Making music makes me feel confident in myself and my ability
— Patricia
 
Why do you come to the Studio?

“I love music, I love making music and I have never had the opportunity before.”

Why do you like making music?

“I just want to express myself. I don’t care about being any good at making music, I just want to express my feelings and I find making music can take me out of bad feelings. Also, when I make music with my friends I feel like I understand them more, even the guys that can’t speak.”

 

During COVID, Daylight ran a GoFundMe to ensure our artists could continue making music at home

 
What Music do you like to listen to?

“80s Madonna, Backstreet Boys, Westlife. The classics.”

 
What music do you like to make?

“I like playing the Piano a lot. [In the studio], I like making electronic pop music using keyboards and synthesisers.

Writing lyrics about my life helps me understand my problems and find solutions for them. For example in 'Where is Patricia?’ I sing about feeling bad at the weekends because I’m bored and lonely, however the second half of the song I sing about how I can use friends to feel less alone and can use music and art to stop the boredom, which gives me the bad feelings at the weekend. In ‘Sunshine’ I sing about the things I don’t like about myself, but writing these lyrics gave me a change of view and I realise I make others happy and I make great music, so there is a lot to love about myself.”

 
What impact does making music have on your behaviour?

“I don’t think music has an impact on my behaviour, I have good behaviour anyway. Good behaviour is being nice, helping out, being a good friend and bringing a good vibe to every room.”

 
How does making music make you feel about yourself?

“Making music makes me feel good, when I play the piano I feel confident in myself and my ability. When I write lyrics about my life, even though it can bring up bad feelings I feel better about things. Being open about your feelings is a good thing, it takes the weight off you and is a step towards fixing the problems.”