her whole life. Growing up together not 50 yards from each other, we had a wonderful suburban childhood that was deeply influenced by music and culture. Our parents had come from less than fortunate backgrounds and so they worked incredibly hard to make lives for themselves in a better place filled with arts and culture in order to give us all the opportunities that they never had. And they did. Sometimes I still think we don't appreciate just how lucky we are though.
I think mostly it came from our Dads. The music, I mean. Growing up in the 60's and 70's undoubtedly had a lasting impact upon them and let's face it; that's pretty much where it began. The Beach Boys, The Beatles, The Who. Those were the greats and they've lasted forever.
Anyway, growing up we were bombarded with music. We were both given the opportunities to play the violin, the piano, the guitar, even the recorder! Along with playing all of these instruments we spent so much of our time raiding and exploring our parents CD and Vinyl collections - much to their displeasure.
We did pretty much all of it together. I remember going to Orchestra every Saturday morning where we played First Violin together and we did nothing but protest it the whole time, as your average 13 year old would, but looking back I'm glad we did it. It gave us a broader grounding in music which a lot of people just don't get these days. Neither of us play the violin anymore though...I don't really know why.
Growing up and developing this addiction together was an incredible experience. Having someone so close who completely understood, and still understands, the power of music and the intense connection that can develop is priceless.
I wouldn't trade it for the world.
Love EllieMac x
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