Female Musicians of Buhach Colony: “We’ll Fight to Get to the Top.”
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Jenna Leon
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February 1, 2016
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Buhach Colony High School is well known for their amazing athletes, talented actors, and our award winning cheer team. However, the school rarely gets involved in the lives of students who aren’t involved in extracurricular activities. Three senior students of Buhach Colony are musicians in the same undiscovered band. These three students were interviewed and asked questions ranging from who inspired them to pursue music to what their long term goals are.
Senior Bass player Kelsey Coane
What has inspired you to become a musician?
The bands that I listen to that encourage people to be themselves and to do what others don’t approve of.
What is your long term goal as a musician?
It is to be a band that will play events such as Warped Tour (which is the largest traveling festival in the United States) and that will tour around the world to play music to fans that are like us. I want to inspire people as other band members have inspired me.
If there was one other instrument you could be a pro at what would it be?
Drums. I think drummers are really talented and I have a hard time multi tasking so that’ll be a really hard challenge for me.
What’s the hardest part of being a musician?
Learning how to make music that people would want to listen to are that they can relate to.
Would you rather have no internet or no cell phone?
No cell phone. You can do a lot of things on internet like Skype and Tumblr.
Would you rather win the lottery or live twice as long?
Win the lottery because I can be smart with money and save it and make it last, and I wouldn't want to live twice as long because a lot of people I know are going to be dead.
What has inspired you to become a musician?
The bands that I listen to that encourage people to be themselves and to do what others don’t approve of.
What is your long term goal as a musician?
It is to be a band that will play events such as Warped Tour (which is the largest traveling festival in the United States) and that will tour around the world to play music to fans that are like us. I want to inspire people as other band members have inspired me.
If there was one other instrument you could be a pro at what would it be?
Drums. I think drummers are really talented and I have a hard time multi tasking so that’ll be a really hard challenge for me.
What’s the hardest part of being a musician?
Learning how to make music that people would want to listen to are that they can relate to.
Would you rather have no internet or no cell phone?
No cell phone. You can do a lot of things on internet like Skype and Tumblr.
Would you rather win the lottery or live twice as long?
Win the lottery because I can be smart with money and save it and make it last, and I wouldn't want to live twice as long because a lot of people I know are going to be dead.
Senior vocalist Haley Locken
What is your top inspiration to become the musician you are today?
It’ll probably just be my favorite band, Black Veil Brides, because each member has such an inspirational background stories of how they came from nothing and how they progressed. This shows how they became who they are today and that really impresses me.
Coming from a musical background, do you think that has contributed to the way you’ve decided to live your life?
Definitely. Because I grew up with my dad always playing music and listening to bands at a young age contributed to what I love to do with my life.
What’s your favorite part of being in a band?
My favorite part about being in a band would be that I get to work with some of my best friends and progress together with them and create something beautiful together and I would rather do it with them than solo.
What’s the worst part of being in a band?
The worst part would be that because you spend so much time with the band you may get on each other's nerves so you have to make sure that you pick people you can get along with at all times.
Would you rather be single for the rest of your life or create an entire new band?
I think I would rather stay single for the rest of my life because I love music too much and I really enjoy the people that I am making music with right now. It would be hard to just change it suddenly cause I’m so close to them and we already have a process, I wouldn’t want to mess that up.
Would you rather be in a room filled with murderous clowns that will do everything in their power to kill you or in a room filled with chickens that just want to cuddle?
Probably the chickens one cause I can just kick them away, but not the clowns.
What is your top inspiration to become the musician you are today?
It’ll probably just be my favorite band, Black Veil Brides, because each member has such an inspirational background stories of how they came from nothing and how they progressed. This shows how they became who they are today and that really impresses me.
Coming from a musical background, do you think that has contributed to the way you’ve decided to live your life?
Definitely. Because I grew up with my dad always playing music and listening to bands at a young age contributed to what I love to do with my life.
