“More Than I Am” by Faith Marie is a must-listen for anyone who has ever felt afraid of letting go of their darkness because they feel they’ll lose a part of themself and people won’t be able to connect with them as before. Faith Marie uses this song to let listeners know they’re more than their pain. We had the pleasure of interviewing Faith Marie, and here’s what she had to say:
Q: Can you walk me through the songwriting process for “More Than I Am”?
MARIE: It was one of those instances where I was desperate to artistically express this deep-rooted fear. I was afraid that my identity lay with my mental illness. It created this barrier that made it really difficult to heal and I think I needed to sit down and write about it to help myself process it, and it was an extremely enlightening and healing experience that I hope can be heard in the song. I was very much processing big emotions while writing.
Q: What was a typical studio session for this song like?
MARIE: Generally, I write my songs and create a draft of the production fully before I go to the studio, so it was purely focused on how to better achieve the goal of what I had. I wanted it to be more felt than heard and enhance the message that was there. I think it was achieved. It was an extremely fun song to work on and the people I worked with are incredible.
Q: What do you hope listeners take away from this song?
MARIE: That you’re so much more than your experiences and that it’s ok to heal and let go. You may not think you always have control but there are always choices that can be made to honor the person you want to be.
Q: What is the best advice you’ve received about being a musician?
MARIE: Make songs that suck. If you get too sucked into the cycle of wanting to create your next best song it can genuinely break you after a while. It’s important to keep things light sometimes when your job is to bare your soul.
Q: Hmm. That’s really interesting advice. How do you think social media has influenced the music industry?
MARIE: I think the pros outweigh the cons. It puts more power in the musician’s hands and takes it away from people who want to take advantage of you. Don’t get me wrong, it still happens but social media has created an opportunity for musicians to reach an audience without a middleman. It’s almost created a middle class for musicians whereas before you were either successful or broke.
Q: What is one thing you’re really looking forward to achieving musically this year?
MARIE: Touring. I’ve never toured before which is a shame so I’d really love to do that.
Interviewed by Zoey King
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