On this episode of Headliners Greg is joined by singer-songwriter CATIE TURNER to talk about her new project COMEDY & TRAGEDY: ACT 1 (Out 09 June).
ABOUT CATIE:
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
Hi!
It’s Catie Turner. I’m still here.
I’m less confused, but don’t worry I’m just as chaotic as I was before!
For a long time, it’s like I was a square trying to fit into a circle. I couldn’t find my place, and I did all kinds of weird things. At one point, I was even like, “Okay, now I’ll look sad in my music videos.”
It wasn’t me…
When my dad was diagnosed with cancer, I wrote a song called “Comedy & Tragedy,” and it inspired this whole project. “Comedy & Tragedy” is such a good way to describe who I am as a person and as an artist.
I’m a mix of a burst of energy with some trauma and sadness sprinkled on top.
I also use comedy to cope. When my dad was going through chemo, I kept cracking jokes to keep things lighthearted. I was really scared about what would happen though. I find lightness in the darkness, but I wish I didn’t—so I’m exploring why I feel the need to do that.
Music is my therapy.
While everything was going on, I kept writing and working on new songs. That felt good. I got to explore these sides of myself that I was too scared to explore before. I felt so creatively free for the first time, and I followed that feeling. I’m not trying to please everyone anymore.
I think this EP shows who I am for the first time.
In addition to the songs, I made Comedy & Tragedy The Musical The Series with a bunch of my friends. In a way, it’s me reclaiming the high school theater experience I wish I had. I was too scared to ever really put myself out there—so I never did theater, because it required public speaking and being vulnerable in front of people. This is my way of doing it (just a couple years later than when I was supposed to!).
Now, I’m more confident in my chaos and in myself. I’m embracing that I may never know why my brain works the way it does, but I’m accepting it’s just who I am.
When you listen to this, I hope you walk away knowing a little bit more about me and who I am. I don’t post a lot on social media (I’m still getting over my fear of that too!), so this music is a way to give you insight into my brain, my words, and my thoughts.
I hope you can relate.
XX,
Catie
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