What’s your favorite part of being in a band?
My favorite part about being in a band would be that I get to work with some of my best friends and progress together with them and create something beautiful together and I would rather do it with them than solo.
What’s the worst part of being in a band?
The worst part would be that because you spend so much time with the band you may get on each other's nerves so you have to make sure that you pick people you can get along with at all times.
Would you rather be single for the rest of your life or create an entire new band?
I think I would rather stay single for the rest of my life because I love music too much and I really enjoy the people that I am making music with right now. It would be hard to just change it suddenly cause I’m so close to them and we already have a process, I wouldn’t want to mess that up.
Would you rather be in a room filled with murderous clowns that will do everything in their power to kill you or in a room filled with chickens that just want to cuddle?
Probably the chickens one cause I can just kick them away, but not the clowns.
Senior Guitarist Jenna Leon (This part of the interview was done by Haley Locken, writer)
What is your biggest goal in music?
My biggest goal in music is to help people through their troubled times. Whenever I was going through a tough time, I always listened to my favorite bands and they helped me through the tough times. I want to inspire people and show them that they can be something amazing in life, no matter what lies they are told by others.
Do you prefer covering songs or writing your own music?
I can’t say I like one more than the other honestly. I love covering songs of the bands, but I love writing my own music. I love being able to put my thoughts on paper and express my feelings through my music and lyrics without having to worry about being judged because I know somewhere out there in the world someone feels the exact same way I do.
What kind of crowd do you hope to reach with your music?
I want to reach anyone who needs support. Anyone who believes they can’t get through life or have no meaning in life at all. I don’t care if it’s teenagers or grandmas and grandpas.
How long has music been a part of your life?
Since I was a little girl. I was actually a really big fan of music and always dreamed of being a pop singer. But, as I grew older and got into middle school I started to listen to bands and I realized that I could relate to bands more than any pop singer out there. They became a huge inspiration to me and made me want to learn guitar and perform at Warped Tour.
What is one thing you would never do on stage?
I would never smash a guitar on stage. I think I would rather sign it and give it away to a fan that I see is having a good time listening and watching our performance.
Would you rather get stuck for 5 hours in a broken elevator or stuck on a broken ski lift, and why?
I would rather get stuck on a broken ski lift because I hate elevators with an absolute passion. I hate them more than I hate heights and if I was to get stuck in that tiny space for more than a few minutes I would definitely have a panic attack, without a doubt.
What is your biggest goal in music?
My biggest goal in music is to help people through their troubled times. Whenever I was going through a tough time, I always listened to my favorite bands and they helped me through the tough times. I want to inspire people and show them that they can be something amazing in life, no matter what lies they are told by others.
Do you prefer covering songs or writing your own music?
I can’t say I like one more than the other honestly. I love covering songs of the bands, but I love writing my own music. I love being able to put my thoughts on paper and express my feelings through my music and lyrics without having to worry about being judged because I know somewhere out there in the world someone feels the exact same way I do.
What kind of crowd do you hope to reach with your music?
I want to reach anyone who needs support. Anyone who believes they can’t get through life or have no meaning in life at all. I don’t care if it’s teenagers or grandmas and grandpas.
How long has music been a part of your life?
Since I was a little girl. I was actually a really big fan of music and always dreamed of being a pop singer. But, as I grew older and got into middle school I started to listen to bands and I realized that I could relate to bands more than any pop singer out there. They became a huge inspiration to me and made me want to learn guitar and perform at Warped Tour.
What is one thing you would never do on stage?
I would never smash a guitar on stage. I think I would rather sign it and give it away to a fan that I see is having a good time listening and watching our performance.
Would you rather get stuck for 5 hours in a broken elevator or stuck on a broken ski lift, and why?
I would rather get stuck on a broken ski lift because I hate elevators with an absolute passion. I hate them more than I hate heights and if I was to get stuck in that tiny space for more than a few minutes I would definitely have a panic attack, without a doubt.
