Marcelle Stroud found her musical calling as a singer
The band sounds behind me, and I feel the vibration of the music running through my body as I take the mic in my hand. But this isn’t just any live performance – I’m about to make my debut as the lead singer of a rock band. My palms are sweaty with nerves but as soon as I start singing, my anxieties instantly disappear and I begin to wonder why I haven’t taken to the stage sooner.
I’ve always had an interest in music. Growing up, I’d raid my parents’ record collection to listen to The Beatles, Queen and whatever else I could find, then I’d shut myself in my bedroom and belt out notes to Bohemian Rhapsody and Hey Jude. I often pretended I was in a band, singing into my hairbrush as I jumped up and down on the bed.
As I got older, my music taste broadened to rock. I listened to The Cult and White snake, and I always had the radio on in the car and at home.
But I didn’t think of pursuing music as a career. I just never thought it was a possibility.
This story is from the January 21, 2019 edition of WOMAN - UK.
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